What if instead of hiring a tax preparer or using tax software you have to pay for, the government would do your taxes for free?

TO: EVERYONE FROM: ADAM FRUCCI SUBJECT: A FRIENDLY REMINDER

Quarterly taxes are due (or at least need to be postmarked by) tomorrow. My favorite holiday!!!!!!!!!!!

TO: ADAM FROM: EVERYONE (except Mike) SUBJECT: RE: A FRIENDLY REMINDER

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I don't want to do it.

Just in time for Pride Month!

This morning, the Times has a very good discussion about the proposed tax rates President Obama will be discussing with Congressional Republicans in the coming weeks, which is part of a larger negotiation of talks about the "fiscal cliff" (if you are bored by that term and still don't know what that means, here's a primer).

I did my taxes.

Thursday is a great day to do that 1 thing you don’t want to do but also don’t want to continue thinking about doing.

Low energy day. Low expectations. Low stakes. I’m not calling anyone. Not going to any banks. Not looking at any statements or doing any math. I will make a list of things that I need to do sometime, but I will not do any of them now. That is enough. Okay.

1. Research banks 2. Switch banks 3. Find tax person/call tax person 4. Expensesssssssssssssssss 4. (for taxes) 5. After switch banks, set up all new billpay etc etc 6. Call non-profit debt consolidation place to see if they can help me even though I don’t think they can since I’m not delinquent on payments but wouldn’t it be nice to not be paying huge amounts of interest every month, yes it would.

WELL THAT WAS EASY.

Times reporter Michael Winerip has a really nice post about what he tried to save when flood waters from Sandy began rushing into his home in Long Beach.

Late taxes not late yet.