Yesterday we went to one of a free workshop put on by Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Education company. I enjoyed Rich Dad, Poor Dad; it makes a great point about how we are preconditioned to think in certain ways about money and financial success, so I was hoping to learn something new and liberating. I was sadly disappointed.

This post is a general tax guide for those who don't "get" taxes--a little bit of background information to get you started.

I received an email this evening from some friends who are trying to figure out TaxCut (H&R Block's software). One of them started a new business last year, so they have some business income, and now the software is asking them all sorts of questions about car expenses and hobby income. (By the way, the line-by-line IRS instructions for schedule C can be found here. You might find them helpful.)