Friday, March 29, 2013

Spring Cleaning Edition: 10 Clever Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide

H2O2Is hydrogen peroxide a non-toxic weapon in your green cleaning arsenal? It should be!


In Your Kitchen


1. Clean your cutting board and countertop. Hydrogen peroxide bubbles away any nasties left after preparing meat or fish for dinner. Add hydrogen peroxide to an opaque spray bottle — exposure to light … Read the rest


Monday, March 25, 2013

Spring Cleaning Edition: Here’s a Great Way to Clean a Smelly Disposal

icecubesHere is an inexpensive and easy way to clean a garbage disposal.


We’ve poured all kinds of things down our kitchen garbage disposal to make it clean and sweet-smelling — orange and grapefruit peels, dried-out lemons, baking soda and vinegar.


But we never thought of throwing salt down there — … Read the rest


Saturday, March 23, 2013

Open House: 109 Fox Trail, Sadsburyville. Sunday from 1-3

109 FOX TRAIL, SADSBURYVILLE, PA 19365 This Sadsbury Village, Ryan built town home is waiting for you! 10 years old, and it backs to open space. It is featuring a large first floor foyer leading into family room, a 1/2 bath with a pedestal sink, laundry, coat closet and garage access (the garage has storage shelving … Read the rest


Friday, March 8, 2013

Don’t-Miss Home Tax Breaks

From the mortgage interest deduction to energy tax credits, here are the tax tips you need to get a jump on your returns.


Mortgage interest deduction

Private mortgage insurance deduction

Prepaid interest deduction

Energy tax credits

Vacation or second home tax deductions

Home buyer tax credit repayment

Property tax deduction… Read the rest


Tuesday, March 5, 2013

9 Easy Mistakes Home Owners Make on Their Taxes

Tax MistakesDon’t rouse the IRS or pay more taxes than necessary — know the score on each home tax deduction and credit.


Sin #1: Deducting the wrong year for property taxes


You take a tax deduction for property taxes in the year you (or the holder of your escrow account) actually … Read the rest


Friday, March 1, 2013

What You Can and Can’t Deduct When You Work From Home

1040Working from home can offer many advantages including tax deductions. Just take care what you try to write off for your home office on your return.


Passing the IRS litmus test


To meet IRS guidelines, your home office must be your principal place of business, or the place you see … Read the rest