Doing taxes ... Our household income dropped about 39%...
LuckyTheDog
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Mon Apr-12-10 08:45 AM
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Doing taxes ... Our household income dropped about 39%... |
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Edited on Mon Apr-12-10 08:46 AM by LuckyTheDog
... from 2008 to 2009.
Man, that SUCKS.
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ixion
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Mon Apr-12-10 08:52 AM
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1. I've yet to return to the amount of cash coming in since 2007... |
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it's been in the tank since then.
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Mon Apr-12-10 09:02 AM
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2. Need some perspective to mean anything |
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What were the amounts? Not exactly. Just rough estimates.
When I went from an active employee to the retirement rolls my income went down over 50%. From close to a hundred thousand to about 30 thousand a year.
But I have never been happier in my life.
Don
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Mon Apr-12-10 09:42 AM
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4. I didn't retire, I was laid off |
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I got some severance and unemployment benefits... and I picked up a little freelance work. But even with that, household income dropped by $45K all at once.
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Mon Apr-12-10 12:33 PM
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5. I understand that and an unexpected cut in income like that can be traumatic |
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I kind of had time to prepare myself for my reduction. Wasn't easy at first either.
Seemed like it got better as the years went by though. I had to learn to adapt.
Good luck and I hope things improve for you soon.
Don
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Mon Apr-12-10 09:17 AM
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3. I know I got a lot back |
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because I made almost no interest and had no raise and saw my health insurance go up up up and I feel lucky to have done that well. Last year was a banner year for almost all :(
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