Half a gig! The size of a pocket knife! Will wonders never cease to amaze?
Friday, February 04, 2005
Thursday, February 03, 2005
I'm on hold with the Internal Revenue Service. How exciting! I've never spoken to the IRS before. Trying to figure out if cost basis of ESPP shares should be calculated using Purchase Price or Purchase FMV.
Other than this one last question, I am done filing my taxes. Done done done! And it is only February the 4th.
My mother always advised to "do" one's taxes as early as possible, and then to actually file earlier or later based on whether one owed to the IRS or was owed by the IRS. She didn't want the IRS collecting interest on her money any longer than they had to. Since I am owed this year, the advice sits well with me.
Other than this one last question, I am done filing my taxes. Done done done! And it is only February the 4th.
My mother always advised to "do" one's taxes as early as possible, and then to actually file earlier or later based on whether one owed to the IRS or was owed by the IRS. She didn't want the IRS collecting interest on her money any longer than they had to. Since I am owed this year, the advice sits well with me.
So I've been a student enrolled "at least half-time" since last September. This means I qualify for a credit on my tax return.
Here's what I don't understand -
I'm filing my return in TurboTax, which calculates your expected rebate (or payment) real-time as you go. The student tuition payments were one of the last things I entered, and when I entered them...my expected rebate was cut in half. That's right, the IRS will give me back less of my tax money due to my tuition "credit".
What's up with that?
Really, I'd be okay without credits like that.
Here's what I don't understand -
I'm filing my return in TurboTax, which calculates your expected rebate (or payment) real-time as you go. The student tuition payments were one of the last things I entered, and when I entered them...my expected rebate was cut in half. That's right, the IRS will give me back less of my tax money due to my tuition "credit".
What's up with that?
Really, I'd be okay without credits like that.
Wednesday, February 02, 2005
On Drinking and Test Taking
This probably wouldn't help me any, eh?
I mean, unless I drink while I study. The way the nervous system works, the mind is more easily able to recall information in an environment similar to that in which it learned the information, so it's to your advantage to recreate your study environment as best you can when taking tests. That way your system will more easily access the information you want.
...so if I drink this weekend while I'm studying...
...and then drink next Wednesday right before the big Anatomy & Physiology exam...
...I'll actually be doing myself a favor, right?
Right.
This probably wouldn't help me any, eh?
I mean, unless I drink while I study. The way the nervous system works, the mind is more easily able to recall information in an environment similar to that in which it learned the information, so it's to your advantage to recreate your study environment as best you can when taking tests. That way your system will more easily access the information you want.
...so if I drink this weekend while I'm studying...
...and then drink next Wednesday right before the big Anatomy & Physiology exam...
...I'll actually be doing myself a favor, right?
Right.
On Drinking
"Not only red wine but also white wine, beer and hard liquor
appear to protect against mental decline in older women, two new
studies have found," or so says the New York Times. Interesting.
"Not only red wine but also white wine, beer and hard liquor
appear to protect against mental decline in older women, two new
studies have found," or so says the New York Times. Interesting.
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