As 2024 begins, many people use the new year as a fresh start in areas of health and wellness. “The connections between mental and physical health are more significant than science and medicine has given credit for in the past,” says Jonathan Cogburn, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, who has worked in private practice and educational support roles in the Abilene area. … [Read more...]
Resolving to Document Memories
New Year’s resolutions. They are often associated with weight loss, diet and savings plans. But why? Our Anti-Resolutions article in this January issue kind of speaks to me. I personally tend to shy away from those over used and often failed resolutions. Over the past several years I’ve tried to make my resolutions a little more out of the box. Once I resolved myself … [Read more...]
Anti-Resolutions
Go ahead, buck the trend (sometimes). Story and photography by Dan Carpenter With New Year’s right around the corner, many are resolving to make changes in their lifestyle, eating habits or spending habits to be able to feel better, eat better or make financial decisions. Traditionally, the mindset is to work out more, eat less and save more to accomplish … [Read more...]
Keep Those Resolutions
Financial Planning Tax Planning A parent of a child in college may be able to claim one of two tax credits—the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) and the Lifetime Learning Credit—for higher education expenses paid in 2012, but the tax benefits are phased out for high-income taxpayers. Although a credit saves the same amount of tax dollars in 2012 as in 2013, be aware that … [Read more...]