3 June, 2008 | 4 Comments
Well, my trip is all planned. Thanks to the ONE person who offered me travel advice! What is up with that?
I would tell you where I decided to go but I won’t…because I’m pouting.
So there.
Archive for June, 2008
3 June, 2008 | Comments
Tonight I did my U.S. taxes. The deadline for those who live abroad is June 16th. This deadline is two full weeks from now and you may be thinking — “Wow, Anglofille did her taxes early and not on the night of June 15th. She is so organized.” But alas, no. Hell hasn’t frozen over. I had to do my taxes this week because I will be out of town when the deadline rolls around. Your faith in me, if you have any, is entirely misplaced.
My American income for 2007 was exactly $33,000 (£16,500). I don’t know how I managed that. I know that’s pretty loser-ish for a highly educated person of my age, but come on — I don’t even live in the U.S. right now! Thank heavens for the interweb. When I opened my W-2 tonight, I was shocked that the total was so high. (I’ve had my W-2 since January but just looked at it tonight — if that doesn’t sum me up, nothing does.) Most of my American income was eaten up by the exchange rate and also by the insanely high London prices. According to my calculations, $33,000 spent in London is roughly equivalent to about $217. Not too bad. You could go out to dinner and a movie for that price (no popcorn though).
