I am so glad that tax season is over. I’m not an accountant or anything like that. It’s just this big, looming monster each year and I always dread it. I normally try to file in February. But this year, between work, family stuff, and total disorganization, I kept putting it off.
I had started out well. I use software to track my expenses, only I wasn’t updating it regularly. I did keep all of my receipts and even filed them by category. But that’s as far as I got.
It’s really hard for me to get things done. I work from home as a freelancer, more than 40 hours a week by the time it’s all said and done. Add a toddler and husband to the mix, household stuff, managing finances… it sometimes seems like too much. I struggle to keep the chaos somewhat under control.
Hey, but at least I do manage to keep our bills paid on time. It’s the small victories, right?
So I’m trying to do better for next year. I have a few things to file and enter into my financial software. If I can do it now, and keep up, the end of the year will be much easier. I do at least stay up on my filing once or twice a month. I’d be much farther behind if I didn’t do that.
I’ll talk more about what I’m doing, what categories I use, and what software works for me. Are you breathing a sigh of relief? Do you do your own taxes, or get it done for you?
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