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> public transport ticket, food Don't care, don't care, don't care. Unless the IRS is taxing it, I don't care about it.
by kchoudhu 12y ago
> public transport ticket, food
Don't care, don't care, don't care. Unless the IRS is taxing it, I don't care about it.
- s73v3r 12y agoYou don't, but others do. There are more people in this world than just you.
- nsgi 12y agoI think he means that they might as well be included in the salary, unless there's a tax or bulk buying discount.
- kchoudhu 12y agoI find that relying on my employer for everyday stuff isn't conducive to building future proof systems: am I alone in finding it hard to budget for expenses when my employer is providing a large chunk of my expenses? Whenever possible, I prefer taking a cash equivalent and buying my own. Insurance, food, living quarters, public transportation..whatever.
- __xtrimsky 12y agoWell employers get discounts for getting a large amount of these expensive. Food might not be true, but if an employer would give you the exact amount of money he pays for insurance, you would get an insurance a lot crappier, simply because the employer gets discounts. I am currently paying insurance out of the pocket, it sucks. When I'll reach 30 (no more catastrophic plans), I'll definitely will find another employer with health insurance.
- nicksardo 12y agoI care about these things specifically because the IRS doesn't tax it. I save about 6k per year because my startup feeds me 5 lunches/3 dinners per week and pays for my public transportation. That's probably ~8k pre-tax dollars.