I had the day off of work today, and it was excellent. Common holidays are pretty good; usually lots of people have the day off with you, so you can plan big events and whatnot. However, today was one of those special days where almost everyone worked but me, and I think that made it that much better. While most people I know were screwing around in Excel and wearing a tie, I was screwing around in Excel in my underwear.
In case you're wondering about the Excel thing, I was doing my taxes today. Ultimately, not only did I get a paid day off of work, but I actually made $133, courtesy of the US Government. Sometimes, democracy pays; take that, North Korea!
(Okay, it's not actually a refund of $133; I'm ignoring the $15 for Turbotax. And the only reason I get a refund is because I'm an incompetent investor, who foolishly funnels his retirement money into shady video game companies. I'll amend my previous statement to say that democracy doesn't pay well, and to even get that, you have to lose a few hundred dollars in advance. Still, it beats North Korea.)
More tomorrow, when I rejoin you suckers in the workforce.
Posted by Cody at February 19, 2007 9:44 PMI always view tax refunds in a negative light. Essentially, over the past year you have given the government a zero interest loan and they are finally paying it back. It was never their money in the first place. I have no problem paying my taxes, I just don't like paying more than I'm supposed to.
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