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An interesting article from Bloomberg that is worth sharing.

Vote on Extending Homebuyer Credit Delayed Over TARP (Update1)

Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Senate won’t vote until next week at the earliest on proposals to extend both an $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers and unemployment benefits for the nation’s jobless. The administration endorses an extension.

Senate action was delayed by a Republican demand that a vote be allowed on an amendment to end the Treasury… Continue

I have been reading for years that time blocking is the key to getting the important things done on our to-do list. Sometimes I get focused into a project and while I’m being very diligent, time gets away from me and then suddenly I’m shocked to realize that I’ve been working on it 30 minutes or an hour longer than I had planned. By the end of the day I have 3 or 4 items still left that I expected were going to be completed already. This often happens when I’m researching something on the intern… Continue

There have been a lot of questions this week about the recently passed economic stimulus package. By far the most asked question is “What the heck does it all mean?”.

It means that if you who qualify as a first-time buyer (those who have not owned a home for the last 3 years) and make under $75,000 if single and $150,000 if married qualify to receive a credit on your 2009 return which can actually put money back in your pocket. How about buyers who buy a home and want to make improvements? It l… Continue

You know how you sometimes do a really great thing? And then you don't do it again, but can't explain why? Duh! It's so obvious it was a genius move the first time but somehow you forgot. If you're into puns, you can say that I "lost sight" of it.

I was at a meeting on Wednesday with a great speaker, Tamara Bunte. She talked about visualization and how it allows top atheletes to achieve what was previously impossible like breaking a world record. My epiphany was that I need to create a vision b… Continue