
Illustration by Lian Plass
It's Tax Day! Okay, that probably didn't merit an exclamation point. If you're like me then this is the first time that you actually have to file your taxes, which I'm doing today. It's a sign of real adulthood approaching and might also be a sign that I should reconsider my fiscally liberal views (just kidding, mostly).
Regardless, if you're not filling out a 1040 form now, you will be in a matter of just a few years. Here are a few other rites of financial independence that you can expect over the next decade of your life: