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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 07:59 AM
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Tax season is so last year
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 08:08 AM
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i got way too much back. changed my withholdings this year h:
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by joebenz
i got way too much back. changed my withholdings this year h:
I kinda like getting the financial boost in springtime. :shrug: I use it to pay my year's car insurance and pad my checkbook for the spendy season aka summer.
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by white_n_slow
I kinda like getting the financial boost in springtime. :shrug: I use it to pay my year's car insurance and pad my checkbook for the spendy season aka summer.
i'd rather have that money in the bank making some interest. the money i get back goes straight to the bank anyway h:
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by joebenz
i'd rather have that money in the bank making some interest. the money i get back goes straight to the bank anyway h:
so many people are too obtuse to understand this, why on Earth would you want to loan your Uncle Sucker thousands of dollars interest free? If I get a refund, I know I did something profoundly wrong.
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Old Apr 8, 2009 | 09:44 PM
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only getting $384 back... better than owing though h:
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Tobra
so many people are too obtuse to understand this, why on Earth would you want to loan your Uncle Sucker thousands of dollars interest free? If I get a refund, I know I did something profoundly wrong.
Probably because by the time I would owe the govt, I'd be too broke to pay it.
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 12:47 PM
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I filed. I got back a F5M33 AWD transmission, a Magnus intake manifold, 20 rolls of R-14 insulation and a paid-off credit card.
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 01:17 PM
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paid $580 total for state and fed. I usually pay closer to $1k so I'm getting closer to fine tuning it :chuckles:
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Old Apr 9, 2009 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Tobra
so many people are too obtuse to understand this, why on Earth would you want to loan your Uncle Sucker thousands of dollars interest free? If I get a refund, I know I did something profoundly wrong.
Interest or not, it's a method to force savings. I'm okay with it.
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