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• Black Sheep bleats with forked tongue

  Published: September 28, 2007, 3:55 pm

  Tags: Budgets, Healthy Food, Diet, Financial Penury, Multivitamins

  I blame the Celtic blood that courses through my veins, but I believe that budgetary concerns plague everyone. Most people have the monthly cycle of rent, food and utility bills, robbing Peter to pay Paul, as well as the need to conserve energy and save the planet. So often, it is the tiny things, the small extravagances that snap the spine of

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• A Hidden Gold Mine in Every Business

  Published: October 3, 2007, 7:07 pm

  Tags: Business, Business, Business Resources, Business Tips, Business Paradigm, Business Person, Corporate Budget, Maintenance Budgets

  budget, maintenance budgetsDid you enjoy reading this post? Buy me a nice cup of coffee to fuel my late night writing sessions and keep the content

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• Walking the Walk: Paying for Environmentally-Responsible Travel

  Published: October 10, 2007, 9:53 am

  Tags: Spending, Budgets, Evaluating Choices

  So after my last post, I got to thinking. What does it mean in practice to try to reduce your environmental impact (or “budget”) when you’re on vacation. Well, one obstacle is that some environmentally-friendly choices aren’t available in some travel destinations (and stay tuned for much more on that subject soon), and

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• Rethinking Travel Budgets

  Published: October 8, 2007, 10:44 am

  Tags: Budgets, Factors To Consider, Evaluating Choices, Travel

  So you’re planning a trip to Europe over the winter holidays, and you want to make sure you don’t have to cash out any of your 401K to do so (ouch!). Well, obviously a good idea might be to whip out an Excel spreadsheet and plan out a line item budget of your trip. Line items might include: Airfare Car Rental Accommodations Meals

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• Bob Kerrey's Naughty Budget Joke

  Published: October 17, 2007, 5:42 pm

  Tags: Government Politics, Higher Education, Bob Kerrey, Budgets, Eliot Spitzer, New School

  At a budget conference, the president of the New School used an off-color metaphor to express the difficulty of achieving policy priorities while keep spending in check.

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• Many Smokers Avoid Cigarette Tax, Report Finds

  Published: October 19, 2007, 1:34 pm

  Tags: Featured Box, Government Politics, Health Hospitals, City Hall, Budgets, Michael R Bloomberg, Smoking

  The Independent Budget Office says that about 27 percent of New York City smokers sometimes or always buy their cigarettes from "undertaxed" sources.

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• Fiscal Policy, 30 Years After the Crisis

  Published: November 8, 2007, 6:05 pm

  Tags: Top Story, Government Politics, Albany, City Hall, Budgets

  In the mid-1970s, Albany adopted a Financial Emergency Act as part of the effort to save New York City from bankruptcy. A key provision of that act is to expire next year, and experts discussed the implications.

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• As More Take a Chance On Fleeing North Korea, Routes for All Budgets

  Published: November 18, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: More, Take, Chance, Fleeing, North, Korea, Routes, For, All, Budgets, Seoul, China, North Korea, South Korea, Human Rights Watch, Beijing, Chun Ki Won, Chun Sung Ho, Thailand, Kim Jong Il, Pyongyang, Southeast Asia, Stella Kim, Tumen River, Amnesty International, Korean M

  SEOUL -- Brokers here are busily selling what they call "planned escapes" from North Korea.

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• As More Take a Chance On Fleeing North Korea, Routes for All Budgets

  Published: November 18, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: More, Take, Chance, Fleeing, North, Korea, Routes, For, All, Budgets, Seoul, China, North Korea, South Korea, Human Rights Watch, Beijing, Chun Ki Won, Chun Sung Ho, Thailand, Kim Jong Il, Pyongyang, Southeast Asia, Stella Kim, Tumen River, Amnesty International, Korean M

  SEOUL -- Brokers here are busily selling what they call "planned escapes" from North Korea.

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• Comptroller’s Report Issues Warning About City’s Economy

  Published: December 3, 2007, 3:47 pm

  Tags: Featured Box, Top Story, Government Politics, Housing Economy, City Hall, Budgets, City Charter, City Comptroller, Debt, Deficits, Michael R Bloomberg, William C Thompson Jr

  The city deficit could rise to $6 billion in the 2011 fiscal year because of the downturn in the housing and mortgage markets, according to a new analysis.

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• New Report Fuels Congestion Pricing Debate

  Published: December 11, 2007, 3:43 pm

  Tags: Featured Box, Top Story, Government Politics, Transportation, Budgets, Cars, Congestion Pricing, Traffic

  A new report by the city's Independent Budget Office finds that the drivers who would be affected by congestion pricing proposal mostly come from outside the city and have substantially higher incomes.

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• One-Two Punch to Area's Budgets

  Published: December 17, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: One Two, Punch, Area S, Budgets

  When the Washington area's housing market boomed at the turn of the century, so did local government spending. Now a cooler market is creating budget gaps in a region that until recently was spared leaner times.

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• Mayor Deflects Talk of Higher Property Taxes

  Published: January 11, 2008, 12:16 pm

  Tags: Government Politics, Housing Economy, City Hall, Budgets, Congestion Pricing, Michael R Bloomberg, Property Taxes

  Deficit projections have fueled speculation that the mayor will not call to renew a 7 percent property tax cut enacted by the City Council last year, but the mayor insisted that he did not think higher property taxes were in sight.

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• A Face-Lift Tax and Other Ideas for the City Budget

  Published: February 13, 2008, 1:00 pm

  Tags: Featured Box, Government Politics, City Hall, Budgets, Cosmetic Surgery, Ferries, Taxes

  An Independent Budget Office report outlines myriad ways to balance the city budget: eliminating employee perks, fees for tourists, and new taxes for everything from Botox treatments to tailoring.

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• Quinn Pushes Sales Tax Rebate and Teacher Bonuses

  Published: February 12, 2008, 3:50 pm

  Tags: Government Politics, Transportation, Schools, Housing Economy, City Hall, Budgets, Christine C Quinn, City Council, Education, Ferries, Taxes

  The City Council speaker did not strike the austere tone some might have expected in the face of a worsening economy, but instead offered only modest cost-saving proposals.

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