Here’s my Halloween confession: we didn’t give out candy this year. We were out with two of the kiddos, and the third was at a party. It was very last minute, which means that since we bought candy, we still have candy. And let’s not forget the booty from trick or treat. It’s a challenge…
Stuck with lots of Halloween candy this holiday season? Here are 13 ways to get rid of it – and how those uses might affect your tax bill.
Every year, a day or so after Halloween, my kitchen looks like something out of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory: candy everywhere. And every year, a day or so after Halloween, it becomes a challenge to figure out what to do with all of the leftovers (trust me, we couldn’t possibly eat it all)….
I don’t collect a “candy tax.” The candy tax is a parenting trend where you purport to teach your kids about responsibility by stealing some of their candy levying a “tax” on their trick or treat loot. The tax can be as much as one-third of the candy “earned” on Halloween. The tax, which is levied in jest, is meant to teach a lesson about how government works. Only it’s not remotely comparable to the real thing. There are a few key concepts in the levying of the candy tax that don’t translate into the real world. Here they are.
If you follow me on social media, you know that my son asked me to pack candy for his school lunch today. That’s right, candy. We were out of sandwich bread at the house but we have bags and bags of Halloween candy in the kitchen so Charlie figured he’d take a stab at it…
I love Halloween. I love all of the camp and the craziness. I always have. I dress up every year, even as an adult. This year, I’m going as a flapper (yes, a little nod to the Capone era). Last year, I was an aging movie actress. I’ve also been zombie pirate, Cleopatra and the…
From pumpkins to costumes to candy, Americans are expected to spend up to $6.9 billion on Halloween sales in 2015. According to the National Retail Federation, 157 million Americans will scare up an average of $74 per person in Halloween holiday spending. You know, of course, that I’m one of those folks who goes crazy…
If your house is like mine, you likely have a lot of leftover Halloween candy right about now. How can you get rid of it? And are there any tax consequences to disposing of candy (assuming you just don’t eat it)?
The “candy tax” on Halloween trick or treat loot is all the rage these days… but are we sending the wrong message to our kids?
I love Halloween. I do. I love the camp, the excess, the whole over the top vibe. I dress up every year. I make my kids’ costumes for our school parade. I bake ridiculous amounts of cupcakes and make silly snacks that are meant to look gross like hotdogs that look like bloody toes in…
