shareholder benefit every time?

[Budget Queen]

Excuse me for pointing out the oblivious, but our $250 OBC on our upcoming Hawaii cruise is like tax free cash. -- it is equivalent to earning closer to $325 for us. :)

 

Not everyone remembers to consider that

 

You need to take another look at your tax accounting. :)

Edited August 27, 2015 by Budget Queen

[CRUZBUDS]

You need to take another look at your tax accounting. :)

 

We live in CA -- which has the highest state income tax -- even higher than New York ;)

 

But I am just ball parking -- I just sign the tax form where I'm told

Edited August 27, 2015 by CRUZBUDS

[SadieN]

We live in CA -- which has the highest state income tax -- even higher than New York ;)

 

 

But our property tax is lower.

 

(Let's not talk about our gas tax. But we don't have many toll roads.)

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Had dinner next to a couple one night in the Conquest a few years ago. The DH was saying how good a bargain Carnival stock was, etc. we ask him if he had received the shareholder OBC. His answer was in his face, full on 'deer in headlights' They were on cruise #4 for the year, and had done many other CCL cruises. Didn't know about the OBC.

[skittl1321]

You need to take another look at your tax accounting. :)

 

An effective tax rate of 30%ish isn't that unusual.

[Jana60]

An effective tax rate of 30%ish isn't that unusual.

 

Tell me about it my take home pay is about 53% of my gross and I rarely get a refund!

[guxu]

I would say CCL is not a stock that will give you quick money. But for long term, you cannot go wrong with it. In my portfolios, CCL has one of the best annualized gains, 25% and 28%. That does not include dividend or OBC.

Edited August 27, 2015 by guxu

[emmak8]

Right now the stock is near its all time high. Something else to consider.