But for those of you who want to do yours free, the New Jersey State return, that is, you can go to this link - you will probably qualify, I always used to when I used the service.

The IRS also has a FreeFile service that might be useful to you.

Your life circumstances will determine which is best, for us, paying the small fee to have our information carried over from year to year, and the Federal information transferred to the State return, and all filing managed by TaxAct works well, as do other similar income tax services.

What have you used to file your New Jersey returns?

While the rates you pay may be competitive, the penalties for driving without insurance are very severe…not only because of fines you pay, but because of the potential of losing your drivers license and not being able to drive to your place of employment, or the possibility of having your car empounded.

For more information on what to consider when getting a basic policy, click the “live link” above, and also visit the state.nj.us website and search “basic auto insurance policy” for our State guidelines.

Everything is true in the article…well, almost…I guess since I have a blog for Work at Home Grandmothers, and a small but growing network of Work at Home Grandmothers one would imagine that I’m a grandmom…not yet, but maybe one day.  Most if not all of my other blogs and sites will be listed in my blogroll as soon as I finish typing this.

One thing I wasn’t “savvy” enough to do was figure out how to make the images so that you could click on them and bring up a bigger image, so if you’d like to be able to read the article, email me at claudiascorner[at]gmail.com and I’ll send you larger images, or if you live locally, stop by the store and pick up a copy of the Trends, and for more information about the paper, or to subscribe, click here.

3/19/09 Update:  Suburban Trends has added the article to their site, and IZEA did a post on their blog, you can click here to find the post.  Thanks to both of you!

This is about job opportunities in the Travel Nursing field. There is a staffing service called Procare USA that provides registered nurses with assignments throughout the United States, and has been doing so since 1990. Assignments can last up to 13 weeks, or may be more permanent, depending upon the job requirements.

If you’re lifestyle is flexible enough to take advantage of a job opportunity like this, you can look forward to good pay, travel, and the can choose from hundreds of nursing jobs throughout the USA.

There are also benefits beyond just receiving good pay, they include free housing that is private, medical/dental/health insurance, 401k with company match, immediate vesting, expense reimbursement, and a lot more, so please do take a look at the procareusa.com site and see if this is for you.

Now I’m off to email or call my NJ Baby Boomer nurse friend to tell her about this opportunity.

UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare to Provide Free Support Groups for People Affected by the Economic Crisis

NEWARK – Panic over job loss. Fear of unemployment. Profound worry about meeting mortgage and tuition payments. Unfortunately, these are the realities of this severe recession.

If you are experiencing any of these kinds of reactions to the current fiscal crisis, it is important to know that you are not alone; there is a place you can go for assistance.

Beginning March 3, UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare (UBHC), a statewide mental health and addiction services network, will offer free 90-minute support groups, run by experienced counselors, for those affected by the economic downturn. Sessions will be held weekly at the following locations on the days and times specified:

-Newark: Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. at UBHC, 183 South Orange Avenue;
-New Brunswick: Wednesdays at 3 p.m. at 303 George Street, 2nd Floor;
-Edison: Thursdays at 3 p.m. at 100 Metroplex Drive, 2nd Floor, Suite 200;
-Monmouth Junction: Tuesdays at noon at 4326 U.S. Highway 1.

• Sessions are open to the public and no appointments are necessary to attend. Participants may remain anonymous.
• People interested in attending may call (800) 969-5300 for more information.
• Members of the media interested in more information about this new initiative should contact Zenaida Mendez at (973) 972-7273.

PLEASE VIEW THE COMMENT(S) BELOW if you are viewing this as a single post, or click the “comments” link under the title of the post, for more support group information that has been added since this post was published.  Thank you.

You can now pay NOTHING to make a call to any land line or cell phone anywhere through CallingAmerica.com Free USA Calls!, all you have to do is watch a short ad before you make your call. This service works domestically and all over the world….you can call the United States free from any cybercafe or Internet-enabled computer virtually anywhere.

If you’re a registered caller, your call can last for up to 15 minutes. If unregistered, just to give the service a try, your call can last a couple minutes. I look forward to registering and experimenting with the service…there are times when this will come in handy, like when I want to make a daytime call and don’t want to use my cell minutes (we don’t have a land line), or…well, take a look for yourself and see what you think by clicking CallingAmerica.com Free USA Calls!.  The “totally free” part of it is very appealing!

Thanks for reading.