7.3.16

in today's round of: let's panic about that really specific thing, we have TAX SEASON

The charming part about being an American citizen is that the US taxes based on citizenship, not on residency. The EXTRA charming part about being an American citizen is that the education system teaches absolutely nothing about how to do those taxes especially when you find you have become a professional expat (lol) who hasn't actually resided in the US for a full tax year for more than 5 years. Alongside that, I'm on a mission to figure out how to file taxes in the country I do reside in (or you know, pester my co-worker, the accountant, to have a look at them) But here, enough whinging. Let's get to the point of this post:

HELP, WHO DECIDED LETTING ME BE AN ADULT WAS A GOOD IDEA?