this hurts

in the spirit of good fiscal health and financial responsibility, i give all of you independent contractors, temp workers, artists, freelancers, actors and self-employed self-starters an immediate way to know where your money is going and what you'll probably end up paying/getting at tax time.

The Paycheck Calculator

ah, yes. i suppose there's nothing like a nice healthy splash of cold-water-in-the-face reality to get one's bum in gear, especially now that we're more than halfway through the rest of the year. time to revisit all of those money goals and see if i can leap over any of them before it's time to make any more resolutions...