Go Curry Cracker 2022 Taxes

2022 was our first full year back in the United States, which means we were fully in the crosshairs of the 3 US tax systems: Federal, State, and ACA.

One might think this would result in a large tax burden. But no.

Although the incentives have certainly changed.

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Reflections of 2022 – Adjusting to Life in the US

The California Coast is nice

Every year I write a summary of our life and expenses, with the exception of last year / 2021 (because apparently I forgot.)

2022 was our 10th full year of unconventional living – we traveled some (Hawaii, California coast, Yosemite, Tahoe Thanksgiving, Disneyland), Winnie grew a ton of food and flowers, I built some stuff out of wood, and we went snowboarding often throughout this epic/record snow season. I also experimented with income generation (didn’t like it), home maintenance (renting is still better), and public speaking.

Expenses were what they were… a bit more than planned, but that is how these things go sometimes.

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Easy AMEX Points with a Business Checking Account

Easy AMEX Points with a Business Checking Account

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Last month, American Express began offering a bonus of 60,000 Membership Rewards Points for opening one of their new Business Checking accounts and completing a few easy tasks. Since free points/money with bank accounts is a wonderful thing, I decided to jump on this one and think it’s a great idea for just about everyone to do the same. Here’s why.
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Free Money from Fidelity – Act Fast!

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Every so often, a deal for free money comes around that is too easy to pass up. Today is one of those days!
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