We don't have state income tax in Florida. Just real estate and sales taxes.

Just got the word that tomorrow is a short day. Hooray!

I think I may re-invent myself as a Rational Calendar Reform crackpot. 12 30-day months with 5-6 days of Non-calendrical time at the end of the year.

Mom was amazing with the fiscal responsibility. She was also raised by her Irish immigrant grandmother and born in 1921, so different mindset. Yeah, I know how to do it, but don't. What is worse, my sister pays my bills and does my books so when I eat out someplace crazy expensive, or do something financially reckless I tend to take out cash to do it so I can lie to her! I am a 63 yo teenager hiding stuff from my big sister.

At this age I am starting to think about it more. Mostly in wanting to have a paid off house and renewable energy and that sort of thing to have a minimal monthly nut when we retire. Still working on getting DH to live on a boat. That could happen too.

Living on a boat is one of the options I like to daydream about. Would require getting rid of a lot of my stuff, but that's probably a good plan regardless. My parents have the paid off house with solar panels, it's a good goal.

To muddy the waters a bit more on the property tax issue the IRS released guidance yesterday that prepaying 2018 taxes is only deductible if they have been assessed in 2017.

Yay Alabama! Bye Bye NoMoore.

I have so much to say on this topic, but I'm in the midst of the Great Filing Experiment at the bakery, and surrounded by paper I need to have put *somewhere* logical before I leave at 4 p.m.

I'm pretty sure I won't be able to claim Head of Household this year. Bites.

I have a ticket to see Hamilton in late February. Yay, right? That is just over a week after my foot surgery, so not so yay. I called to see about shifting the date (they haven't opened it up to additional purchases yet, so I wasn't sure). The run here goes through the end of March, which is when I'll still be "non-weight bearing". Not only was I able to change my ticket to March 21st, but she was also able to move me to accessible seating in the orchestra (from the balcony). Pretty big YAY there. Now I'm crossing my fingers that I'll be able to get a second ticket, so whoever drives me can see the show too.

Aw, all the people who are retiring at the end of the year are sending out there goodbye emails. I'm happy for all of them, but they're all nice people that I will miss.

Yay accessible Hamilton!

Ugh. Working on a document for my wife's business pretty much all afternoon today. Basically, I'm just taking dictation and trying to format everything the way she wants while she yells at me everytime I misunderstand what she's trying to tell me. I hate doing it.