Posted by Z on 10th July 2007
After selling quite a few items on eBay, dealing with eBay/Paypal and UPS PITAI’s, and doing some quick analysis, I have concluded it is usually more beneficial to donate items to Goodwill and take the tax deduction. The analysis took into account my tax rate, the value of my time, and some intangibles (ease in dealing with everything relative to benefit). If you’d like to see the analysis (xls) let me know.
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Posted by Z on 23rd January 2006
Interesting read on whether or not money makes one happier… and other
controversial topics. Based on some studies it does make one happier. I
agree with Tom Smith’s comment in the article: “Money makes you happier –
as long as it keeps you from being poor.” What’s your take, does $ make you
happier?
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Posted by Z on 20th January 2006
A quote from Nixon’s 1969 First Inaugural Address and akin to the Z quote of
“You can sleep when you’re dead.” quote. Thus if I practice what I preach I
should (have) realized the “American dream”… and per a portion of
wikipedia’s definition (i.e. prosperity) I have achieved it. Whew. Guess I
can relax now and get some sleep. Not.
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