Is There Really a Tax on Being Single?

Deeply Invested: Manage Money, Budget, Save, Invest, Build Wealth · Aug 4, 2026 · 15m

There's a tax that has nothing to do with April 15th. It's called the "singles tax" — but here's the thing, it's not really about being single. It's about running a household on one income instead of two.

This week, Maddie and Meghan break down what that actually costs in real numbers: the tax code gap, the insurance math that doesn't play fair, and the housing myth everyone gets wrong. Plus — the flip side nobody talks about, and why being single might have you ahead in ways you're not counting.

Next episode, we flip the script completely: what nobody warns you about once you DO combine your…