Do it yourself?

What’s the deal?  Why is it so hard to do your taxes and why does it cost so much money for someone else to do it for you?

I love letting the experts handle stuff and pay them the money.  I can change my own oil, put in a garage door opener, and mow my yard.  Sometimes, it’s worth the savings to do the work yourself.  Sometimes I am naive, lazy, and uninterested in learning how to do it myself, but other times it’s just not worth it.  I would rather play with my little boy and hangout with my wife instead of burning my forearm on the engine of the car, then to save $5 to change my oil myself.

During tax season, I am learning the hard way that spending a little time studying up on alternatives could save me lots of money.  I am not signing up for any classes, nor am I signing up at Home Depot to learn how to build my own furniture.  I just don’t like it when it costs so much for something so seemingly easy to do.  Next year it’s Turbo Tax all the way!!