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Participant[quote=scaredycat]i am stunned at the number of people who do not know that there is a satndard deduction. educated people. as if there would be no deduction from your taxes if you did not itemize. the standard deduction is going to be greater than the itemizations ona lot of cheap houses! and when you run the nubers, add property tax — there is no tax savings![/quote]
Absolutely, but the houses we have been looking at are in the range where the property tax and interest are well above the standard deduction. In most parts of the country (the non-crazy parts, IMO), the mortgage deduction is a wash relative to the standard deduction. That’s not the case with many houses in San Diego.
Participant[quote=scaredycat]i am stunned at the number of people who do not know that there is a satndard deduction. educated people. as if there would be no deduction from your taxes if you did not itemize. the standard deduction is going to be greater than the itemizations ona lot of cheap houses! and when you run the nubers, add property tax — there is no tax savings![/quote]
Absolutely, but the houses we have been looking at are in the range where the property tax and interest are well above the standard deduction. In most parts of the country (the non-crazy parts, IMO), the mortgage deduction is a wash relative to the standard deduction. That’s not the case with many houses in San Diego.
ParticipantThanks, I had a few typos. They should be cleared up now. I’ll try to blame them on having stared too long at a variety of online mortgage and rent-vs.buy calculators…
ParticipantThanks, I had a few typos. They should be cleared up now. I’ll try to blame them on having stared too long at a variety of online mortgage and rent-vs.buy calculators…
ParticipantThanks, I had a few typos. They should be cleared up now. I’ll try to blame them on having stared too long at a variety of online mortgage and rent-vs.buy calculators…
ParticipantThanks, I had a few typos. They should be cleared up now. I’ll try to blame them on having stared too long at a variety of online mortgage and rent-vs.buy calculators…
ParticipantThanks, I had a few typos. They should be cleared up now. I’ll try to blame them on having stared too long at a variety of online mortgage and rent-vs.buy calculators…
Participant[quote=scaredycat]oh yeah. i almost forgot.
in spite of it all, it was all worth it.[/quote]
I think your earlier post suggests you don’t actually think it was all worth it:
[quote=scaredycat]i love my kids, love having kids, but truly, if I knew the deal going in
— NO WAY IN HELL I WOULDA DONE IT[/quote] Participant[quote=scaredycat]oh yeah. i almost forgot.
in spite of it all, it was all worth it.[/quote]
I think your earlier post suggests you don’t actually think it was all worth it:
[quote=scaredycat]i love my kids, love having kids, but truly, if I knew the deal going in
— NO WAY IN HELL I WOULDA DONE IT[/quote] Participant[quote=scaredycat]oh yeah. i almost forgot.
in spite of it all, it was all worth it.[/quote]
I think your earlier post suggests you don’t actually think it was all worth it:
[quote=scaredycat]i love my kids, love having kids, but truly, if I knew the deal going in
— NO WAY IN HELL I WOULDA DONE IT[/quote] Participant[quote=scaredycat]oh yeah. i almost forgot.
in spite of it all, it was all worth it.[/quote]
I think your earlier post suggests you don’t actually think it was all worth it:
[quote=scaredycat]i love my kids, love having kids, but truly, if I knew the deal going in
— NO WAY IN HELL I WOULDA DONE IT[/quote] Participant[quote=scaredycat]oh yeah. i almost forgot.
in spite of it all, it was all worth it.[/quote]
I think your earlier post suggests you don’t actually think it was all worth it:
[quote=scaredycat]i love my kids, love having kids, but truly, if I knew the deal going in
— NO WAY IN HELL I WOULDA DONE IT[/quote] Participant[quote=scaredycat]I’m considerering paying my kid for grades. I was thinking $100 for an A, $15 for a B, minus $80 for less than a B, $200 Bonus for straight A’s. Eight classes: minimum zero, max $1,000. Good idea or bad idea?[/quote]
Man, in the 80’s I got $10 total for straight A’s and got grounded if I didn’t get straight A’s. Sucked to be me, I guess.
Participant[quote=scaredycat]I’m considerering paying my kid for grades. I was thinking $100 for an A, $15 for a B, minus $80 for less than a B, $200 Bonus for straight A’s. Eight classes: minimum zero, max $1,000. Good idea or bad idea?[/quote]
Man, in the 80’s I got $10 total for straight A’s and got grounded if I didn’t get straight A’s. Sucked to be me, I guess.
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