Here's what I'm getting with my Tax return

[Bateluer]

Plextor 716SA/SW

2 Seagate 7200.8 300GB SATA HDDs

And lastly HDTV Wonder

Oh, if you are interested in recording High Def TV to your hdd, you'd better purchase a TV Tuner capable of it before July 2005. Thats when the FCC/MPAA's anti-High Def recording flags are added to the hardware. Recording high def shows to your hdd will become much harder then.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Want a ?

 

[drnickriviera]

hazaa for intrest free loans to the government

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl
Want a ?

Yes, white chocolate macademia nut please.

 

[HappyPuppy]

Congratulations for your unbelieveable stupidity.

 

[aplefka]

I hate you.

 

[Dedpuhl]

Originally posted by: Bateluer

Originally posted by: Dedpuhl
Want a ?

Yes, white chocolate macademia nut please.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
Congratulations for your unbelieveable stupidity.

Eh? How's that?

I should also have mentioned in the original post that I'm paying off a CC with the return as well, but thats no where near as interesting as getting new computer hardware?

 

[Yossarian]

he probably means that you should have had lower amounts withheld during the year. otherwise you're giving the government a free loan.

 

[Looney]

I'm getting a Sager 9860 myself.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
he probably means that you should have had lower amounts withheld during the year. otherwise you're giving the government a free loan.

And if I'd had it, I would have spent it all, a bit at a time. Its kinda nice to get a good sized chunk of coin to kick off the new year, is it not?

 

[blackdogdeek]

people are saying that if you had figured out your taxes correctly in the first place that you could have saved that money, invested, then made even more than you're getting now.

instead, you've given that money the government to do with what they please for the course of the past year, and now they're giving it back to you.

without interest.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
he probably means that you should have had lower amounts withheld during the year. otherwise you're giving the government a free loan.

Meh. I've got property tax, home interest, overtaxed work bonuses, and my wife's college tax breaks that always wind up netting me a nice return at the end of the year.

It typically ends up being a couple grand. Really though, I'd just rather have that lump $2,000 at the end of the year to make one big payment on something like a car loan or reinvest into my house.

I could give two sh!ts about "giving the government an interest free loan". Whoopdeedoo. It's easier for me to be more responsible with a big $2000 check than it is an extra $200 a month.

 

[Bateluer]

Originally posted by: Hardcore
I'm getting a Sager 9860 myself.

Nice.

I'm waiting for the mobile X800s/6800s to hit the market iin force before I buy new notebook.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
people are saying that if you had figured out your taxes correctly in the first place that you could have saved that money, invested, then made even more than you're getting now.

instead, you've given that money the government to do with what they please for the course of the past year, and now they're giving it back to you.

without interest.

How exactly does that work?

I know i'm in Canada, and it's probably completely different, but how would you do that in the US?

 

[Engineer]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: Yossarian
he probably means that you should have had lower amounts withheld during the year. otherwise you're giving the government a free loan.

Meh. I've got property tax, home interest, overtaxed work bonuses, and my wife's college tax breaks that always wind up netting me a nice return at the end of the year.

It typically ends up being a couple grand. Really though, I'd just rather have that lump $2,000 at the end of the year to make one big payment on something like a car loan or reinvest into my house.

I could give two sh!ts about "giving the government an interest free loan". Whoopdeedoo. It's easier for me to be more responsible with a big $2000 check than it is an extra $200 a month.

:beer:

P.S. I'm giving myself about $5,000 less mortgage and 1/2 year earlier getting out of debt with one big tax refund payment to the mortgage company.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Hardcore

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
people are saying that if you had figured out your taxes correctly in the first place that you could have saved that money, invested, then made even more than you're getting now.

instead, you've given that money the government to do with what they please for the course of the past year, and now they're giving it back to you.

without interest.

How exactly does that work?

I know i'm in Canada, and it's probably completely different, but how would you do that in the US?

If you know up front what your tax liability will be for the year, you can have your employer adjust your deductions so that you aren't taxed as hard through the year and you have bigger paychecks throughout the year. Then, at the end of the year you either pay back to the goverment or break even if you adjusted accurately.

The theory is that you have more disposable income throughout the year and can invest it or reduce your own debt while not giving any more money to the government than necessary.

Reality is that most people typically squander away the rather minimal amounts they'd see through out the year and then fail to save back what they owe the govermnet come tax time.

It might work for a small majority of people, but for most it's just easier to either get money back at the end of the year.

 

[CTrain]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: Hardcore

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
people are saying that if you had figured out your taxes correctly in the first place that you could have saved that money, invested, then made even more than you're getting now.

instead, you've given that money the government to do with what they please for the course of the past year, and now they're giving it back to you.

without interest.

How exactly does that work?

I know i'm in Canada, and it's probably completely different, but how would you do that in the US?

If you know up front what your tax liability will be for the year, you can have your employer adjust your deductions so that you aren't taxed as hard through the year and you have bigger paychecks throughout the year. Then, at the end of the year you either pay back to the goverment or break even if you adjusted accurately.

The theory is that you have more disposable income throughout the year and can invest it or reduce your own debt while not giving any more money to the government than necessary.

Reality is that most people typically squander away the rather minimal amounts they'd see through out the year and then fail to save back what they owe the govermnet come tax time.

It might work for a small majority of people, but for most it's just easier to either get money back at the end of the year.

AGREED. Most people won't miss that extra $20/week so by the end of the end, those $20 became $1000+ and they all celebrate.

 

[IAteYourMother]

WOOP-DE-FVCKING-DOO

 

[cerebusPu]

technical question....why a SATA burner?

dvd burners are fun. my DVD burner has trouble burning the CDR blanks i use to use...so i have to keep my old CD burner around.
i also accidentally bought 100 DVD-Rs when my burner only does DVD+R and stuff. just flashed my NEC3100 (dell oem) into a 3500 series with DVD-R support.

 

[Anubis]

i have not done mine yet, but im sure ill owe the government money again

 

[Ryan]

I;m getting back aroudn $1400 - not bad for a poor college student I'm buying rims for my car

 

[preslove]

I'd rather give the government a loan than fvck up and oh them a bunch of money in the beginning of the year.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: preslove
I'd rather give the government a loan than fvck up and oh them a bunch of money in the beginning of the year.

you dont have to file till march you do know that

hell i never get my return check till june or july anyway

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Anubis
you dont have to file till march you do know that

... ... ... April 15th.