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Do You Truly Get to Choose How to Feel After Sh*t Happens?
After your initial reaction — when sh*t happens — you get to choose how to feel.
In the United States, tax time is almost here. In case you forgot — you should get on that this week.
I do my damndest to avoid math. While I’m not as bad at it as I sometimes think I am — I thoroughly dislike it. When it comes to the insanity that is taxes, I am perfectly happy to spend some money and hire someone to do taxes for me.
Last year, all the work I did was as a contractor, or independent in such a way that I got 1099 forms rather than W2 forms. The freedom and independence of my work is reflected by this, which initially doesn’t suck.
Until we reach now — tax time. Know why? Because thanks to 1099 employment — and no withholding of pay — I owe money to the state and federal government.
That was a blow I should have anticipated — but I didn’t. And I can’t deny that it hurt.
I got angry. Seriously, how much do I owe these assholes? Then, I got frustrated. Is it worth it to have this “independence” when I must pay out all this money annually?
And then, since that wasn’t enough, I felt worthless. Oh look — all the money we had built in savings goes to…
