Bye, Bye, Bank Account
It's tax time and I owe Uncle Sam six bucks. Every year I play with the numbers, trying to get what we owe each other down to zero. This time around I almost nailed it. A small part of me wants to send in a check for the amount of 5.99, just to see if Mr. Suit & Tie IRS guy is really on his game. A penny. Would he catch it? And if he did, would he send me that dreadful letter stating how I underpaid and that I still owe Uncle Sam another penny? Hmm, I wonder... This past month was a bitch, financially speaking. First off, I had to purchase my plane ticket so I can fly to Pennsylvania in April ( -425 ). Secondly, I have a new car that I'm making payments on now, so there's another added expense ( -300 ). Insurance is higher ( -100 ). My Toshiba laptop crapped out on me, so I got a brand new Asus ( -550 ). Rent came due, like always ( -425 ). And now for the real kicker: Just the other week I was drinking a few gin & tonics, trying to get some writing done, when