I'am BROKE!!!!!!

[gizmo1979]

What does one do when they make ok money,but are falling further behind?The straw that broke the camels back was doing taxes and finding out I owe 1000 bucks.Man this sucks.Can I blame it on bush?That would make me feel better.

[Dookus]

1. this is EXACTLY

how Gannon got started.

[Bouncy Ball]

4. $ 1200 a weekend!

[movonne]

2. Write IRS and tell them that bush has convinced you that paying

taxes is bad, bad, bad.

[prolesunited]

3. How did you end up owing so much?

Did you cash in some stocks or take money out of a 401k?

[gizmo1979]

7. I had a job making

21 dollars an hour but when everyone got downsized I ended up with one that paid 13.We used credit cards to keep up.Thus we're screwed.

[prolesunited]

8. Still doesn't explain why you owe so much in taxes

Weren't they taking them out?

[gizmo1979]

11. I changed my exemption from1 to 2

But I didn't think that would make a 1600.dollar difference!Iwe got 8oo back last year.I don't know I did 2 online services and came out about the same.

[progmom]

12. that scares me

i chaged my exemption from 0 to 2.
i am now afraid to do my taxes.

[Sub Atomic]

17. Mine were at 2 all year.

Federal return: $7
State return: $49

Cost to file online: $34

I've always come out more or less even when I leave it at 2 exemptions.

[gizmo1979]

18. how did I end up so screwed?

[Padraig18]

5. EEK!

$1000???
:wow::hug:

[TNDemo]

6. Book recommendation.

How To Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt and Live Prosperously by Jerrold Mundis. Cheap paperback or library loan. Helped me a lot about 12 years ago.

[n2mark]

9. This can happen if you don't have

taxes taken out of your paycheck.

[gizmo1979]

10. oh

[n2mark]

13. My daughter did not have taxes taken out of her pay

she is paying back now. Others may disagree but I claim 1 for deductions, never owed!

[datasuspect]

14. fuck taxes

i owe so much goddamned money (and have been out of work for so long) that i kinda look forward to going to prison.

three hots and a cot, a prison job, library, gym . . .

sounds better and better.

[gizmo1979]

16. amen brother.

We should start the "so fuckin broke I can't pay attention society."

[Wcross]

21. Forgot about the prison rape thing?

Thats the one thing I couldn't do, become a prison bitch. They will never take me alive I tell ya!

[fit4life]

15. I'm broke too.

But I've got a full bottle of Jim Beam so I'm happy. :)

Call the IRS and make payment arrangements. They'll take a few dollars a month as long as you're paying on it. Personally, if I do my taxes and come up owing, I put them aside and don't file them until the evening of April 15th.

First thing you'll want to do is change your exemptions. I do single claiming zero. I'd rather have too much taken out than get nailed at the end of the year for them.

Oh, and it's Bush's fault. :)

[intrepid_wanderer]

19. it's your own damn fault

fix your earning/spending/saving habits NOW... or get screwer much more later.

sorry dude... I was told that just a couple years ago - I did. and life is really different... BETTER!

[gizmo1979]

20. never said it wasn't