Anyone get their Tax Return yet?

[Kelemvor]

Just checked the bank account and saw we got our return already. Helps to efile with Direct Deposit and do it early. Time to pay off the bills.

 

[SandEagle]

got mine on the 12th. paid off all my CC bills. damn it feels good. I had 50K in cc bills 5 years ago. bought it down to 0 last week.

 

[spidey07]

I wouldn't know. If you get money back from your interest free loan to the gubment you're doing it wrong.

Tell you what - you send me 30,000 dollars right now. And I'll give you back 29,000 a year from now.

Deal?

 

[hdeck]

yeah i got mine the last friday in january.

 

[skim milk]

got mine on monday
it felt great depositing it into my bank account

 

[tfinch2]

Tuition expenses + working for 7 months but getting taxed in a higher bracket = big refund

It was direct deposited on the 20th, transferred straight to my house down payment account.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: skim milk
got mine on monday
it felt great depositing it into my bank account

heh, how's it feel to get your own money back that didn't make any more money for you?

Gimme some money to hold onto for a while, I'll make it make ME more money and give you what you gave me.

You know the saying - a fool and his money are soon parted. So - what do you say? Gimme 100K for a year and I'll give you 100K back and take all the profits?

Deal?

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: skim milk
got mine on monday
it felt great depositing it into my bank account

heh, how's it feel to get your own money back that didn't make any more money for you?

Gimme some money to hold onto for a while, I'll make it make ME more money and give you what you gave me.

You know the saying - a fool and his money are soon parted. So - what do you say? Gimme 100K for a year and I'll give you 100K back and take all the profits?

Deal?

Yeah, but how many people would actually have saved that money to begin with? Hint: Not very many.

I got mine a while ago...filed shortly after receiving my W2s.

 

[TraumaRN]

Yea I got a huge return this year thanks a few tax credits and owning a home. I'm paying off my last CC bill, my car 8 months early, spending $800 of it for a 4 day trip to New Orleans in March with my fiance and the other 4,600 of my return is going into a high yield money market for a new car later this spring/early summer.

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: JLee
Yeah, but how many people would actually have saved that money to begin with? Hint: Not very many.

I got mine a while ago...filed shortly after receiving my W2s.

I had to pound it into my girl. She was all excited to get 4K back.

LOOK! LOOK! I got 4000 dollars!

"dummy, that is your money. Just think what you could do if you didn't give it to them in the first place."

I guess you're right. It's a mindset. If you don't realize you are throwing money away by having a refund then so be it. Fool and his money are parted.

 

[krunchykrome]

Got my federal return last Friday. Splurged on a Harmony remote and put the rest in savings

 

[olds]

Got it a couple of weeks ago. Direct deposit. Federal anyway. State hasn't paid out yet.

 

[akshatp]

Originally posted by: SandEagle
got mine on the 12th. paid off all my CC bills. damn it feels good. I had 50K in cc bills 5 years ago. bought it down to 0 last week.

Good job getting rid of your debt..

Damn just how big was this years refund?

According to turbotax, I owe $7k Im hoping I did something wrong

 

[SandEagle]

Originally posted by: akshatp

Originally posted by: SandEagle
got mine on the 12th. paid off all my CC bills. damn it feels good. I had 50K in cc bills 5 years ago. bought it down to 0 last week.

Good job getting rid of your debt..

Damn just how big was this years refund?

According to turbotax, I owe $7k Im hoping I did something wrong

thanks man. it took me a whole 5 years; damn forgot how great it felt to be debt free. the return wasn't much; a few thousand.. but enough for me to knock it out of my life for good (hopefully!)

 

[Kelemvor]

I like getting a decent return at the end of the year. If I didn't, I'd probably spend it. This way I budget to my paycheck and the refund at the end of the year is a nice bonus surprise.

 

[TraumaRN]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: JLee
Yeah, but how many people would actually have saved that money to begin with? Hint: Not very many.

I got mine a while ago...filed shortly after receiving my W2s.

I had to pound it into my girl. She was all excited to get 4K back.

LOOK! LOOK! I got 4000 dollars!

"dummy, that is your money. Just think what you could do if you didn't give it to them in the first place."

I guess you're right. It's a mindset. If you don't realize you are throwing money away by having a refund then so be it. Fool and his money are parted.

But then there are people like me who got all that money back because of deductions plus tax credits. If you left all those out I overpaid uncle sam by only $250...I make sure I get all the dime that is mine...This year was just particularly nice since I got just a smidgen over 10K back from combined federal and state.

 

[TallBill]

Yup, and already paid for a 4 night trip to DC this June.

 

[Imdmn04]

I owe money, waiting until 4/17 before i press the send button.

Mothafucking Uncle Sam aint making a penny of interest off of me.

 

[Bignate603]

Yeah, got it last week. It's going straight into savings.

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: JLee
Yeah, but how many people would actually have saved that money to begin with? Hint: Not very many.

I got mine a while ago...filed shortly after receiving my W2s.

I had to pound it into my girl. She was all excited to get 4K back.

LOOK! LOOK! I got 4000 dollars!

"dummy, that is your money. Just think what you could do if you didn't give it to them in the first place."

I guess you're right. It's a mindset. If you don't realize you are throwing money away by having a refund then so be it. Fool and his money are parted.

yep. i try and get as little return back as possible. last year i got about $4k back, this year i'll only be getting back $200. i didnt fill out my w-4 properly when i started my job in 07.

 

[ultimatebob]

Even though I distinctly remember claiming "head of household" on my W-4, I somehow still ended up getting back $3,100 this year.

The insane amount of town property tax I pay for my house and car every year gives me some pretty sweet deductions to work with, I guess.

 

[thepd7]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: JLee
Yeah, but how many people would actually have saved that money to begin with? Hint: Not very many.

I got mine a while ago...filed shortly after receiving my W2s.

I had to pound it into my girl. She was all excited to get 4K back.

LOOK! LOOK! I got 4000 dollars!

"dummy, that is your money. Just think what you could do if you didn't give it to them in the first place."

I guess you're right. It's a mindset. If you don't realize you are throwing money away by having a refund then so be it. Fool and his money are parted.

Think of it as forced savings, that's really good for some people.

I only got $177 back so I think I am doing pretty well on keeping the money in my hands.

 

[Zugzwang152]

Expecting $800 or so back this year. It's getting smaller and smaller every time...

 

[Kelvrick]

Actually just did my taxes and efiled tonight. getting a little under 300.

 

[pontifex]

got mine already.