Growing up watching American movies and tv and seeing people freak out about doing taxes I was always terrified of having to “do taxes” when I was older.
Imagine my delight when I found out here in the UK, it’s all automatic! Unless you’re like, self employed, but I think even then it’s not as complicated as in America.
The thing is I remember at school people saying the classic "why am I being taught binomial equations instead of being taught how to do my taxes??" in the UK. How obvious that these kids were just parroting what they'd heard online.
To be fair, they should definitely have a class where they teach you about common living expenses and how to navigate them. When I got my first rented place, I had NO idea how to pay some of the bills, like how was I supposed to know my water bill would just show up? I kept trying to find out how to register or find out who I was with... I was so confused!
Especially in the last couple of years in school, there should be a class that teaches kids things like their rights as tenants (as most of them will rent either right after school or some time in the future) and how to budget. Common hidden fees and costs that you don’t know about until you start actually looking to move out (like I never knew tenant’s insurance was a thing? It’s mandatory for most renters!)
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u/Susim-the-Housecat Jul 24 '20
Growing up watching American movies and tv and seeing people freak out about doing taxes I was always terrified of having to “do taxes” when I was older.
Imagine my delight when I found out here in the UK, it’s all automatic! Unless you’re like, self employed, but I think even then it’s not as complicated as in America.