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Greetings,
Mr. fb. Grandkids? HAH!
Mr. fb. Grandkids? HAH!
Says it all...
My favorite boat song is If I Had a Boat - Lyle Lovett
Greetings,
Mr. fb. Grandkids? HAH!
Annual boat expenses? We have 4 married children and 8 grandkids. Our annual gift expenses rival the boat. Need someone to tell me why WE have to buy THEM a gift on "Grandparents Day"? Hello????
If you do something well, you can make a living a it. Lyle is the best in 50 years. He is bringing back the Big Band sound all by himself. His instinct for jazz and country swing is unequaled today. "Thats right, you are not from Texas" is one of his best.Good song although a little bizarre. Lyle Lovett riding his pony... on his boat. Story goes that Lyle tried to ride a pony across a pond once and ended up thinking it would have been easier if he had a boat. So he wrote this song. He makes a living doing this stuff. Unbelievable.
To answer your question.......You are married to a woman. My wife is mad every year on Mothers Day because I dont give her a present. For 60 years I have always told her, "Because you are not my Mother." Logic doesnt work even over 60 years.
10 day trip to Italy cost almost the same as it cost to run the boat (including the slip) for the season.
To answer your question.......You are married to a woman. My wife is mad every year on Mothers Day because I dont give her a present. For 60 years I have always told her, "Because you are not my Mother." Logic doesnt work even over 60 years.
Just booked one night at a hotel property on Disney, and park hopper passes for 4 people for 2 days for the Holidays. About $2K all in unless we bring our own sandwiches and get our drinks from the water fountains. It will be a good time with the family, so no regrets but it is these type of expenses that put boating costs in perspective. All of us have unobstructed ocean views - priceless.
So many misunderstood or misapplied, useless holidays.
Need or want even more unnecessary, useless holidays? Move to Italy or Mexico.
How much for the electric wheel chair? My ability to walk great distances is no longer.
How much for the electric wheel chair?
Mentioned this thread to the Sicilian, (she pays the bills) and she came up our all-inclusive, boat expense at $12,000 a year...and that's with me doin' all the plumbin', electrical and engine work.
OMG, if I laid out $1000 a month I would be assassinated (By my wife) and buried by sundown (at sea).
I guess the 10% rule is not working out when you are paying 20% of your boat price on slip fees.
$36k boat and $7.5k/yr on slip
..or are slip fees additional to the 10%?
I guess the 10% rule is not working out when you are paying 20% of your boat price on slip fees.
$36k boat and $7.5k/yr on slip
..or are slip fees additional to the 10%?
Easily corrected, buy a more expensive boat.
For our resident CPA, if we have one, 2018 do we lose the second home mortgage deduction?
You can deduct the interest on up to $750,000 of mortgage total on the first and second home in 2018.
Goodie, I am home free again. Thank you. BIG SMILE
Why is interest on a(presumably) non income producing principal place of residence tax deductible? We had it once, never quite understood why, but was happy to take the deduction.Maybe it encouraged property ownership/investment.You can deduct the interest on up to $750,000 of mortgage total on the first and second home in 2018.