Real World: Taxes

My next step in this whole "real world" transition: filing my own taxes.

This is the year I stop having my dad file them for me. This is the year I collect all the papers I need on my own and learn what they all actually mean.

This should be interesting. I'm not a big fan of numbers, and financial stuff has always gone way over my head. I'm actually not worried though. All I need to do is try to understand it. Knowledge is power, right? I've been looking for new things to learn now that college is over, so why not learn about taxes?

Anyway, I'll be keeping track of my progress here. So far I have learned that taxes are based on a calendar year, Jan. 1-Dec. 31. That's really nice. I always thought, since the deadline is in April, that it was some weird fiscal year that I'd have to try to remember. I think I can keep January-December organized.

This also means that I should start keeping track of 2011, as long as we're only 2 months in.

So, here goes!