tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post7543721160667690619..comments2024-01-23T23:07:00.959-08:00Comments on GRACEful Retirement: Miscellaneous?Grace.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395027685855901noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-60708173537861929922007-12-04T17:31:00.000-08:002007-12-04T17:31:00.000-08:00I agree with you completely. Some things will com...I agree with you completely. Some things will come up that are difficult to foresee. Maybe you can just have a plan to but any leftover money in that category at the end of the month towards debt?Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426442791606582119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-914587012379239382007-12-03T14:57:00.000-08:002007-12-03T14:57:00.000-08:00I think that the best way to budget these miscella...I think that the best way to budget these miscellaneous things is to label some of it. <BR/><BR/>Like gifts I give myself $100/month for birthdays/baby showers/weddings/Christmas. I have been keeping track of my spending so I know I spend more in May and December, but it averages to $100/month.<BR/><BR/>So gift giving. Also put in school expenses, that what I do. <BR/><BR/>Now then to real misc expenses? Well then I would put in say $100/month if you think that's what it will run you. <BR/><BR/>But for a couple of your expenses I think they could have fallen under different categories.Living Almost Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06655673945207221609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-82366105279087499242007-12-03T12:25:00.000-08:002007-12-03T12:25:00.000-08:00Political contributions, up to $50 on a single ret...Political contributions, up to $50 on a single return or $100 on a joint return are deductible in my state--not as a charitable deduction, but as a political contribution. This is on my state income tax form, of course, not the federal forms.Grace.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395027685855901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-36814055223804329052007-12-03T11:27:00.000-08:002007-12-03T11:27:00.000-08:00You can't deduct political contributions on your t...You can't deduct political contributions on your taxes. They're not considered charitable giving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com