10 Taxing Things About Being A 20 something

The 20-something struggle  was no more apparent than at yesterday’s mass tax filing, when young people around the country squinted and squealed at the amount of money they’ll owe to Uncle Sam this year. And so we bring you the top 10 taxing things about being a 20-something. which excludes the quarter life crisis…because that sh*t show is a story of its own.

1. Being forced into adult-hood, and not knowing whether or not to consider yourself a “real” adult.
2. The pang of defeat and guilt when you’re forced to call your parents for rent money, or face eviction.

3. Relying on Craigslist as your roommate matchmaking tool because you can’t afford to live on your own.
4. Hell, being poor in general.
5. No longer being able to indulge in copious amounts of alcohol for fear of waking up with a paralyzing hangover.
6. DATING
7. Realizing that no longer is anything private. Celebrity or not, our life is now one big pic-stitch, well-documented on every social media platform.
8. A salary that covers JUST your rent.
9. Assuring your family that your biological clock is NOT ticking, and that you have no desire to be with child anytime soon, or get married for that matter. #HALLEBERRYLIFE
10. Fashion internships that are glorified coffee runs.