Questions tagged [expenses]
a generic tag related to spending. To be used along with other related tags like accounting etc
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What method do I use to pay current expenses while paying off credit card debt?
I’m hoping you can help me with a question that seems very hard to google for some reason.
I have $20K in debt on 4 cards, and I have set up a plan to pay off the deferred card on time, and the ...
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What expenses do 401k funds charge?
What expenses do 401k funds charge? For example, do they charge front-end or back-end loads (commission when buying or selling funds)? Also how do I find out if the 401k administrator charges a fee?
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Recording claimable expenses in GnuCash
I am new to accounting and trying to learn a few things as my accounts get more and more complicated. I currently use GnuCash to record simple income/expenses/assets/liabilities and have had a new ...
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Should there be a copay after "out-of-pocket maximum"
I have individual health insurance and have met my out-of-pocket maximum due to a surgery earlier this year.
I saw my (in-network) PCP this week and was still charged the regular $30 copay. Should ...
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How to categorize time spent on family work as billable expense
I have spent 20 hours building a family member a website. While I am not actually sending them an invoice and having them pay it, I did spend billable time on it that I could had spent on paying ...
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Strategies to earmark money for large expenses
Like most people, we have several large expenses that we only have to pay once or twice a year like homeowner's insurance, car/home repairs and improvements, and saving money for a vacation. What's a ...
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1099 for settlement what about lawyer fees?
I am getting a settlement from a business over a suit but most of the settlement will go to the attorney to cover their fees incurred on contingency. If the 1099 reports the full settlement, will I ...
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How to manage monthly salary
I am a 22-y/o guy starting my first job.
I am interested to know how I should manage my monthly expenses. Keeping in mind that I need to pay for my rented apartment, food, water, etc., save money for ...
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What is fuel surcharge in India?
In Bangalore (INDIA), when you purchase fuel with cash, you never have to pay for a 'fuel surcharge'. When you pay for it using your credit or debit card, a fuel surcharge is added on later? What and ...
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What should I reserve "emergency savings" for?
Should I reserve my "emergency savings" solely for times of unexpected unemployment, or keep these savings flexible enough to cover other unforeseen critical needs?
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What expenses do most people not prepare for that turn into "emergencies" but are not covered by an Emergency Fund?
I'm looking for expenses that most of us should be planning for, but that we may not think about. Some of these would be re-occurring expenses that happen infrequently, while others would be one time ...
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How to keep control of shared expenses inside marriage?
I've been married for a couple of years now, and we've been playing pretty loose with our finances (we keep separate accounts and like to pay more or less equally for our common expenses). Lately, we'...
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In the U.K., can I deduct coffee as a business expense if I work from cafés?
I have a U.K. limited company of which I am the sole director and employee. I work from home most days, but I occasionally work at a local coffee shop when I need to get out of the house.
Can I claim ...
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How to manage paying expenses when moving to a weekly pay schedule and with a pay increase?
I'm terrible at managing my money. This is likely the cause for this entire issue.
I'm being moved from a bi-weekly (1st and 15th of the month) pay schedule, to a weekly pay schedule. At the same ...
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Claiming business expense from personal credit card
I started my business (LLC) by filing online, and paying a fee for a registration, and that makes it a business cost right?
Also in the meantime while I bought some electronics to use for my business ...
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How can I effectively track my expenses? [closed]
How can I effectively track my expenses?