[san4596]

Anyone notice that the year Obama pushes the federal gov’t to recognize same sex marriage by filing MFJ/MFS returns for those married in a state within the US is when marriage penalties hit due to Obamacare? Specifically, the additional Medicare tax of 0.9% on MFJ income above $250K, whereas the 0.9% additional tax for a single filer applies to income above $200K.

CPA EXAM: DONE!!!!
Ethics Course: Passed
Application Mailed: 3/16/15
Professional Conduct Exam: 97
Certification Date: 4/2/15!!!

[tough_kitty]

Well, Study Monk, you have good writing skills! Just gotta work a little bit on your grammar and you should be good to go for the BEC exam 😉

And I see what your biggest fear is – finances! It's easily fixable…

1. You do NOT have to have a big wedding!!! In fact, I think they are overrated. I had a small wedding ceremony once and I would do it again. Just close family and friends, no more than 20 people total….Unless of course I meet a rich guy and he insists on paying for a huge wedding….I won't complain 😛

2. You buy your house BEFORE you get married (like I did!) so it's considered personal property acquired when you were single! No problem with dividing assets in case of the divorce…and like san4596 mentioned, California might be a community property state (which I think it is, but I am not sure about all the details), so you might end up splitting with your girlfriend 20 years from now and STILL face the same issues……but usually what a gentleman does, he leaves everything to the wife and leaves with just a suitcase and his car…. 😛 Besides, if you are smart, you don't need lawyers. I handled my divorce all by myself.

3. You have a cat???? OK, I like you again 😛

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[tough_kitty]

PS. The wedding ring thing could be a problem. LOL….I would want my HUSBAND to wear his ring AT ALL TIMES outside the house 😛

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[tough_kitty]

PS. The wedding ring thing could be a problem. LOL….I would want my HUSBAND to wear his ring AT ALL TIMES outside the house 😛

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[Study Monk]

tough kitty,

“Good writing and bad grammar” you sound like my girlfriend. I am unemployed and my girlfriend has a good job, so the finances argument doesn't apply. The basis of my argument is that you can live the same life moment by moment and all that will be different is that you can say you are married. I was kind of pretentious to say that I was “advanced on the subject”(M.O.D moment). I respect peoples wishes to have the title and everything, but I do think in most cases that a relationship will not improve or be more meaningful because of the practice. I will probably marry later in my life for estate reasons.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[Study Monk]

tough kitty,

“Good writing and bad grammar” you sound like my girlfriend. I am unemployed and my girlfriend has a good job, so the finances argument doesn't apply. The basis of my argument is that you can live the same life moment by moment and all that will be different is that you can say you are married. I was kind of pretentious to say that I was “advanced on the subject”(M.O.D moment). I respect peoples wishes to have the title and everything, but I do think in most cases that a relationship will not improve or be more meaningful because of the practice. I will probably marry later in my life for estate reasons.

I spoke to an ancient wise man who sent me on a mushroom induced journey through an ancient forest to find the key to passing the CPA exam. A talking spider monkey told me to throw the last of my drinking water in the dirt to find what I was looking for. So I followed his instructions and the following message appeared in the soil:

"Do 5000 multiple choice questions for each section"

[tough_kitty]

Study Monk,

haha, see, you have a type 😛 If more than one person tells you the same thing, chances are they are right.

LOL@”M.O.D. moment” comment 🙂

“I will probably marry later in my life for estate reasons.” – and what would those be???

Oh, and your unemployment is temporary, I am sure….because if it is not, your girlfriend will probably leave you sooner or later….which she would be LESS likely to do if you were married….JUST SAYING 😛

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[tough_kitty]

Study Monk,

haha, see, you have a type 😛 If more than one person tells you the same thing, chances are they are right.

LOL@”M.O.D. moment” comment 🙂

“I will probably marry later in my life for estate reasons.” – and what would those be???

Oh, and your unemployment is temporary, I am sure….because if it is not, your girlfriend will probably leave you sooner or later….which she would be LESS likely to do if you were married….JUST SAYING 😛

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[tough_kitty]

Getting married for all the WRONG reasons…..BAD BAD MONK!

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[tough_kitty]

Getting married for all the WRONG reasons…..BAD BAD MONK!

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[san4596]

“Tough Kitty, Rough Kitty, SPANK SPANK SLAP!” LOL! Had a Big Bang moment. Sounds like he is looking for a Sugar Moma!

CPA EXAM: DONE!!!!
Ethics Course: Passed
Application Mailed: 3/16/15
Professional Conduct Exam: 97
Certification Date: 4/2/15!!!

[san4596]

“Tough Kitty, Rough Kitty, SPANK SPANK SLAP!” LOL! Had a Big Bang moment. Sounds like he is looking for a Sugar Moma!

CPA EXAM: DONE!!!!
Ethics Course: Passed
Application Mailed: 3/16/15
Professional Conduct Exam: 97
Certification Date: 4/2/15!!!

[MintsRGood]

This thread is hysterical!!!!! Mr. Mints currently makes approx. $5k more than I do but when I make partner at my firm the scales will tip considerable toward Mrs. Mints! 😉 Mr. Mints likes to joke that when we decide to start a family he would be more that happy to stay at home and become a trophy husband while I play MintsRBigShot out in the business world. I like to tease him that my pals Tory Burch and Kate Spade would miss me too much and everyone in our household must take part in income producing activities! 😉

Marriage is hard but it's wonderful at the same time! Please don't give up on it Study Monk and remember: Diamonds are a girl's best friend!!!!! 🙂

REG: 75 DONE 🙂
AUD: 61, 71, 68, 92 DONE 🙂
BEC: 76 DONE 🙂
FAR: 72, 74, 79 DONE 🙂
Licensed Michigan CPA 🙂
-Some people dream of success...others wake up and work hard for it!!!
-The cowards never start and the weak die along the way!
-You better work, b***h!
-Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.-JFK

[MintsRGood]

This thread is hysterical!!!!! Mr. Mints currently makes approx. $5k more than I do but when I make partner at my firm the scales will tip considerable toward Mrs. Mints! 😉 Mr. Mints likes to joke that when we decide to start a family he would be more that happy to stay at home and become a trophy husband while I play MintsRBigShot out in the business world. I like to tease him that my pals Tory Burch and Kate Spade would miss me too much and everyone in our household must take part in income producing activities! 😉

Marriage is hard but it's wonderful at the same time! Please don't give up on it Study Monk and remember: Diamonds are a girl's best friend!!!!! 🙂

REG: 75 DONE 🙂
AUD: 61, 71, 68, 92 DONE 🙂
BEC: 76 DONE 🙂
FAR: 72, 74, 79 DONE 🙂
Licensed Michigan CPA 🙂
-Some people dream of success...others wake up and work hard for it!!!
-The cowards never start and the weak die along the way!
-You better work, b***h!
-Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.-JFK

[tough_kitty]

MintsRGood, it is, isn't it? 🙂 you'd be surprised how many interesting conversations can be found under not so interesting sounding subjects 😉

I enjoyed reading your story! Very cool 🙂

I think Study Monk gave up on this thread altogether….

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

[tough_kitty]

MintsRGood, it is, isn't it? 🙂 you'd be surprised how many interesting conversations can be found under not so interesting sounding subjects 😉

I enjoyed reading your story! Very cool 🙂

I think Study Monk gave up on this thread altogether….

FAR: 81 (May 2013)
BEC: 81 (July 2013)
REG: 83 (August 2013)
AUD: 82 (November 2013)
California CPA since 1/30/14

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