Question #1:

How is it possible that a telephone solicitor can remotely turn on your cell phone so they can keep calling?

This is not a joke. I have been receiving numerous calls from an 866 number that has no real person on the other end. All the machine does is keep asking for my Social Security number. There is no way to get to a real person. I get several calls per day, including at night while I am asleep. I turn off my phone, and they send some sort of signal to my phone that turns it on. Then it beeps at me all night, keeping me awake.

I have complained to my cell phone company and they say they will get back to me.

There is nothing wrong with my cell phone. When I turn it off and call it from my home phone, the cell doesn't turn on. My call goes directly to voice mail.

I get service from Verizon (the only provider in my rural area) so I can't change providers. I can't change my phone number because it is also my business number. My phone is a Motorola, with no special features -- no text, no camera, just the basic cheapest model. The phone number they call from comes up as 866-740-4298. I finally called that # from my home phone and found out it is an off-shore company based in Manila. I gave the lady with the thick accent my cell # and told her in no uncertain terms to stop calling. The calls continued at an accelerated rate.

So how are they doing this to me? How do I stop it? And who do I report this to? I am sure this must be illegal.

Question #2:

Should I accept my husband's help?

My husband is trying to make amends by letting me hire a nanny while I am working on my home-based business. I am too stressed out, can't manage working and taking care of our kid and recently have lost all my patience when dealing with my active 2.5 year old toddler. Also I am fighting depression, so I think a caring nanny could do a better job than me for my baby. Also I am gonna work from home so I can supervise what's going on.

My husband said he will work double shifts to afford this. He has recently bought a farm with his friend, and they have chickens, horses, goats and ships as well as growing vegetables. It is recent, so right now I don't think he is making money yet.

He wants to make amends because I found out recently that he cheated on me, and I forgave him, he lied to me and I had to quit my job, I don't want to get into details.

Do you think I should accept his help or should I feel guilty for hiring the nanny now? She is gonna come 10 to 4, 5 days a week, $600 a month.
She is very attractive and 10 years younger than me!!!! But my husband isn't home in those hours.

Question #3:

My neighbors are always fighting...?

He's a soldier in the Army. She is a stay at home wife. I have never met them but we live in base housing, apartments and their living room is on the other side of the wall from my living room.

They are ALWAYS fighting, at least 3-5 times a week. Lots of yelling, slamming things around, throwing things. I hear every word when they are fighting like that. I have a 3 year old son, and although my husband and I get in an occasional disagreement, we try to avoid our son being in a situation like this.

My question is, is this something I should report, or just mind my own business? It's rather irritating when it's late at night, or when I have company, but for the most part, I'm sad for them... What would you do?

Question #4:

Need help with a company name!?

I just started my own home based business selling safe, chemical free health, beauty and cleaning products. I need help with a catchy cute name that is marketable!

Please help me with your suggestions!

Question #5:

In the movie 'Up in the Air', what did you think of Alex Goran (played by actress Vera Farmiga)?

{SPOILER ALERT}

Did you find her to be unethical and deplorable? She seemed fine at first - ambitious and career oriented just like Ryan Bingham (George Clooney's character). On their frequent business trips, they meet up to have lots of sex.

But later, we find out she's married with kids. I mean, what kind of person does this? This would mean that she deliberately took off her wedding ring when she was in that bar the first time she met Ryan. She's a total liar and a cheat. Ryan to his credit wasn't involved in any other intimate female relationship.

I realize both Ryan and Alex started out their sex-based relationship with the understanding that it was no strings attached. But, I think Alex acted way too promiscuous to be considered a likable character, regardless of how sexy and lovely she was. Here's a woman who is a wife and mother at home, and she's out there living a double life acting like a flusey - telling Ryan basically that she'll be his fuK buddy and at one point to 'rub one out'.

I felt betrayed by her somewhat when we found out what she was all about - the image she projected of herself to Ryan was in total misalignment with who she really was back at her home in Chicago.

Do you agree? What did you think of the character Alex Goran?

Question #6:

So do you agree that these are the problems with illegal aliens being present?

With all these problems associated with the illegal alien problem, how can anyone advocate and say they are good for this nation?
Are there any problems not on this list that should be added?
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Get the Facts about Illegal Immigration
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Problems With Illegal Immigration

While illegal alien and amnesty supporters state complaints from Americans about illegal immigration are some form of racism, there are many very real problems associated with illegal immigration.

We asked a focus groups of citizen activists who are engaged in the struggle to have America's borders secured and existing immigration laws enforced to tell us the different reasons Americans are alarmed about illegal immigration.

Please review this list. More details will be added to each subject in the future. Please contact us if you have an addition for this list of problems caused by illegal immigration.

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Anchor Babies: Birthright Citizenship Exploited
Anti-American Attitudes
Anti-Semitic Attitudes
Attacks on Border Patrol and Law Enforcement agents
Attacks on Free Speech in America
Animal Abuse Increases
Census Numbers: Negative Impact on Congressional Representation
Civil rights: Devalued by comparison to illegal actions
Child Endangerment
Child Molestation
Closed and Overcrowded Hospitals and Emergency Rooms
Cost of Translators
Consulates issuing Matricular Cards (ID Mexico won't even accept)
Day Laborers loitering and creating public hazards
Depreciated Wages for Americans and Legal Immigrants
Deterioration of Common American Culture
Desecration of the American Flag: Foreign Flags used aggressively
Disrespect for American Laws
Document Fraud
Drunk driving injuries and deaths: Hit and Runs
Ethnic Cleansing and Race Riots
Farm animals with in city limits
Food Poisoning
Foreign Influence on US Politics
Gangs, Graffiti, Drugs, Cartels, Smugglers, and Violence
Gang Rape and unreported rapes
High Birth Rates and Overpopulation
Human Sex Slavery
Identity Theft
Increased Crime
Increased Taxes for Americans
Increased pressures on infrastructure (roads, traffic, water, sewer)
Infectious Diseases
Lost American Jobs
Lost American Sovereignty
Lost Self Governance of American citizens Vs. Globalism and Elitism
Male Chauvinism: Gender inequality
Not Speaking English, loss of common language, Press 1 for English
Overcrowded Schools and Negative Impact on American Education
Overcrowded single family homes
Overcrowded Jails and Prisons
Public Sanitation Loss: Trash and human waste in towns
Racist Groups and Race Based Politics
Remittances: Billions of dollars sent out of the US Economy
Rule of Law: Fundamental principles of America sacrificed.
Separatist Movements: Demands for autonomy
Smear Campaigns and Lies: Dirty Politics
Stolen American Taxpayer Resources: Tuition, Welfare, Licenses
Taking limited seats in colleges at taxpayer expense
Tax payer funds going to special interest groups (example) "LaRaza"
Terrorism Threats and Loss of national security
Trash and Negative Impact on Environment at border
Unfair to Legal Immigrants
Unfair Business Competition for law abiding companies
Unlicensed and Uninsured Motorists
Untaxed Wages
Voter Fraud

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nicks/grease same person, I do not use white supremacist sites, Uh I am American Indian. That is the most ridiculous statement.

Question #7:

Did the war in Iraq cause the US Recession?

Now, call me a little suspicious, but why is nobody linking the current US Recession to the Iraq war?

Everybody says the cause of the current state of financial depression in the US is caused by overzealous creditors and mortgage companies loaning out money when they shouldn't have, based on the promised dream of house prices in future continuing to steadily rise as they have been doing in past.

Yes, the housing market is in a slump right now. But is that the reason why so many businesses are closing, why so many people are losing their jobs, their homes, their livelihoods? Why are formally well-off American families with children being forced out of their homes onto the street? It seems to be that money is rushing out of the country away from our own people and I can only think of one cause.

Could it be possible that the Iraq war is the prime cause of the recession?

Call me ignorant if you will, but according to the latest figures, the Iraq war has cost the America taxpayer 10 billion a month for over 66 months now. Basically, avenging September 11th (at its basest level...and yes I know we're not supposed to talk about the oil*) has cost the US 660 billion dollars to date. It also doesn't account for a penny of the billions that will be needed to take care of the thousands of disabled fighting men and women in future, for some which may be their entire lifetime.

I read that currently there are about 180,000 Iraq War veterans receiving some form of disability ranging from about $1400 annually for a 10 Rating disability to about $30,000/annually for 100 Disability with extra compensation for loss of limbs. Total Current costs about $29 billion annually. These costs will continue even after the war is over.

Am I barking up the wrong tree here? Could someone explain to me how these two things aren't related? I would very much appreciate it as I have been scouring the net for an answer and I can't find one. Thank you very much.

* On September 2003 George W. Bush admitted that there was no evidence linking Saddam/ Iraq to 9/11. What's up with that??

Question #8:

Does anyone have any experience with Worm Farms? Both selling worms and the compost left behind.?

What are the pitfalls / advantages to this kind of home based business?

Question #9:

Would you pay a home based business $10 per week to pick up all the dog poop in your backyard once a week?

Would you do it if you saw all the pictures of worms that live in the poop that get into humans by walking on the ground?

Question #10:

Where can I find a good suitcase for a very REASONABLE price for a two-week trip to Europe?

I'm planning a two-week trip to Europe (approximately one week in England and another week traveling to Paris, Amsterdam and Sweden). I already have one Swiss Army carry-on bag that I have been using for about two years. It fits in every overhead bin no matter how small the plane (it can actually fit under the seat of most airplanes). I travel very light, so I never check luggage (I use "space bags" to compact my clothing and carry a large pocketbook with my "essential items"). However, for this trip I obviously will need more than my standard luggage, but I do NOT want a giant world traveling bag. I don't like checking luggage, and I probably will not use an additional bag very often. My plan would be to send most souvenirs home (I don't buy much anyway). I will need a mix of business casual attire and casual clothes. My electronics all fit nicely in my other bag (I have a small laptop and my cellphone with the usual charging accessories). I would love to find a hard case piece for around $100-150. I basically need a place for clothes, shoes and some goodies I might bring back. Any brand suggestions as well as discount stores would be appreciated (especially those based on personal experience as I am well aware I can just search randomly online--I'm more looking for recommendations).

Question #11:

How do you determine adjusted basis of home and land for a home based business?

Does anyone know how to determine or find the adjusted basis of home and land for my tax return? I have a home based business in which a percentage of the house is used as a office and storage and need to figure this out for my fedral return? Any help would be appreciated............................

Question #12:

Business Algebra Math Question?

Business algebra. Im not asking for the answer just the formula(s). This has to do with Baloon Payment Mortgages.

Emilio is securing a 7-yr Fannie Mae "ballon" morgage for $280,000 to finance the purchase of his first home. The monthly payments are based on a 30-yr amortization. If the prevailing interest rate is %7.5/year compounded monthly, what will be Emilio's monthly payment? What will be his "balloon" payment at the end of 7 yr?

Question #13:

Was Manny Villar ever really poor?

Was Manny Villar really ever poor?
AS I WRECK THIS CHAIR By William M. Esposo (The Philippine Star) Updated February 07, 2010 12:00 AM

“Nakaligo ka na ba sa dagat ng basura? (Have you bathed in a sea of garbage?)” is the opening line of the jingle of Nacionalista Party presidential candidate Manny Villar which is featured in a television commercial that attempts to project him as having been one of the poorest of the poor. But was Manny Villar really one of the poorest of the poor as what his advertising has been projecting?

A Chair Wrecker reader from Tondo who claimed to know the Villar family when they still resided there debunked that notion of Villar ever having been poor. This information was relayed to yours truly via our response email address.

The former Villar family Tondo neighbor cited reference points to support his assertion that Manny Villar was never really poor — including the claim that Villar’s father used to have a “nikaladong (stainless steel clad)” private Jeep.

During the 1950s, a nikaladong private Jeep is a status symbol in Tondo, definitely not the hallmark of a poor household.

Considering how Manny Villar has been dodging the serious issues pertaining to his use of public office in order to add immense benefits and profits to his businesses, your Chair Wrecker decided to do some investigating. Guess what Manny Villar’s online bio revealed:
“Manuel Villar Jr. was born on December 13, 1949 in Tondo, a densely populated district of Manila. He was the second of nine children of Manuel Villar Sr., a government employee, and Curita Bamba, a seafood dealer.

As a young boy, he helped his mother sell fish, crabs, and shrimp in Divisoria to help earn money to pay for his education. Villar finished his education at Holy Child Catholic School in 1962, and finished his high school education at Mapua Institute of Technology in 1966. He attended the University of the Philippines-Diliman and earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1970. He returned to the same school to earn his master’s degree in business administration in 1973.”

In the early 1950s, the rich lived in the big compounds in Ermita and Pasay and what was called New Manila in Quezon City. In Tondo, you found the middle class and the poor as well. Former president Joseph Estrada also claims roots in Tondo but his family was never poor. Based on his online bio, Villar cannot really justify calling himself poor.
The Villar Tondo home, as shown on his 2009 TV commercials, was made of sturdy materials. It has lasted to this day. His father was employed while his mother operated a fish, crab and shrimp dealership in lucrative Divisoria Market. It may not be Class AB household income but it is definitely not Class E.

Proof that the Villar children were never really wanting is the fact that Manny Villar studied in private schools. The indigent kids went to public school. Enrolling one’s child in a private school is a middle class value and option. The indigent kids who do manage to finish high school would tend to immediately learn a craft in order to be able to earn money right away. Aspiring for a business administration master’s degree is not the usual post high school move of indigent kids.

Villar narrated on his 2009 TV commercial, with Boy Abunda interviewing him, that as a young kid he thought that corned beef was soupy because that was how they used to prepare it at home. This, he claimed, was their way to ensure that everybody had a share.
But the fact is that there are really two ways to cook canned corned beef. One is the dry sautéed type while the other is the soupy type where you can add potatoes and cabbage. Both the rich and the middle class enjoy corned beef both ways.

Also, poor folks, especially a family of eleven, CANNOT AFFORD to eat canned corned beef. For a family of 11 to be eating corned beef confirms that the Villar family is anything but poor. That was the case then and more so now when the poor go hungry or manage to eat only one meal a day. Up to the 1980s, people from the provinces consider it a status symbol to be eating corned beef. That is why canned foodstuffs, especially corned beef, are being displayed in the sala by many households in the provinces for these to be seen by visitors.

For Manny Villar to don this facade of being “poor” once upon a time just to gain political advantage should make every Filipino voter ponder as to what else he would be willing to do just to attain his objective.

Wisdom from a cherished
honest man

Tomorrow, our family will mark the death anniversaries of our Dad and Mom who both died on the same date, four years apart. Mom passed away on February 8, 1966 while Dad passed away on February 8, 1970.

Our Dad was the most honest person we knew. During the era of President Elpidio Quirino, a close friend and former classmate of Dad, an opportunity was given to Dad to make a cool P200,000 — a fortune th

Question #14:

My husband wants to move and I don't?

My husband works 2 hours from home (he and his dad own a business and it's based where his parents live). His schedule is really wishy washy. sometimes he'll be home for the most part of 2-3 months and then sometimes he might be gone for as many as 10 days at a time (for the most part he is here at home).. Well he wants to move to where he's closer to work and in the middle of where he works and where we currently live (where my whole family lives).. Maybe I'm being unreasonable but he's asking me to uproot my whole life and our 4 year old sons and move to a town where there is noone around who we know just so he come come home at night... mind you he leaves for work at 5 am and doesn't come home until 10 p.m when he works.. that is before we wake up and after we go to bed. Because of his work hours and mine I constantly need help from my family picking up my son from school and going to different activities b/c it's just me taking care of him for the most part (even when my husband is here). Moving where he wants to I'm an hour and fifteen min from my family and 45 min from his (who wouldn't be any help to me anyways). Am I'm being unreasonable not agreeing to take our child out of school, quit my new job that I just spent years in college to get to move to a place where we will not be close to either family. I just feel like it will be the same as it is at our house as far as seeing each goes and the only change is me and the kiddie have to start whole new lives and I'll be alone with no friends and no family.
To the poster who stated, "Start to accept the responsibility of taking care of your own family. It is not your parents or in-laws job to pick up your kids at school and get them to other activities.

I take care of my child. I'm a burn center icu nurse the shifts are not 8:15-2:50 to match my son's school schedule.. mines 7-3.. Some kids go to daycare I have the luxury that family can help when needed. When someone doesn't show up for their shift I can't just leave patients.. so to me it's a necessity that there is someone who I can call on short notice.. the last thing anyone who knows me would say is that I pawn my kid off, our anniversary and birthdays are even spent with the little one... if i'm off work he's with me. I wish part-time work was an option for our family.. it's not.

Also, living closer would not allow us to see hubby more.. that's my problem.. he'd get home after we go to bed and leave before we wake up.

Question #15:

10 Things Men Wish Women Knew?

1. Confidence is Sexier Than the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
How a woman sees herself is ultimately how the man will see her. Despite how media and commercialism tries to bend this rule, attraction is only partially about a woman's physical appearance. Studies have shown time and again that men's attraction to women is a combination of personality, confidence and body language. In other words, feeling sexy is being sexy!
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2. Leave us Alone in the Bathroom
I won't bother you if you don't bother me. This is how most men think about the bathroom. Men generally dislike being disrupted in the bathroom, no matter what they are doing. They do not want to be asked how their day was, or if they are going "number two." In addition, most men prefer their partner to close the door when they are doing their own business.
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3. Pornography is not a Replacement for Sex With You
Pornography and self-gratification are very common among men. So common, in fact, that the three-fourths of men who admit to it in studies could very well be the only ones telling the truth. As long as the pornography is not a crutch for a troubled relationship, it is a harmless act. If you are concerned about his involvement with porn, the best approach is to talk about it with an open mind, rather than to make accusations. Set boundaries if you must, but a closet porn-watcher is much more unhealthy than one who is open about it with his partner.
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4. The Fastest Way to a Man's Heart Really is Through His Stomach
Men love being cooked for, which has absolutely nothing to do with the stereotype of the barefoot and pregnant wife slaving away over a hot stove while he's off doing men's work. It's the 21st century, and studies show men are doing more of the cooking than ever before. Men, however, continue to enjoy the privilege of a home-cooked meal. In fact, Australian research shows men sometimes prefer good food to sex. Good cooking may very well lead to the last headache you'll ever need to fake.
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5. We Love the Sound of Your Voice in the Bedroom
You don't have to go overboard -- just let him know he's on the right track. Unless, of course, he isn't, then that is a whole different discussion. Many men base their success, in the moment, on their partners' verbal and visual cues. Studies have shown that men are much more likely to orgasm during their partners' bouts of verbal ecstasy than while quiet. Your voice may be all the Viagra he will ever need.
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6. Men Aren't Sexoholics, We Just Need to Feel Wanted
While sex is a biological draw in men, it is also an emotional one. Sex is much more than just biology to a man, it is an outlying force which rates his overall satisfaction with life. Men need to feel wanted, and regular sex offers him a confidence that will carry over into everything he does. When he is rejected from sex, he feels rejected as a partner, husband and provider.
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7. We Like the Idea of Romance, We Just Don't Always Know What to do
Most men have tried to be a Romeo at some point in their lives. We know we love you, we want to show you, but we are not always sure how to do it. Sometimes these efforts are hidden within such simple gestures as fixing the kitchen sink, or building a new shelf in the bathroom. Compared to long-stem roses, these offerings may not seem romantic to women, but they truly mean so much coming from your man.
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8. Men Enjoy the Challenge of Getting Lost and Finding Our Way Back
This is a big one between many men and women, especially if you have been in a relationship for a long time. Men will inevitably get lost, refuse to ask for directions, and by the time they get where they were going, their partner is fuming with irritation. Relax, men have made it this far in life without anyone guiding us, so why start now. Men love the feeling of self-navigating out of a jam. Don't rob us of this proud moment, and we won't rob you of the time it takes to choose a perfect skirt to go with that blouse.
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9. "Ok" is an Acceptable Answer to "How Was Your Day?"
Studies show men use the same amount of words per day as women -- we just don't always talk about the same things. At the end of the work day, the woman is anxious to tell him all about her it -- 'this happened, then that, she said this and I did that.' When she asks him about his day, he shrugs and says, "it was ok," and this drives her nuts. Remember, if we really have something to tell you, we will. Most men are reserved talkers. It's not that we don't want
10. What You See Is What You Get
Most men have run into a relationship where his partner loved most everything about him, except for those one or two things that really drove her nuts. She may have believed that she could change him, or perhaps he even told her that he could change. Truth is, for most men, what you see is what you get. If you don't like what you see, then you're probably not going to like what you get! Don't think you can change us, because you probably can't.

Question #16:

How to find a homebased business?

i'm looking into getting in to a home-based business.. How can I find a good honest one?

Question #17:

dream interpretations: Drowning & Car Theft?

hubby had a dream back in december 1st one:
was at the swimming with our kids, our youngest went under he managed to pull the older one out no lifeguard in sight, suddenly someone came and pulled her out.

2nd dream:
His car was stolen from the driveway he looked and looked and finally he found it in a neighbors yard and got recovered.

these happened days apart. we thought it was relating to his "identity" (based on dream interpretation websites) but more relating to faith because he was working on the sabbath. he said after the new year he'd stop.

recently hes been acting strange, not himself and out of the blue he's asking for a divorce (origionally wanted to see a marriage councellor but i called his friend a name ... as i found her in my house when i got home from work Right after he said I had 90 days to make a change or he was leaving. of course I wasnt going to be nice to her because this happened out of the blue and they met at the olympics and thats when he started avoiding my calls. he earlier mentioned something was his cry for help. we were gonna work stuff out after he was making arguments over tiny things that didnt make sense - he started getting angry at me so I said i didnt want him bring that ___ around. he flipped out (he's never defended me that way against his family who badmouth me!) so of course what else am i supposed to think?)

anyways i realized the dream more relates to what is currently happening. hes moved out. I had a sense this was a spiritual battle as like i said all his priorities and things he valued changed overnight. I was wondering if someone could shed some better light on this? i read elsewhere drowning and dying meant loss of a business or relationship (we have a business together)

But I was wondering - if my daughter AND the car in both dreams after searching and searching got recovered ... wat do you think that represents? (havent found anything regarding "recovering" of things like this)

I dont know if it means getting rid of me will make him find himself again? or he will find himself AND the relationship will be restored? we've been together for about 6.5 years and married for barely 6 months! I cant afford the house on my own or the kids school so i might have to pull them out.

would love it if anyone had any answers so i can plan one way or the other! thanks for reading my super long details!
thanks so much for that. that is really heart breaking to hear. when guys have drifted to another girl I've usually had dreams about it. both times they've come clean and didnt actually do anything but it was dangerously close. one was the ex and the other was hubby. (back in the early days) so far no dreams yet. (yay) after realizing our fights was not emotionally/physically and realizing that it may be more spiritual (he stopped coming to church) i realized that may be why hes not himself (everyone's noticed friends family etc.) and if hes lost sight and not there (not his true self) then If the worst did happen I did tell him I'd forgive him. we're been through a lot and I think if we get through this bump it'll make us stronger. as it has in the past. =)

Question #18:

What Are My Health Insurance Options When Hiring First Employee(s)?

My 7-year-old small business is about to graduate from being a home-based business to moving into a small commercial office space and hiring its first employee(s).

For the past several years, my company has had a small group plan with BCBS of FL (basically one enrollee with family coverage, including maternity.)

As the premiums are $1,000+/month, there is NO way that my business can afford to pay for even half of that level of coverage for its first employee(s).

That said, I'd very much like to offer some basic level of coverage: perhaps $200/month toward single only high-deductible HMO or PPO level coverage.

What should I be thinking about to be able to (a) keep my own family's coverage unchanged and (b) accomplish my goal to offer/subsidize a more modest level of health insurance for full-time employees?

Question #19:

How to make real legit money online?

I have been doing many mlm, home based business for 2 years now and still not making any real money. I believe in making money online. Just can not find what really works and what not. Please help. Thanks.

Question #20:

Do i need a business licence for a partnership t-shirt company operating out of my home?

Essentially it will be a small home based business, but ran by myself and another individual.

I am located in Georgia. I just don't want to purchase a license if it isn't required. Thanks a lot!





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