My choice of words was poor, but what I mean to say was I don’t think I could scratch $3400 right now, unless I reduced withholding. As a renter I don’t have near the writeoff I would as an owner so my current withholding probably will leave me with around $500, or so. It’s not like I am leaving a bunch of cash with uncle sam today.
As I said my financial picture sucks muddy pond water. Moving out here and my wife taking a cut in pay of $10K for two years was a big blow that we were not counting on so it’s been like running uphill ever since. Also, when I finally sold my house back in the midwest, I had to bring my only cash savings to the table to unload the house so suffice it to say, moving out here didn’t exactly help us.
