Consumer Sundays: Crosswalks, Layaways and Year-End Tax Planning
Happy Friday, folks! We had a Thanksgiving dinner for lunch at work yesterday, we had intermittent snow today and I just got some good news that I will share with you guys next week. So yes, it's a Happy Friday, indeed.
Are you ready for what we've got in store for you on Sunday? For Watchdog, Liz is writing about crosswalks -- something that is near and dear to my heart. Why? Because every day I walk my dog, I put our lives in danger when we cross the road to go to Patterson Park because no one -- no, wait, maybe two people in all the years I've been living in my home -- stops for us at the crosswalk.
It's scary. Even if we're already in the crosswalk, sometimes, drivers speed up just to put a little scare in me, I guess. Seriously, people, please slow down. Don't flatten me and my dawg on Patterson Park Avenue. I'd be really cross about that, really.
My crosswalk is not the crosswalk Liz is writing about, though. See? Pedestrians are scared of crosswalks everywhere. Liz reports that people are too chicken to cross the downtown intersection at Pratt and Eutaw because the crosswalk lines are faded and drivers are a tad impatient.
Find out who Liz calls on to help her fix this problem.
I reached back into my memory to recall that almost extinct creature, the layaway plan. Remember, we mentioned layaway plans making a comeback last month as KMart has been trumpeting its layaway service. Find out in my Consuming Interests Sunday column what kind of protections Marylanders have under layaway plans and how you might be able to make holiday shopping a little more sane and manageable for your wallet this year.
And Eileen is looking into the future so she can help you with your year-end tax planning. Even with just six weeks left, Eileen's personal finance column will tell you what steps to take before year’s end to lessen your tax bill in the spring.
Check us out on Sunday. 'Til then, have a great weekend!
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