Bent on Reaching Her Goals

Since my online work for now is manageable I can schedule writing posts at night because I find the weather conducive to working. I can think straight and produce creative ideas when it’s colder and besides it’s too hot for my lappy to work for several hours on hot temperature. Because of this I can work on my household during the day and today we had some general cleaning of all our cabinets and book shelves. It was worth my time because we were able to prepare the kids’ school things for the opening of classes. I gave my girls extra drawers for their accessories and girly stuff. 

When we finished our inventory and cleaning we spent the rest of the afternoon arranging the musical instruments. We checked our keyboards, guitar, flute and lyre. The kids love it when they devote their time on learning their instruments particularly the keyboard and guitar. Lately the head of the music ministry in the church urged them more to study and practice more so they can assume the responsibility of playing the keyboard or piano because there’s no one playing that particular instrument. 

 I’m glad Gen got the hang of it and can play several pieces now but when she’s at home she beg me to let her play the guitar first because it’s her fave musical instrument. She’s very interested with the guitar and continuously searching for better brands that she’ll going to buy when she has saved enough money. She told me about the pedal steel guitar at guitar center she saw online and asked me if she would be able to buy one. As young as she is she’s very determined on reaching her goals whether it’s school awards, music things or any other dream of hers.

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Career and Passion

Most often we have successful careers in our life but our field of interest is different from its path.  Some of my college friends took a different field when they work because they didn’t find enthusiasm in the degree that they pursued in college.  Some like me continued with the path that our education has directed us but sometime in our working life has switched to where passion and career has come together.  

I’ve been employed with various jobs within and outside my education in college.  Experience has taught me that we can learn almost everything if we put our hearts on it even if we didn’t studied it in college.  My computer engineering degree has not taught me to work as Accounting Supervisor, Human Resource Officer and Administrative Head neither as a Customer Relations Officer.   

But it’s a different thing when your career and passion come together because it would be the perfect job ever.  Since my career doesn’t go with my passion for writing I opt to quit and choose to do what my passion dictates me.  I’m just lucky that I can do writing in the convenience of my home because there are online opportunities for those who want to make a living out of writing and blogging.  God always provides what we need.

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Better Compensation for Hard Work

Seeing those laborers working in residential projects of my brother gave me some thoughts on how they must be so tired after a day’s work. It’s one of the hardest tasks I know because they handle big and heavy equipment and they stay in the sun longer when they’re just starting to build the house. When you see them taking their lunch you can imagine how heavy their works are because their hunger is insatiable and they opt to sleep during their breaks. 

It’s a bit harder than farmers whom I see planting at daylight with motors and some with ulv fogger with pesticides to prevent pests from ruining their crops. Such hard labors should be commensurate with decent earnings just like in other countries where blue collared jobs have high salaries. I wish that the new set of law makers will be able to make their life better by studying carefully what should be done to augment their earnings. Actually not only them but a couple of other workers who give their best shots in their work but only receive lesser compensation.

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Mixed Emotions on Last Day of Work

I had mixed emotions on my last days in my office work feeling relieved and happy but at the same time sad that I will not be seeing my office friends anymore. At the last day someone asked me if I’m really decided on my resignation and that I can always cancel my resignation. Of course it’s what I want because if I continue working in the real office I wouldn’t be able to concentrate on my blogs which is my ideal channel of working because I can do it in the comforts of my home. Reading their messages on the phone, email and FB made me realized that somehow we will really miss each other. Sentiments don’t help and before the tears came to my eyes I was riding the fx back home.

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Work Responsibilities and Tasks

It’s a common task for me to arrange everything in the office because I was assigned in the administration and human resources. My job actually involves everything that no one is assigned to. Anyway it’s not that tasking because the volume is not that big but the responsibilities are very broad. I handle shipment, some legalizations like licenses and registration, accreditation and renewals, personnel or human resources, purchasing, coordination with suppliers and some other things that involve administration. 

When we have trade fair and some other occasions I must see through giveaways and gifts to clients and partners. I should handle it with care as gifts should be chosen with particular attention to requirements and cost. I ask and entertain suggestions from others which are sometimes pens, planners or personal items. Some would even suggest the best cigars but it’s not for general gifts because not all people smoke and some who does prefer not to be given gifts like that as they want inexpensive gift only to follow some guidelines in receiving gifts. There are rules mostly in big and known companies that no one is allowed to receive gifts with high cost or in the form of cash.

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Donating to Charities: How it Affects Your Tax Rates

Paying taxes can really be a daunting task especially those who are living just above poverty line have no kids and do not own a house. Their bracket doesn’t qualify them as below poverty line so they have higher taxes. They do not have children or any property they can have deductibles. Some have taken to donating to charity instead so they can choose where their money goes.

Charities are able to claim gift aid on donations. They can claim back the basic rate of tax that has been paid on the amount of the donation. This is 20%. Higher rate taxpayers, though, pay 40% tax on earnings above the 40% threshold. With 20% going to a charity in gift aid these taxpayers can reclaim another 20% back, meaning they effectively pay less tax. They are able to give to a charity of their choice rather than pay it to the government in the form of taxation. 

Cash Gifts are Deductibles

To use such deductibles, you need to provide a written response from a genuine non-profit body, not just cancelled checks or credit card receipts. The IRS reserves the right to negate any charitable deduction not properly supported by the right documents. The acknowledgement should also state if you were giving any goods or offered any services, the value of which should be deducted from your donation. What's left is what you may deduct on your tax return.

Non-cash Contributions are Deductible

The policy is based on the fair market estimate. If the total value of the non-cash donations surpasses $500, you have to fill Form 8283, reporting extensively about the contribution. A different rule operates for vehicle donation and contributions above $5,000.

Volunteering Services and Time can be Deductible

Any expenses that are not refunded when you work as a volunteer can be regarded as deductible. You can claim this as long as you have the receipts and proclamation from the non-profit organization. In addition, the expenses you incur while you cater for a student living with you would qualify as deductible. When you use your car to work for a non-profit organization, you can also get a deductible on the mileage.

Donating an Old Vehicle

Giving out one's car to charity rarely qualifies one for more money than selling it off would have. However, it's far better to donate the car to a charity that will offer it to a person in need.

Donating time and items one does not use or money to charity is a wonderful way of earning tax deductions. Donating to charities has raised the suspicion that some increase donations to charity to avoid paying tax, or to pay less tax. They aren't personally better off by doing this but they are choosing where their money goes. They decide how it is spent, meaning the government doesn't.

Be sure to follow the laid down rules so as to optimize the deduction amount when donating to charity. The little time one spends familiarizing himself with these rules may result in a larger tax refund.

About the Author:
Martha Blythe is closely following the articles and speeches by John Studzinski. She is an active volunteer in her NGO group and contributes to charity and church regularly.

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Reaching Your Goal

"When life gives you a hundred reasons to cry show life..."

In order to be successful in life we should set some goal and plans which we will center our focus to achieve it. It's not that easy to get your goals in life. There will be trials and obstacles along the way that will impede your progress if you take your eyes off your goal. So the most important thing to do is focus your mind and actions on your goals and dreams, enclose them all with prayers to God. Rest assured it will all come your way in God’s time.

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The Truth About MBA Admissions Consultants

Based on your individual profile and professional needs, mba admission consultants can do a great deal of good in getting you into your choice school. They will be able to figure out what mba consulting services exactly you require when it comes to a school as well as enlightening you on what your top choice schools require concerning their students. Give http://amerasiaconsulting.com/ a look around. Finding out what your career goals are and what exactly you are looking for in a school will be among the first questions asked by an MBA admissions consultant. You will need to go through an evaluation (usually the first one is free) in order to make sure that you will be a good match for both the consultant and the schools that you are applying to. 

Even if your case gets rejected by some other consultants, try and try again! There will always be a consultant ready to take you in if you offer the right skills and knowledge. If you feel unprepared in your journey to getting admitted into business school, make the process easier and hire an MBA admissions consultant. We guarantee that it will be one of the smartest decisions that you can make for your life as it develops and having a consultant can really be a game changer. 

Research the schools that you want to go to, make sure you are qualified and then talk to a professional about getting into a program and learning what it takes to be admitted. If you want to move ahead to a bright future, you need to attend a very bright school. Although other schools do have their own admissions consultants, business schools seem to be the most popular in having potential students hire someone to attempt at getting admitted. Some schools can be quite elite so you may need to know a few people as well as really ace that essay that they always have you write.

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Hassle-Free Invoicing for Your Business

I’ve been employed in 6 companies both in government and private offices. In those companies I’ve rounded through various departments and handled several tasks even those outside my field of studies. Through all the tasks I handled in all those jobs I can say that Accounting and Finance department are the two most stressful ones because it includes billing, collection and handling operational expenses of the company. I also handled administrative and human resource departments which are the most tasking but the most confidential and delicate is handling finances. 

In my former job in a minor Telco company I was the one who sends invoices to clients and I schedule it either monthly or semi monthly. In my former years I send the invoices via mail but when I found a way to send it online I embraced the new technology because it’s faster and we are getting paid earlier. Billing and collection is not an easy task because you have to be on time and should be error-free in your billing because complaints from the customers can cause delay in collection. We can’t afford delays because it can affect our budgetary allocation for our company’s payroll and operational expenses. 

Now I can see that there are online invoicing companies like Zoho Invoice which offers Invoice Software that will make your invoicing hassle-free, fast and quick. They provide a way to make invoicing to customers easier by helping you create invoice, send and manage it online. It also helps to accept payment online and track your customer’s payments. They have invoice templates that will let you create your own invoice or choose from their ready-made invoices. If you want the old time snail mail they can also provide you with their facilities.

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If Opportunity Doesn't Knock

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I always hear the words 'If opportunity knocks at your door be ready to open and grab it'.  They say that it will not knock at you several times so don't pass the chance to open the door.  But what if it doesn't knock?  Does it mean that no opportunity will ever come to you?  Well if that's the case you should build an opening or a way on how you can get good opportunities. 

Build your own door and through God's guidance you'll be able to see that opportunities doesn't only knock but forces its way through even without knocking.  If the opportunity is meant for you it will be given to you through the help of prayers also.

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