Passion Of The Nerd
I am a self-professed nerd. I watch Star Trek. I grew up listening to Rush. I've read every book that Tolkien wrote. Though I'm not an active collector anymore, I do have a coin collection. I can program in Java. I own a soldering iron and relish the chance to use it. Actually, as I write this I'm surprised I've ever gotten laid. But definitely one my secret nerdy passions is doing my taxes.
Every year I count down the days until I get my W-2's, 1098, and 1099. The 1098 for my mortgage interest usually comes first. Then my W-2. The 1099 for my savings account is always posted on-line, so I never have to wait for it. Then, the first Saturday after I have everything collected I sit down, log into Turbotax on-line, import my W-2 from ADP, and plug away. It usually takes me a half hour to get everything entered and checked. Then I sit there bask in the glow of my refund.
My refunds were never very substantial when I rented, but with mortgage interest and property tax to deduct, it's like winning the lottery. I can't believe I'm at the point in my life where I get excited about my mortgage interest deduction. Something went horribly wrong and I accidentally grew up. It wasn't supposed to happen this way - I thought I would spend a few years partying, get a girl pregnant, do some jail time, and then realize the error of my ways. I wasn't supposed to be sitting here thinking about refinancing at the age 0f 29. Gah.
Anyway, if you're wondering what I'm going to do with my refund, don't get too excited. It's all going to pay off my credit cards. I wouldn't expect to have credit card debt, but when you live my lavish lifestyle of late parking tickets, wedding airfare and gifts, and new tires, it starts to build up.
RCR
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You can program in Java? And you like Taxes? You're a mystery wrapped up in an enigma, RCR.
Don't forget: Play guitar well=get laid (for many men--at least in college).
I refuse to give the government an interest-free loan.
They are lucky to get any taxes out of me, period.
ma - I was a computer science major in college. I wrote my thesis in java. And to my knowledge, playing guitar has never gotten me laid.
phil - I look at it as a savings plan for people who wouldn't have saved a dime without it.
This is true.
I'm the same way. I spent years watching my dad wait until the abolute last minute of the eleventh hour of April 15th, only to end up with hours of work ending in a massive bill.
Unless you're going to save hundreds of dollars every paycheck in an interest-bearing account, it's just not worth the asspain. I myself am looking forward to the bigassed refund. And since I'm a nerd, I've filled out 1040EZ, 1040, and 1040A with all the data I have just to find out what the biggest refund may be from each.
Oh - - and don't forget the long distance telephone refund this year.
If I had a mortgage I'd probably get excited as well. Sadly my taxes are easy to do with not much of a refund so I just cannot get excited about it.
Rush and Star Trek, huh?
I'm with Phil. I've never gotten a refund in my life. Ideally you break at zero, but I always owe. Be careful playing the phantom dependents game though (what, you mean the cactus doesn't count?). The gubmint don't like it too much when you owe more than a grand.
wanna come do my taxes? have a bit more fun ;)
meanwhile, I'm off your blogroll =(
i have no effing clue how to do my taxes. every year it makes me feel like a developmentally retarded protracted-adolescent dimwit. and then i waste money paying someone else to do it.
do you offer lessons?
So is it the refund that excites you or do you get some sort of satisfaction in just doing the taxes? 'cause it's always fun to get money back, but if you enjoy doing taxes just for the sake of doing taxes, then you should probably seek some sort of professional help (...in the form of a therapist, not an accountant).
Haha I did my taxes on January 16...I couldn't wait for the refund. Don't worry, undercover dorks get more action...you're good to go.
ETC just use turbo tax. A retarded monkey could do their taxes with turbo tax. Except monkeys don't pay taxes, which is pretty effed up.
No, I actually like doing my taxes. It's interesting. I also took Income Tax and State and Local Taxation in law school.
You're only borderline nerd right now.
You'd only be a real nerd if you were in a Star Trek tribute band in the style of Rush.
I must be a retarded monkey, but taxes drive me nuts. Either that or its my schedule K1, but that's what I get for investing in my (now ex) boyfriend's start up fund. anyway want to trade tax help for, oh, some killer risotto or perhaps editing work?
Jo - my band in high school played a Rush song for the talent show one year. That's gotta count for something.
urchette - I've never had to deal with a K-1, so probably not much help there. I doubt you are a retarded monkey, since retarded monkeys almost never have the ability to blog.
How much will you charge to do mine?
Retarded monkeys almost never have the ability to blog?
Dude, you know that's not true.
This is uncanny. I feel like I'm looking at a mirror of myself. Except I never listened to Rush. And, uhm, my coin collection is currently growing. (Bought one of those little state coin quarter maps for Christmas.) Anyhow, nice to know someone else gets excited about all those slips at the end of January.