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Huaren
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how can we save? tax, invest or save

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2008-03-25 22:00:00

how can we save, f1+f1 opt,

rent 1500+500 (two states); network:50?

car loan 900; cars insureance 76+90; car gas 100+?

food 200(one)+400 at least?

cell phone: 60; dental: 1000 untill now (cost a lot this year)

transportion: 400 every 2 month :( !

shopping; don't know

travel, parents visit (2000 tickets+1000 travel)

we paid a lot tax, expecially last year, 17% fedal tax, miss tax rebate...... (by the way, NR or Resident which one is good for tax)because we are saving money for downpayment, so we only put $3000/p in 401k, but paid a lot in tax.I am thinking to open a Roth IRA, because we don't have any tax benefit last year. Probably $3000/p in IRA. should we put more in retirement ?

jms, welcome any suggestions, the tax is really a lot......

Huaren
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2008-03-25 22:08:00

以下是引用小西Zoo在2008-3-25 22:05:00的发言:
f1学生的时候不用太省了,那点奖学金怎么省?! 我过去几乎都是花光.何况你们还在两个地方,花些钱经常飞过去还是值得的.

we are in OPT, so kind of just start work. :)!

But I dont know others, for us, just star work, it seems, there are a lot of things need to be bought.

We have no experiences to manage and balance the income, saving,expense and tax.

Huaren
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2008-03-25 22:21:00

以下是引用小西Zoo在2008-3-25 22:14:00的发言:

我们也是刚工作, 401k还没存呢 没弄清楚怎么存,看来tax又要多交很多

对了,opt不是可以少交很多吗?

only wave the ssn and medical tax. but for example, we claim as nonresident, so we don't have other tax benefits, and we miss the tax rebate, $1000, so ......

Huaren
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2008-03-25 23:31:00

thanks a lot!

we don't have flexible spending account and last year is the fifth year.

so this year we can claim Resident.

If we put 4000/p in ira, is it too much? we still need downpayment.

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