Inflation Day … 🎈

Up, up and away the prices go as the government raises the taxes on everything as the delusional Trumpster does his thing after his liberate our money day. I bet the stock market will not react kindly to the maniac in White House today, though I figure getting a discount on future stock purchases while I’m still young is a good thing.

But I’m still reeling at the cost of groceries. 🛒 Doesn’t seem like individual prices have gone up but at the end of bill at the check out lane, it’s gets harder and harder to shop for under $100 a week, and it’s often more then that. 🍏 Granted it was worth it for that big bag of grapes 🍇 I’ve been enjoying all week and despite the $200 left in my checking account after the bills last week and that $1,200 I owe the IRS on the real liberation day, that is April 15th. But in the meantime, New York State owes me a $1,100 refund as apparently I got carried away with the extra withholding for the state. It’s just tough with auto insurance 🚗 being higher than me singing along with the Dire Wolf 🐺 in the wilderness. At least olive oil 🫒 and egg 🥚 prices are down.

Increased my extra federal withholding to $200 a paycheck beyond the zero deductions. 💵 I am sure the Payroll Office gets annoyed how I keep changing my withholding, but I want to avoid having to send the treasury quarterly tax payments, so I figure it’s best to just have the money taken out of the paycheck so I can forget it. I’m hoping next year not to owe the IRS a shit ton of money and certainly not a fine. No fine this year but I did pay New York a seven 7️⃣ dollar 💲 fine last year.

What can I say, inflation sucks. 🙁 And there ain’t a whole lot one can do about but spend and invest carefully. I can’t control what the Trumpster does but I know like any era it will come to an end. The focus has to be on the future 🔮, owning my own land 🚜 and having the resources necessary for a good life. You know, the way I look at it now is the money I spend dividend taxes out of my paycheck is an investment in my future, as I let my investments grow unmolested. 🪵 And that’s money I can use in the future to buy land, equipment, hog feed or anything else I need once I own my own land.

Rainy morning but I decided my rain coat was annoying yesterday so I didn’t wear it this morning. ☔ Truth is that I had decided by yesterday’s forecast that it wasn’t going to rain much today but I was wrong about such things. And my rain coat 🧥 is worn out and doesn’t fit well since I’ve gotten healthier. I’m actually glad that my stupidity means my bike 🚲 is down today as I most certainly would have gotten soaked riding to work. 🔥 Going to make the trout streams run high 🎣 but it will help reduce the fire danger. I’m just looking forward to things greening up. 🌸 Won’t be long in the city.