Good morning, welcome or welcome back (for my regulars) to another edition of #weekendcoffeeshare. Please come on in to the warmth and out of the cold. It’s looking like it’s going to be another snowy Saturday in my part of the world.
Last night, the local weatherman wore his “snow jacket” which meant there’s a pretty strong chance of snow. I hope his prediction is accurate. The snow accumulation from the last storm was a little disappointed.
Anyway, how was your week?
It’s been another crazy week, though it was an improvement from the last. I finally managed to finish the week at less than 50 hours. There were still a ton of work that needed to be done but I had decided that it can wait until Tuesday.
Did I mention this is a long weekend?
Hooray!
Monday, February 15, is President’s Day but with COVID sticking around and the mountains on high avalanche danger alert and let’s not forget about the yucky weather, there’s no place to be and nothing to do than to get cozy beneath my handmade blanket with a cup of tea and a good ol’ paperback.
If we were having coffee, I would tell you yesterday was Chinese New Year – a grand welcome to the Year of the Ox. My phone was buzzing to the point when I had to put it on Do Not Disturb so I could get some work done. My relatives in the next house and a block away were texting away, sending hilarious GIFs that read “Happy Chinese New Year.” Meanwhile, like last Thanksgiving and Christmas, I felt little to no holiday spirits whatsoever. It’s just another day trying to finish my work.
If we were having coffee, I would tell you I sent in my State Tax Return this week. This means I am officially done filing my taxes for 2020. Another hooray! I actually also did one of my aunt’s tax return last weekend and did the final check on my other aunt’s tax return on the same day.
If we were having coffee, I would tell you I am so grateful I don’t have to do my cousin’s tax return. I wrote about my frustration with filing my cousin’s taxes in this post, about how he dropped a F-bomb on me, and about how he forwarded me 8 pages of stock-trading information in jpeg format and expected me to manually enter them one-by-one.
I was at my aunt’s house last Sunday night to Mom’s birthday. I basically gave him the silent treatment that entire night. I did not want to talk to either of my cousins nor did I want to know nor did I care whether I still needed to file his taxes. All I know is I wasn’t doing it. As Mom and I were about to leave, my cousin said, “I filed my tax return last night.”
“Oh yeah, how long did it take you to enter all that information?” Mom asked.
Shamefully, my cousin replied, “two hours.” After mom snapped back with an “I told you so,” he added, “my (other) cousin has 23 pages.” At that, I felt my eyes grow wide. 23 pages? No, thanks, he can do his own taxes.
If we were having coffee, I would thank you for joining me in this edition of #weekendcoffeeshare and hope we’ll both return next week.
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Excited you have a long weekend! My kids do but not me. That is ok though. It is snowing and that is amazing! Plus I have a writing class on Sunday so I always look forward to that!
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A writing class is always a good thing to look forward to. It sounds fun. Thank you for dropping by and have a great weekend. 🙂
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Ah yes! The dreaded tax season. This year will prove to be interesting for my taxes I think.
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It’s definitely different from previous years, I’ll tell you that.
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I do not look forward to it any year.
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Me neither but it’s good to get it done sooner than later.
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You are of course correct.
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Ugh. Tax season. I need to find a professional to do mine. They are a bit more complicated this time and I want to be sure it’s correct. I’ll be very relieved when that is done. Enjoy your day off and I hope you get to relax with no family drama.
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Thank you for dropping by. It’s a great idea to have a professional file one’s taxes. Tax returns is one of those things that can have large consequences if it’s incorrect. Have a great weekend. 🙂
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It just doesn’t pay to help family. They are so ungrateful and never bother to say even a cursory thank you.
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No, it doesn’t and the worst part is, they treats me like I can be bought for money sometimes when I’m just looking for a thank you.
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This used to happen to my sister every year. She was happy for a simple thank you. Rarely got one. There was one niece that always sent her a Starbucks gift card for whatever she could afford at the time. That was a special niece so she didn’t mind doing her taxes.
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Yinglan, your family would never survive in mine. We are far from perfect, but would never be so presumptuous as yours is on your time and help. I’m so glad you’re getting past the worse of the work backlog and I hope your long weekend proves to be restorative.
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Hi Gary, I don’t think they can fit into American society period, not as long as they presume people like me or my mom have the obligation to help them. I couldn’t believe the day I had, after filing two more tax returns, I am exhausted. I feel like I should stop helping them until they learn to say “thank you” and be a little respectful. I do hope I can get some rest this weekend. Thank you for dropping by and hope you have a great weekend.
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Happy New Year! I’m slightly envious of your long weekend and can’t wait to have one here. Enjoy!
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Thank you.
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Hi Yinglan, nice to meet you! Coming over from #weekendcoffeeshare! Happy Lunar New Year to you. Your family tax situation sounds horrendous, but at least yours are done. Still working on mine and that is simply sending docs to our tax man! Take care!
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Happy Lunar New Year to you too. Thank you for dropping by. It does sound horrendous and I never look forward to tax season. I wish you luck on your taxes and have a great week ahead.
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Great week, so it seems. I’m doing taxes and hung up on the EIP line… never got the form the IRS says I need to have. So, the goal Monday is to try to get through to a real person about it. Website isn’t helpful. The only two things dependable in this life… death, and taxes… ugh! Anyway, I’ll be glad to see them done. Have a safe week with the new snowstorms coming in.
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I tried searching websites whenever I have questions about taxes and I definitely agree, websites are not helpful. Thank you for dropping by and have a great week ahead.
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Do you want to do my taxes? Just kidding! We wrangle every year to get our investments in a form we can do the inputs from. Nothing should be this hard or time consuming.
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Haha! No thanks, I think I’ve done enough for this year. I’ve done 6 tax returns this year already including mine. I agree, nothing should be this difficult and time consuming.
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Sorry I am a little late, I hope you enjoyed your long weekend! Congratulations to finishing filing your taxes. We do ours a little later (May 4th) here in Sweden. It’s usually not very complicated at all, you do it all online, and sign with your BankID.
I hope you are enjoying a great week!
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Thank you. Taxes actually due April 15 but I always do mine super early. That way, I don’t have to worry about procrastination. 😀 Thank you for dropping by and have a great week. 🙂
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That is very smart, get things done and don’t have to fret about it last minute. I hope you are enjoying a great week.
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Weather, Tax …huh ! – but still there is hot cup of coffee to rescue👍
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