How to Pick California Mega Millions Lottery Numbers

Have you been wondering what numbers to pick for the California Mega Millions lottery. Numbers are chosen every Tuesday and Friday night, plan ahead to have your tickets purchased before the lottery numbers are drawn. Once you have your numbers chosen, you can by advance play tickets so that you are always prepared to win the lottery.

**Five Numbers**

Pick five numbers (plus a sixth mega number) to play the California Mega Millions lottery every Tuesday and Friday night.

It is best if you pick five numbers and then use those same five numbers each time. To find lucky numbers you may want to use numbers that are special to you such as your family members birth day, birth month or birth year.

The five numbers can be chosen from 1 to 56.

**Mega Number**

Choose the mega number (sixth number). The mega number can be chosen from 1 to 46. Make it a lucky one by using your lucky number or birth date. You can use your age, but since that changes every year, you would then be changing your lottery number every year.

**Quick Picks**

Select the quick pick option if you do not want to decide on your lottery numbers. When you fill in the bubble for quick pick, the computer selects numbers for you. The numbers will be different every time you select quick pick.

You can also select the bubble for five quick picks which will give you five sets of mega millions lottery numbers and it will cost you five dollars.

You can purchase lottery tickets at over 21,000 locations throughout California. Look for a sticker on the outside of the grocery store or convenience mart that has the California lottery logo.

Ask the clerk for help if you need any. It will cost $1.00 for every mega million set of numbers you choose.

Good luck!

How to Get a Medical Marijuana Prescription in California

How to Get a Medical Marijuana Prescription in California

In the state of California it is legal to buy, own and grow small amounts of marijauna for medical purposes. It is necessary to get a prescription before you buy, own, grow, smoke or eat medical marijuana. To get a prescription for medical marijuana in California you will need to visit a doctor, have a qualifying illness and ask for a prescription.

MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
Make an appointment with a doctor in California. There are over 1,500 doctors in California that have prescribed medical marijuana.

Make sure that the doctor is a legal medical doctor for the state of California. There are doctors in every major city including San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento, Chico, Los Angeles and San Diego that have given prescriptions for medical marijuana to their patients since Prop. 215 made it legal in 1996.

The doctor does not give out samples of marijuana or sell it. They only provide the prescription so that it can be purchased legally. You will still need to purchase the marijuana or food such as brownies made of marijuana from a pharmacy that sells marijuana.
Remember that marijuana is still illegal under Federal law although it is legal in California to use it with a prescription.

ASK FOR A PRESCRIPTION FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Ask your doctor for a prescription for medical marijuana. Doctors may prescribe medical marijuana for conditions that are very painful or cause severe discomfort such as cancer and migraine headaches.

VISIT A PHARMACY THAT SELLS MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Visit a pharmacy that sells medical marijuana. Medical marijuana pharmacies will check the validity of your prescription just like a regular drug store or pharmacy would do.
Once your prescription has been verified you will be able to purchase seeds or plants for growing yourself, marijuana to smoke or food products that contain marijuana to eat.
You can grow up to twelve mature plants legally with your prescription.
You will only be able to purchase marijuana in small amounts. You will not want to have more than eight ounce

Oakland, California

Oakland, California

Oakland, California may have some what of a bad reputation, but I grew up in this area and it is not true. There are some bad sections of Oakland such as East 14th Street, but there are also a lot of very nice, high end areas such as the Oakland Hills. There are also a lot of excellent restaurants and plenty of fun things to do. The Oakland Zoo is a great place to take kids because it is small enough to walk around and see the animals fairly close. I was surprised the last time I was there because the same monkeys that I saw thirty years ago as a child are still there.

Fresno, California

Fresno, California

Fresno, California is one of my least favorite cities in California, however, I do admit that it has been improving itself over the years. It is a very affordable place to raise a family. I think the crime rate is kind of high and there is not very much for a tourist to do so you don't need to go there unless you are visiting family or just driving through. They do have their own college, Fresno State. Highway 5 runs through here and it is very ugly. There are a lot of accidents on this strip of highway due to the fog in the area.

Alameda, California

Alameda, California

Alameda is a cute little town on the San Francisco Bay. It is directly on the water with many lovely little restaurants and more antique shops than you can count. It is a wonderful place to live because it is kind of isolated yet just a hop, skip and a jump from Oakland. You must take a bridge to get here, because it is technically an island. The homes are all older but mostly refurbished. You will love the unique architecture of the area. Lovely place to take a stroll in the evening. Close to Oakland and San Francisco Bay.

Martinez, California

Martinez, California

This is a lovely little town in the East Bay Area outside of San Francisco. It is on the delta and you can fish from this location. This is the town that I bought my first home in. It was a 700 square foot Spanish Style home built in 1929. I wish I still owned it today. It tripled in value five years after I sold it. The area is packed with antique shops and wonderful restuarants. There is also a county court house, county jail and country recorders office. The charm is just oozing from this quaint small town. Home of the Albatross Restaurant.

Calculate Non Taxable Mortgage Interest For California Residents

Taxable Mortgage Interest For California Residents

Many residents of California are concerned that they may not be able to write off their mortgage interest. This is simply not true. You can write off your mortgage interest on your taxes, but excessive mortgage amounts will send a red flag to the IRS.

The tax code allows Californians to calculate the allowable write off by adding the original price of their home, plus the dollar amount of any improvements (actual amounts spent on improvements) and $100,000. Once these three items are added up they cannot be more than the homeowner owes on the property.

Any amount over the calculated amount cannot be written off on your taxes.

Example:

$150,000 Original Price of Home
$ 30,000 New kitchen
$100,000
_________
$280,000

Current loan amount $250,000 - Amount is less than allowed so you are within your limits.

Current loan amount $350,000 - Amount is more than allowed so you are not able to deduct mortgage interest on the $70,000 over the calculated amount, plus the IRS may audit you.