I am 48, single, no kids. I am a health care professional. I feel that I'm generally a very good saver and a not so good budgeter - hence the credit card debt payoff I worked through in 2020.My 2015 Toyota CRV is in the shop & I'm still waiting to hear whether they will repair it or total it out. Sigh. I really wasn't ready to purchase a new car. I was hoping to build back my cash savings for the next couple of years. Thankfully my insurance is paying me as I filed for a collision. I damaged the core. There is a radiator leak and the condenser needs to be repaired. And due to it running hot I may have permanently killed the engine.
I don't know why there are no warning lights when your car runs hot. That's crazy! Apparebtly newer cars have this feature, but you would think it would be old technology. Because who is watching the temperature on the dashboard regularly? I only looked because I smelt something burning when I parked my car in the garage the night prior.
I still have my settlement money & my dad is saying that I will get back money from taxes. Really, that's a miracle. I almost always pay. For the second year in a row I was able to itemize.
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You might get money back in part because they made changes to the tax law mid-year 2025 with the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that will result in lower taxes for many people; however, they did not change the withholding tables until the beginning of this year. This will result in more people than usual getting a refund (something the Administration hopes will play to its benefit in this midterm election year).
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