{"id":471,"date":"2025-11-30T13:26:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T13:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grid-architecture.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/30\/ask-the-readers-do-you-file-your-own-taxes\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T13:26:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T13:26:01","slug":"ask-the-readers-do-you-file-your-own-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grid-architecture.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/30\/ask-the-readers-do-you-file-your-own-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the Readers: Do You File Your Own Taxes?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field field-type-filefield field-field-blog-image\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item odd\"> <a href=\"\/ask-the-readers-do-you-file-your-own-taxes\" class=\"imagecache imagecache-250w imagecache-linked imagecache-250w_linked\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Woman filing her own taxes\" title=\"\" class=\"imagecache imagecache-250w lazyload\" width=\"250\" height=\"140\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wisebread.com\/files\/fruganomics\/imagecache\/250w\/blog-images\/woman_filing_taxes_507804904.jpg\"><\/a> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: Congratulations to P, Samantha, and Tabathia for winning this week&#8217;s contest!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t want to get your taxes wrong, but if your finances are fairly simple and you&#8217;re usually pretty organized, it&#8217;s pretty safe to file taxes on your own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you file your own taxes?<\/strong> What do you think is the most complicated part of the process? What advice would you give to someone who is filing their own taxes for the first time?<\/p>\n<p>Tell us whether you file or own taxes and we&#8217;ll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card!<\/p>\n<h2>Win 1 of 3 $20 Amazon Gift Cards<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re doing three giveaways &mdash; here&#8217;s how you can win:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wisebread\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tweet about our giveaway for an entry.<\/li>\n<li>Visit our Facebook page for an entry.<\/li>\n<li>Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janetonthemoney\">@janetonthemoney<\/a> on Twitter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Use our Rafflecopter widget for your chance to win one of three Amazon Gift Cards:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"rcptr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rafflecopter.com\/rafl\/display\/79857dfa462\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-raflid=\"79857dfa462\" data-theme=\"classic\" data-template=\"\" id=\"rcwidget_r4ftaqk1\">a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h4>Giveaway Rules:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Contest ends Monday, February 25th at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. 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Void where prohibited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Good Luck!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"field field-type-text field-field-blog-teaser\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item odd\"> Tell us whether you file or own taxes and we&#039;ll enter you in a drawing to win a $20 Amazon Gift Card! <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"custom_wisebread_footer\">\n<div id=\"rss_tagline\">This article is from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisebread.com\/user\/902\">Ashley Jacobs<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisebread.com\/ask-the-readers-do-you-file-your-own-taxes\">Wise Bread<\/a>, an award-winning personal finance and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisebread.com\/credit-cards\">credit card comparison<\/a> website. 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