Earlier this Fall, the IRS was offering an amnesty program for offshore tax cheats to come forward and admit their wrongdoing, thereby getting a more lenient punishment. Nearly 15,000 Americans who knew they were cheating came forward and admitted their bad behavior. From Reuters: While IRS officials were still analyzing the amount of offshore assets declared in ...

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It's about time for umami Image from Flickr. Thanks to the popularity of "Iron Chef," which blazed the trail for all kinds of competitive cooking shows, people are finally learning about umami foods. Then again, maybe they're just learning it from the soy sauce commercials and payday loan companies. Regardless of how or why, umami foods are finally ...

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The never-ending evolution of words Image from Flickr. As more people embrace new methods of communicating, language must evolve to describe those methods. I admit that I do more communicating via Facebook and online instant messaging than I do by phone or even in person. Even the payday loan store is being replaced by the internet. Apparently this ...

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Over the next couple of weeks, six finalists will be auditioning for the opening of “staff writer” at Consumerism Commentary. Each will be providing two guest articles to share with readers. After the six writers have shared their guest articles, readers will have an opportunity to provide feedback before we select the staff writer. This article ...

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This is an ongoing monthly update on how our equity investments are performing. Please see this background on the investment tool I developed and how I am using it to track our performance against a benchmark to measure our progress or lack thereof. Its still a work in progress, any feedback is appreciated and may ...

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