The Tax Man Cometh...

What do I do when there is something I really don't want to do...put it off of course. Luckily, I didn't put off doing my taxes until it was too late, but it was a big year, a turning point for me doing my taxes.

When Mike and I first got married, we had some crazy financials and I was pregnant and going to grad school so we used our trusty CPA. Life is a lot more simple but we never took the plunge to do it on our own. I am not sure that I will always do it on our own. However, after I mentioned to my sister that I was sending in my tax documents to get done by a trusty CPA, she told me that we should just get Turbo Tax and do it myself instead. She has a business degree so I thought sure you think so, but she promised that she would help me if I needed to do it. So I purchased the Turbo Tax and waited...for two months. I was afraid we would owe money or that it would take forever, so I put it off.

Well, it wasn't complete smooth sailing, but we (I, with my #1 supporter sitting next to me on another computer) got it done. It should be a lot easier next year. Especially if I remember anything from this experience. And we actually got a refund from the Federal Government. Yeah. We owed for Arizona, but not much. So my subconscious stress was for "nothing" or at least very little.

So a shout out to everyone that helped me feel like I could do it, whether you knew it or not. And to my sister, even though you didn't answer my phone call, I figured it out. :) To those of you still getting around it, good luck!