Thrifty and Thriving

Gap is having the give and get promo again: you choose a non profit, get 30% off coupon to use between March 18-21 and 5% of your purchase will go to the non profit organization you chose!

The Limited is offering 40% off on all dresses online at thelimited.com
Sale is active only Wednesday, March 10, 2010 12pm – 2pm.

Enter code 260 at checkout to receive the discount

You can pre-shop the dresses here

Valid for oneway travel on Tuesday, March 9 and Wednesday, March 10 only (not particularly useful, but maybe will come in handy for some).

Between New York (JFK) and:

Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Buffalo (BUF)
Tampa (TPA)
Orlando (MCO)
Rochester (ROC)
Oakland (OAK)
Burlington (BTV)
West Palm Beach (PBI)
Salt Lake City (SLC)
Fort Myers (RSW)

Details here

I We all love Sandra Bullock! She gave a great speech at the Oscars last night when she accepted the best actress award

I also loved the movie, Blind Side, for which she got the award. The movie is still playing in some theaters and is SOOOO worth watching

Fascinating article from CNN money about IRS rewarding people who tell on their exes/bosses/aquaintances and such to the IRS
Here are some highlights from the article

The Program

The IRS’s informant program has been around for more than 140 years. If you suspect a person is committing tax fraud and report it, you could receive up to 15% of the amount that has been underpaid, with a maximum award of $10 million.

In 2006, the IRS really started cracking down on big time cheaters and introduced a new whistle-blower program, in which informants are paid a minimum of 15% and a maximum of 30% of the amount owed.
But there’s a catch: In order to collect a reward, the taxes, penalties and interest in dispute must add up to at least $2 million. And if the suspected tax evader is an individual, his or her annual gross income must exceed $200,000.

The Informants

In this program, the most common informants tend to be dissatisfied middle-ranking employees in big companies, said Tim Gagnon, an academic specialist of accounting at Northeastern University.

While the names of informants aren’t made public, Gagnon said that a person’s identity often becomes obvious based on the proof provided.

Why do people do it?

Some feel angry about other people being above the law and getting away with it. “They want to stop the fat cats from getting rich at the taxpayer’s expense,” he said.

Others simply feel morally obligated to let someone know what’s going on, said Scott. “They really feel like they’re doing the right thing,”