precious metals

Using Precious Metals As An Inflation Hedge

In 1971 the United States government closed the gold window and completely took the US economy off of the gold standard in order to help finance the Vietnam War. Since 1971 the value of an ounce of gold has gone from $35 to $1,300.  I do not believe that we …

$6,500 fine for being an Lyft Driver

Lyft and Uber are rideshare services that allow individuals who have a car and some free time to give people who have some cash and need a ride, a ride.  Over the past year there has been a lot of issues with this in big cities as taxi services are …

marriage penalty

Marriage Penalty or Windfall?

I don’t think that getting married should affect your tax situation either way, but our tax code is a monster containing many latent effects from numerous revisions and additions over time. How much of a difference can getting married actually make in your tax return? It depends mostly on how …

Bunch O Balloons: Crowd Funding Done Right

If you haven’t heard about Bunch O Balloons by now, then you must be living under a rock. Bunch O Balloons became a viral sensation hours after a Kickstarter campaign was launched in order to raise $20,000 to bring the product to market.  Bunch O Balloons revolutionizes water fights and …