Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

Melanie, my heart goes out to you. So sorry for your loss.

Been gone a while and this is the first topic I have opened. Should have known. That's Cootie for you.

I've been gone for a while. Thought I would say hi to all my friends and to all the newbees on here.

We didn't have to take them home to wash them, but I chose to because the sink in the basement was nasty, and I wanted them to be sanitized. A little bleach in the dishpan, and let them soak for about a half hour. At least then I knew I wouldn't catch anything next time I took communion.

Also going through all the calculations to try to determine when to take social security is at best a crap shoot. The determining factor is when you kick the bucket and no one knows when that is going to happen. I go with just start when you reach full retirement age unless your financial situation...

example Lets say your before-tax benefit is $6,000 and your highest tax bracket is 22%. If you change the $6,000 to an after-tax benefit, then Income tax is $6,000 x 22% = $1,320; Soc Sec tax is $6000 x 6.2% = $375, and medicare $6,000 x 1.45% = $87. If you work one more year, increase in tax is $1...

teresa wrote:Katisha

Happy Birthday!

I will move this discussion to Tea House shortly.

Thank you, Teresa.

Agri, the SS or the IRS won't tell me anything. They both said I needed to hire a CPA to get answers to my questions. I was able to sign up for Medicare Part A thought. Teresa, I agree with what you said. I don't see how having my benefits taken out post-tax for just one year will help my SS in any ...

Katisha It looks like it depends on how many employees your employer has, as to whether you need to sign up for Medicare Part B to avoid a penalty (i.e. increased cost going forward). This might be true of Part D also. Under current rules, if your employer has 20 or more employees , you don’t have ...

flawed wrote:Can someone please explain who or what mnala is?

Mnala is the stuff of legends, myths and stories told around the fire late at night. His wisdom is comforting and his adventures thrilling. And he's just a cool guy too.