Did you file your taxes yet?

[MURP]

I think FF's point is that you could be taking your extra pay check money and investing that money instead of giving it to the Government (who invests your money for themselves to earn cash).     If you would invest that money yourself instead of giving it to the gov you would have more than $3000 by the time you were expecting that tax check. 

[Wingspan]

This is the same person who will pay twice as much to travel in 12 times the length of time to go from DC to New Orleans. And people wonder about his tax habits?

[ice grillin you]

I think FF's point is that you could be taking your extra pay check money and investing that money instead of giving it to the Government (who invests your money for themselves to earn cash).     If you would invest that money yourself instead of giving it to the gov you would have more than $3000 by the time you were expecting that tax check. 

i know exactly what hes saying...im saying thats not gonna happen...the extra money will go to the local pub tab...but instead of twice a week it will then be three or four times a week...then when it comes time to pay for eagles season tickets or a vacation i am diggin into my savings to ante up


This is the same person who will pay twice as much to travel in 12 times the length of time to go from DC to New Orleans

ummm negative g

the train was substantially cheaper than the plane

no comment on the travel time

[Wingspan]

I think FF's point is that you could be taking your extra pay check money and investing that money instead of giving it to the Government (who invests your money for themselves to earn cash).     If you would invest that money yourself instead of giving it to the gov you would have more than $3000 by the time you were expecting that tax check. 

i know exactly what hes saying...im saying thats not gonna happen...the extra money will go to the local pub tab...but instead of twice a week it will then be three or four times a week...then when it comes time to pay for eagles season tickets or a vacation i am diggin into my savings to ante up


This is the same person who will pay twice as much to travel in 12 times the length of time to go from DC to New Orleans

ummm negative g

the train was substantially cheaper than the plane

no comment on the travel time

roundtrip from DC or Philly to New Orleans runs about $150 round trip on Southwest Airlines

[MURP]

i know exactly what hes saying...im saying thats not gonna happen...the extra money will go to the local pub tab...but instead of twice a week it will then be three or four times a week...then when it comes time to pay for eagles season tickets or a vacation i am diggin into my savings to ante up

so what your saying is that you have such little will power that you have decided to pay the IRS more in tax money so you dont go and spend that money at the pub instead?   

[Diomedes]

What's wrong with that?  It's his money.  Obsess much?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

It's kind of sad, that's all.

[MURP]

What's wrong with that?  It's his money.  Obsess much?

Simply trying to understand why people do the things they do.  It was put out there for discussion, so whats the big deal if we discuss it?

[ice grillin you]

roundtrip from DC or Philly to New Orleans runs about $150 round trip on Southwest Airlines

that may be true but i dont know a single person who went that paid under 220


so what your saying is that you have such little will power that you have decided to pay the IRS more in tax money so you dont go and spend that money at the pub instead?

thats EXACTLY what im saying (and/or im an alcoholic)

but the thing is i already put mad money in my govt tsp (401k equivalent) and into my own ira and roth ira...plus x amount of dollars into my bank savings account each month...in other words my savings/investments are well taken care of...everything after that is spending money to me...and the less spending money i have coming home each week the less money ill spend

plus i like the feeling of getting a huge chunk of change the same time every eyar to pay for my eagle tix and my big vacation i take every year

to answer your next question as to why dont i just up the amount im putting into my investments each yeah and pay less in taxes?

because i dont want to

[ice grillin you]

It's kind of sad, that's all.

would that be more or less sad than your entire existence revolving around money

[Diomedes]

It was put out there for discussion, so whats the big deal if we discuss it?

Fair point, but this is hardly "discussion:" 

It's kind of sad, that's all.

Sad your mother!

It's kind of sad, that's all.

would that be more or less sad than your entire existence revolving around money

rhetorical question day is back!

[SunMo]

rhetorical question your face!

[PhillyPhreak54]

Nope. My shtein is easy though. I do the eFile on the IRS site and don't pay a lick. Although with student loans and shtein like that now next year's tax time will be the year I go to an accountant and let him hook it up.

[ice grillin you]

Nope. My shtein is easy though. I do the eFile on the IRS site and don't pay a lick

my girl is a programmer for the irs and writes a lot of the programs that efile uses

[PhillyPhreak54]

I like the way they have it set up. Although I liked the TeleFile better though. They stopped that last year though.