Tax-Time & Words to Live By

So it's tax season, and I just sent off all the business taxes to the IRS and State. Wow! does that feel good! I know it's weird to be excited about surrendering to "the Man" all your hard earned cash, but to complete a business year and be able to see how much growth has occurred in the span of one year feels monumental, like finishing a marathon. Maybe my "time" wasn't as good as I hoped, or the weather what I had imagined, or the run as smooth as anticipated, but I finished! I completed the "race."

As I have been reviewing numbers, it's incredible to see where all the money goes. Generosity and integrity are at the top of my list when it comes to the numbers. So paying taxes isn't that fun when you look at it from a negative viewpoint, but when I consider that I could be living in any of the many countries I have visited, I am glad to pay my taxes and be a U.S. citizen.

Besides, you reap what you sow. Or if you'd rather use the term "karma" that's fine with me. If you plant corn you get corn. So I choose carefully where to "plant" my money to harvest the crop of choice.

If you're digging the whole financial thing, or wanting to learn more about managing your finances I highly recommend Dave Ramsey's books and podcasts. His philosophies have changed my life!

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And I leave you with these words to live by: "The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed." Proverbs 11:25