Chances are, you’ve just mailed yet another fourfigure property tax payment. And though statewide taxes saw a smaller increase in 2007 than over the past few years, the reported 5.5% hike did not dip as low as the 4% goal Governor Corzine set last January.

The lights are dim. Your eyes are closed. Thoughts drift by like white, fluffy clouds across a blue sky.

If you volunteer, you know that others benefit from your generosity. But recent evidence shows that volunteering can improve your physical, mental, and emotional health too.