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01-26-16, 05:30 PM
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we have a tax woman who, in the first year we used her, audited our past like 5 years and got us back like $10k. now she does our taxes every year.
01-26-16, 05:43 PM
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01-26-16, 07:02 PM
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Wow. Do you have complicated tax situations? I figured for normal people, a w2, some dividends, a mortgage, maybe a kid or two, it was pretty simple to get the right amount. Maybe I'm doing it all wrong.
01-26-16, 07:10 PM
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I'm hoping for a solid refund since I only worked for half the year before becoming a student again.
01-26-16, 07:19 PM
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I'm gonna get a good refund, like last year. I structured my withholding situation at work as such, because I'm lousy at saving money. Ya, The Man is collecting interest on the $$$ instead of me, as FB alluded to earlier, but hey...
I'm going to buy a new firmer mattress, and some race wheels.
I'm going to buy a new firmer mattress, and some race wheels.
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01-26-16, 07:26 PM
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The interest rates these days suck so badly it doesn't even matter. If you get a huge $10k refund, you probably lost out on about $50 in interest. Oh well.
01-26-16, 07:30 PM
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Yeah, that's what I tell myself. "Even if you were good at saving money, you wouldn't have earned much more in interest"
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01-26-16, 07:35 PM
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Have you tried an automatic transfer into a savings account? Just take a certain amount each week, 10% or whatever you can afford, and have it transferred from checking to savings (preferably high yield, I use American Express bank). I'm guessing you've tried this.
Works for us though, if it isn't in checking I don't feel like I really have it. Occasionally we overspend on cards and have to take a bit from savings, but overall the trend is way positive.
Works for us though, if it isn't in checking I don't feel like I really have it. Occasionally we overspend on cards and have to take a bit from savings, but overall the trend is way positive.
01-26-16, 08:00 PM
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Jury Duty tomorrow. I've only been a US citizen for 2 years and already had jury duty twice :-(
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Funny when I have a question about taxes with a mutual fund or something as the answer is :"Discuss with your tax adviser" .... what tax adviser ??
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I'm gonna get a good refund, like last year. I structured my withholding situation at work as such, because I'm lousy at saving money. Ya, The Man is collecting interest on the $$$ instead of me, as FB alluded to earlier, but hey...
I'm going to buy a new firmer mattress, and some race wheels.
I'm going to buy a new firmer mattress, and some race wheels.
01-26-16, 10:37 PM
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yes. beyond what we earn and my wife's bonuses being paid in vesting stocks and buying a house and all the other stuff, she's paid some sort of amount from her family's business of which we see no money but it somehow works out to be a tax boon for the family in whole.
01-26-16, 11:30 PM
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Yeah, it's part of the benefit package. like a lot of places, they match up to x% per month, I forget exactly what atm. The growth of that and other investments is what makes me a little bit OK with living month-to-month. I have a lot of expenses atm.
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01-27-16, 08:38 AM
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I'm gonna get a good refund, like last year. I structured my withholding situation at work as such, because I'm lousy at saving money. Ya, The Man is collecting interest on the $$$ instead of me, as FB alluded to earlier, but hey...
I'm going to buy a new firmer mattress, and some race wheels.
I'm going to buy a new firmer mattress, and some race wheels.
Last year a spoke broke but I was able to wobble back to my car. Then the rim cracked and Mavic warranteed it.
Then Thanksgiving day the freehub started locking up and the lbs had it for 5 weeks trying to get parts, etc.
Now it looks like a taco, almost.
Gotta sell those wheels.
01-27-16, 10:31 AM
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Dang, John, bummer about the wheels. I just got a set of Ultegra 6800 wheels and I'm pretty happy with them, running IRC Roadlite tubeless 700x25s (which measure 27mm wide on these wheels).
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01-27-16, 10:32 AM
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That's great tho.
01-27-16, 10:36 AM
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Sure am 
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I need a new mattress, too, and this Saturday I had another problem with my Ksyrium rear wheel. This time 2 spoke nipples broke and I ended up taking a taxi back for the first time ever.
Last year a spoke broke but I was able to wobble back to my car. Then the rim cracked and Mavic warranteed it.
Then Thanksgiving day the freehub started locking up and the lbs had it for 5 weeks trying to get parts, etc.
Now it looks like a taco, almost.
Gotta sell those wheels.
Last year a spoke broke but I was able to wobble back to my car. Then the rim cracked and Mavic warranteed it.
Then Thanksgiving day the freehub started locking up and the lbs had it for 5 weeks trying to get parts, etc.
Now it looks like a taco, almost.
Gotta sell those wheels.
I'm sick, again. Second time this winter. Just too much stress, not enough sleep (waking up a lot to help the wife when she isn't feeling well at night), catching up with me. Only gonna get worse once the baby gets here, hopefully I kick this first and can stay healthy.
01-27-16, 10:50 AM
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Congrats, Mikey!
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01-27-16, 10:55 AM
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Congratulations. Nice knowing you at least have somewhere to go.
01-27-16, 10:57 AM
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I'm used to breaking wheels but they usually last 8-10k miles. This has been ridiculous.
01-27-16, 10:58 AM
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01-27-16, 11:01 AM
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awesome news Mikey! major congrats.
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