Research has shown that spending money on others greatly increases our sense of happiness and wellbeing. A Harvard Business School study  announced that giving to others is directly correlated with an increased sense of happiness. The Harvard researchers write: "Happier people give more and giving makes people happier, such that happiness and giving may operate in a [...]

Simply put, a homestead if a family home. Legally speaking, the term equates to the special protections from creditors given to every Texas family home or the home of a single person. This also applies to the home of a surviving spouse, minor children and unmarried children of a deceased owner. Homestead tax exemptions are [...]