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Anyone else here keep a "slush fund" for themselves without your SO or spouse knowing about it? - CQ Jan 31, 10:21 11
- Not exactly. We had a communal fund; and then I had my 401k and a small credit union account that's another spare - Will Hunting Jan 31, 10:26
- we both contribute a set amount to the joint account, the rest is ours to do with as we please. -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 10:25
- I keep my assets secret by not having any. -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 10:25
- Nope. This only applies to me and my situation, but doing so would feel like a breach of trust with my wife. -- nm - TWuG Jan 31, 10:24
- My wife has money stashed away from her days as a TV star in Europe. - Mel Profit Jan 31, 10:24
- Amy has her money, and I have mine. -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 10:23 1
  - same here, pretty much. i mean, it's pretty interchangeable, but, it's not all in one lump anywhere. -- nm - Andie Jan 31, 10:24
- all my assets are secret -- nm - OAE -- aka OAE Jan 31, 10:23
- no. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 31, 10:23
- No, we have a set amount of "us money" in the budget every month but no slush funds. -- nm - spamlet Jan 31, 10:22 1
  - maybe slush is the wrong word. Think of it as an emergency fund no one know about but me -- nm - CQ Jan 31, 10:24
Top 25 Hottest Girls from Primetime TV (link) - Jovian Jan 31, 10:20 3
- I'd say that's a massive drop from #1 to #2, but we step it up again at #4. I assume they're not in order. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:30
- that is a fantistic photo of Elisha. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 31, 10:26
- 1/3 I never heard of -- nm - peglegpete Jan 31, 10:24
i have to say...in my years bill collecting, it was amazing to me how in many couples, 1 of the people knew nothing about their finances. - Jim Jan 31, 10:18 3
- usually the women? that's how it is in my family (except my brother's wife). -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 10:19 2
  - I'd say the other scenario. My dad had next to no idea financial idea what my mom was doing till she was near death. - Will Hunting Jan 31, 10:21 1
    - when my maternal grandfather died, there were four women in the house: My aunt, my grandmother, and her two sisters. Not one of them knew there was - loosilu Jan 31, 10:23
The Empire Strikes Back - The JJ Abrams version (link) -- (link) - Buzz Jan 31, 10:17 [youtube] 1
- Another awesome cut. The Luke scream at the end is chilling. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:22
Are there any good guys in this dust-up? - TWuG Jan 31, 10:09 10
- Here's a follow-up. -- (link) - TWuG Jan 31, 10:22 2
  - It might be lapse in your judgement, but it wasn't a lapse in your character. It *is* your character. -- nm - mara Jan 31, 10:24
  - if i pay by credit card, i almost never leave a cash tip. and if i do, i don't write a shitty note on the receipt about how i'm not leaving you a tip -- nm - charlie Jan 31, 10:23
- Applebees. opening someone up to harassment by internet people is pretty poor behavior. They did the right thing. -- nm - colin Jan 31, 10:21 3
  - then don't be a cheap fucking asshole to your server -- nm - charlie Jan 31, 10:22 1
    - They're supposed to enforce tipping? -- nm - colin Jan 31, 10:24
  - I don't fault them, but I do think it could be handled without firing the employee. -- nm - TWuG Jan 31, 10:22
- *roots for injuries* -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 10:10
- yes, the server who got stiffed -- nm - charlie Jan 31, 10:10 1
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 10:20
Speaking of taxes...I have one last thing I need to find out to file mine...maybe someone here can help me out... - Jim Jan 31, 10:08 10
- i honestly dont know, but i would think you would -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 31, 10:12
- Yes, it should go on schedule A, line 7, but only if you paid it in 2012. -- nm - GregW Jan 31, 10:11
- We're in the same boat. I plan on it (more inside) - spamlet Jan 31, 10:11 7
  - You have to wait. - spamlet Jan 31, 10:14 4
    - Dammit! -- nm - Jim Jan 31, 10:14 2
      - And thanks... -- nm - Jim Jan 31, 10:16 1
        
        It all evens out. You don't have to declare income until you actually receive it as well where a business might have to. -- nm - spamlet Jan 31, 10:22
    - This should go below. Not sure how it got here. -- nm - spamlet Jan 31, 10:14
  - So...since Toyota paid in 2012, I can deduct it this year? or do I have to wait until next year when I actually pay Toyota? -- nm - Jim Jan 31, 10:12 1
    - when you pay it. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 31, 10:14
I watched She's Out Of Your League last night, the casting of Alice Eve's parents was unimaginative -- nm - LMS Jan 31, 10:04
Snowmobiler Caleb Moore has died. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:04 1
- sad, but not surprising. -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 10:24
Indiana, Michigan and THE Ohio State now on tap for me to consult with re:that software dealie. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:03 1
- If it involves moving to Columbus, you'd love the area. -- nm - TWuG Jan 31, 10:07
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- Grrrrrrrr! -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jan 31, 10:07
- *sigh* -- nm - David Jan 31, 10:04 8
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    - Chump change. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:14 1
      - *snort!* -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 10:15
    - He is a glue player on a winning team. If Arizona doesn't get it done, some enterprising team will steal him at the deadline and be thrilled. - David Jan 31, 10:13 3
      - Sounds like you'll have a year like we did last year. - Jim Jan 31, 10:14 1
        
        I cannot believe we let nickels and dimes prevent us from keeping Dave Ross, knowing the McCann needed surgery. - David Jan 31, 10:16
      - you got Up, Up and JHay! nm -- nm - groiny Jan 31, 10:14
    - At that price, good for him. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jan 31, 10:08
OK, Ally. Check photographed and sent. Make me proud. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:02
I can't believe that someone close to my age with three children has no idea how much money they bring home. sorry mop, but - amanda Jan 31, 09:59 50
- I don't take much interest in our finances and let my wife handle them. - TWuG Jan 31, 10:06
- Why would I? She handled the finances. All of them. - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:02 48
  - Even if Kelly handled our money, if I'm contributing to it, I'm still going to have an idea of what I'm contributing - Will Hunting Jan 31, 10:09
  - But no way you did not look into it after this happened. I mean, how would you know what kind of place to be looking for? -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 10:06 2
    - Well, he's at his in-laws right now so... -- nm - oblique [220] Jan 31, 10:07 1
      - Yeah but he says he was waiting on that first check to move, so surely he found out what to expect? -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 10:11
  - You knew your salary though, right? Just not how much you took home? -- nm - Inigo Jan 31, 10:05 10
    - Uhm... - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:08 9
      - When you took the job didn't they make you an official offer? - Inigo Jan 31, 10:11 2
        
        Yes, and at the time, I knew exactly what I made. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:12 1
        
        But now? They've had to let you know of raises....i'm not going to think the worst, but lesson learned, know your finances. -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 31, 10:25
      - i think you are playing us now. -- nm - Andie Jan 31, 10:08 5
        
        I make so much money I can't possibly be expected to know how much it is. -- nm - Mop Romney Jan 31, 10:16
        
        Oddly enough...I can tell you exactly what I bring home every month, but I would have to look up what my actual salary is. -- nm - Jim Jan 31, 10:09 2
        
        me too. I could multiply by 12 and add some (?) for taxes whatever. I'd be within $5k, I think. -- nm - amanda Jan 31, 10:10
        
        i get that actually. but you aren't oblivious. -- nm - Andie Jan 31, 10:10
        
        I hope so. -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 10:09
  - i think you might be pulling our collective leg. just to see what people will say. -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 10:03 3
    - just because he got divorced does not mean he turns into Cappie. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 31, 10:05
    - Oh, come on! Next you'll say he deliberately reposts! -- nm - mara Jan 31, 10:05 1
      - I've never been in a bar. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:05
  - did you think it was none of your business, or did she say that? - Andie Jan 31, 10:03 10
    - The former more than the latter. - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:05 9
      - okay, fair enough, but when you knew you were splitting up, you didn't look into this? you didn't discuss child support? - Andie Jan 31, 10:07 1
        
        ... and to an attorney. STAT! -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 10:08
      - I bet she built herself a hell of a nest egg. Have you guys talked about bank accounts? Savings, etc? -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 10:07 6
        
        She's cheating on you! - Trish s.i. Jan 31, 10:09 5
        
        you know her better than we do, for sure, it just really seems odd the arrangement. - groiny Jan 31, 10:13 4
        
        I'm not jumping to that level of "deceit" or whatnot...but just the entire thing is so odd. - Will Hunting Jan 31, 10:15 3
        
        well, when I had my wife paying the bills, I trusted them to get paid. - groiny Jan 31, 10:17 2
        
        My mom was a bookkeeper, so she did all the bills, when she passed away my dad discovered debts/credit cards he never knew they had. - Stephen, on a Quest for Six! Jan 31, 10:20 1
        
        yup this is it, exactly. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 31, 10:22
  - how did you function? did she give you an allowance? nm -- nm - groiny Jan 31, 10:02 17
    - Given by his excitement over the net, I'm guessing it's a situation somewhat like "It didn't really matter because we had enough to spend" -- nm - oblique [220] Jan 31, 10:03
    - I had a credit card and I used it. -- nm - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:03 15
      - you're really not messing with us? -- nm - loosilu Jan 31, 10:18
      - This is amazing to me. - groiny Jan 31, 10:04
      - see, this bothers me in that, - tRuMaN Jan 31, 10:04 12
        
        Yeah, I admit I let my ex do all the finaces and didn't think about any of it, including my own salary; but well before I moved out, I knew my take- - mara Jan 31, 10:07 1
        
        that's cool. -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 10:12
        
        I assure you. I was perfectly aware of our financial situation. - Mop (190 lbs) Jan 31, 10:07 8
        
        BUt you genuinely seem shocked at the paycheck....I'm not sure how to reconcile that with your claim of awareness -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 31, 10:11 7
        
        He should ask his ex fora copy of her old budget to see how much was spent then vs. how much he spends now. - Inigo Jan 31, 10:14 5
        
        Especially with what I'm assuming are sizable support contributions for the divorce - Will Hunting Jan 31, 10:17
        
        mop thinks we are nuts, and hopefully we are, but there are enough red flags here he needs to look into it. - Spawn Jan 31, 10:15 3
        
        At the very least, if she was good at budgeting, it would give him an outline for his budget. -- nm - Inigo Jan 31, 10:17 2
        
        Was she good at budgeting, though? He says they rarely had money for savings after bills were paid. -- nm - mara Jan 31, 10:19 1
        
        If we trust that. -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 10:20
        
        Exactly. -- nm - Spawn Jan 31, 10:11
        
        this is how jonathan got into all the trouble he's in -- he let molly handle the cash beyond mortgage and utilities. you can't just not have a role in - amanda Jan 31, 10:07
ST Poll -- Have you received your 2012 W-2 yet? Any other tax forms that you're missing? - znufrii Jan 31, 09:58 27
- Got them all. Last one came today. I should have them done by next weekend. -- nm - Krusty Jan 31, 10:17
- yep, think i have everything now so i'll do my taxes this weekend -- nm - ceregon Jan 31, 10:17
- No, but I have all my 1099s already. -- nm - GregW Jan 31, 10:14
- yes and yes -- nm - decline Jan 31, 10:03
- Yes and Yes. -- nm - pmb Jan 31, 10:01
- hah, i'm sure the koreans never even paid my withholdings to the IRS - charlie Jan 31, 10:01
- We have till the end of Feb, i am missing one charitable receipt, my bus pass receipt, and my T-4 (from employer). -- nm - Andie Jan 31, 10:01 1
  - which reminds me that I need to get to actually buying my tax software. -- nm - Reagen Jan 31, 10:02
- do not get me *started* with my student loan interest statements. don't even get me started. - amanda Jan 31, 10:00 7
  - *Molly Shannon flashback* -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jan 31, 10:06
  - ugh. that sucks. - znufrii Jan 31, 10:01 5
    - did I tell you not to get me started? -- nm - amanda Jan 31, 10:02 4
      - (my loan was sold. they told me 30 days later. I'd made two payments. those payments are now in limbo.) - amanda Jan 31, 10:04 2
        
        ugh - znufrii Jan 31, 10:05 1
        
        whimper. -- nm - amanda Jan 31, 10:07
      - do I do what I'm told? -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 10:02
- Received mine a couple of weeks ago. Should receive my wife's today as we never get it before the deadline. - spamlet Jan 31, 10:00 6
  - isnt the deadline today? - tRuMaN Jan 31, 10:00 5
    - is it the deadline to have them sent, or received? -- nm - znufrii Jan 31, 10:04
    - hence he should receive today. -- nm - amanda Jan 31, 10:01 3
      - as he said they never get it before the deadline, if today is the deadline, then his comment makes no sense. -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 31, 10:03 2
        
        they don't get it *before* the deadline, they get it *on* the deadline, is how i read that. -- nm - Andie Jan 31, 10:04 1
        
        right? yesterday was before, tomorrow is after. -- nm - amanda Jan 31, 10:05
- yes. no idea, havent looked yet. probably wont till mid february -- nm - tRuMaN Jan 31, 10:00
- My friggin' 1099-MISC from my consulting job. -- nm - nubby, Astro-lord Jan 31, 09:59
- We win! -- nm - David Jan 31, 09:59 1
  - I saw that yesterday. You definitely win. - Krusty Jan 31, 10:17
I dunno, I still like going into Best Buy. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 31, 09:57 18
- yep. 2nd favorite store behind Barnes & Noble -- nm - Jovian Jan 31, 10:03 2
  - I think B&N is in trouble too. -- nm - Diva Jan 31, 10:18 1
    - Jovian, STOP SHOPPING NOW! -- nm - charlie Jan 31, 10:19
- I bought a superdrive at best buy over the holidays. like, at the store. I called up patryk: "isn't it so quaint? I'm at the actual *store*!" -- nm - amanda Jan 31, 10:01
- I like going in like I enjoy going into any store with lots of electronics. "Look at all the great stuff I can buy cheaper online!" -- nm - oblique [220] Jan 31, 10:00
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  - I still like buying stuff right now, as opposed to waiting. - groiny Jan 31, 10:01 9
    - My tv at Best Buy was $2,600. At amazon, it was $1900. - Will Hunting Jan 31, 10:05 2
      - Even when the prices are similar, Tennessee sales tax makes purchasing online the obvious choice here. - David Jan 31, 10:08 1
        
        we have sales tax at amazon now. I just don't like carrying things home. -- nm - amanda Jan 31, 10:09
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      - What's really sad is that most things are cheaper still even with the $3.99 one day shipping from Prime -- nm - oblique [220] Jan 31, 10:02
    - and you think your wife is bad at spending? :) -- nm - oblique [220] Jan 31, 10:01 3
      - oh, don't get me wrong, I know going in what the price should be. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 31, 10:02 2
        
        like, I spent HOURS looking at TV's online before I got one at Best Buy. nm -- nm - groiny Jan 31, 10:03 1
        
        I've found myself shopping at ABT (online) in the end more these days for appliances which I might have gone to Best Buy for this reason -- nm - oblique [220] Jan 31, 10:06
  - You are Hitler and Stalin combined. -- nm - BB CEO Jan 31, 10:00 1
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I'm sure you all knew but I was surprised watching Top Gun last night that Tim Robbins was in the movie - oblique [220] Jan 31, 09:54
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Wow, that is ridiculous that they switched away from buy dot com. I would be interested to hear how they arrived at that decision. . -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 31, 09:53 1
- Not that hard to understand. They stayed with the name they have had for years. It makes some sense. - Spawn Jan 31, 09:55
i don't know, maybe one simply *does* walk in to Mordor -- nm - charlie Jan 31, 09:52
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Nice article on how locked down or accessible your digital content is from the various providers -- (link) - oblique [220] Jan 31, 09:51 2
- except he is blatantly wrong about vudu - tRuMaN Jan 31, 09:58 1
  - I was thinking about that. All my movies are UV on Vudu so I'm not sure if it is different for Vudu movies or not - oblique [220] Jan 31, 09:59
Wallet Inspector! -- nm - Beaker Jan 31, 09:51 2
- is that what we're calling ourselves now? -- nm - random IRS employee Jan 31, 10:02
- Sorry, you'll have to get it from my wife. - Mop si Jan 31, 09:52

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