It’s been said that there are two certainties in life — death and taxes. With February nearly upon us, I’m starting to seriously think about paying my federal income taxes. That can certainly feel like death.
In the United States, paying taxes can be a pretty complicated affair — with hundreds of possible deductions, credits, write-offs, and tricky maneuvers that can be used to avoid paying taxes…
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Hi folks! It’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything here, but I haven’t abandoned the blog! We’ve simply been on vacation for the past week and completely without internet access!
Normally I like to travel to locations with internet access, but I’ve been completely unable to post anything for the past week. It was a real “unplugged” family vacation…
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After two weeks of traveling around the great state of Texas, the Tako family has finally returned home. Landing in Seattle, we actually came back to snow!
I think Mrs. Tako actually wanted to turn around and get back on that plane after seeing our typical cold-wet Pacific Northwest weather! We got spoiled by all the Texas blue skies and perfect 77F degree days…
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Just a super-quick post today folks — The Tako family is still on vacation, and we will be until the middle of next week!
As we touristed around the wonderful city of Houston today, I was thinking about vacation spending — I found myself worrying myself over the cost of small things, like how much we paid for fruit (our main breakfast), or how much a cold drink cost…
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Hi Folks! The Tako family is on vacation again! This time we’re traveling around Texas! It’s our first time to the Lone Star state, so we’re busy soaking-up the Texas sunshine, seeing the sights, and catching-up with old friends…
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There are days when you want to sit down and write a post about investing, but some creature from within crawls its way from the dark depths of your brain. Writing is like that sometimes — it can get messy.
Today was one of those days…
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Our Japan trip was an incredible journey, and we made a ton of great new memories as a family! That said, it’s really good to be home!
We landed last night, and of course the kiddos still wanted to go out trick-or-treating for Halloween. I really don’t know where kids get their energy…
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In this episode we put back on our adventure shoes, don our backpacks and head further afield to the tropical island of Okinawa!
While still part of Japan, Okinawa is in the southernmost part of Japan. It’s very close to Taiwan and China. The island has it’s own distinct culture, food, and history — all slightly different from that of Japan, or China.
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Does a trip to the park sound boring when Japan has ancient temples and castles to explore? Tourist attractions are great, but they can also be expensive and exhausting.
Frankly, after you’ve seen about a dozen temples they all start to look the same anyway. Certainly not something a 2 year old and a 4 year old are going appreciate for a whole month. Instead, we take the kids to the park!
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