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Probably not since 1 was trashed and I don't want to just replace 1 tire. I prefer to change all 4. So I will probably just buy 4 new tires and call it done for a while. We will see come spring.

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TireRack has a tire shaving machine and can shave a single tire to the same tread depth as your remaining tires. Although if the remaining 3 are already worn way down you may as well get 4. Just throwing it out as another option.

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Ahhh, did not know that, that may be a cheap way to go for this summer at least.

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Sirius is awesome! It helps quite a bit on long trips. But even on really long trips, the songs can get old because they play a lot of the same stuff over and over. But that's still better then getting no reception and having nothing to listen to but CD's. Just gives you more options. I have to renew my subscription here in a couple months.

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WOOT! My father-in-law FTW!!! He's an accountant, and he upped my tax return by 33%, but only on the condition that we slam the original amount into an IRA, and the 33% we get as cash back. So, woot! and damn! at the same time, because I would have had enough for EMS and a big phat turbo for the evo but...it would have all gone into finishing my basement anyways.

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Reviving the debate! Just for shits 'n giggles :)

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Ahh, how a year changes things... :hah:

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I just clicked on the link on Page 5, that someone had posted last year. It would let you see how much you paid for your car tags if you don't have your receipt. But the link isn't working this year. Does anyone know how to get copies of these online?

And again, to all those who thought I'd be audited last year, never happened!

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New golf clubs and tickets to Florida for July :)

Great bump Brandon!!

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Hey Brandon, I was reading through your posts about deductions last year, also found this good one for new homeowners:

Private Mortgage Insurance (since I own less than 20%, few hundred $/year)

Since I have escrow my PMI and property tax are all going to be on my 1098 from my mortgage, easy enough to add.

You had $17k in deductions last year? Wow thats a ton, I'm going to have about $13k, I thought that was too much. I can't imagine another $4k in interest and tax.

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i hate doing all this tax shit. i pay a dude 40 bucks to do it for me, and hes never failed.

this year i have no idea what to expect. with buying the house, PMI, mortgage interest.... who knows.

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Use TurboTax, its very good software.

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Since you recently bought the house the mortgage interest and all that other stuff probably won't be more than the standard deduction (5 or 6 grand).

Tax preparation costs (software or person) are also deductible I found out.

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One more 1099 form and I can do my taxes.

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Why do you have a 1099 form? Are you a contractor?

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1099INT, sorry.

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I don't have that PMI because I went with TCF for my home loan, and they don't require it.

As for the 17k in deductions, ya that was alot. I haven't gotten anything from my banks yet, nor have I gotten my W2, so I have no idea on any of my stuff so far.

But again, does anyone know how to find receipts for your car tabs online?

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I payed people to do mine for me till last year. I decided to try Turbo Tax, and I ended up getting myself almost $500 more than if I had gone back to the same guy.

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Yup! Huge advances in the hacking of the stock ECU and I have a nice fat turbo sitting on my workbench waiting to go in.....as well as all that $$ in my roth IRA.

Anna just ran through the numbers on our taxes and came up with an insane amount of money for our return. Like a pee-your-pants amount. Still, it will go to her father the tax accountant before I need to actually change my shorts.

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Nope, but once cars are I believe 7 years old its something like $39.50 plus fees of a few bucks.