US people - what are you doing with your rebate check?

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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    Slip Kid wrote:
    buying an iMac
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  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    Are we talking the Bush rebate thing? does this come separately from your regular tax refund?

    I assume mine is going directly in the ol' savings account. I wasn't able to save as much as my enormous refund as I had planned.
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    I'm using it to drink mojitos and smoke Cuban cigars in Punta Cana, DR this summer.
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,460
    having a ring made for my wife with 10 diamonds i recently inherited from my late grandmother. its our 3 year anniversary in june. figured why wait for the "diamond" anniversary right?
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,460
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    Are we talking the Bush rebate thing? does this come separately from your regular tax refund?

    I assume mine is going directly in the ol' savings account. I wasn't able to save as much as my enormous refund as I had planned.

    you have to had grossed under a certain amount to qualify. i think it was under $30,000. that might be off.
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  • EvilMerlin
    EvilMerlin Posts: 1,865
    Paying my electric bill that has somehow more than doubled while using less energy...seriously SCE, wtf?

    And then paying off other debts.
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    2-feign-reluctance wrote:
    you have to had grossed under a certain amount to qualify. i think it was under $30,000. that might be off.

    If you grossed under $70,000 you receive $600. If you grossed over $70,000 but under $100,000 you receive $300. The numbers are doubled for married couples. You also receive $300 per child.
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  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    mammasan wrote:
    The numbers are doubled for married couples. You also receive $300 per child.

    you mean married couples that file jointly, right?

    that's still discrimination if one person's working and the other isn't. makes me so mad. marital status should have NOTHING to do with income/taxes.

    and why do we give tax breaks/rebates for kids? Kids don't have incomes. half the public services taxes pay for cover kids or the consequences of extra kids. yeah, it really makes sense to reward people for imposing multiple public costs.
  • londonwpr
    londonwpr Posts: 293
    Buying my fiance's wedding ring and using anything that may be left for our honeymoon fund.
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  • decides2dream
    decides2dream Posts: 14,977
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    you mean married couples that file jointly, right?

    that's still discrimination if one person's working and the other isn't. makes me so mad. marital status should have NOTHING to do with income/taxes.

    and why do we give tax breaks/rebates for kids? Kids don't have incomes. half the public services taxes pay for cover kids or the consequences of extra kids. yeah, it really makes sense to reward people for imposing multiple public costs.


    i believe both spouses must earn income to qualify for both, so yes, simply married filing jointly....so no need to get in a huff. besides it's been said more often than not - for married couple withOUT children, there is more of a marriage 'penalty' to taxes than a 'bonus'...so we don't *make out* in the tax department any more than singles. families are where the real breaks are, and see below....


    as to kids and tax breaks, sure kids cost $$$...but they really ARE the future. we do NEED some children for when we grow older, etc....it's all cyclical.



    anyhooo.....our refund is not earmarked for anything in particular. it will probably get put to use with our 5 pj shows/travels....but if not that, we were planning a vacation in any case, it would've gotten spent one way or another. :)



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  • zeroenvy
    zeroenvy Posts: 40
    Buying tickets to a music festival for my 3rd year!
    6/27/08!
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    you mean married couples that file jointly, right?

    that's still discrimination if one person's working and the other isn't. makes me so mad. marital status should have NOTHING to do with income/taxes.

    and why do we give tax breaks/rebates for kids? Kids don't have incomes. half the public services taxes pay for cover kids or the consequences of extra kids. yeah, it really makes sense to reward people for imposing multiple public costs.

    Yes married couples that file jointly. I have no idea why they give tax breaks for kids but I'm not complaining since I have three little buggers myself.
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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    londonwpr wrote:
    Buying my fiance's wedding ring and using anything that may be left for our honeymoon fund.


    I remember the days that would be used by you for a PJ tour or trip to Europe.

    Ah times do change don't they. I'm happy as hell for you. Glad one of us is growing up. LOL :D


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  • londonwpr
    londonwpr Posts: 293
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    I remember the days that would be used by you for a PJ tour or trip to Europe.

    Ah times do change don't they. I'm happy as hell for you. Glad one of us is growing up. LOL :D


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    I hope I'm not growing up too much! Those carefree days of PJ and Europe have put me in the hole a bit, so I guess I need to be more responsible with my money (which isn't very fun!). We defiinitely will hit the road together soon for a few PJ shows. Maybe Alpine this year sometime??

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  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    londonwpr wrote:
    I hope I'm not growing up too much! Those carefree days of PJ and Europe have put me in the hole a bit, so I guess I need to be more responsible with my money (which isn't very fun!). We defiinitely will hit the road together soon for a few PJ shows. Maybe Alpine this year sometime??

    VAN GOGH!!


    Well the phone call from West Palm Beach proves your not that grown up buddy. :D

    ''I don't know where the hell I'm walking too pat'' was hilarious. LOL


    Yea sometime down the road will tour again. I miss the good old days.
  • londonwpr
    londonwpr Posts: 293
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    Well the phone call from West Palm Beach proves your not that grown up buddy. :D

    ''I don't know where the hell I'm walking too pat'' was hilarious. LOL


    Yea sometime down the road will tour again. I miss the good old days.

    I'm glad I still have a bit of imaturity left in me. I hope to never lose that quality! I appreciate you picking up the phone that night. It was good to have someone walk me home.

    Sometime soon, we'll be driving in a car with you clapping your hands desperately looking for a Meijer and Don's Guns...those were the days!
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  • PJPixie
    PJPixie Posts: 3,026
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    you mean married couples that file jointly, right?

    that's still discrimination if one person's working and the other isn't. makes me so mad. marital status should have NOTHING to do with income/taxes.

    and why do we give tax breaks/rebates for kids? Kids don't have incomes. half the public services taxes pay for cover kids or the consequences of extra kids. yeah, it really makes sense to reward people for imposing multiple public costs.


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  • chromiam
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    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    and why do we give tax breaks/rebates for kids? Kids don't have incomes. half the public services taxes pay for cover kids or the consequences of extra kids. yeah, it really makes sense to reward people for imposing multiple public costs.

    There are tax breaks and rebates for childen because what do parents spend a majority of their disposable income on???? their children.... and the point of the rebate is to help stimulate the economy.
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    Paying bills and a student loan.

    Yeah, it's lame but whatever.
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    londonwpr wrote:
    I'm glad I still have a bit of imaturity left in me. I hope to never lose that quality! I appreciate you picking up the phone that night. It was good to have someone walk me home.

    Sometime soon, we'll be driving in a car with you clapping your hands desperately looking for a Meijer and Don's Guns...those were the days!



    Here's our buddy Don. LOL :D


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