I Love Taxes!
Just filed my taxes today and I really couldn’t be happier.
Truer words were never spoken
How can I be so happy when the average person is pissin’ venom today? It’s very simply explained in the picture above. The trick is to not think of it as your money. The alternative is to imagine April 15th as the day you get jacked by the gub’ment. One perspective is gonna leave you raw and resentful while the other gives you a chance to actually enjoy your Spring Break with MTV or Girls Gone Wild or whoever you’re kickin’ it with this year.
The bottom line is, one way or another, you’re gonna have to pay. BUT, you have the power to decide whether to do it willingly or while rockin’ a Grinchy ‘tude.
I approach the problem the same way I do making a donation or leaving a tip. You know that moment when you’re trying to decide exactly how much to give?
“Do I leave 10%? 12%? 15%?”
What if you were to say “screw it” and just leave 25%? Sounds crazy right? But let me tell you straight up that, at least with me, something magical happens when I push myself beyond that haggling point and just drop the big cash.
Here’s how it goes down.
If I leave the small amount, without fail I find myself tripping about how much I let go. Especially at a restaurant, it will be a nagging thought for a good while after I leave. However, when I drop a solid sum my mind instead goes to thinking about things like how I made someone’s day or how good it feels to have the money to actually give generously. I don’t trip on the new T-shirt I won’t buy later or the extra text messages I won’t send. What’s more, I’m not anywhere near poor for all the times I’ve tipped big or donated large. Once the money is spent, it’s gone and I no longer worry about it. I actually stress less about the money by willingly letting it go.
But who wants to give willingly to the government? True, most people have zero desire to turn over their hard earned income to Uncle Sam.
You'd rather pull a file through your teeth right?
But once again, taxes are not avoidable. People debate their legality but those people go to prison, don’t they Mr. Snipes? You can fight taxes, lament them, argue them, and attempt to evade them, but they will never go away. You can however, stop haggling over 10% and just give up 25. I owed a lot less than I expected to pay today because I was ready to give up a lot more. In the end, I didn’t feel took, I felt phat. For those too old to keep up with the lingo, I’m saying that I came away feeling wealthy and happy to give up the money I paid.
Does the government do with the money what they should? That’s not the point today. That’s the point on group protest, community activism or election day (and those are all VERY important days). Today’s the day to pay. You can pay willingly or begrudgingly. You have the power to feel happy or punked. I, for one, am not one to wallow in misery so during tax season, I’m droppin’ my dimes with a smile.
Peace,
- Mighty
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