Nice! DH is working on ours and said he thinks we're getting less than $100 back. While I really would rather it be that way and not have to owe, it was kind of nice getting a refund to use for things. However, I am now up to only three times this month using EZ pass so much of the money we were spending there can be diverted to other expenses as needed.Just got taxes done last night...
We are getting a bigger refund than expected! This will Pay off 2 personal loans which will open up about $500/month towards other debt!!!!!
Getting there!
Just got taxes done last night...
We are getting a bigger refund than expected! This will Pay off 2 personal loans which will open up about $500/month towards other debt!!!!!
Getting there!
Go back and check your numbers you entered, I inverted 2 numbers and I got this message. I also put the wrong numbers in for health insurance and got a warning message.Wow, lucky ducks who are getting refund. I started working on ours and we are currently $2k+ in the hole. Plus we hit AMT (which ridiculous since we are just federal employees and nowhere close to millionaires). And we owe additional Medicare tax which makes even less sense they take it out of our paychecks.) I am really hoping this new tax code works to our advantage, the way they say it is supposed to.
Today has been a weird day. My fiance text me earlier from work with some sad news. My ex-boyfriend I was with before him (we all worked in the same building and they have been working associates for nearly 8 years) passed away in his sleep over the weekend. He was supposed to pick his kids up from soccer and when he didn't, his ex wife picked them up and took them to his house only to find him. He had just turned 38 and didn't have any medical issues that I knew of. We didn't really end on great terms, but we had been more friendly towards each other over the last 6 months, so it kind of has me conflicted on things.
That situation has me thinking: my fiance is going to be 47 in a few weeks and I'll be 33 this year. We aren't really "old" yet, but we definitely aren't young anymore. What is a good amount for a life insurance policy? Should I take out separate ones in addition to what we have thru work? I know things can happen in the blink of an eye and I think we need to be better prepared for anything that may happen.
Today has been a weird day. My fiance text me earlier from work with some sad news. My ex-boyfriend I was with before him (we all worked in the same building and they have been working associates for nearly 8 years) passed away in his sleep over the weekend. He was supposed to pick his kids up from soccer and when he didn't, his ex wife picked them up and took them to his house only to find him. He had just turned 38 and didn't have any medical issues that I knew of. We didn't really end on great terms, but we had been more friendly towards each other over the last 6 months, so it kind of has me conflicted on things.
That situation has me thinking: my fiance is going to be 47 in a few weeks and I'll be 33 this year. We aren't really "old" yet, but we definitely aren't young anymore. What is a good amount for a life insurance policy? Should I take out separate ones in addition to what we have thru work? I know things can happen in the blink of an eye and I think we need to be better prepared for anything that may happen.
I'm so sorry. What a terrible loss, and so young- especially considering he has children.
There are a lot of different theories on the amount of life insurance you should take out on a person. Since you have kids, I think you should definitely factor in the amount you might need to help you cover childcare and expenses for your children since you wouldn't have a second income to help support them anymore. Since DH and I do not have kids, I just made sure our policies were big enough that should either one of us die, the other person could pay off the house and not have to worry about that expense by not having a second income anymore. My work also offers a life insurance policy that is something like my salary + 20% (can't remember exactly off the top of my head).
I'm sure there are many other factors other people might chime in with, especially those who have children, but I think it's wise to try to have enough coverage that the surviving spouse won't have to concern themselves over the major bills in your lives.
Today has been a weird day. My fiance text me earlier from work with some sad news. My ex-boyfriend I was with before him (we all worked in the same building and they have been working associates for nearly 8 years) passed away in his sleep over the weekend. He was supposed to pick his kids up from soccer and when he didn't, his ex wife picked them up and took them to his house only to find him. He had just turned 38 and didn't have any medical issues that I knew of. We didn't really end on great terms, but we had been more friendly towards each other over the last 6 months, so it kind of has me conflicted on things.
That situation has me thinking: my fiance is going to be 47 in a few weeks and I'll be 33 this year. We aren't really "old" yet, but we definitely aren't young anymore. What is a good amount for a life insurance policy? Should I take out separate ones in addition to what we have thru work? I know things can happen in the blink of an eye and I think we need to be better prepared for anything that may happen.
Today has been a weird day. My fiance text me earlier from work with some sad news. My ex-boyfriend I was with before him (we all worked in the same building and they have been working associates for nearly 8 years) passed away in his sleep over the weekend. He was supposed to pick his kids up from soccer and when he didn't, his ex wife picked them up and took them to his house only to find him. He had just turned 38 and didn't have any medical issues that I knew of. We didn't really end on great terms, but we had been more friendly towards each other over the last 6 months, so it kind of has me conflicted on things.
That situation has me thinking: my fiance is going to be 47 in a few weeks and I'll be 33 this year. We aren't really "old" yet, but we definitely aren't young anymore. What is a good amount for a life insurance policy? Should I take out separate ones in addition to what we have thru work? I know things can happen in the blink of an eye and I think we need to be better prepared for anything that may happen.
God forbid you come down with a terrible disease that has a prolonged illness before death, your employer will only hold your job for so long. At my work, that's 12 weeks. Yep, that's it. People with cancer or something debilitating are screwed after that and no one will insure you by then because they ask several health questions, even the most basic things like have you been under a doctor's care for anything?