Agreed. I had used a tax pro to do my taxes, then I set about an experiment to compare their outcome with TurboTax and TaxCut (as well as to compare the two against each other). Longer story short, both missed some deductions that the tax-pro caught (primarily depreciation stuff). I tried to enter these into the…

Exactly. I was pointing out that a $100k house already puts you over the limit, without even considering the rest of the items. In other words, the argument some people make that the deduction isn’t much is not true... it can have a large effect, as you have shown as well. Bottom line, it’s usually worth it.

You are correct. F-ing website changed my initial $100k value when I ran their calculator. Why do websites insist on doing this!? Anyway...

If you do the math, you’ll see that a $100k mortgage would result in over $7k in interest expense for the first year. This is larger than the standard deduction of $6300 (for 2015) - and it doesn’t even take into account taxes and such... so in most cases, a new home buyer will likely benefit with a tax-deduction with…

I recall a “paint test area” in Albany, NY where I lived (on Washington Ave, at the very-end of Albany near Route 155). They appeared to be testing road paints there (yellow/white primarily) and had a sign on the side of the road for this as well, so people wouldn’t wonder what the lines were for.

This might be why we are seeing more police accidents when they’re on the side of the road. I always believed that the blindingly-bright strobes on most police cars in my area (MA) would cause more trouble because they are 1) blinding and 2) incredibly distracting. Couple that with the “look where you are going”…

I agree with most of the article, except the “conservatism turned up 25 percent”. The problem here is that too many drivers already pay FAR TOO LITTLE attention to driving. This means
1) they don’t know HOW to pay attention (hence the white-knuckling) because they don’t know what to look for (eg what does a skid feel…

Ageed. This is also because basic FWD cars usually have smaller/narrower tires, while the big SUVs have wider tires for “looks”... wider tires are worse in the snow as well...

True, GOOD all-seasons can work well enough as well, along with a large dollop of brains. The problem is, most people don’t have the latter and are too cheap/uninformed to buy the former.

I totally agree, the legalese is awful. I’m well educated and I still have trouble with it. But does this mean you should just go ahead and blindly sign it anyway? I mean, basically you’re saying that if someone doesn’t understand it, they should just sign it anyway without understanding it?

I agree, the T&Cs are seemingly intentionally long and filled with poor “legalese”. However, that’s not really an excuse to sign something legally binding either. At least in the case of deferred interest, it’s easy to look for this clause as well as to see the big, bold interest rate. I take a few seconds to scan the…

So, people should read, learn, and understand the situation before jumping in. Personal responsibilty is a powerful thing.

It’s real logic based on real facts. I will happily “eat crow” if anything happens to fix this loophole, but I fully expect the SEC stuff will bury this activity nicely... and so nothing will be done to fix the prescription med problem we have today. Prove me wrong, America... I won’t be holding my breath.

I’m not sure I’m happy about this simply because it will mask the real problem he has highlighted with his price-gouging. This country is too stupid to A) do something about it and B) remember this problem once this SEC info goes ahead.

Cary Ford: I live my life a quarter-mile at a time.
Shane: That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard!

That was a nice jab against the first FF movie... but, yes, awful dialog.

Butler maps... great idea, but nothing in the northeast area?! What little I’ve seen so far here in upstate NY is wonderful, and I can’t wait to get back on the bike again. Any other similar maps that cover this area?

Like some others have said, part of it is the AWD... this is real AWD not the crap you get in most other vehicles which is an open-diff with active braking to make it work - that crap is awful and simply doesn’t work. My favorite was watching a street-parked Murano AWD unable to get out from the parking spot because…

He’s not a “successful businessman” as Clark Miller showed. But more importantly, he’s not even a competent businessman, as evidenced by basic math here:

Don’t forget about all items you have (clothes, bottles, cups, whatever) that were brought by trucks, ships, and trade routes that use roads, bridges, ports, etc to get them here in sufficient quantity to make them affordable in your local store so you can buy them with money printed and managed by the government as…

My ex-wife made the same argument, stating how going to a vocational school (where basic sciences aren’t taught) was just fine for someone who will “never use it” in their jobs. The fact is, you may not use that particular skill... but you end up learning a valuable, different way of thinking that cannot be taught any…