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The Ladybird Purse • Talk Money to Me
Paying tax, feeling relaxed, and investing in my life

Paying tax, feeling relaxed, and investing in my life

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Keris Fox
Jan 30, 2023
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This morning I paid my tax bill. It was £188.60. I was already overdrawn so it took me more overdrawn. And I felt sort of great about it.

I mean, obviously it’s not great that I didn’t earn enough to owe any actual tax (the above was National Insurance1) and it’s not great that I’m constantly in my overdraft at the moment.

And yet. I feel so relaxed abou…

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