financial blogger<\/a>. Here’s one of her tips:<\/p>\n“As you drive to work today on paved roads and freeways, remember to
\nhave a moment of gratitude for these roads that your tax dollars help to
\nprovide. Believe me, one trip to India and you’ll never see a paved road
\nthe same again!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apart from its financial connotation, the dictionary defines “tax” as “a burdensome or excessive demand; a strain.” So I think it’s perfectly appropriate, now that our W2s and 1099s are safely sent off to Uncle Sam, to think of today, April 15, as “tax-free day.” What a worthy challenge, to embrace a burden-less attitude, a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[413,414,415],"class_list":["post-318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-by-holly-lebowitz-rossi","category-current-events","tag-april-15","tag-tax-day","tag-taxes"],"yoast_head":"\n
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