I guess I didn’t think about that route. I wonder why a person would do that though? Because if you withdraw money from a 529 and don’t use it for qualified expenses you are SLAMMED with taxes on any earnings (ordinary rate plus 10% penalty plus state taxes). So there’s no incentive to set up a bunch of accounts…

So as I understand it, this was a troubling part of the house bill, but it wasn’t mentioned in the Senate bill. Now that the Senate bill has passed they will have to come to a compromise so that’s still up in the air I think. Unfortunately I am more versed in the changes that are going to impact business and high net…

You can already do this by just listing yourself as the beneficiary and then changing the beneficiary to a child in the future. So there was really no point for the bill to include this caveat except to define an unborn child and assign it benefits.

There already ways to make tax deferred education contributions to unborn children. You open a 529 plan and list yourself as the beneficiary. If you then have a child in the future you change the beneficiary to their ssn#. So this provision is totally pointless beyond wanting to specifically have that language in…

There’s also talk of eliminating or reducing education based credits like tuition deductions. Many itemized deductions are off the table now like mortgage interest deductions.

This bill also has provisions that will *hurt* many businesses. Like repealing section 199 (a blow to domestic manufacturers), eliminating certain credits for fuel and hiring targeted disenfranchised groups. They’re also eliminating 1031 gain deferrals (which hurts manufacturers and blue collar industries a ton) and…

Can we appreciate the irony that some of the changes that this tax plan is going to substantially hurt US manufacturing? Section 199 is getting repealed which is a MAJOR tax incentive for manufacturers to remain domestic.

It makes sense. Individuals in law enforcement also tend to have higher statistics of domestic violence and drug abuse. The career can really screw with their psyche over time, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see that impact manifest like this too (not saying it’s an excuse, just noting). I wonder if mandatory…

Right? I’ve been in some great relationships until I see the fuckery that is their Thanksgiving traditions and immediately know I will never want that in my life. I like the crisis if it can happen because I think that’s when you truly get to see how someone handles their shit. It doesn’t have to be anything earth…

That’s an excellent point. Sometimes pets transition well to a family home. Sometimes they don’t. Maybe in a few years the family would be ready to try cats again, when the kids are a bit older and LW’s family has settled into their new dynamic.

100%! Plus I immediately thought where LW lives could play a factor. I live in rural Pennsylvania where by 25 most people are married with a couple kids. Depending on her surrounding culture maybe boyfriend thinks that’s what’s supposed to happen. Or maybe he’s just really excited and doesn’t want her to slip away.…

LW3 - YES GET RID OF THOSE CATS. Give them to a no-kill shelter, or one that has a good foster network. It sounds like the cats are equally as miserable/bored/stressed. They clearly need to have an owner who can accommodate their personalities and be child-free. I am normally 150% for keeping animals, but the second…

Maybe, but coupling it with the fact that it seems NBC had been aware of the story Variety was working on (“for months”) regarding his behavior, I wonder if this was just the final straw.

Ham is the worst. Ham is already served for Easter and Christmas - enough already. I am biased though, as I have bad associations with it. Let me tell you about my mother-in-laws Ham Box. My in-laws cook ham a LOT. I don’t know why. And they store it in a large tupperware box (it kind of looks like what fish gets…

Yeah, I agree with you on that. It probably depends on the relationship you have with your boss and the amount of oversharing (“I have a fertility appt” vs “I’m going to go have sex over my lunch break”), but based on OP’s description it doesn’t seem like they are close enough with their employer that this would be…

I agree to a point, but my gosh, people are NOSY! After our baby turned a year old people (friends, family, coworkers, bosses, grocery store cashiers) often asked me “So are you trying for a second / when are you trying for a sibling / etc”? So I’ve just started answering honestly. “Well, coworker, I went off birth…

This is also my feeling. I’m sure there are some situations where this type of information may be an over-share, but some infertility support circles actually encourage being open and talking about it. Two of my coworkers are experiencing infertility and talk about it often... but the context, again, may be different…

Yikes. On one hand, this was a poor move by this law enforcement officer, even if it was “just” on his private Facebook. Civil servants must be upstanding at all times, on or off duty. He knew that a post like that could actually yield results given his position. And to make the claim that it was just to get help from…

I’m sorry this happened to your daughter. I’m sure that was scary for her and your hurt on her behalf is apparent. Of course, I don’t know all the details that went down that night, but if you think what the officers did was out of scope of what they’re allowed to do, I would recommend filing a complaint with their…

I’m not sure how that’s “short sighted” or who “Suzy homemaker” is referring to in your response, I’m sorry. But to your second response, I also was (trying my best) not to judge. I am putting myself in the Trump family’s shoes and think I would behave or feel differently. So I have trouble understanding the…