It took me a few years to get my FSA deduction in line with my actual expenses, but the tax savings are pretty sweet.
I've got two words that are going to make all the pain go away. Miniature Golf.
Mayor ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Natter 64: Yes, we still need you
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Nov 19, 2009 7:22:46 am PST #20222 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
§ ita § - Nov 19, 2009 7:26:55 am PST #20223 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
If you have expenses whose cost and dates you can predict, do the math and sock away as much as you can afford. I tended to put away my deductibles plus a little more, but you can spend it on pharmacy purchases as well. I never got organised enough to do that, not least of all because it took years for my meds to stabilise.
I swear all that talk of vasovagal episodes in Bitches has made them come back for me. Curses. I just stretched (sitting down!) and got light headed. I've been so much better with them since I started working.
Kathy A - Nov 19, 2009 7:28:27 am PST #20224 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
You can adjust the amount deducted later in the year, right? Because most of my expenses are going to be in the first quarter, so I'll be socking it away then, but would like to cut back on the deduction after Easter.
P.M. Marc - Nov 19, 2009 7:29:23 am PST #20225 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Seeing your father and mother talk in English can't help either.
Yep. That, too.
The native Esperanto speakers I've read about all grew up with it as the primary household tongue, not a unique experiment.
ChiKat - Nov 19, 2009 7:31:26 am PST #20226 of 30001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
You can adjust the amount deducted later in the year, right?
Not mine.
But, it doesn't really matter. Figure out how much you want to put away. Say $600 total, so $50/mo. As of Jan. 1, you can use the entire $600 even though you haven't deposited that much yet.
Vortex - Nov 19, 2009 7:33:06 am PST #20227 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I got mugged in Nice, France.
well, that's neece, not nice.
Kathy A - Nov 19, 2009 7:33:15 am PST #20228 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
As of Jan. 1, you can use the entire $600 even though you haven't deposited that much yet.
Really? Cool! That means I can get my glasses right away as well as schedule my dental cleaning.
Connie Neil - Nov 19, 2009 7:33:47 am PST #20229 of 30001
brillig
well, that's neece, not nice.
We never hear about the "sister" city, Nefeu.
Jessica - Nov 19, 2009 7:33:57 am PST #20230 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It might depend on the plan, but the one I'm on locks you in for a lump sum for the year. It doesn't really matter when in the year you spend it.
§ ita § - Nov 19, 2009 7:38:27 am PST #20231 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Really? Cool!
Absolutely. The flip side is you spend it or you lose it, so a case like yours where you have predictable expenses makes for the budgeting good.