<p>That housing chart, if the same occurs here, might be very positive for our kids.</p>
<p>I will take 3 percent a year for 30 years if inflation is zero.</p>
<p>Agreed…but a world of hurt will be inflicted on current owners</p>
<p>That is true.</p>
<p>This chart is from a year ago.</p>
<p>[Turning</a> Japanese: SPX vs Nikkei Index (10 Year Lag) | The Big Picture](<a href=“http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/08/turning-japanese-spx-vs-nikkei-index-10-year-lag-2/]Turning”>Turning Japanese: SPX vs Nikkei Index (10 Year Lag) - The Big Picture)</p>
<p>I should get my own show on CNBC…</p>
<p>:)…</p>
<p>2012?</p>
<p>Tax risks ahead:</p>
<p>AMT patch (IRS says it needs to get patched by August or it will be a nightmare on forms)
Sales and local taxes deduction (doesn’t affect me - we don’t have these in NH)
There’s other stuff too but the article doesn’t itemize them</p>
<p>That’s not including the stuff hitting in 2013.</p>
<p>I was going to decrease withholdings as I normally get a massive refund but I guess I’ll leave it as I might have to pay the AMT for 2012 taxes.</p>
<p>Well…you forgot the link, BCEagle91. :)</p>
<p>I am not going to worry about taxes. I don’t know if I am going to have any. I probably will, but I already paid the estimates.</p>
<p>Oops. I forgot. I haven’t done my 2011 tax return yet. Bummer.</p>
<p>[Frugal</a> Habits of the Super Rich - Yahoo! Finance](<a href=“http://finance.yahoo.com/news/frugal-habits-of-the-super-rich.html]Frugal”>Frugal Habits of the Super Rich)</p>
<p>I wouldn’t be caught dead in a VW Vanagon… And these type stories bore me anyway…frugal is one thing, cheap is another story… Since our economy is dependent on consumer spending, it is fortunate everyone isn’t as cheap</p>
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<p>Add up the time that you’ve been posting here and you could have had your return done by now.</p>
<p>I filed for an extensions many times when I was really, really busy. But after those days, I started getting to work on them early. I don’t like to have a long todo list.</p>
<p>“Add up the time that you’ve been posting here and you could have had your return done by now.”</p>
<p>Lol.</p>
<p>I actually have been super busy. I know it is hard to tell. Things will quiet down.
I hate having a long to do list too. </p>
<p>A few weeks ago, I finally got everything I need to do the return. Then, I forgot about it.
Your post reminded me. :)</p>
<p>“A new survey from Spectrem Group finds that 40 percent of affluent women surveyed (those with investible assets of more than $100,000) agreed with the statement that “inequality is a problem and that the wealthy don’t pay their fair share.””</p>
<p>[Affluent</a> Women Say Rich Don?t Pay ‘Fair Share’ - U.S. Business News - CNBC](<a href=“Affluent Women Say Rich Don’t Pay 'Fair Share'”>Affluent Women Say Rich Don’t Pay 'Fair Share')</p>
<p>$100K is now considered affluent?</p>
<p>I guess having the $100K in INVESTIBLE assets makes them “wealthy.” There are different definitions of “wealthy” for different surveys. At least this one tells you what they are using as their yardstick.</p>
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<p>Well, the word that they use is affluent.</p>
<p>I personally think that $5 million is affluent. I find it hard to imagine that $100K is affluent.</p>
<p>100k is affluenza</p>
<p>Yes, $5M is clearly more than $100K, but there are always degrees. With so few folks having ANY net worth or savings, I guess $100K can look like more to some folks than others.</p>
<p>I use affluent, wealthy and rich to denote differing amounts of net worth. Affluent>1 million, wealthy>10 million, rich> 100 million.</p>
<p>I guess that works for me. Maybe $5M is too much for affluent. Especially with deflation.</p>
<p>Ok, i will never be rich. :(</p>