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Let’s look at a couple of examples:
Purchase: $10.00 in school supplies
Sales Tax: $ 0.81 (at 8.125%)
Total: $10.81
Purchase: $100.00 in school supplies
Sales Tax: $ 8.13 (at 8.125%)
Total: $108.13
Will you save money?
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I have an important rule about multi-tasking: Don’t do it with high brain function activities. I tell my clients this over and over and over. I drive home that point because multi-tasking can end up costing more time in the end or causing you to complete a project in a less than stellar fashion because you were not fully focused on it.
So, what do I mean about multi-tasking high brain function activities? You shouldn’t do two things at once which require thought or concentration. Examples: