As You Age, Do You Notice Any Resistance in Doing Things You Don't Like To Do? I Wonder How Long I Can Compile Tax Docs (move, state)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Title says it all. I can't stand getting my taxes ready for my accountant. I have rental properties so have to include all of the expenses and it's a pain in the booty.
I am just SICK OF IT. I hate it. It takes literally days - I feel I have to list everything; recap everything. Ugh.
I'm in mid-old-age and just wonder how much longer I can possibly do this and also how other old people do it.
Last edited by considerforamoment; 02-01-2024 at 06:29 PM..
I am middle-aged ( 76 ) and can't say I have resistance to doing my taxes, filed them just a few days ago.
But I am more resistant to some things, yet remain flexible on most things where I need to be.
But what it is, I find some tasks simply more difficult and more challenging than they used to be. I can read "instructions" and sometimes they just don't make any sense. May take a few days before "I get it" and sometimes I never do. Some things just seem ambiguous, and I don't know that they used to be that way. It's like my thinking processes are somehow different than they used to be.
But. In my case I don't know what relates to getting older and what relates to the massive head injury I suffered in 2006.
Sure, but I wouldn't say that has much to do with retirement. I've been aging ever since I was born and have been an adult for a lot of years. I can talk/coerce/wheedle/rationalize/push myself into doing things I don't enjoy. To some degree "use it or lose it" applies, but if I start making more and more mistakes attempting to do whatever it is, maybe that's a good sign it's time to stop.
Title says it all. I can't stand getting my taxes ready for my accountant. I have rental properties so have to include all of the expenses and it's a pain in the booty.
I am just SICK OF IT. I hate it. It takes literally days - I feel I have to list everything; recap everything. Ugh.
I'm in mid-old-age and just wonder how much longer I can possibly do this and also how other old people do it.
Take your time. Not due until April - you have a couple of months.
I would do my taxes as soon as I got my info, but not this year - I just don't care -
Title says it all. I can't stand getting my taxes ready for my accountant. I have rental properties so have to include all of the expenses and it's a pain in the booty.
I am just SICK OF IT. I hate it. It takes literally days - I feel I have to list everything; recap everything. Ugh.
I'm in mid-old-age and just wonder how much longer I can possibly do this and also how other old people do it.
When I had rental properties I made up a list of expenses.
I'm working on my model railroad, I hate wiring, I do anything I can think of rather than wiring.
Title says it all. I can't stand getting my taxes ready for my accountant. I have rental properties so have to include all of the expenses and it's a pain in the booty.
I am just SICK OF IT. I hate it. It takes literally days - I feel I have to list everything; recap everything. Ugh.
I'm in mid-old-age and just wonder how much longer I can possibly do this and also how other old people do it.
I'm 71 and get my Dad's taxes ready for accountant with commercial property in another state. I use spreadsheets with all the columns, before that I put the whole checking account on a spreadsheet and go line by line and move to another spreadsheet as the appropriate expense. then I use word and just put the totals, income, taxes, expenses, maintenance, blah blah blah. I'm starting th.is weekend, by separating everything in the folder. It's a lot, but...then I have to balance our income with the property managers 1099. That hardly ever works out. I think I can do this for a few more years
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
