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February 18, 2006
Volume 4, Number 4
ISSN 1554-6330
In this issue:
1. Carpenter Country
2. Top Drawer Article
3. Top Drawer Tips
4. Top Drawer Book Review
5. Top Drawer Satire
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CARPENTER COUNTRYWhat's Happening in Our Neck of the Human Experience
There’s a billboard on south I-95 a few miles before you reach the sunshine state that reads something like: Florida is full – but Georgia has room.
As the Carpenter Crew drove by at 70 MPH, we thought, just a few years ago Florida housed more mosquitoes and alligators than people. In fact, every state from Maine to the sunshine state could have posted a sign that read “we have room”.
But then came something called progress.
In Florida, Cape Canaveral and the space age banished ‘skeeters and moved ‘gators. Land that was once swamp became prime real estate.
Next, Disney and the Magic Kingdom made their debut and turned hundreds of empty acres into a more inviting place. Now the ‘boomers’ are coming and the sunshine state is bursting at the seams.
And it’s not only Florida. The entire East Coast is popping its stitches.
Over the past year, long and short trips have taken us through many beach communities, always on the lookout for a town with one main street, light traffic, affordable home prices and at least a tiny view of water and a bit of sand.
Sorry to say there is no such place. Quiet, laid-back small seaside towns have ceased to exist.
What does exist is something called steady improvement – better known as progress - better known as crowds, traffic, overpriced housing and out-of-sight property taxes.
And forget the sand or the ocean. You’ll only catch a glimpse through the high-rises.
Can this really be progress?
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TOP DRAWER ARTICLE
E-Filing
by
HL Carpenter
According to the IRS, over 68 million people – maybe including you - e-filed individual tax returns in 2004. Do you know how e-filing came about? Or how it works? Read on for an overview.
This information should not be considered legal, investment or tax advice. Top Drawer
Ink Corp. does not provide legal, investment or tax advice. Always
consult your legal, investment and/or tax advisor regarding your
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TOP DRAWER TIPS
Topics and Tidbits
Information
on free e-filing: http://www.irs.gov/efile/index.html.
Want
to know more about the Council for the Electronic Revenue Communication
Enhancement? http://www.cerca.org/.
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TOP DRAWER BOOK REVIEW
byHL Carpenter
Resilience at Work
by Salvatore R. Maddi and Deborah M. Khoshaba
ISBN 0-8144-7260-5
213 pages; hardcover; $22.00
AMACOM, New York, 2005
Are you stressed? So is everyone else, on a daily, recurring basis. Fortunately, being stressed matters less than how you deal with your stress.
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TOP DRAWER SATIRE
Hitting the Numbers
by
HL Carpenter
You won’t find Ben Addemup abusing numbers. But the director of the nonprofit organization Numbers Count Two says cases of numerical mistreatment are multiplying, both nationally and globally.
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HL Carpenter, an experienced investor and a CPA, specializes in reader friendly financial and tax topics for individuals and small businesses, and publishes Top Drawer Ink, a newsletter that's chock full of humor and common sense information.
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