Do people even understand statistics anymore? Saying that women are paid less on average, let’s say, in Healthcare than men is meaningless.

This quiz is somewhat misleading because it compares dissimilar items. Of course a microwave is more efficient than an oven, but a) I don’t use those two items for cooking the same things, and b) microwaves only cook things for a few minutes (usually), whereas an oven, you might be baking for hours. Obviously, if…

I may fall into an unusual category in the context of the general public, but I’d imagine it’s pretty common among professionals.

That’s a bit of an odd assumption. Many people who would be buying a gaming PC either don’t have a PC (probably a laptop), or if they do, may not be replacing the old computer, but adding a new one (unless your old computer is dead, why would you decommission it?).

Because they don’t want to burn all the goodwill they’ve earned and piss off their loyal user base. It’s really not that hard to understand.

Maybe Sony would be cool and not try to piss off their loyal customers by saying, anyone who wants a PS4.5 (ya know, assuming it’s happening and selling for, let’s say, $400) can trade in their PS4 and receive $200 off (i.e., half price).

Being a phony is basically a given in white collar professions. As a lawyer, I can’t tell a client they’re a fucking moron. I have to nod my head and act like I care what they’re saying. Some times I do, some times I don’t. Usually, if it’s fact gathering I do, if they’re trying to tell me the law, that’s when I turn…

Three computers one a 7 year old laptop on Windows 7, one a 3 year old laptop on Windows 8.1, and one a 2 year old desktop on Windows 8.1.

It’s actually not. If you can show a business purpose for that particular thing, then it’s not discrimination.

Yeah, these “averages” seem to be very skewed. Then again, I’ve never actually done a poll on the above information, so maybe I’m the one who has a skewed perception. Maybe people buy houses they can’t afford (50% or so people’s interest is over $11k per year on a $100-200k salary, that’s insane) or something. I don’t…

I think we pay about $120/month for premiums then copays on top of that. We’d have to be the sickest people on the planet to hit $10,000 per year. I’m not saying it couldn’t happen in some instances, but to think that’s the average is pretty crazy.

Seriously! My wife and I don’t have expenses like this at all, save for maybe mortgage and student loan interest. We certainly don’t donate $3,000 to charity. Having $10,000 in medical expenses is legitimately impossible because we only have a $1,000 deductible. But, we certainly paid WAY more than $10,000 in taxes.

As a tax attorney, your friend is going to get raped by the IRS. He’s an idiot.

By “save” I just mean, not spend. We have a checking account, retirement accounts, and brokerage accounts, as well as our assets.

Based on your comment, I don’t know whether “ex” was ex-spouse or ex-BF or what. But, I think if you’re married, and this is of course just my opinion, everything is shared. Yes, we have certain things that are our own items. For example, I’m a musician and my wife isn’t. All my guitars and recording equipment are…

Good god that’s ridiculous. I’ve never heard of something like that. Of course, I generally don’t pay that much attention, beyond the exact dollar figure, and even if it’s off by less than $100, I just assume it was some FSA, 401(k), or health deduction. I probably should pay more attention to that.

My wife loves that I take care of all the finances. She’s a resident physician working 80 hour weeks so, it’s not like she has time anyway. But, I am a tax attorney, so I’m definitely not just sitting around.

That sounds on point. Both my wife and I are not extravagant spenders. In fact, she basically doesn’t spend money. I’m the one that buys stuff, typically for the house, but I have been known to buy a few video games now and then.

Is it weird to just have a joint account and not fight about money? My wife and I have a single checking account from which every expense is paid. If we want to buy something under $100, we just do (neither of us are spendthrifts, so we don’t do that often). If the amount is over $100, we quickly discuss it. Also, the…

Name a single thing you can deduct an employee can’t. Office space? Yeah we deduct that for my wife who is a resident physician. Travel expenses? Yep we deduct those for business. Supplies? Yep, we deduct those. Utilities? Yep, we deduct those. Meetings? Yep, we deduct those.