http://funny-about-money.com/2010/03/21/in-the-money-happens-department/ Simple Living = Frugality = Peace of Mind: Personal Finance and Stress Control Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:44:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://funny-about-money.com/2010/03/21/in-the-money-happens-department/comment-page-1/#comment-25206 funny Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:18:47 +0000 http://funny-about-money.com/?p=11956#comment-25206 @ FS: I think it has something to do with taxes, among other things. Also the amounts that were withheld for dental care, health care, eye care, life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disabiilty insurance (all but one of which were purchases of air). No doubt if one were to get up off one's duff and look at one of last year's paychecks, there would be more. Still...even with all those rips, it's pretty amazing, especially since I never paid the $800/year gouge for parking. How could all those dings and nicks bring your net pay down to the equivalent of net income for a person grossing less than half of ASU's gross pay? Not that I'm complaining! I'll take it...just sayin': something's not fair here. @ FS: I think it has something to do with taxes, among other things. Also the amounts that were withheld for dental care, health care, eye care, life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disabiilty insurance (all but one of which were purchases of air). No doubt if one were to get up off one’s duff and look at one of last year’s paychecks, there would be more. Still…even with all those rips, it’s pretty amazing, especially since I never paid the $800/year gouge for parking. How could all those dings and nicks bring your net pay down to the equivalent of net income for a person grossing less than half of ASU’s gross pay? Not that I’m complaining! I’ll take it…just sayin’: something’s not fair here.

]]> http://funny-about-money.com/2010/03/21/in-the-money-happens-department/comment-page-1/#comment-25205 frugalscholar Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:31:53 +0000 http://funny-about-money.com/?p=11956#comment-25205 Could tax withholding account for the difference? Or maybe it's just frugal magic. Could tax withholding account for the difference? Or maybe it’s just frugal magic.

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