My husband and I dread filing taxes. To help motivate us, we treat ourselves to a date night after we file.

The author (right) and her husband (left) hate filing taxes every year.

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• I've always hated filing taxes, and now it's even more difficult as a couple.
• To help incentivize us, my husband and I treat ourselves to a date after we file.
• This year, since money is tight, our date night is a simple, home-cooked meal.

My husband and I took over four hours to file our taxes the first time we filed jointly. We each dreaded the task as single adults...