Archive for the ‘YO’ Category

Build It Backwards! Jumpstart Your House in the Country

Friday, July 30th, 2010

The most useful things built on land are built last. I propose reversing that approach. Build it backwards. Small structures provide big comfort and improvements relative to their size and cost. Their return on investment is high because the investment is small and the return is relative to the ‘nothing’ of vacant land.
Building backwards [...]

Tax on Gold & Silver

Sunday, July 25th, 2010

A specific problem is often the best incentive for learning about a subject.
The new 1099 rule presents an excellent opportunity to learn about Taxes on Gold & Silver and income taxes, in general. Though the new rule doesn’t specifically address Gold & Silver its application would generate an avalanche of 1099 Forms [...]