I don’t know— I tried one year to file taxes on my crypto txs and they said I owed money. I didn’t understand since I didn’t have any money, but apparently within the US, the exchange of crypto counts as a profit or whatever else.
On an unrelated note, your slogan to design your own life came up in a book I’m reading at the moment, so I took the confluence as an opportunity to replace my bookshelf.
I suppose your anecdote and mantra lend itself to finding a dedicated number cruncher, one sans onions and attitude. I reckon they’re related. I’d be ticked if my breath and office reeked of my lunch..