Tax Time: Know Your Rights

As the holiday season starts to wind down a less joyous, almost dreaded, one creeps closer and closer. Yup you guessed it, time to start gathering your documents for tax season! Depending on your personal situation, tax filing preparation may require quite a bit of research, organization, and document review. And with that of course comes, time, energy and patience; Not to mention, the need for knowledge of tax accounting rules and regulations. For these very reasons, many opt for professional services, when it comes to filing their taxes. Whether you choose to prepare your tax filing yourself or call on the help of a tax specialist, it is important to understand your rights as a tax payer. That is why I bring to you the IRS’s “Taxpayer Bill of Rights.” It has been a goal of the IRS to ensure that American taxpayers are well aware of their rights under tax law.

Sex date, testing date, getting them papers... Date responsibly

Happy holidays! Before y'all kick off the holiday or start the new year let's talk about something... When you start to date somebody, we usually ask what are their hobbies, careers, goals, likes/dislikes, and what they want in a relationship, right? (I hope so)... And if you really like them, you'll meet their family, go on a date or few, get invited to an event or to their house... By this time, I'm pretty sure the majority are thinking sex. Where am I going with this...

Backlash Against VH1's Sorority Sisters

Just in case you missed it, Sorority Sisters premiered on VH1 on Monday 12/15/2014. I tried to watch it, but after 15 minutes in, I couldn’t take the Mona Scott scripted drama anymore.

I decided to log onto Twitter to see what everyone thoughts were of the show. And of course people were outraged, especially men and women a part of the Divine 9. I saw a few tweets of people asking their followers to boycott brands who were advertising while the show aired. That was a very good idea because The Washington Post reported today that some companies such as Carmex and Hallmark are going to stop advertising on VH1 if Sorority Sisters isn’t taken off air.

Fauxy Fur

My favorite winter trend every year is, fur! It brings every look up a notch and it’s the perfect accessory. It's also a great way to provide texture to a basic outfit like wearing all black and a pair of boots. I’m all for fur this season and there are plenty of brands that have included fur in their line. Here are a few that I am in love with:

Music for your Stocking Stuffer!

With Christmas time closely approaching, you may be looking for a gift to give someone. A favorite gift of mines to give is an iTunes gift card. People can ALWAYS use good music and with all the great albums that have come out in the month of November and December, it would be a perfect stocking stuffer. Below I have listed names of artists and albums that you should check out and purchase. Please look out for an album review or two in my future articles ;-)

Promising Paychecks in 2015

Finally the United States sees improvement in the job market. In recent years, we saw increases in specific regions; however joblessness is finally trending downward on a national scale. This November has marked what appears to be the start of a bright future, with wage increases and what Bloomberg describes to be “the biggest hiring surge in almost three years.” These economic improvements are not limited to any particular industry. Hiring has spiked in factories, offices, retailers, etc.

28 DAYS UNTIL NEW YEARS CHALLENGE

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JAE CHALLENGES YOU TO CHOOSE AT LEAST ONE THING YOU CAN DO TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THE NEW YEAR… POST IT ON FB OR IG… THEN tag @JAEBLOG and #JAE28DAYS… It’s a movement and we are better together. We got about 4 weeks until the New Year let’s get it crackin’. Continue to read for some ideas…

Online Dating

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For those of us who didn’t get picked during cuffin season, this can certainly be a lonely time of year. Especially with it being the holiday season and family gatherings occurring often. And it doesn’t help that everyone keeps asking those questions we dread: “when are you getting married?” or “when are you having kids?” So you may be considering trying a different route of meeting someone, which is online dating.