Two incomes, more debt?

I just paid about $1,000 for hs curriculum for two elementary and one middle school student - full program, so it's near the top of the price range. You could get plenty of stuff for one elementary child for $200.

My mom (Tax-battleaxe :-) who practices in central Florida, makes $6,000 or more in a season. She works very hard from Feb. 1 through Apr. 15, and only occasionally during the rest of the year. She advertised only the first year they lived there, and since then she's had to turn down clients because so many people call her.

Her practice is distinctive because most of the clients are elderly, and many have residences or businesses in two or more states, so she makes more than average. But even doing 1040EZ's and 1040A's you could make enough to buy some schoolbooks. People are just afraid to do their own taxes, and they'll pay someone for peace of mind. All you need is a community college or tech school class in the current law, and the software, which runs under $100.

Unless we get the flat tax (in which case you wouldn't need to work ...) there will always be plenty of business. I guess I'll be going back to class next fall, since it's unlikely I'll be having ANOTHER baby in the spring of 2005!

Best of luck,
Xy

You are absolutely correct. My statement stands corrected.

Hmmmnnn...This is the first time this has ever happened to me on Free Republic. You can't agree with me I'm afraid. Uh, tell me to go to DU, or question my patriotism, or insult my mother or something.

Right on, Backhoe. The fact that no discussion of the ever increasing tax burden is included in this article diminishes its credibility. For example, I would bet that a majority of that expensive daily commute consists of taxes (gas, parking taxes, tolls, etc.). Either Money or Kiplinger did a study showing the difference between families 30 years ago and today and the tax increase is significant.

Standards have changed and we expect more and more. I grew up with one car, one TV and one telephone in the family. Now every family member has their own car, TV and phone not to mention PC's and a variety of other "essential" items like DVD players and the latest must have gadgets. Times are different although not necessarily better.

That stuff is crap.

The really valuable stuff: a nice place to live with a beautiful piece of private property in a quality home surrounded by distant but nice neighbors, good health and affordable heatlh insurance, inexpensive HEALTHY FRESH food, affordable energy, safety for your family, good affordable education for your kids--these things and a steady job to pay for it all are what's important.

The cheap gizmos for which we have traded all those more important things for, are a very bad bargain.

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