Well the first problem is where do I start, and where do I end.  Indeed when do I end, since this trip from hell is far from over yet.   It’s just a whole comedy of errors and things going wrong, that will hopefully have you feeling along with me, having been in a similar situation [...]

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Great.  After all the frustrations of the last few weeks… weeks?  Who am I kidding?  MONTHS… Tony is stranded at Atlanta airport due to a flight delay. When we planned this trip, obviously cost was more of an influencing factor than usual.  So we decided on a stop over rather than a direct flight as [...]

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I have to admit that today started out ok, I knew I had to get certain things done today, since I am flying to England tomorrow morning, however no sooner had it started than the frustration set in, and at this point in time, almost 2pm, I haven’t really achieved a lot. On Monday I [...]

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So far I have been out of work for six weeks as of yesterday, and although I am trying to settle down into a routine, trying to generate work and income online, and trying to spend my time fruitfully, I find myself being incredibly busy yet have trouble achieving much of what I want to.   [...]

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For the last 10 or so years I have always had a tax refund, however this year with living on my own and having to file single, even though I thought I was paying the correct amount of tax, it seems I got screwed, and so following a visit to H&R Block (a chain of tax accountants) on Wednesday, when I thought I might even get some money back, imagine my horror when I found out that I owe more than $4,000 in taxes. Indeed – SHOCK HORROR… http://www.delovesto.com/2009/03/the-taxman-comeththe-taxman-cometh/

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