#151: 5 NEW THINGS I’VE BOUGHT FOR MY APARTMENT

A Shambles Casa consumerism report.

It’s February, which means…it’s tax season! I have an S corporation, so my first tax deadline is March 15th. I’ve collected my 1099s and tax statements, scanned everything and it all off to my pro. I have a call with that CPA today at 1 PM. I paid estimated tax to state and federal all year, so I’m not worried about how much I owe.

I always say the same thing: it’s such a marked difference to how I used to live—from crisis to crisis, extensions, fines, day-of TurboTax filing on the couch, avoiding opening mail. I’m so happy that I grew the fuck up and decided to drastically overhaul my life. In a lot of ways, the money piece was the hardest transition.

Until it wasn’t. Years have passed since I started doing the “adult” thing, and it’s true: when you shell out for the boring stuff, the aforementioned CPA, and paying estimated quarterly like you’re supposed to, a ton of the money you part with really does come back. Something I truly didn’t understand when I was tax-avoidant was how much would be refunded to me if I wasn’t such a fucking idiot, such a paralyzed and freaked-out child.

I recently got my first book advance check (I’ll get four total) and, after depositing it into checking, I swept that fucker into my off-limits money market account SO fast that I barely processed having a chunk of cash. The good thing about having an addictive personality is that you can apply your compulsiveness to healthy things. I’ve definitely become addicted to saving.

THAT BEING SAID. You guys know I always got to spend a little, especially on ultra-contemporary and/or organizational pieces for my modest, sparsely furnished, white-aura home. Here are five things I bought in the past few months: