Living the single life definitely has its benefits, like not having to share the remote and having the freedom to do what I want when I want. But the single tax certainly isn’t one of them. I’ve been a single parent for almost 16 years . My daughter is 18 now and still studying, so isn’t at the stage yet where she can pay her share of the bills. It’s always irked me that single people have to fork out more just to survive, but rather than dwell on it, I’ve found a way to beat the system. There’