Fellow childfree folks, how much did you love writing the check out to the IRS after hearing all the

[LiberalFighter]

23. I had $9500 of my income exempt from taxes.

As a single:
My grocery costs are higher for perishable items. If I don't finish it before the expiration date it goes to waste. I mostly avoid going to restaurants because there aren't good deals like there are for couples.

Instead of a home for multiple residents it is just me. All utility expenses are just for me.

When it snows it is me that shovels it. When the grass needs mowing it is me out mowing.

Guess who does the laundry, dishes, grocery shopping, feeding the girls, paying the bills, checking my bank account, making arrangements for car maintenance, recycling and garbage? Fix all of my own meals.

My average federal tax this year was 13.5 percent. I didn't have enough to itemize as my mortgage payments were at the end of its time. So I started paying off more each month and now have about $900 extra staying in my bank account each month. I think original loan payment was about $500 or $550 monthly. Years ago I started paying $50 extra each month.

What am I going to do with my refund? Put it into my bank account until I think I need something or make an appropriate contribution.