Dirtbag Tax Tips

Ian Belknap
4 min readMar 13, 2024

Around this time of year, you’re likely to encounter TONS of articles and blog posts and social media ads and memes revealing ways to save on your taxes. You’ll find that these are almost all geared toward people who have actual money and own actual assets. But it you’re like “Yeah, cool, so mortgage interest is deductible but, like, what if I’m technically a squatter?” then pull up a chair, friend. For too long, financial advisers have ignored the needs of the Pot-to-Piss-In-less. No more. Below is everything you need to know to come out on top* this tax season.

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Ian Belknap

Founder WRITE CLUB. Essays, satire: Rumpus, Chicago Trib, Chicago Reader, American Theatre Mag, etc. Partner & I sold pilot to Sony-Tristar writerianbelknap.com