A new survey suggests that 91% of pet lovers are feeding their animals potentially harmful foods.* And with Christmas around the corner, The Co-operative has warned against feeding cats and dogs poisonous treats.
Leftovers and rich foods can often be harmful – some owners think they’re spoiling their beloved pets by giving them a treat, but there are some foods that just aren’t made to be eaten by cats and dogs.
Humans are prone to overindulge in chocolate, sugar and salt over the festive season and they get away with just a few more inches on their waistlines. But for pets, the consequences can be more serious – and in some cases even fatal. Chocolate can be poisonous, especially to dogs and some fruits contain pips or stones that can cause your pets real problems.
Dogs are naturally nosy, so if you have a box of chocolates keep them well out of reach and offer doggy chocolates as a safe option. If your
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admin January - 8 - 2012
Let’s look at balance transfer credit card offers in the context of highly competitive credit card industry. What are the benefits and how much attention should you pay to this option?
Balance transfers mean transferring all or part of the balance from many accounts to another account in another or the same financial institution. Relating to credit cards, it usually means transferring your debt from one or more cards to another card, ideally requiring a lower interest rate. T Read more…
Gerald Conrad January - 3 - 2012
I hate tracking things. I’m terrible at it. The terrible stems from the hating part. I actually feel a bit reviled right now just thinking of tracking myself on anything. I’ve tried to track my eating habits before because up til now I cannot cook, and my nutrition has suffered; that lasted about 6 days. Then I lost the paper I tracked it on. You see? Terrible.
I am writing this on January 1, 2012. I am going to track my spending every day this month.
I am doing this not just to see how much I spend
But to understand how it feels to track my spending.
I’ll go out on a limb and say that most people want to be happy. If something is easy and will make a person happy, they’ll probably do it. “Oh you’re giving me a free piece of delicious, cheesy pizza? Yes, thank y
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Gerald Conrad December - 18 - 2011
Duluth GA/Suwanee/Johns Creek CPA: Appealing Tax Levies With the IRS If you just got an IRS notice marked “Urgent!! We intend to levy Certain Assets” and you don’t’ agree that you owe the amount listed. What can you do? Can you appeal? Will that stop the IRS levy process?
First the Good News: The IRS cannot levy solely by the issuance of this notice. The IRS must first file a formal notice called “Notice of Intent to Levy.” This notice will be shortly behind the initial notice. But there is hope, you are still entitled to Due Process but you should act quickly upon the receipt of any substantive IRS tax notice.
At the time of receipt of the Notice of Intent to Levy your case is essentially closed as far as the determination of the amount owed do there is nothing at this time to appeal. However there are options to consider/pursue if you do not agree with the amount owed/assessed as determined by the IRS. • Pay in ful
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Gerald Conrad December - 5 - 2011
There are a number of ways to choose where to place your trading stop, and these will vary depending on your trading strategy, especially when considering your risk limit and profit target. However, most stops fall into the categories of technical stops, equity stops and volatility stops. Technical stops A good rule of thumb is that if you enter a trade for a technical reason, you should exit that trade for a technical reason. So if opened a trade when an asset price bounced off a support (or resistance) level, your profit target would be when the asset approaches the resistance (or support level). This also means you can use the original support (or resistance) level as your stop. Similarly, if you are trading a breakout, once the asset price passes the support or resistance level, that level will become your new stop. Read more…
American Consumer Credit Counseling is posting poll questions every month over at ConsumerCredit.com! This months poll is well under way and asks 2 quick, multiple choice questions about holiday spending. By participating in this 10-second poll, you are helping our non-profit organization gather important information that we can use to help educate consumers across the country. At the end of each month, well share our findings with you good folks. Take the poll on ACCCs homepage HERE.