Dealing With The Awkward Phase(s) Bear in mind that hair, on average, grows a quarter of an inch to half an inch per month. So even though the goal is to grow out your hair as quickly as possible, youâll still need to check in with your stylist every 4 to 6 weeks. âThis will maintain healthy hair, and will help you avoid the potential mullet syndrome, where there is an imbalance between the length and the layers,â says Cutler.
The standard deduction is the simplest way to deduct medical costs from your taxes. Rather than totaling all of your allowable deductions, you can simply subtract the standard deduction from your adjusted gross income. In 2010, the standard deductions were $5,700 for single taxpayers, $11,400 for married couples and $8,400 for head of household taxpayers. In certain situations, you can take an even higher standard deduction.
The IRS imposes some thresholds on certain deduction categories. If you want to claim medical or dental expenses or miscellaneous expenses, they must exceed a percentage of your adjusted gross income; you can only claim the balance. Medical expenses have a 10 percent limit as of 2013. If your AGI is $125,000, these expenses must exceed $12,500 before you can claim them. The threshold for miscellaneous expenses is 2 percent, so you'd only need $2,500 in expenses in this category.