Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evolving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
Just did taxes. Wife is retired, I teach in a rural district in Tennessee. Don't make much. And yet, I get stuck with $2300. Geez. People need to wake the fuck up. We're getting raped. I'm pretty sure I'm not alone. The wife and I don't spend extravagantly, yet still it seems whatever we do isn't enough. I hope one day soon things will change, because this is wrong - but I'm also sure people will get on my case for whining about it.
I work with accountants for a major payroll company. Perhaps the biggest. The new deductions seem to just not be enough. If you have to pay $2300 you are paying about $200 a month less than you need to. I would have additional money taken out for Federal Income Tax each paycheck. Take that $2300 and divide it by how many paychecks you get a year and have that additional. Twice a month is 24 paychecks, every other week is 26 paychecks, monthly is 12 paychecks, and weekly is 52 paychecks.
I would suggest you open a small business. Selling some stuff on eBay would probably be the easiest. That unlocks a bunch of deductions that will save you money on your taxes. Mileage and portion of your home used for the business can save you some money.
This, of course, is not official advice. I am not an accountant or bookkeeper. I don't even play one on tv, lol.
Read it as "Just did Vaxes" and was very worried lol