EncourageYou!

OK, I admit, I like doing taxes. Some people like to do crossword puzzles, some people like to do those Sudoku puzzles, some people like extreme sports, I like taxes. It's like a puzzle, in a way. The basic formula for a tax return is this:

What you really earned

minus

What you earned but don't have to pay taxes on

minus

deductions everybody gets to take

minus

other deductions and exemptions

equals what you pay taxes on.

At the end of the year, the difference between what you owe and what you've already paid is what your refund is or what you still owe.

So what does this have to do with anything? I suppose that we all have different strengths and interests, and even if your particular strenghts and interests make you a little weird, surely you can help and encourage somebody along the way.