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Rhyme -

I haven't double-checked the exact figures, but you've got the idea.

But don't worry your pretty little head. The Schedule A - and many other aspects of our regressive tax code - will take care of you high rollers.
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Schedule A baby!!!
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you may be able to write it off as a busienss expense (your suit I mean)
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you may be able to write it off as a busienss expense (your suit I mean)
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nope, you can't.
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hmm..wonder how I missed this thread.

Let's see..

1. GMAT - 250$
2. All the books - around 250$ but I recover almost all of it via eBay ;) so actual spend is about 50-60$
3. Application - only INSEAD - ~300$
4. Interview was 10 minutes from home, and the 2nd interviewer bought the lunch :)
5. Some cheap-ass blazer (I've never worn suits in my life) 120$

That sums it up - 720$.

If INSEAD dings me - I'll spend some on IMD, and a remote chance for LBS Sloan Fellowship MSc.. not sure on that.[/img]
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hey necromonger, can we get another cartoon from you? you can pick the topic...just need a break from waiting to hear, or should I say pants-pooping :)

Gmat exam $500
Gmat Books $300
Visiting schools $600
Application Fees ~ $1000
Time missed at work ~ $3000

Total $5400
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sounds like a mastercard commercial
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I think I have one of the cheapest costs also:

GMAT Books: Free (borrowed outdated books from other friends)
GMAT $250
Apps to 4 schools: ~$700
Transcripts & scores: ~$100
New suite: $199

Total for now: $1249
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Where do you people shop for suits?

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Huh? Benetton! :lol: :lol: :lol:
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sounds like a mastercard commercial
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:lol:

"Getting acceptance phone call - priceless"
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GMAT: 500
Toefl: 600 (hic, I had problems with it)
Books: 200
trips: 3000 (I visited 10 schools. Such a deal)
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Sickness medicine when study for GMAT and writing essays: 400
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alright, gmat,

here you go - as we wait for results.




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hey necromonger, can we get another cartoon from you? you can pick the topic...just need a break from waiting to hear, or should I say pants-pooping :)

Gmat exam $500
Gmat Books $300
Visiting schools $600
Application Fees ~ $1000
Time missed at work ~ $3000

Total $5400
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bhahhaahah....
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woohoo!!! we gotta make a gallery out of your brilliant cartoons!
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I think I have one of the cheapest costs also:

GMAT Books: Free (borrowed outdated books from other friends)
GMAT $250
Apps to 4 schools: ~$700
Transcripts & scores: ~$100
New suite: $199

Total for now: $1249
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And if you take out the sofa it is nearly a round grand.

I reckon I will be about $1000 at the end of it, probably nearer $700 (1 GMAT, 3 Apps, some books)

I am going to be screwed when it comes down to interviews if they are on-campus though.
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:) :) :) :) :) :) :)

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alright, gmat,

here you go - as we wait for results.

gmatmba
hey necromonger, can we get another cartoon from you? you can pick the topic...just need a break from waiting to hear, or should I say pants-pooping :)

Gmat exam $500
Gmat Books $300
Visiting schools $600
Application Fees ~ $1000
Time missed at work ~ $3000

Total $5400
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Code:
apps                  $800
GMAT                  $250
GMAT books            $50  (sold em after test)
TOEFL                 $150
transcript delivery   $200
essay editing         $200
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TOTAL                 $1650


I'm a cheapo as well. However, the show is not over - suit expenses are still quite possible :)
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Rhyme,
Pardon my lack of knowledge about tax filing.

But can we file deductions based on application fees for all the unversities?
Thanks,
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Hindustan -

Don't talk to Rhyme. I'm the tax goddess in these parts.

Unfortunately, application fees won't help you out on your tax returns.

Later - maybe tonight or tomorrow - I will start a new thread on finances and taxes (I am a financial counselor and run a tax clinic for low-income filers). Stay tuned for more exciting detail!
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New suite: $199

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I'm in the market for one of those right now, but looking to spend upwards of $199,000. Add that to the total cost (GMAT+MBA) and I become the official GMATClub CHA-CHING debt KING. :(

New condo: $225,000
Forgone wages: $175,000
Tuition: $50,000
This month's visit to XYZ: $3000
Kaplan: $1200
Books, CDROMs, other online materials: ~$1000
GMAT (x4): $1000
Initial school visits in 2004 and 2005: $5000 (x2)
Lost wages during vists: $15,000
Insurance: $10,000
Wife's green card paperwork and embassy visits: $2000
Family visit to Asia: $5000
Anticipated birth of first child between B1 and B2: $6000
Living Expenses for 21 months: $31,000
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Sub Total: $535,000 (and that's riding a bicycle to school everyday!)
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New suite: $199


I'm in the market for one of those right now, but looking to spend upwards of $199,000. Add that to the total cost (GMAT+MBA) and I become the official GMATClub CHA-CHING debt KING. :(

New condo: $225,000
Forgone wages: $175,000
Tuition: $50,000
This month's visit to XYZ: $3000
Kaplan: $1200
Books, CDROMs, other online materials: ~$1000
GMAT (x4): $1000
Initial school visits in 2004 and 2005: $5000 (x2)
Lost wages during vists: $15,000
Insurance: $10,000
Wife's green card paperwork and embassy visits: $2000
Family visit to Asia: $5000
Anticipated birth of first child between B1 and B2: $6000
Living Expenses for 21 months: $31,000
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Sub Total: $535,000 (and that's riding a bicycle to school everyday!)
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I don't know where XYZ is, but this:

Living Expenses for 21 months: $31,000

Seems way way low to me. Thats less than $1500 a month, and unless XYZ is in a really small town where things are cheap, thats low.
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