id like to see how fast xubuntu loads on one of thosedicecca112 wrote:Combined with Graduation money (May 18th), I'll be buying an SSD, probably the OCZ 32GB or something similar to that in price range. Going straight in the laptop, and I'm just gonna laugh as Ubuntu flies
First, my old man commentsduplo83 wrote:Come on people, this is a rare opportunity to do something fun with 'free' money!
KnightRid wrote:This is NOT free money! This will get deducted from your tax refund when you file next year! If you are planning to use this up and then think you are getting a full refund next year, you will NOT!
Q. Will the payment I receive in 2008 reduce my 2008 refund or increase the amount I owe for 2008?
A. No, the stimulus payment will not reduce your refund or increase the amount you owe when you file your 2008 return.
my boss joked that after the stimulus check arrived, we might be able to buy a tank of gas and swing by McDonald's for dinner.alister wrote:I have not definite plans for my money. I will probably save most of it to cover the greatly increasing cost of filling my car up
That is entirely possiblebubba wrote:So you're leaving it stock thenXstollieX wrote:...Stock for now but will be lifted and beefed up as much as the wife will let me.
They made a NEW credit so if you idnt get enough they will even send you the rest of it next tax return time! If you got too much, you will NOT have to pay it back.bubba wrote: Actually it won't affect next years taxes at all according to the IRS website. I thought the same thing (due to the news) until a buddy showed me the FAQ on the IRS site.
http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,, ... 03,00.htmlTHANX bubba! I was reading ALL over the place that it would come out of next years tax return. It WILL kind of -Q. Will the payment I receive in 2008 reduce my 2008 refund or increase the amount I owe for 2008?
A. No, the stimulus payment will not reduce your refund or increase the amount you owe when you file your 2008 return.To summarize, the rebate that will be sent out in May 2008 is a credit to the taxes you’ll owe on 2008 income, but it is a new credit, so you don’t have to “pay it back.”
That's some great newsstopthekilling77 wrote:well my plans changed last night o.o
checked my bank account and sure enough i got my stimulus check... it was $300.... half of what i'd expected (chalk it up to misunderstanding the print on the irs page, oh well)
so that sucked hardcore, but i decided what the heck, i'll have a little "government sanctioned party" as my and my buddies called it lol
anyhow so we're getting some pizza bites and cheese sticks into the oven and i notice someone brought in the mail and i have an envelope there...
my grandma sent her grandchildren $500 apiece.......
my jaw seriously dropped.
so yeah i'm paying bills not DOWN, but OFF (yay!) and getting myself a copy of The Orange Box finally!!! maybe put a little $ away to start saving for a new GPU too
i <3 my grandma
(<- Clickable) How come it was only $300?stopthekilling77 wrote:well my plans changed last night o.o
checked my bank account and sure enough i got my stimulus check... it was $300.... half of what i'd expected (chalk it up to misunderstanding the print on the irs page, oh well)
so that sucked hardcore
