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Kotsi3P0 @lemmy.ml

1y ago

Tough life

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Thats... that's now how you use the meme.
- 'bad thing/good thing penguim' strikes again. Annoys me people forget it's supposed to be social situations
- But it does work

Americans spend way too much on christmas presents.
- Christmas is a bloated commercialistic holiday no wonder Americans love that shit.
  
  Agreed... here, it's about family, being together, chatting, laughing, just having a good time in general. Sure, there are discounts, but most people use those to just buy some new appliances (in most cases, replace broken ones).

Something funny I've seen is that in Norway it's customary to distribute the income tax deduction over 11.5 months instead of 12, so that in November or December people only get deducted half the regular tax on their payslip. This is done to ensure that everyone has money for Christmas. It's so dumb and beautiful that I can't help but love the idea.
- Probably a decent economic stimulus, government probably does not end up taking much of a loss with this.
  
  Government gets a gain from it -- it gets its money sooner that way!
- It's actually only 10.5 months. There is no tax on your June payslip, that's when most people get their vacation pay.
  
  Yes that's also very common, but that's a little more complicated. It's only an option for people who have had the same job for more than a year and for those who agree on settling the entire holiday pay in June even if they don't actually go on holiday then. It varies how people do it.
  Unlike Norway, most EU countries tax the holiday on accrual so it's always without a deduction when paid out regardless of when. Norway taxes it in the payment year though it is spread over the other months.
  There are pros and cons to both ways. Personally I think that EU has the better one, not because of the taxation but because it's not necessary to accrue holiday in advance.

I emptied mine paying rent!
- I emptied mine paying for life-saving medication!

Good thing bad thing penguin

We don’t get to retire
- Compounding interest is a hell of a drug.
  Saving anything is infinitely better than saving nothing.
  Retiring is possible for anyone with an education, but it is a sacrifice, and a gamble on not dying
  
  Anyone can save for retirement, even without a formal education. It just time and diligence to save, and then some reading to learn how to invest.
- Try playing with this. Set the interest rate to 7%. Assume you will live to 75 (average us life expectancy) and retire at 65.
  Now change the monthly contribution amount to the most you can comfortably contribute right now if you opened an IRA IRA.
  This is your low estimate of your retirement savings. As you get older hopefully you earn more and can contribute more.
  
  Just curious how you came up with 7%? I was always taught to expect the yearly return to be 4%
  
  I found this even more helpful.

That penguin hasn't been this undecided since 2010! :0

Trans... saving up for a boob job
I hear ya

This is why you gotta use a Roth IRA, if you pull from it before 59 it's heavily taxed. Forces you to save
- Pretty sure you can pull contributions before 59 at anytime penalty free. Gains though and yeah you'll pay penalties and taxes on.
- No, a traditional IRA would be even better for that. With a Roth, you can withdraw the principal without penalty since it was after-tax to begin with; it's only the gains that you get punished for taking out. In contrast, any amount of withdrawal from a traditional account incurs a penalty (with a few exceptions, such as using it to buy your first house or whatever).

haha imagine having money

The meme were broken today

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