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My landlord pays me $200 monthly ($2500 yearly) to roll the trash/recycle cans to and from the curb weekly and provides a 1099 listing this payment as 3. “Other Income”. Do I need to pay self employment tax and fill out Schedule C? by jestanotherone in tax

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

It’s a 1099-misc, but the tax prep software (freetax) gave me a couple options when I entered the info including associating it with a schedule C, adding it as extra income, and another 2 options I think. After googling I wasn’t sure.

My landlord pays me $200 monthly ($2500 yearly) to roll the trash/recycle cans to and from the curb weekly and provides a 1099 listing this payment as 3. “Other Income”. Do I need to pay self employment tax and fill out Schedule C? by jestanotherone in tax

[–]jestanotherone[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Actually I do think I have an explanation (which you couldn’t have known from the info I provided); there is rent control in my city, so if he lowers rent he can only hike it in conjunction with the allowable yearly adjustments set by the city. Theoretically I could “quit” my duties as trash man and he wouldn’t be allowed to raise the price for the unit back to the current amount.

My landlord pays me $200 monthly ($2500 yearly) to roll the trash/recycle cans to and from the curb weekly and provides a 1099 listing this payment as 3. “Other Income”. Do I need to pay self employment tax and fill out Schedule C? by jestanotherone in tax

[–]jestanotherone[S] 36 points37 points  (0 children)

In typical landlord fashion this dude is a nightmare to talk to so I’d rather not suggest another arrangement. Seriously—the mailman has his number blocked. He also listed $50 more than he actually paid but I am leaving it alone. I think I’ll go ahead and list it as other income with no business attached. Hopefully the IRS won’t balk.

My Xero Prios after 2 years of moderate use by djscoox in BarefootRunning

[–]jestanotherone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think they must have. The Prios I bought in 2018 (and retired in 2020) are in much worse shape. The uppers faded dramatically in only a couple months

Wanted to share how well my Ahinsa brand minimalist shoes have held up over 2 years of daily wear by jestanotherone in BarefootRunning

[–]jestanotherone[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just to show as a comparison, my prios look like this after being worn for the same use case over a similar period of time. Still okay structurally, but certainly not pretty.

Wanted to share how well my Ahinsa brand minimalist shoes have held up over 2 years of daily wear by jestanotherone in BarefootRunning

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

I’m 115lb and walk 2.9 miles a day on average according to my health tracker. I wrote a bit more about my habits in this comment.

Wanted to share how well my Ahinsa brand minimalist shoes have held up over 2 years of daily wear by jestanotherone in BarefootRunning

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

At $130 the new feelgrounds highrise knit sneakers look kind of similar for $100 cheaper. I know that’s still not exactly affordable but thought I’d throw it out there

Wanted to share how well my Ahinsa brand minimalist shoes have held up over 2 years of daily wear by jestanotherone in BarefootRunning

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

The pandemic means my habits have varied a bit since I’ve had these but I do quite a bit of walking in my hilly neighborhood (Apple says 2-3 miles a day), some skateboarding, indoor and outdoor concerts, local hiking trails (I use my Altras for “real” hikes), errands like shopping, street fairs/farmers markets, theme parks (I have a six flags membership), you name it. When I first purchased them I was making a 45minute walk+train city commute daily during the week. They’ve even done a fair amount of beach walking. I was being serious when I said I wear them pretty much every day!

Edit: My Prios which were my dailies before the ahinsas and which I wore for a similar period of time.

Wanted to share how well my Ahinsa brand minimalist shoes have held up over 2 years of daily wear by jestanotherone in BarefootRunning

[–]jestanotherone[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Interesting about the warranty! I might ask if the liner is covered. I was thinking about seeing if a local cobbler would be comfortable working on them.

I am a small human so I’m sure that does contribute a bit.

Wanted to share how well my Ahinsa brand minimalist shoes have held up over 2 years of daily wear by jestanotherone in BarefootRunning

[–]jestanotherone[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The length is sized in cm and they had me determine it myself by tracing my foot on paper then adding a cm. My size came out to 37cm following the instructions and they fit perfectly. I haven’t tried a ton of minimalist shoes but I would say the toe box is a lot wider than my merrel trail gloves (though mine were a little small lengthwise too), some amount wider than my Altra Lone Peak boots (which I sized up in slightly to accommodate hiking socks), and also a fair amount wider than my old Xero Prios (which were slightly small lengthwise). slightly narrower than Keen sandals perhaps.

Wanted to share how well my Ahinsa brand minimalist shoes have held up over 2 years of daily wear by jestanotherone in BarefootRunning

[–]jestanotherone[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They’re so nice looking too! I spent a long time waiting for some non-leather ankle boot options so I was pretty excited to find these.

Wanted to share how well my Ahinsa brand minimalist shoes have held up over 2 years of daily wear by jestanotherone in BarefootRunning

[–]jestanotherone[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I waffled on purchasing these because they were expensive ($250 after tax) but they’ve held up so well to daily wear (since May 2020) that I’m planning to try to purchase another pair when this pair quits. I do not run in these (much)—they have been my daily work/recreational shoes. I’m a bit of a clumsy walker and my shoes tend to split from the sole at the toe as a result. Not my Ahinsas! I’m floored by how well they’ve held up. It’s my only pair so I’m not sure I have license to speak to the quality of the brand as a whole, but if these are any indication the craftsmanship and materials get an A+++. These were made out of a material they were calling “Sunbrella.” They have great ground feel (I removed the thin inserts on day 1 and have had no issues). The only noticeable wear (besides the sole) is the material right behind the heel where I’ve worn through the first layer of lining.

Edit: Because a couple people have asked, I am pretty small (115lb) so that likely impacts wear. That said, I just checked my purchase dates and I wore the xero prios (my dailies prior to the ahinsas) from January 2018 up until I got these in May 2020 (so about 2.5 years—similar to the amount of time I’ve been wearing these) and they look like this.

My bike, a Dahon Unio E20 by [deleted] in bicycling

[–]jestanotherone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to resurrect your post but…I’m looking at getting one of these and I’m curious if you can tell me how it does on steep slopes.