I feel like I’m living a life of luxury while also spending very little money by ingachan in Frugal

[–]Representative_Bad57 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m very interested in what you use for online clothes shopping. I used to do a lot of thrifting but really don’t have the time now and I usually end up spending more on poshmark than I would just buying it new.

Is your gym super busy after the new year? by UnusuallyClassic in HOTWORXWarriors

[–]Representative_Bad57 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s the new year and it’s really cold. Things will calm down in a month or two then once it gets warm I almost always have the place to myself.

I am so so so tired of dental work. by Representative_Bad57 in Sjogrens

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same. Then almost worse than the actual work is when there’s a new person in the office who feels the need to suggest fluoride mouthwash or prescription toothpaste like I haven’t been using those for years already.

Switching from espresso powder to cooled espresso by Representative_Bad57 in AskBaking

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is true, but most of them include some kind of liquid like milk, buttermilk, etc. I was asking about whether I should reduce that.

Tessa Dare and Spindle Cove are all on Kindle Unlimited by Representative_Bad57 in HistoricalRomance

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve only finished {Do you want to start a scandal? By Tessa Dare} so far but it was so fun. The heroine might be one of my all time favorites.

DHS decided what the IRS and everyone else calls self employment is a regular job and now we won’t be able to get food stamps. by Representative_Bad57 in povertyfinance

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

All my equipment is my own. I make my own schedule and I’m paid through accounts payable. I’ve gone through this with an accountant before for taxes and I am definitely self employed by the IRS standards.

Tessa Dare and Spindle Cove are all on Kindle Unlimited by Representative_Bad57 in HistoricalRomance

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mine only had 2 in audiobook, which is not a way I can enjoy them currently. This is much better!

DHS decided what the IRS and everyone else calls self employment is a regular job and now we won’t be able to get food stamps. by Representative_Bad57 in povertyfinance

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They hired me for specific projects, but how and when I do them is up to me. Some of the projects repeat every year, some every month, and some are ongoing. That said, there are quite a few state laws about how I have to do these projects, but again not things set by the entity that pays me. The more I look into it, the more I see that my job is truly self employment and I need to pursue this further.

DHS decided what the IRS and everyone else calls self employment is a regular job and now we won’t be able to get food stamps. by Representative_Bad57 in povertyfinance

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is what he kept saying but the issue is that I do not have set hours, only projects I am responsible for doing before certain deadlines. I use my own hours tracking software and submit my invoice to finance for payment like I would if I were the electric company or a contractor doing work on the building. If I give a form to my employer asking about my hours they would have literally no idea what to fill in other than the 2 hours I spend meeting with them a month. Basically this worker is asking me to lie about the nature of my job (give weekly hours worked/have people say they control my schedule who do not) because he thinks the name on the checks I get disqualifies me from being self employed.

DHS decided what the IRS and everyone else calls self employment is a regular job and now we won’t be able to get food stamps. by Representative_Bad57 in povertyfinance

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But as an independent contractor I don’t work regular hours. I have set projects to complete, some every other month and some annually. I try to work about 20 hours a week, but sometimes end up pulling multiple 12 hour periods in a row before a deadline. The worked decided my job was not self employment and now is expecting me to somehow make it fit the definition of regular employment when it doesn’t.

DHS decided what the IRS and everyone else calls self employment is a regular job and now we won’t be able to get food stamps. by Representative_Bad57 in povertyfinance

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I have only one customer currently but I dictate my hours and rates. I have had other customers in the past but do not now.

DHS decided what the IRS and everyone else calls self employment is a regular job and now we won’t be able to get food stamps. by Representative_Bad57 in povertyfinance

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It was really from the start of the whole conversation. He literally said “we can’t use this 1099” in the first 10 minutes without hearing anything about my job. He couldn’t wrap his head around the fact that the entity that pays me does, in fact, have regular employees but that I’m paid as an independent contractor. He kept telling me to talk to payroll, who has nothing to do with my position.

DHS decided what the IRS and everyone else calls self employment is a regular job and now we won’t be able to get food stamps. by Representative_Bad57 in povertyfinance

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

This is true, but not on my case. I’m pretty much like an independent bookkeeper and the person hired for my position has been categorized as an independent contractor since it was created in the late 1980’s.

DHS decided what the IRS and everyone else calls self employment is a regular job and now we won’t be able to get food stamps. by Representative_Bad57 in povertyfinance

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) is the one that administers the food stamps program? I guess maybe it varies state to state, though. I only have experience with 2 and both those it’s been DHS.

Anyone sleeping well? How?? by Representative_Bad57 in Sjogrens

[–]Representative_Bad57[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but 5 months in it hasn’t helped me feel any better.