(GCC: I am often asked, “Do you know any good CPAs?” and “What are some good tools for doing my taxes?” I never thought both questions could share a common answer – Kathryn from Making Your Money Matter is a CPA (who gets it) who has developed some very cool tools for doing taxes (and more) that cost less than an hour with a CPA. Disclaimer: links in this post are affiliate links.)
I remember the first time I found Go Curry Cracker and read one of Jeremy’s blog posts going through his tax return in detail. It covered his then-recently filed 2015 tax return, with over six figures of income and still no income tax due (only a small amount of self-employment taxes).
I’d like to say that I—a CPA—was intuitively able to do a quick review of the numbers and figure out pretty fast how this worked out. However, I had to pull out a pen and paper and calculate it by hand just to make sure it made sense.
Each spring since, I’ve looked forward to the annual tax return reveal. (GCC: 2021 tax return coming soon!)
If you have ever wondered, How can I optimize my taxes in the same way… without all the hassle of becoming a tax nerd first, well… have I got a tool for you.
Thanks to the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare, the health insurance options available to us are standardized. It definitely makes it easier to compare and contrast.
Unfortunately, that balance seems to require either a cheap plan with insanely high deductibles (just pay the first $13,000 of medical needs out of pocket, good times) or an OK plan with decent benefits but restrictive income challenges.
I recently read a post on Frequent Miler about a deal where you can earn $250 or more by becoming an UberEats delivery person and completing a single order. Though I don’t usually bother with low-reward, high-effort deals anymore (like gift card arbitrage), this one piqued my interest so I decided to give it a go – and it was easier than expected!
Definitely a good way to get a $250 Christmas Bonus. Would do again.
