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Geezer Tax Tips

In anticipation of April 15, I am providing the following advice to geezers who are preparing their own IRS Form 1040. The following advice may or may not comply with the real IRS rules and regulations. So if you cite any information provided below during your audit, you’ll probably be going to jail, which may [...]

Danger! Asterisk Below

At first I thought it was my eyes. You know, spots that become bugs, which then become an army of ants marching across your vision. But no, it was not early onset glaucoma. It was the march of the asterisks.* Asterisks probably began as poor cousins to the footnote. The dignified footnote required a raised [...]

Senior Discount Please

My eyes are drawn to the word “free” like peanut to butter. But this article is not about free. It’s about free’s distant cousin, discount. Well, it’s actually discount’s older brother, senior discount. When I first became a geezer, I began noticing the words “senior discount.” Of course, I wasn’t interested. “I’m not really a [...]