slackmaster
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Fri Mar-11-11 05:46 PM
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I just got almost $4K in tax refunds. 10% of it will go to relief for Japan. |
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Edited on Fri Mar-11-11 05:55 PM by slackmaster
I have a lot going on with my health and my home projects, but I can make the sacrifice.
Who's with me?
A little more detail in case anyone cares: I recently figured out (with no help from my doctor) that I have hyperparathyroidism. Last week at the recommendation of my aunt (who along with my mom also had it) I got a DEXA bone scan and flunked it. I have osteoporosis of the spine, osteopenia of the pelvis, at age 53.
The good news is that the parathyroid thing can be cured surgically, and there is a facility in Tampa, FL that does advanced minimally invasive surgery. The bone loss is probably reversible, but only after I get the underlying problem fixed.
It's going to cost me up to several thousand dollars, much of it out of my own pocket, but I have to get it fixed.
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Fri Mar-11-11 05:50 PM
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1. I would if I were receiving a refund. |
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Sorry, can't do because I usually have to pay about $800 at income tax time. You are a lucky person receiving that much back.
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Fri Mar-11-11 05:51 PM
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4. It's more a result of poor tax planning than "luck" |
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Edited on Fri Mar-11-11 05:52 PM by slackmaster
I prefer to have to write two checks at tax time rather than allow Uncle Sam and my state to borrow money from me interest-free for a year.
Maybe it's some kind of message from the fates, having the quake hit and the money deposited into my account within 24 hours of each other.
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Fri Mar-11-11 05:51 PM
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2. Very kind of you, sir nt |
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Fri Mar-11-11 05:53 PM
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5. Good for you, on both counts. n/t |
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Fri Mar-11-11 05:54 PM
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6. That's a nice gesture. |
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Fri Mar-11-11 05:57 PM
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7. Good for you Slackmaster |
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I do enjoy receiving my taxes also. Yes, I can donate some money. Why do people get upset when we receive money back? This is the way I prefer to do things Why bash? I thought DU was all about freedom.
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Fri Mar-11-11 05:58 PM
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8. I'm getting a photovoltaic power system installed on my house in a couple of months |
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That's going to get me a federal tax credit of over $5K, so I was able to cut down on my federal withholding for the year.
If my medical exceeds about $6K (and it might), I could see some tax relief from that as well.
It's not cheap being me.
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