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Three ways to end a disagreement over a modest amount, costed properly. The one people dismiss out of hand is sometimes the correct answer.
Continue reading Small Claims, Mediation, or Writing It Off: Three Endings Priced Honestly
A document missing at the filing deadline has three possible responses, and the one most people choose is usually the most expensive of the three.
Continue reading Extension, Rush, or Amend Later: Three Answers to a Form That Has Not Arrived
A claim is not free even when it is paid. The question is whether the payment exceeds what filing costs across the next several renewals.
Continue reading Is This Claim Worth Filing, or Cheaper to Pay Yourself and Forget?
The mechanics of finding somebody have changed almost completely in twenty years. The part that decides whether the hire works has not moved at all.
Continue reading Twenty Years Between Two First Hires: What Changed and What Refused To
These are the maintenance tasks with the widest gap between what they cost to do and what they cost to skip, ranked by how quickly that gap opens.
Continue reading An Hour Now Against Four Figures Later: The Household Jobs Worth Doing First
A first meeting with an accountant is a two way interview and most people treat it as an application. Six questions settle it in about twenty minutes.
Continue reading Twenty Minutes and Six Questions: How to Tell Whether a Preparer Is Right for You