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Advertising is expensive. My experience is that over 50% of ads fail to make money. Most business owners do not know which advertisements work and which do not. Don’t get yourself into this predicament.

The American Automobile Association released a study of the costs of driving to work. The average person will spend $9,100 for car expenses to drive to work. The study assumed that a worker would buy a new car every five years and drive 15,000 miles in a standard sized car. Those who drive SUV’s, travel longer distances, or buy new cars more frequently will pay around $2,500 more. This is a lot of money for any family.

Ms. Lois Lerner, director of the IRS division that was alleged to signal out groups for intense review based on ideology, has refused to answer questions from a congressional committee. This is her constitutional right. 

The tax code from the IRS encourages debt rather than equity. When a corporation earns money, they pay an income tax on the earnings. If earnings are distributed to shareholders, those dividends are taxed again as personal income. This represents double taxation and discourages dividends to investors.

CNBC recently ran a piece about how workers are becoming increasingly stressed in the workplace.  You can read the story here: http://www.cnbc.com/id/100624671.

Today’s workers are stressed from multiple demands. I experience this stress from many clients who feel pressured.  This is why we need to learn to rely upon the Lord every day. We need to ask for guidance about what tasks to undertake, how to plan our week, how to serve customers, and how to meet our employers’ needs.