Trying to move on

[ClingingToHope]

You get much, much better rates filing jointly. You always should file jointly if you can. Ask any tax guy.

In my case, we have $750 in tax credits coming from the new windows we put in before I moved out. I'd miss out on that.

We get a state tax deduction for our daughters' college accounts. We'd have to fight over who gets the deduction.

No. Better for me definitely to file together. Slightly better for her to file jointly.

Plus, she's never done it. I sent her a text this morning reminding her she needed to compile the daycare costs, the girls college accounts, find the folder with the window receipts and how much she gave in charity and to who.

She called and said she isn't going to get it done until tonight. My guess is that she didn't know any of this. She showed less than zero percent interest in tax ramifications over the years.

That was always my job.