GLENN's Blog

Monday, Sept 7th, is your chance to hit the streets and join your fellow workers to demand a 58 hour work week!   Labor Day is here again, so don't be afraid to rally for your rights! The Toronto Typographical Union had been on strike since early March 1872.  On April 14th a parade was organized ...

I'm so excited about being asked to speak at this year's Washington Women Veterans Summit, being held Sept 12, 2009 at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center.  This is a huge FREE all-day event offering workshops, networking, and hundreds of exhibitors offering services and information for ...

As your First Time Homebuyers face the dreaded Nov 30th $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit cut-off date, and they are frantically out there shopping for homes, many of the down payment assistance programs are running out of funds.  You may have a preapproval letter in your hand from a lender,...

Is It A SMART Financial Move to Prepay Your Mortgage? I often find myself in long conversations with my borrowers over the best way to pay off mortgages early.  Do I recommend the "Bi-Weekly Payment" plan, the "Extra Payment Each Year" plan, or the "Pay A Little Extra Each Month" plan?  Since it ...

Hot Summer Nights in Puyallup Ahhh... Summer in Puyallup - those 7 days every year where the temperature gets warm, the breeze dies down along with my lawn, and the locals begin to yearn for the 358 days of rain we usually get around here.  Well you may have noticed, those 7 days are here.  So wh...

"Write another blog."  The message popped up in my email yesterday, sent by a friend I've never met who lives in Newfoundland.  We read each other's blogs here on Active Rain and often try to impress each other with our arcanely witty comments.  "Write another blog."  Wow!  Had it really been ove...

I was saddened to hear the news of David Carradine's passing this week.  Most remembered for his role in the 1972 - 1975 TV series, "Kung Fu", Carradine's character "Caine" learned lessons of life and martial arts from monks at a Shoalin monastery where he went to live after his parents were kill...

$8,000 FTHB Tax Credit CAN Be Used For Down Payment HUD just announced today that the $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit can now be used for down payment.  You'll probably see this all over the news this weekend - and it'll probably be announced incorrectly.  So before you get your head fille...

The Right Partnerships Can Mean The World To You! Harry was a candy maker.  He had a little shop off Pacific Avenue in Downtown Tacoma where he offered a wide array of chocolates and taffies and hard-candy sugary sweets.  Business was good for Harry and he enjoyed a loyal following and a fine rep...

The Legacy of Mary Logan It was March of 1868, three years after the terrible Civil War that threatened to divide a nation and pitted brother against brother, friend against friend.  Mary Logan, wife of Gen. John A. Logan-Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, ventured south to se...