How’d you do on your taxes this year?

Owed 380.

Wah wah waaaaahhhh.

$4500+ back, bros

Is it a good thing that the government has been holding a couple grand of yours for a while, or is it better you owe money cause you’ve been holding some of theirs for a while? Coming out near even us usually optimal for the dwags house.

Da Mayor wrote:$4500+ back, bros

I think you're doing it wrong.


I paid about $400 after my $100 state refund.

I owed about 740. When is this tax reform supposed to benefit us?

steveschneider wrote:I owed about 740. When is this tax reform supposed to benefit us?

Never, Steve. It was never about "us".

DWags wrote:Is it a good thing that the government has been holding a couple grand of yours for a while, or is it better you owe money cause you’ve been holding some of theirs for a while?  Coming out near even us usually optimal for the dwags house.

Depends on if you have the ability to actually save money on your own dwags. If you can’t (and most Americans can’t) then maybe the forced savings account isn’t so bad. If you can save your own money without spending it on twinkies or whatever the fuck then yeah you’re better off getting your own money a year ago.

As for me, most of the money I get back will come from Detroit as I only work there once a week but they take the full 1.5% city tax anyway. Which is fine.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Da Mayor wrote:$4500+ back, bros

I think you're doing it wrong.


I paid about $400 after my $100 state refund.

I'm sorry you're too poor to have deductions.

Da Mayor wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

I think you're doing it wrong.


I paid about $400 after my $100 state refund.

I'm sorry you're too poor to have deductions.

I'm sorry you like having the U.S. Treasury manage your money for 12 months.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

Da Mayor wrote:

I'm sorry you're too poor to have deductions.

I'm sorry you like having the U.S. Treasury manage your money for 12 months.

Don’t be sorry Floyd it’s not a bad thing if he can’t save money. Let’s not act like snobs. Some people need someone else to do it for them, and that’s fine.

I have no idea who it works, but my wife always makes sure we break even.. which we pretty much did this year (according to her).

Da Mayor wrote:$4500+ back, bros

Wasting money bro.

About broke even this year.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:I have no idea who it works, but my wife always makes sure we break even.. which we pretty much did this year (according to her).

Poor Bob....once she divorces him and absconds with the $$.....

LooseGoose wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote:I have no idea who it works, but my wife always makes sure we break even.. which we pretty much did this year (according to her).

Poor Bob....once she divorces him and absconds with the $$.....

I know, man.. I do my best to make myself fairly indispensable around the house, but ya never know.

Da Mayor wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

I think you're doing it wrong.


I paid about $400 after my $100 state refund.

I'm sorry you're too poor to have deductions.

Down wit da EIC bro?

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

DWags wrote:Is it a good thing that the government has been holding a couple grand of yours for a while, or is it better you owe money cause you’ve been holding some of theirs for a while?  Coming out near even us usually optimal for the dwags house.

Depends on if you have the ability to actually save money on your own dwags. If you can’t (and most Americans can’t) then maybe the forced savings account isn’t so bad. If you can save your own money without spending it on twinkies or whatever the fuck then yeah you’re better off getting your own money a year ago.

As for me, most of the money I get back will come from Detroit as I only work there once a week but they take the full 1.5% city tax anyway. Which is fine.

When my wife lobbied for natural gas her office was in the rencen, she’d be out traveling 3 days a week. She’d have to keep track of that. I always wondered about baseball players. Do they do that? Do visiting players have to pay that 1.5% per game?

DWags wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:
Depends on if you have the ability to actually save money on your own dwags. If you can’t (and most Americans can’t) then maybe the forced savings account isn’t so bad. If you can save your own money without spending it on twinkies or whatever the fuck then yeah you’re better off getting your own money a year ago.

As for me, most of the money I get back will come from Detroit as I only work there once a week but they take the full 1.5% city tax anyway. Which is fine.

When my wife lobbied for natural gas her office was in the rencen, she’d be out traveling 3 days a week. She’d have to keep track of that. I always wondered about baseball players. Do they do that? Do visiting players have to pay that 1.5% per game?

Yes. And in many cities it's worse.

steveschneider wrote:I owed about 740. When is this tax reform supposed to benefit us?

Sorry Steve, something went awry for you.

We're getting a little back, which is nice, because new furnace goes in on Friday.

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Floyd Robertson wrote:

I'm sorry you like having the U.S. Treasury manage your money for 12 months.

Don’t be sorry Floyd it’s not a bad thing if he can’t save money. Let’s not act like snobs. Some people need someone else to do it for them, and that’s fine.

I'm sorry $4500 is a lot of money for you to have tied up, bros.

Da Mayor wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:
Don’t be sorry Floyd it’s not a bad thing if he can’t save money. Let’s not act like snobs. Some people need someone else to do it for them, and that’s fine.

I'm sorry $4500 is a lot of money for you to have tied up, bros.

You dumb bro?

Da Mayor wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:
Don’t be sorry Floyd it’s not a bad thing if he can’t save money. Let’s not act like snobs. Some people need someone else to do it for them, and that’s fine.

I'm sorry $4500 is a lot of money for you to have tied up, bros.

Backpeddling

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Da Mayor wrote:

I'm sorry $4500 is a lot of money for you to have tied up, bros.

Backpeddling

2Jealous

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:

Da Mayor wrote:

I'm sorry $4500 is a lot of money for you to have tied up, bros.

Backpeddling

;-) pedaling.

LooseGoose wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:
Backpeddling

;-)  pedaling.

Whatever

LooseGoose wrote:

Travis of the Cosmos wrote:
Backpeddling

;-) pedaling.

Imma donate part of my $4500 to Travis's literacy fund.

Floyd Robertson wrote:

steveschneider wrote:I owed about 740. When is this tax reform supposed to benefit us?

Never, Steve. It was never about "us".

It was for some of us

Got back a lot, putting it toward a Disney trip. Fml.

y2kMgrad wrote:Got back a lot, putting it toward a Disney trip. Fml.

that is my idea of a pure living, breathing hell.

Thoughts and prayers with you, brah.

y2kMgrad wrote:Got back a lot, putting it toward a Disney trip. Fml.

Maybe you need to claim more deductions. Not getting that check is a great excuse for not going to Disney.

$5,800 refund.  

Wife is self-employed so we always pay in 110% of our prior year liability - her income varies a lot.  We have owed as much as $30,000 with our federal return.  She is doing really well this year (she already made more than last year) even after the tax cuts we are going to owe a chunk when we file next year.

Edit:  FWIW, she has a $20,000 commission check coming next month.  She says we are taking our 4 year-old daughter to Disney (for the 4th time).

MSU addict wrote:$5,800 refund.  

Wife is self-employed so we always pay in 110% of our prior year liability - her income varies a lot.  We have owed as much as $30,000 with our federal return.  She is doing really well this year (she already made more than last year) even after the tax cuts we are going to owe a chunk when we file next year.

Edit: FWIW, she has a $20,000 check commission coming next month. She says we are taking our 4 year-old daughter to Disney (for the 4th time).

it's not too late to start divorce proceedings.

Robert J Sakimano wrote:

MSU addict wrote:$5,800 refund.  

Wife is self-employed so we always pay in 110% of our prior year liability - her income varies a lot.  We have owed as much as $30,000 with our federal return.  She is doing really well this year (she already made more than last year) even after the tax cuts we are going to owe a chunk when we file next year.

Edit: FWIW, she has a $20,000 check commission coming next month. She says we are taking our 4 year-old daughter to Disney (for the 4th time).

it's not too late to start divorce proceedings.

Fortunately she usually goes without me. She goes with her sister and her sisters kids (married to an orthopedic surgeon). I have only been once in those four years.

I do not love Disney.

My wife and I are both on the fuck Disney train. Everything I have ever heard just sounds completely horrible. Our kid is going to vacation in the UP and like it dammit!

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:My wife and I are both on the fuck Disney train. Everything I have ever heard just sounds completely horrible. Our kid is going to vacation in the UP and like it dammit!

I do not love the place, but honestly I think everyone should experience it at least once with their kids. Everything is very well done and other than the relative expense it is not a bad vacation. But it is not the be all end all vacation that some people think that it is.

My wife's family went a lot when they were kids and she enjoys it on another level.

I grew up poor, bro.

We got back something around $6500 I think. We never know what my wife is going to make and since she's hourly and switches back and forth from part time to full time they take different amounts out of her check. I've found though that it helps to pay off the car, so we should have it paid off in 3.5 - 4 years.

Watch Out Pylon! wrote:

My wife and I are both on the fuck Disney train. Everything I have ever heard just sounds completely horrible. Our kid is going to vacation in the UP and like it dammit!

Your kid is going to grow up hating you and end up moving to FL.
I had to do the vacations you are doing with my parents.

MSU addict wrote:

Robert J Sakimano wrote: it's not too late to start divorce proceedings.

Fortunately she usually goes without me. She goes with her sister and her sisters kids (married to an orthopedic surgeon). I have only been once in those four years.

I do not love Disney.

that's good to hear.. yeah, I've never been to Disney.. but I imagine it being hot, crowded.. and a bunch of people walking around wearing sandals with cotton candy juice running down their face.