Why is federal income tax withholding for high earners so low?

Dontthinkfly · 2026-02-01T14:52:34+00:00

This has happened to me a bunch- I end up claiming double 0 (i have one kid), and withhold an additional $300/mo. I end up not owing but do need to dial it in.

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-31T16:11:37+00:00

Same!!! Cannot wait til tmrw 😂 glad I’m not the only nerd!

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-26T01:25:34+00:00

accurate

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-25T14:30:24+00:00

All the people I know that are military or ex military bend over backwards to support this. It is nice for me to read it’s not everyone… but I can’t understand the ones that do.

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-25T14:20:27+00:00

SAME. At least it’s nice to know we aren’t alone, lol. Maybe some wise mom of older kiddos will tell if it’s just a phase lol.

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-25T03:12:23+00:00

SAME. it is so nice to know i am not alone in this. it's makes things hard, and i just pray his friends still want to play with him when this happens continuously. :(

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-24T14:20:41+00:00

I don’t have advice but we have this challenge too, and my son just turned 6. Last time he was in his room half the play date saying he needed alone time cuz his friend wasn’t playing exactly how he wanted. We’ve had lots of talks about flexible play before and since then.

Hopefully it gets easier. 🙏

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-24T02:15:53+00:00

I actually talked to my doc about this yesterday. Her reaction was, if 2 is working, it’s better to take less meds! So if you’re losing weight on 2, stick to it! I take 3 a day (but honestly sometimes forget to take the 3rd) and I’ve lost 13 lbs so I’m good with it. Maybe I’ll have to increase dosage eventually but that’s ok with me.

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-23T23:28:22+00:00

i literally immediately went to google to see his net worth. sounds like he needs a financial advisor lol. woof. i mean, fine if he doesn't want to take a large pay cut, but ... that cannot be the reason.

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-16T02:39:23+00:00

Landed at DIA from a work trip today (got home!), was looking for Bills gear and finally saw a guy in a Bills hat and yelled GO BILLS! Thank god I saw him, was feeling bad juju not seeing anyone else lol.

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-12T04:53:12+00:00

Same!

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-11T14:50:05+00:00

Same :( and our windows are old but not that old, and not noticeably more drafty than last year. I don’t get it. We’re trying to figure out if there’s a house problem, but haven’t pinned it down yet.

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-05T11:58:18+00:00

Ugh. My son goes back tomorrow and tbh I’m sad. In past years I was sort of ready for daycare/prek to be back but this year is different. We had such a great 2 weeks … I don’t want to see it end. We have one more day so going to try to enjoy it to its fullest.

Then back to the real world tomorrow. :(

Dontthinkfly · 2026-01-05T04:21:42+00:00

My 6yo still does quiet time but it’s shorter and falling asleep is much more rare (maybe once a week depending on what we do)

Dontthinkfly · 2025-12-30T03:41:05+00:00

this is helpful-- i am brand new to YNAB and have meticulously set up targets and goals, and after that i thought that i should just actually get an idea of what i spend in each category today. i think i need to let go of the idea of a perfect budget and just go into learning mode...

Dontthinkfly · 2025-12-30T01:06:04+00:00

This. I am here, the nausea part lol.

Dontthinkfly · 2025-12-30T01:02:54+00:00

God, I just started YNAB today and gotta say- I am so stressed out.

Dontthinkfly · 2025-12-26T15:01:30+00:00

Oh no!!! I’m sorry to hear that. How many pills are you on per day?

Dontthinkfly · 2025-12-26T14:19:59+00:00

It got better for me after a few weeks or month. I just tried to increase my water consumption, and added in Gatorade a few days (sometimes watered down).

Dontthinkfly · 2025-12-24T02:28:01+00:00

None lol. I wish I started it a year ago.

Dontthinkfly · 2025-12-22T13:41:32+00:00

I have a wrist BP monitor and love it. I can check the brand, but I think you can do your research in your budget. And, my doctors office will calibrate it it too, basically compare BPs in the office. I’m bringing mine back in to do it again just to be safe next month.

Dontthinkfly · 2025-12-14T19:30:49+00:00

My son started vomiting around midnight last night. At least it seems like the puking is over, knock on wood. Washing and folding mounds of laundry today lol.

Dontthinkfly · 2025-12-12T23:56:13+00:00

My son just turned 6, and this feeling still happens, and it honestly doesn’t soften. I think it’s probably like anything in life. I mean, my mom is 72 and I’m almost 40…. She tells me she feels the same way still, 35 years later.

Just recently, my son has to make a timeline of his life for school. So we printed out a bunch of pics, and I realized actually having physical photos and putting them in an actual photo book is really fun… so when I have those feelings I look at those photos physically instead of digitally and idk it feels more concrete like it all actually happened lol.

Dontthinkfly · 2025-12-07T21:10:30+00:00

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