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Perspectives can be fascinating

In Finance by SamOctober 6, 2011Leave a Comment

For instance, I’m told that if you interview witnesses to a  car accident, they’ll tell slightly different stories of the same event. Not that anyone is trying to mislead. They just saw …

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Is it City Time III?

In Finance by SamOctober 6, 2011Leave a Comment

Nycaps, Mayor Bloomberg’s initiative to revamp to update and streamline the city’s management of personnel information, was budgeted at $66 million in 2002. The system’s cost has ballooned $363 million …

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Loerb’s World “Fall Edition”

In Finance by SamOctober 2, 20111 Comment

If money can’t make you happy, you won’t like poverty either. When buying a flat screen TV, always remember to put the box in your neighbor’s trash so you don’t …

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Don’t Panic

In Finance by SamSeptember 21, 2011

“The overwhelming majority of people are comfortable with consensus, but successful investors tend to have a contrarian bent. Successful investors like stocks better when they’re going down. When you go …

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Blowing Off Steam

In Finance, Travel, Uncategorized by SamAugust 31, 2011Leave a Comment

Walking Take a Walk:) Related articles Walk Alone Steam Holiday Sale 2012 Day 7 Has Price Cuts for The Sims 3, Walking Dead, More Telltale: The Walking Dead has sold …

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Irene 2011

In Equipment, Finance, Weather by SamAugust 28, 2011Leave a Comment

Irene is a name derived from the Greek word εἰρήνη (eiréné) meaning “peace“. It may also be spelled or transliterated as “Irini”, “Eirene“, or “Eirini”. Wiki Hurricane Irene – Wiki …

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Snow Job(s) – With Goldie Gone – City Time Part 2 ?

In Equipment, Finance by SamAugust 17, 20112 Comments

Plans to pay private snow-plow and tow-truck operators to be available during major snowstorms—even if they are not put to work—could be setting New York up for another City Time …

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Realist Mom’s Garage Sale Tips (or, how not to have a garage sale induced anxiety attack) (via )

In Finance by SamJuly 7, 20111 Comment

This is for Wanda and the Gang:) First, let me apologize for being away for so long. Between my eldest’s elementary graduation and then getting her off to camp and …

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Dropping cost of Pensions

In Finance by SamJune 8, 2011Leave a Comment

By DAVID SIMS The Chief City pension costs will plateau in 2016 and then begin a “gradual, steady decline,” according to a new report from City Comptroller John C. Liu …

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Roth 457 Qualified Distribution

In Finance, Retirement by SamApril 19, 2011Leave a Comment

Unlike the regular pre-tax 457 Plan where you can draw your money PENALTY- FREE after you SEPARATE FROM SERVICE:What represents a Roth 457 qualified distribution?A qualified Roth 457 distribution permits …

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Should employees choose a Roth 457 or a traditional 457b?

In Finance by SamFebruary 13, 20111 Comment

“Before answering this, there are two important things to know : from what has been publicized SO FAR 1. the 457b is accessible penalty-free at “separation from service” as opposed …

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Unexpected Time Off because of Snow Storm :(

In Finance, Weather by SamJanuary 14, 2011

DCAS has established a citywide policy for any absences and lateness on Dec. 26-28, the days of the blizzard and its aftermath. All lateness on those three days will be …

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Could the Government Shrink My 457/401(k) Retirement Account?

In Finance, Retirement by SamDecember 1, 20101 Comment

by Walter Updegrave, Senior Editor CNN MoneyWednesday, November 24, 2010 Question: I’m increasingly concerned about the larger role the government has taken in our day-to-day lives in areas such as …

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2011 – Are Employer Contributions Now Taxable Income?

In Finance by SamNovember 19, 2010Leave a Comment

Starting in 2011, the new health law requires employers to begin reporting the value of the health benefits they provide to employees on their W-2 forms — the wage and …

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City Time

In Finance by SamOctober 16, 20102 Comments

Yeah buddy!, it was in the making, payroll(time keeping) is going electronically, finally. I knew this was going to happen sooner or later, hopefully this will make this job easier, apparently …

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20 Years and Counting

In Brooklyn North, DSNY Family, DSNY Life, Finance, Labor, Queens East, Queens West, Retirement, Sanitation Worker, Supervisor, Weather by SamApril 20, 20104 Comments

20 years ago I embarked on a career that I certainly didn’t think I would finish. From the bouncing(which I still do) to the daily nonsense that still goes on, …

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