The Pet Cage
Placing animals in cages is generally considered to be a
cruel thing, but
many people who do not own pets do not know that
some animals do not suffer as a direct result
of living in a cage, or spending most
of its time in a cage. Pet lovers everywhere are looking for better ways to provide a
home for their beloved pets, it is the pet owner that is the party which is most interested in its pets comfort
and will also go through many difficulties in supplying the best home he can find, build or buy.
This is mostly
true when talking about owners of pets who are generally considered dangerous, like snakes and other reptiles, these are animals that
you would want to keep away from your living room and on the same time some people love these kind of animals and enjoy watching them grow and live their lives. The solution is a pet cage that will provide security for the pet owner and his family and in the same time give the animal a spacious place to live and spend most of its time.
The pet cages are just a modern version of the animal cage that humans used many years ago to hold their wild animals, after a while these became the domesticated animals and most of them were released out of the cages because of the relationship between the animals and the humans, dogs and cats are an excellent example of animals who were first placed in cages and afterwards granted the freedom of movement which relayed heavily on the connection between pet and owner.
Some pet owners will tell you that some pets like to have a place of their own, a well placed cage can take care of the natural need for a secure space, and the pet cage can also work well in many cases in which the owner needs to transfer the pet to some other location, sometime to a visit to the veterinarian, a flight or while moving to a different house. The great advantage in having a pet that is used to its pet cage is that no matter where you place the pet it will always feel at home if it has the cage nearby.
Deciding on what kind of pet cage you want is sometimes the hardest decision, it is naturally dependent on the kind of pet you have or want to keep in the cage, from rabbits for iguanas, the sort of cage,
material and build is completely different. When looking for a pet cage to buy you should always talk to a veterinarian first, and make sure you know what kind of space the animal needs and what will be the health issues you will need to address.
If you are building your pet cage you will probably need to look for good design plans and talk to owners of pets that use all kinds of different cages, you will be amazed at how much information is available on the internet and how much help some people will be willing to offer, all you need to do is try and contact your fellow pet owners.
Simon Oldmann is an avid pet lover, now living in the countryside he setup a dog kennel for his dogs and other features for his many pets, Simon currently writes tips and advice on
http://petcage.advice-tips.com.
Your Write to Deduct
Being an aspiring
and even
a published author is not nearly as lucrative as
you had
hoped. It takes time and investment, mostly yours,
to build
a fan base and promote your name and your work. While you are busy planning, promoting and writing, you may have overlooked one very important money making opportunity. Every year, people throw millions away because
they just dont know any better. And who are they paying? Uncle Sam. Thats right, knowing the tax rules and how to
take advantage them can save you a bundle of money. And that is money that you can re-invest to jump start that writing
career of yours! What should you be doing to save everything possible each year related to your writing activities? Im glad you asked.
Business or hobby
Is your writing a business or a hobby? That is the first question that you need to answer. If you are like many people who are aspiring to write for a living, you have a full-time or part-time job that must be maintained until the money begins to roll in from writing. Your writing activities produce little income, but the expense side of the ledger is often full of entries. The result is that your writing activities are costing you money, sometimes lots of money. Is there any way to make that red ink work for you? There certainly is, and heres the key: If you are actively pursuing your writing as a business and expect (eventually) to make a profit, then the net of all that red ink can be used to reduce the money that you earn from your day job. For example, if you earn $40,000 from your regular job and you spend a net of $3,000 promoting and pursuing your writing activities, then you would be able to net the two amounts and pay taxes
on only $37,000. In effect, you can fund your writing activities with before-tax dollars, reducing your overall tax bill to Uncle Sam. You dont need to itemize your deductions to take advantage of this opportunity. This reduces your income before you get to your itemized deductions. The key is that you are engaging in a business with the intent to make a profit. Actually making a profit is not required.
If you are writing on a more casual basis, for enjoyment and fulfillment, and you do not expect to earn a profit, the IRS will view your writing activities as a hobby. In that case the losses that you suffer from your writing activities (the net red ink) can not be deducted against other items on your tax return.
Business expenses are deductible against other income you make, hobby costs are deductible only to the extent of the income you make from the activity.
So, you know that you are pursuing your writing dream with every intention that one day you will be a successful and money-making author. How do you show the IRS?
My next article will focus on ways to distinguish between carrying on a business and pursuing a hobby.
James Kavanagh is a CPA and an associate writer for eWritingToday, a site focusing on the writing community and helping writers and authors promote their work. Mr. Kavanagh is also an editor at Seven Sisters Publishing, a small press that focuses on unique ways to support its authors marketing efforts. If you have a completed manuscript that you would like to submit to a press active in supporting you after publication, go to Seven Sisters Publishing . Mr. Kavanagh may be reached at
Jkavanagh@7sisterspublishing.com.
