Well I didn't really drop a ball but this is going to put a set back in my financial peace I'm trying to get. Yeah, I'm trying to follow the rules of Dave Ramsey's financial peace but that's another blog post. I promise I will share and not be away from my blog so long.
I'm being real here and please don't judge me. I know you will because we all do in our little ways. So today I received a notice in the mail stating that I didn't file or pay my 2007 local taxes. You see my company doens't take any out so at the end of the year I have to pay in. I was very upset and thought "what in the world? There's no way!" If I didn't pay my taxes why did they wait until 2010 to let me know about what happened 2 years ago. I found my 2007 taxes (yeah somehow they were not with the rest...don't ask me how that happened...okay I'm not always that organized. Sometimes I fake it! Ok.) Anywho, so I opened up the folder and found an addressed, stamped envelope with all the forms in it with no check. Yeah that's right...never mailed! GRR! How could I let this happen. I thought, was this in the midst of moving to my current apartment. No...I was already here for a year.
Believe me I am so mad at myself but life goes on and life happens. I feel so irresponsible. I will learn from this and move on. Well, thank goodness I have been working some overtime because I owe them $575. (that is the 1.5% plus penalties and interest.) That's a chunk of money that I would like to pay on some debt and get financial peace but I guess that will be on hold for a month. Crap. Good thing I decided not to go on vacation this year and that I'm having a huge yard sale. ( and also an open house preview sale with refreshments for my friends and family before I take it outside!)
"insert sigh here" I need help so come buy some stuff! I already sold a TV. Thanks Rainey!
No, thank YOU! And that really sucks about the check, but don't be hard on yourself. We have all done stuff like that and if anyone judges you, it's just because they either don't remember when they did it, or haven't done it yet, but they will.
ReplyDeleteThat is so stupid that they wouldn't tell you about it for that long and then expect you to pay all these penalties! Ugh, government...
Oh no Kimmie! Crap. Don't worry-I will not judge you. And don't worry-I won't tell Mom!
ReplyDeleteI told you last night that we did the same thing. It sucks. But hey... at least you are thinking like Dave Ramsey now and you will sell stuff and pay it off and be done with it instead of making more debt out of it. You will still get to financial peace! When are you having your sale??
ReplyDeleteThanks guys!
ReplyDeleteI am thinking of having my sale the weekend after Mother's Day. That's my open house.
I know that this is a late post but I understand! That happened to me before. I have paid quarterly but forget to file for the year. And this year, with my move, I can't make either township happy with me. I HATE LOCAL TAXES!!
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