February 9th, 2005
FAFSA
I “mocked up” our taxes last night so I could finish and submit my FAFSA. In the end, I went with a lot of close estimates because I use TurboTax and didn’t know what numbers were going in what 1040 form lines. Point being, the FAFSA is done and sent. Whew! The taxes are not.
I hate taxes. I used to not mind doing my taxes—I almost always got a little refund. Not a big refund, as that would have pissed me off because who needs to give the government an interest-free loan, but a little one, the kind of refund that could pay for a fancy evening on the town or a new purse.
Not this year, though. Damn marriage penalty. I’m annoyed, angry, and a little worried after my bout with the numbers. We actually owe taxes this year, and it’s all because of the stupid marriage penalty.
Gr.
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Get use to it…relief will come in the form of children.
The marriage penalty makes me mad.
Relief in the form of children? And that would help me how soon? (Did you read my post on having kids?)
Yes, the marriage penalty makes me very mad. How hard is it to write tax code that doesn’t penalize people for entering into a contract that the government supports? Argh. Don’t get me started.
I read the post. I was thinking you could move up your time frame??