How Not To Fix Your Finances
When trying to sort out and fix your finances or before you even get to that point one of the things you want to remember to do is: PAY YOUR TAXES. I would think that the parade of famous celebs and random rich people being hauled off to jail or sued beyond belief would teach the little guys that lesson but many still try to find ways to skip out on paying taxes.
I call this the Richard Hatch advise. Richard Hatch for those unaware was better known as “the naked fat guy” on the very first season of the reality tv show Survivor. Through sneaking, deception and outright lies he went on to win the million dollars. After that he had deals from ads to a radio show.
Hatch claimed that he thought CBS would be paying the taxes (yeah, right) but CBS says that he knew all along that he would have to pay. Considering that they have to sign waivers saying if they die CBS and Survivor can’t be sued I would think that their high paid lawyers would cover this so I believe CBS on this one.
Also considering the fact that he was on one of TV’s highest rated shows not once but twice I think he should realize that someone at the IRS knew who he was. But whatever he thought to do the fact remains he didn’t pay his taxes and at the age of 45 he was sentenced to almost 5 years in prison.
The lesson? Try NOT to do what he did. You’ll get a lot farther. Keeping the IRS happy will keep you happy in the long run when they don’t seize everything you have and lock you up.
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