PLANNING FOR TAX FREE WEEKEND 2023

PLANNING FOR TAX FREE WEEKEND

(updated July 27, 2023)

   Tax free weekend this year is August 11 - 13, 2023.  Here are a few tips to prepare for savings and less stress:

1.  Make a list of what items you want to buy.

2.  After consulting your BUDGET, opt to buy the more expensive items now, such as shoes and coats.  You can buy the less expensive items later, as  you can better afford them.

3.  SHOP early, especially if you have children.  If you are unsure of what size that is required, go to the brick and mortar store you plan to purchase the item from and try the clothes on.  The trick is to go during off-peak shopping hours when there is less traffic.

4.  Purchase a re-loadable visa or master card and fill it with the amount of money your budget will allow.

5.  During the tax-free weekend, shop online.

   You can go to the state comptroller's site to learn what is approved for tax-free purchase:  98-490

   I have spent a lot of time during my years of raising children trying to find ways to reduce my stress.  I hope this will help.  



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PHONE PROTOCOL FOR CONTACTING BABY BOOMERS

PHONE PROTOCOL FOR CONTACTING BABY BOOMERS

   It is time to educate Millennials on proper phone protocol when contacting Baby Boomers.  By the way, this also applies to anyone who has forgotten the phone protocol your Mama taught you:  

   1.  My phone is a phone, not a typewriter.  

   2.  When you call me, please place your phone next to your mouth to talk.  

   3.  Do not put me on speaker phone unless I agree to it.

   4.  You are welcome to send me a text message but do not expect me to carry on a

        written conversation on the phone.  Again, let me say, it is a phone.

   5.  When I phone you, please return the call.  That means to either leave a message or keep
         calling until you talk to me.  I phoned for a reason and it is rude to ignore me. 

   6.  Identify yourself, as you are the one initiating the contact, and I may not have my glasses

        on to see who is calling.

 
  

You are invited to leave a message with any of the protocols I may have missed.