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GopherGal

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5. My main financial philosophy can be expressed in questions.

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 01:28 PM

Oct 2024

1) How expensive is it to save that much money? A certain skepticism is often called for when seeing ads for sales... (if it's BOGO - how much am I paying to BO...)

And, conversely:
2) How much do I need to earn to need to worry about having to pay those taxes? Especially since top tax bracket percentages are only levied on the amount of earnings above $X, it's often a case of "how well do you need to be doing to run into these 'champagne problems'?"

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IRS announces new federal income tax brackets for 2025 [View all] BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 OP

Don't think I'll ever make it to this bracket. republianmushroom Oct 2024 #1

I'm in the lowest bracket. You know, the poverty one. Dem2theMax Oct 2024 #2

I do understand what your saying. republianmushroom Oct 2024 #3

Freedom's just another word for... catrose Oct 2024 #6

Yep. Dem2theMax Oct 2024 #11

My main financial philosophy can be expressed in questions. GopherGal Oct 2024 #5

Dunno. Igel Oct 2024 #12

"It could be simpler and fairer." twodogsbarking Oct 2024 #4

If I ever made what is now considered middle class in this country, I'd be rich. nt Javaman Oct 2024 #7

Wonder what the sundowning JustAnotherGen Oct 2024 #8

In the OP article is this BumRushDaShow Oct 2024 #9

Romney: "Corporations are people, my friends" RicROC Oct 2024 #10