Today's spending:
Gas: $3.73/gallon - 9.382 gallons bought
...........=$35.08 Odomoter: 104,433
Groceries: $30.59
Bought: red/green grapes, 3 bananas, 4 red del apples, 1 can mandarin oranges, lg cannister old-fashioned oatmeal, 5 16oz containers of egg whites, 1 32oz mixed frozen veggies, 1 box Morningstar veggie links, lg container Rice Dream milk, 1 sm box Junior Mints
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Woo Hoo! Remember how in my last couple posts I mentioned about how I was trying to figure out whether I should go with the quarterly membership plan at the gym, or cough up the money for a full year?
Well, today near the end of my workout session with E, he confirmed with me that I do have the job (after work on Fridays 3 1/2 hrs) starting a week from this coming Friday. He also mentioned that since I'd be working at the gym, my membership would be FREE!
So, not only does that mean I don't need to pay for the quarterly fee (roughly $64), it also means that I don't have to put it in my budget to save up for the next quarterly due!
Yay!!!
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When I was doing my grocery shopping today, I noticed something that slightly annoyed me. First of all, Wal-mart has stopped carrying the large container of generic egg substitute. Wah! Secondly, the next least expensive brand that is in a large container cost $4.89 for 32 oz, while the 16oz containers cost $2.44/each. So, you would at first assume it would be cheaper to buy the 32oz version + greener (due to less trash) - but obviously you would be wrong!
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?'s
I'm going to a Vegan/Vegetarian meetup brunch tomorrow. I'm planning on bringing a fruit salad, but I'm not sure if the mixture I'm thinking of will work right or not.
Here's the fruit I was thinking of: red/green grapes, sliced bananas, chopped apples, mandarin oranges, maybe some canned pineapple chunks?
Is there anything that I should take out? Or do you think all those tastes/textures would work ok?
Next ?
At the gym, I will be an independent contractor. This year I will make less than $600. Do I have to do a Schedule C for it? Or can it be listed under "other income" for tax purposes?
Next year, I would make a bit less than $1200. Would that be enough to make me have to pay self-employment taxes?
One more ?
Anyone have any idea why my Cruise 2010 ticker is so long? It's cutting part of my sidebar off! I checked the code and it looks the same as the other tickers. Weird.
Spending, A Woo Hoo!, and a couple ?'s
August 1st, 2008 at 11:32 pm
August 2nd, 2008 at 12:55 am 1217638523
August 2nd, 2008 at 01:10 am 1217639425
August 2nd, 2008 at 02:49 am 1217645346
I wonder if adding a bit of the mandarin orange juice would help keep the apples and bananas from turning brown? (I guess that would depend on how acidic the juice is.)
August 2nd, 2008 at 03:17 am 1217647072
That's kind of what I'm hoping for - that the m.orange juice will help the other fruit from turning brown. The brunch is at 11, and I plan on leaving by 10:30 - so will probably make this about 10 a.m. So hopefully it won't brown too much in an hour.
August 2nd, 2008 at 03:32 am 1217647942
August 2nd, 2008 at 03:44 am 1217648696
No, I don't remember clicking small. I will have to go back and see if I can find that option! Thanks!
Update: Yay! That was the problem! Thanks!
August 2nd, 2008 at 05:04 am 1217653450
Of course, not sure if you will have any deductions for your gig. If not, "other income" is just dandy. Just don't forget the self-employment tax.
August 2nd, 2008 at 02:23 pm 1217687035
No, I don't think there'll be anything deductible.
August 4th, 2008 at 02:58 am 1217818681
I seem to recall paying self-employment tax for clients without reporting income on a Schedule C. But that option wasn't obvious on the self-employment tax form. So I could be wrong - could need to file a Schedule C. (A C-EZ - you just put the income on there - not a biggie).
August 4th, 2008 at 04:44 am 1217825058
August 4th, 2008 at 02:28 pm 1217860114
It would be about 15% SE tax and then your income tax on top of that. But, talking such small amounts, yeah, should be fine. I'd maybe save 1/3. Seriously. But if you usually get a refund, then it will be taken from that really.
August 4th, 2008 at 02:58 pm 1217861934
I don't expect to get a refund - last year I had to pay a small amount ($144) and this year so far I've made almost as much in interest income as I did last year - so that plus more income makes it even less likely for a refund.
August 4th, 2008 at 09:27 pm 1217885256
August 4th, 2008 at 09:35 pm 1217885714
As I understand it, the employing agency doesn't have to report money earned by independant contractors until it reaches the $600 mark. But as an independant contractor, I have to report the income from the first dollar.
August 8th, 2008 at 01:04 am 1218157493
August 8th, 2008 at 01:58 am 1218160704
Well . . I *could* take gas expenses -- except that I will be driving my car from our building's parking garage to the parking lot of the building across the street. Probably not even a tenth of a mile.