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  1. Went bank side with ours and got a better rate and lower costs on closing costs. Bank side rates are still running low if you have a relationship and decent credit/financials.
  2. Brew

    Getting old sucks

    It would have been nice if getting old would have been a slow build up instead of one year you’re mostly great and the next year everything falls apart. Hope this year is an improvement over partially torn ligaments in my knee from something simple, ongoing back issues from trying to power though a slow pull on a wake skate, hand/elbow surgery from years of water sports, foot/ankle issues that are now there because of not getting the knee fixed, etc. That doesn’t even count the fact I can’t see anything up close at this point. I can’t wait to see what my 44th birthday and 2022 has in store.
  3. Knew I should have sold when you said you were buying.
  4. My concern over boredom is outweighed by my concern over working myself into the position of not having the option to be bored because I’m probably dead or I’ve murdered one of the idiots that works for me and I’m in jail. I enjoy what I do, but I took over the lead role way too early in life and am definitely burning out on it. The average managing partner in my industry probably is 50-55 when they take over, I did it at 35 while maintaining the largest client book in the firm. I’ve probably got another 6-8 years in me and then I’m doing something else part time at 50-52 and hoping the money doesn’t run out.
  5. You don’t need any of that depending on what the issue is. Most of the time it is a simple fix on a notice, controversy issues typically come up under examination. As far as former IRS EA’s, good luck with that bunch. Most IRS auditors that work in individual tax enforcement are low end tax preparers who couldn’t make it on their own or topped out where they were. They have some really knowledgeable people on the business side, individual not much. The head of their local criminal division worked for me at one time, he was a horrible practitioner and the fact he carries a gun now concerns me.
  6. EA’s aren’t CPA anything, you just have to pay the IRS and do some education on the tax code. Every bookkeeper in my firm is an EA at this point. You don’t need to understand much about the actual tax code to be an EA. PM me what exactly they are saying you underreported and I’ll tell you whether to hire someone or what to do to fix it yourself. It has to be a 1099 issue with that kind of tax due. If you deducted your sugar babies as employees, you’re on your own.
  7. I’m not a tshirt/pullover/whatever person, so it’s a nice polo and shorts every day all summer and a nice untucked button down and decent jeans every day when it’s cold. I had to fly over to a new firm that we were merging in for the first time a couple months ago and they were a little caught off guard with it. The next time they were dressed the same way because they had just dressed up the first time because they thought they should. Screw that. Dressing “down” can be done and still look professional (at least the new version anyways), just iron your clothes and wear properly fitting decent brands. There is a huge difference between nice jeans and an untucked ironed button down cut to the right length and some of the stuff the 25 year old recent college graduates roll in wearing some days. When I first started here in ‘99 after graduating, they were all wearing suits. I told them when I interviewed I didn’t own one and wasn’t buying one and I would pass on the tie also. I did tuck my shirt in back then though. I knew the managing partner fairly well and he hired me anyways over some concerns from a couple of others I think.
  8. I don’t dress up for client meetings much less sitting at my computer all day. Shorts and a polo when it’s warm, jeans and a button down when it’s cold whether I’m working or not. I’ve told a couple people that made comments they were free to find someone that would dress up for them if it was an issue. I was that way prepandemic, so everyone is helping my cause now. I’ve never worn a suit and can’t remember the last time I wore a tie.
  9. Brown deserves his own spot, none of the others completely torpedoed their careers like Brown has with the recurring issues. The others were divas with a side of being nuts, Brown is straight up nuts at this point.
  10. Similar, down from 290ish to 263, was around 255 before some issues jumped up that slowed me down late summer. Shooting for 235 or so. Pretty good about some exercise, eating reasonably well, but suck at portion control and just skipping meals if not all that hungry. Going to work on consistent cardio and trying to get better about portion control.
  11. Getting older sucks, I got knocked off my routine late summer with a knee issue that morphed into a back issue that is just now really starting to clear up. Then throw in a hand and elbow surgery in October and it has been a wasted fall, luckily I managed to stay within range of where I had gotten down to but need to put in some work this spring to get down another 25 or so and see how everything feels at that point.
  12. Roughly 36x18, it’s a little larger than that so that the pattern on the pool deck could be carried inside and it would be solid travertine pieces all the way around the edge. Pool ended up at 42-44 feet I think. We couldn’t find shake shingles anywhere on this side of the country, so the shingles will have to be replaced once they become a little more available.
  13. A month or two or maybe four after the last update, we finally have brick and the ceiling in.
  14. Like most things they are an f-ing waste of money and there is no real justification. I said something to my wife about how little ours got used again this year, and her response was something to the effect of it looks pretty though. However, it is nice to have it those times you want it. We definitely use it way more than the kids use it and should use it more once the rest of the backyard is finished at some point in the future when our contractor decides to show up and get done.
  15. Watched the Harder They Fall, Power of Dog, and Tick Tick Boom over the last few days. All three were definitely worth watching.
  16. Going to take a look at it further. Thanks.
  17. We’re wide open to suggestions on locations. I’m not a resort person although we will probably still look at them since it’s the first trip. Typically we rent a house in the non touristy area and avoid the large resorts although we do want access to decent restaurants. For instance, Grand Cayman we rent a house on Rum Point, Turks we rent a house near Sapodilla Bay, etc. Entire group is vaccinated, parents all have boosters at this point.
  18. Scanned the thread, but figured I would post questions anyways in case anything has changed. We’re looking at going over the summer sometime, 2 families with kids from 9-16. We’re trying to decide what area to stay in that will offer the most to do with them. Probably want to be based near beaches and we’ll drive to do other things. Plan will probably be beaches, golf, fishing, exploring different areas, etc. Decent food options around would be a plus.
  19. Apparently one of the local stores I stop by occasionally has decided to take the approach of putting everything out and just overcharging for it. Negotiated them down on a JD Coy Hill tonight, going back tomorrow for a Weller CYPB and a Weller Single Barrel hopefully. You can only buy one bottle of their high end per shift. Need to see what else they have but I got distracted by the two Wellers.
  20. My only goal through my teen years was to not be my parents and to not just get by. When I fucked around my first year of college and had to transfer back home, I met with the admissions people and found the job with the highest starting pay of the degrees they offered. That is how I ended up with an accounting degree. I’m pretty good at what I do, so it worked out although I don’t do much actual accounting work day to day any more.
  21. One would just have to wander into the Stonks thread to miss that ride. There is this bitch named Amy there and another that goes by the name IBRX. Let’s not forget the good Dr that goes by RXMD. In my HUMBL opinion, it has not been the best thread to follow depending on where exactly you jumped on the roller coaster.
  22. That subscription to the Financial Times must really be paying off. Probably better than the Stonks thread has paid off the last 6+ months.
  23. I also still say to speed up the demise of the 20% deduction on past through income and we can get some other things covered as well. That was always a terrible idea.
  24. I feel like we’re right on the verge of some paystub posting, it’s about to get real. The funny thing about this whole debate is that there is likely very few people (NIIT applying to pass through active would be the catch) in this thread negatively impacted by the majority of what is in BBB, it is solely a debate about what the government should be doing in the best interest of it’s people. Put me in the camp of I’ll pay more in taxes if it is going towards green energy, affordable childcare and healthcare, etc. Most of my income is pass through, so I’m going up 3.8% and will be impacted, but I don’t have any significant qualms with the spending provisions in this one.
  25. There is at least a made up 50/50 chance he loses his seat either way and it goes R based on the recent voting history of WV.
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