Alice and Alan have been married for five years and have two…

Alice and Alan have been married for five years and have two children. In 2018, Alice had wages from her programming job of $65,000 and Alan made $20,000 as a part-time accountant. Alice also got an additional $5,000 year-end bonus paid to her on December 24. In 2018, they contributed $10,000 to Alice’s traditional 401k, and $4,000 to Alan’s traditional IRA. What is their 2018 gross income? 

Rob and Heidi (married filing joint) expect to pay $20,000 i…

Rob and Heidi (married filing joint) expect to pay $20,000 in tithing and $8,000 in state and local taxes each year for the next few years. If they have a 24% marginal tax rate, calculate how much they would save over the next two years if they use “bunching” (assume a standard deduction in 2019 of $24,400). 

The current market value of Jasper’s 1986 Corvette is $5,700…

The current market value of Jasper’s 1986 Corvette is $5,700. His checking account balance is $895.60, and his savings account balance is $3,203.78. Jasper has a student loan balance of $15,000 and a current VISA credit card balance of $35.46. Jasper always pays his credit card in full before the grace period is over. What is Jasper’s current net worth? 

So picture this: Gaia and Uranus get hit with the eros bug a…

So picture this: Gaia and Uranus get hit with the eros bug and decide to make family reunions are a little too close for comfort. Out of this “cosmic situationship,” they end up with kids that are… unique. Some have a hundred hands, some are massive giants, and then there are these one-eyed dudes who look like they belong on the cover of a heavy metal album. At first, everyone thinks they’re terrifying, but later myths flip the script… these same one-eyed builders become legendary craftsmen, forging the thunderbolts Zeus will eventually yeet at anyone dumb enough to cross him. Who are these one-eyed children of Gaia and Uranus, later famous for forging Zeus’s weapons?