PhoneBoy Says

Lots of firsts today:

• First work flight in three years
• First time originating a trip out of BNA (Nashville)
• First time landing in FLL (Fort Lauderdale)
• First time in at least a couple of decades (if ever) that my partner and I both cried when she dropped me off at the airport

Thankfully, it won’t happen nearly as regularly as before.

@variablepulserate I feel a lot better now than I did 24 years ago.

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@matigo 24 years to be exact.

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Two passports and a divorce later, I have a passport that doesn’t include my ex’s last name.

@matigo not that I was technically liable for anything in the end due to the divorce order, but it’s nice not to have to deal with the courts to actually enforce that.

Meanwhile, I suspect there is some benefit to having a paid off home loan on my credit report.

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As of two days ago, I no longer have a mortgage on a house I no longer own. Considering my ex-wife’s income and work history (or lack thereof), I doubt she’d qualify for a loan without her mother co-signing. Or her mother just paying the loan off.

Either way, it’s one less liability I have to worry about.

@matigo the penalty for filing late is more than that, sadly. 🤪

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@matigo from what I can tell from the transcript, the computer disagrees with the amount of a credit that was claimed, resulting in me owing more money. Will have to wait and see what the official notice from the IRS says.

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I've got my legal name changed most places it matters now, including with my employer. My passport, which it looks like I might need in May, will take several weeks since I need a new one, given the picture looks nothing like me.

I just saw that, as of today, the IRS has processed my 2021 tax return that I mailed back in November.

The bad news: I apparently owe more money for 2021.
The good news: My ex, who got a refund for 2021, will likely get a bill from the IRS…with interest and penalties.