Comments on: The Greed Of Celebrities

By: Nina

Nina — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 10:24:31 +0000

I will say it. Yes it is wrong. It is terribly, terribly wrong that I have debt because I cannot bear to put my sister into jail for identity theft, that my grandfather’s heart broke mining coal to build this country and I cannot afford college and any one of these celebrities could pay off many people’s debts and still live like sloppy greedy pigs and they don’t even think about it. It is so wrong. The last will be first and the first shall be last. Every culture knows those who go overboard now will go underboard later. IT IS WRONG, WRONG, CRIMINALLY WRONG and we had better get the ba11z to say it.

By: Troy D. Horning

Troy D. Horning — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:51:10 +0000

My friend told me about your blog, so I thought I’d come have a read. Very interesting insights, will be back for more!

By: admin

admin — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:22:58 +0000

Yes, we do. http://twitter.com/chickc

By: parishiltondumb

parishiltondumb — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:50:37 +0000

Do you have a twitter page too?

By: Allison Perkins

Allison Perkins — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:15:44 +0000

First of all, no, it doesn’t work like that. Second of all, even if it did, it would likely cost you money, not save you money. 1) Until a few years ago, you used to be able to deduct the fair market value of a donated car. Then Congress changed the rules to eliminate a lot of the fraud that was taking place. Now, unless the charity you donate the car to intends to keep the car and use it for its charitable purpose (in which case you can still deduct the FMV), you can only deduct the amount the charity actually sells the car for (they have to provide you with a statement telling you this amount after they sell it). So, in the latter case, they obviously aren’t going to sell the car that you bought for $500 for $1000 — unless you got some amazing deal when you bought it. Since they will probably sell it at a wholesale auction, you’ll be lucky if they get $300 for it, which is all you could deduct. On the other hand, even if the charity intends to keep and use your donated car, you can only deduct the FMV. What is the FMV? It is the price a buyer would be willing to pay for the car on the open market. If you just bought the car for $500, that is a pretty good indication that the FMV is $500. And that would be your donation.

By: Sharon Levine

Sharon Levine — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:30:08 +0000

No joke. I once worked for a celebrity who would allow their housekeepers to make chicken soup with an entire chicken, but then had to bag up the chicken for the employers’ family leaving the housekeepers with the broth & bones. I used to call it carcass soup & it was pathetic.