The tree people showed up yesterday to limb one of our big pines. I had specifically said I didn’t want it limbed but removed, as it has quite a lean. The lean isn’t toward our house, but it is across the lines. So they left, and then later the supervisor (I assume) came back, walked around, but didn’t come to the door to tell me what was up. I walked out there later, and there is no different mark that I can tell. We’ll see. Taking trees is hugely expensive and I still have at least 2 that I will need to pay for at some point.
It’s another super hot day. My son and his partner are coming up though, to celebrate his birthday. My sweet boy is 32. I didn’t get him anything special but will give him some money to help with his Japan trip. We’re doing something for lunch but I’ll let him decide. Since that’s most of the morning and early afternoon, I ‘m not going to the pool or town. I do need a few groceries but I may hold off till tomorrow.
Another thing I I found out about taxes, is that since this is the first year I’ll file single, my standard deduction is half of what it was. So 16500 approx and i think there is another senior something. But i may have to pay a small amount of tax which I’m pretty flipped over. I don’t even have enough with what I get to save anything. Well, I guess that’s fucked up.
That’s it for now.
Single over 65 the standard deduction for 2026 is $24,100 I think.
Oh, thanks forthat info. I think that must be what the extra senior deduction is that makes it higher. That should make the difference I think.
oh, I checked and that’s for Head of Household which I am not. You have to have a dependent with that. so it is the 16,100
there is a temporary deduction from 2025 to 2028 for seniors to get an additional 6,000 standard deduction per person, 12,000 for a married couple. It phases out at 75,000 of income for singles. Check on the IRS website Deductions for seniors section 70103. Alternatively this is a good tax calculator at this site. You can change the option for the standard deduction based on your situation. Remember probably only 85% of your social security is taxable and maybe less if you lower income. https://www.irscalculators.com/tax-calculator
Oh, I finally asked AI, and they said the same thing about that temporary deduction. That should make the difference, I hope.
I’ve always heard that a single person pays proportionally more taxes than someone who is married.
Well, it was a bit of a shock that the deduction is half of married filing jointly. I guess this is all new to me.