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Tax Return

xWonderboyxxWonderboyx Registered User regular
edited April 2008 in Social Entropy++
I don't even remember filing this year. I think my wife did it while I was at work. I checked my bank account this morning to find 2,898 United States FunBucks had been deposited last night.

I....I don't know what to do now.

And we're still expecting that 1,200 from Unkey Bush in May.

I'm gonna buy some expensive booze tonight. After I pay off my credit card. And get my jeep fixed. Dammit this isn't good at all.

What will you fellows do with your returns?

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  • BearstranautBearstranaut Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I got my return like a month ago....

    A few people here know of the ridiculous profit I turned from it.

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  • casper_27dcasper_27d The Friendly Ghost EverywhereRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I will purchase lots of comic books(the nice hard cover sets), and maybe a PS3. But definetly lots of comic books.

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    I'm listed as a dependant, I don't get money.

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  • xWonderboyxxWonderboyx Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    You suck. Move out and get a job.

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  • GafotoGafoto Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Bearstranaut wrote: »
    I got my return like a month ago....

    A few people here know of the ridiculous profit I turned from it.

    Still didn't explain how exactly you turned every one dirty crinkled dollar you received into two shiny new dollars.

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Filed and got my return within a week back in early March.

    Paid some lingering credit card bills from PAX.

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  • MarathonMarathon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    We went to H&R Block this year and we won't be doing that again. Ridiculously expensive.

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  • PussumPussum Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    The gov. always finds ways to rape me. Last year I was advised by an offical IRS employee that I should file as head of household when I get a new job as that would net me the most money back ON MY RETURN. So I did. Long story short, I ended up owing almost 1000. When I asked why I was told because I filed head of house hold. . . duhhh. As I paid that off at my local tax office here in town, the guy that was helping me told me that I should just have them hold all they can from my check for taxes plus an additional ten dollars just in case, so again, I did that thinking I was going to get a rocking return. Nope, two hundred dollars. Two hundred dollars.

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  • GafotoGafoto Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    If I get a return itsa going under ma mattress.

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  • BearstranautBearstranaut Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Gafoto wrote: »
    Bearstranaut wrote: »
    I got my return like a month ago....

    A few people here know of the ridiculous profit I turned from it.

    Still didn't explain how exactly you turned every one dirty crinkled dollar you received into two shiny new dollars.

    I sold pot while there was a drought.


    There. I said it.

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  • Munkus BeaverMunkus Beaver You don't have to attend every argument you are invited to. Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2008
    xWonderboyx wrote: »
    You suck. Move out and get a job.

    Attending college in state, wise-ass.

    And I have a job during the summer, don't make enough to have to pay taxes on it, and any refund I would get would be less than what my parents get by claiming me as a dependant.

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  • GafotoGafoto Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Bearstranaut wrote: »
    Gafoto wrote: »
    Bearstranaut wrote: »
    I got my return like a month ago....

    A few people here know of the ridiculous profit I turned from it.

    Still didn't explain how exactly you turned every one dirty crinkled dollar you received into two shiny new dollars.

    I sold pot while there was a drought.

    There. I said it.

    Did you sell pot on weed?
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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    If you're getting a 3k return you are doing something wrong with your deductions. Just saying.

    Stop giving the government a free loan of your cash.

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    "Paid off your student loans"? Then how about loaning your pal Zoidberg a few bucks?

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  • xWonderboyxxWonderboyx Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Hunter wrote: »
    If you're getting a 3k return you are doing something wrong with your deductions. Just saying.

    Stop giving the government a free loan of your cash.

    Nope. Military people get nice deductions. Also married filing jointly is an even bigger deduction. Couple in I pay in way more than I should on purpose (by about 20 dollars a month, so not way more, but still) and you get a nice return.

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    xWonderboyx wrote: »
    Hunter wrote: »
    If you're getting a 3k return you are doing something wrong with your deductions. Just saying.

    Stop giving the government a free loan of your cash.

    Nope. Military people get nice deductions. Also married filing jointly is an even bigger deduction. Couple in I pay in way more than I should on purpose (by about 20 dollars a month, so not way more, but still) and you get a nice return.

    No, your weekly deductions. Like how you set up your W2.

    Basically, a tax return is money you gave to the government to hold on for you with no interest that you didn't need to give them. It's a free loan to them and they give it back to you at the end of the year without paying you extra for it.

    I set things up to get as close to 0 dollars back as possible. Hell, I'd rather pay in 50 bucks then let them hold my money all year.

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  • xWonderboyxxWonderboyx Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Hunter wrote: »
    xWonderboyx wrote: »
    Hunter wrote: »
    If you're getting a 3k return you are doing something wrong with your deductions. Just saying.

    Stop giving the government a free loan of your cash.

    Nope. Military people get nice deductions. Also married filing jointly is an even bigger deduction. Couple in I pay in way more than I should on purpose (by about 20 dollars a month, so not way more, but still) and you get a nice return.

    No, your weekly deductions. Like how you set up your W2.

    Basically, a tax return is money you gave to the government to hold on for you with no interest that you didn't need to give them. It's a free loan to them and they give it back to you at the end of the year without paying you extra for it.

    I set things up to get as close to 0 dollars back as possible. Hell, I'd rather pay in 50 bucks then let them hold my money all year.
    To each his own, I guess. Even if it is a "losing" investment on my part in that I don't get interest, it would be ill spent, and having a nice chunk fly at me in the middle of the year is a pretty good incentive.

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  • xWonderboyxxWonderboyx Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Holy shit I just realized I want a Dual Shock 3 controller. Yes!

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  • GafotoGafoto Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    You killed your own thread Wonderboy.

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  • EvanderEvander Disappointed Father Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Be a good American, and go out and spend it.



    I say this in all honesty. This recession isn't going to end itself.

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    I think I'm doing all in my power to help get us out of the recession.

    Of course, that's not what I want to do; I fucking want to save some fucking money.

    :x

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  • EvanderEvander Disappointed Father Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Hunter wrote: »
    I set things up to get as close to 0 dollars back as possible. Hell, I'd rather pay in 50 bucks then let them hold my money all year.

    Right now I have minimal expenses, so I let them hold everything. End of the (fiscal) year, I end up getting a check to go play with.

    As opposed to if I kept the money all year long, and blew it bit by bit on random crap.

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  • EvanderEvander Disappointed Father Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    I think I'm doing all in my power to help get us out of the recession.

    Of course, that's not what I want to do; I fucking want to save some fucking money.

    :x

    Therein lies the biggest danger of the stimulus packages, and of trickle-down economics in general.

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    I think I'm doing all in my power to help get us out of the recession.

    Of course, that's not what I want to do; I fucking want to save some fucking money.

    :x

    Therein lies the biggest danger of the stimulus packages, and of trickle-down economics in general.

    That shit's going to be residing in my bank account. So fucking serious.

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  • HunterHunter Chemist with a heart of Au Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Evander wrote: »
    Hunter wrote: »
    I set things up to get as close to 0 dollars back as possible. Hell, I'd rather pay in 50 bucks then let them hold my money all year.

    Right now I have minimal expenses, so I let them hold everything. End of the (fiscal) year, I end up getting a check to go play with.

    As opposed to if I kept the money all year long, and blew it bit by bit on random crap.

    Of all people I thought could handle money. Et tu, Evander?

    Haven't any of you ladies heard of budgets and savings?

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Or maybe I'll use it toward paying off one of my cards.

    Being ~$3000 in high-interest debt sucks assssss.

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  • xWonderboyxxWonderboyx Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Gafoto wrote: »
    You killed your own thread Wonderboy.

    I tend to do that. I suck.

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  • EvanderEvander Disappointed Father Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    I think I'm doing all in my power to help get us out of the recession.

    Of course, that's not what I want to do; I fucking want to save some fucking money.

    :x

    Therein lies the biggest danger of the stimulus packages, and of trickle-down economics in general.

    That shit's going to be residing in my bank account. So fucking serious.

    SOOOOO unamerican.

    You HAVE to spend that money. Otherwise you are just pulling the government in to deeper debt for NOTHING.

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    I think I'm doing all in my power to help get us out of the recession.

    Of course, that's not what I want to do; I fucking want to save some fucking money.

    :x

    Therein lies the biggest danger of the stimulus packages, and of trickle-down economics in general.

    That shit's going to be residing in my bank account. So fucking serious.

    SOOOOO unamerican.

    You HAVE to spend that money. Otherwise you are just pulling the government in to deeper debt for NOTHING.
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Being ~$3000 in high-interest debt sucks assssss.

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  • EvanderEvander Disappointed Father Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Hunter wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    Hunter wrote: »
    I set things up to get as close to 0 dollars back as possible. Hell, I'd rather pay in 50 bucks then let them hold my money all year.

    Right now I have minimal expenses, so I let them hold everything. End of the (fiscal) year, I end up getting a check to go play with.

    As opposed to if I kept the money all year long, and blew it bit by bit on random crap.

    Of all people I thought could handle money. Et tu, Evander?

    Haven't any of you ladies heard of budgets and savings?

    To be fair, I don't make enough money for the effort to be worthwhile.

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  • EvanderEvander Disappointed Father Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    I think I'm doing all in my power to help get us out of the recession.

    Of course, that's not what I want to do; I fucking want to save some fucking money.

    :x

    Therein lies the biggest danger of the stimulus packages, and of trickle-down economics in general.

    That shit's going to be residing in my bank account. So fucking serious.

    SOOOOO unamerican.

    You HAVE to spend that money. Otherwise you are just pulling the government in to deeper debt for NOTHING.
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Being ~$3000 in high-interest debt sucks assssss.

    3 trilion is more

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    I think I'm doing all in my power to help get us out of the recession.

    Of course, that's not what I want to do; I fucking want to save some fucking money.

    :x

    Therein lies the biggest danger of the stimulus packages, and of trickle-down economics in general.

    That shit's going to be residing in my bank account. So fucking serious.

    SOOOOO unamerican.

    You HAVE to spend that money. Otherwise you are just pulling the government in to deeper debt for NOTHING.
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Being ~$3000 in high-interest debt sucks assssss.

    3 trilion is more

    My credit isn't affected by that $3T debt.

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  • EvanderEvander Disappointed Father Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    I think I'm doing all in my power to help get us out of the recession.

    Of course, that's not what I want to do; I fucking want to save some fucking money.

    :x

    Therein lies the biggest danger of the stimulus packages, and of trickle-down economics in general.

    That shit's going to be residing in my bank account. So fucking serious.

    SOOOOO unamerican.

    You HAVE to spend that money. Otherwise you are just pulling the government in to deeper debt for NOTHING.
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Being ~$3000 in high-interest debt sucks assssss.

    3 trilion is more

    My credit isn't affected by that $3T debt.

    It TOTALLY is, though.

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    I think I'm doing all in my power to help get us out of the recession.

    Of course, that's not what I want to do; I fucking want to save some fucking money.

    :x

    Therein lies the biggest danger of the stimulus packages, and of trickle-down economics in general.

    That shit's going to be residing in my bank account. So fucking serious.

    SOOOOO unamerican.

    You HAVE to spend that money. Otherwise you are just pulling the government in to deeper debt for NOTHING.
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Being ~$3000 in high-interest debt sucks assssss.

    3 trilion is more

    My credit isn't affected by that $3T debt.

    It TOTALLY is, though.

    Okay, let me pay my debt off first and my car and then a little saving for a house, then I'll work on the $3T.

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited April 2008
    I am stimulating the economy by going to PAX and buying a really expensive hooker.

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  • EvanderEvander Disappointed Father Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Evander wrote: »
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    I think I'm doing all in my power to help get us out of the recession.

    Of course, that's not what I want to do; I fucking want to save some fucking money.

    :x

    Therein lies the biggest danger of the stimulus packages, and of trickle-down economics in general.

    That shit's going to be residing in my bank account. So fucking serious.

    SOOOOO unamerican.

    You HAVE to spend that money. Otherwise you are just pulling the government in to deeper debt for NOTHING.
    msuitepyon wrote: »
    Being ~$3000 in high-interest debt sucks assssss.

    3 trilion is more

    My credit isn't affected by that $3T debt.

    It TOTALLY is, though.

    Okay, let me pay my debt off first and my car and then a little saving for a house, then I'll work on the $3T.

    I'm not saying don't focus on your own debt.

    I'm saying take that money and put it back out into the economy, don't just drop it in your savings.

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  • EvanderEvander Disappointed Father Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    robothero wrote: »
    I am stimulating the economy by going to PAX and buying a really expensive hooker.

    Hookers are not technically part of the economy.

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  • xWonderboyxxWonderboyx Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Evander wrote: »
    robothero wrote: »
    I am stimulating the economy by going to PAX and buying a really expensive hooker.

    Hookers are not technically part of the economy.

    In Nevada they are.

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  • msuitepyonmsuitepyon Registered User regular
    edited April 2008
    Jesus Christ, my credit is in the shitter. It averages 590 across the 3 bureaus.

    :x :x :x :x :cry:

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  • sponospono Mining for Nose Diamonds Booger CoveRegistered User regular
    edited April 2008
    you should stop buying so much shit with money you don't have

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