$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

i might spend my $600 on taliban-sourced afghan heroin just to spite the US govt.

When the Bush regime paid out that $300 stimulus years ago, at least one person drew up a list of deserving charities standing in opposition to the Prez's agenda. Has anyone done anything like that this time around?

i want a guitar too... probably an awful idea but i WANT one!

mine will go to tax debt.

yaaaaay.

haha I have a coworker whose $7000 refund AND his $2400 stimulus is all going right back into the IRS to pay off 2006

I didn't make enough last year to get the $$$. I am incredible.

Mine should be here by now, right? My and the wife's SS numbers are passed by now, and we got direct deposit last time we got a refund - and paid this year by direct deduction. I have no idea where my loot is.

fuck it, i'm getting a 360 and gta4.

CMON I FILED MY TAXES IN LIKE FEBRUARY WHERE ARE YOUUUUUUU

ch-ching!!!!!

i bought a couple used rap cds. thats it so far.

hey, that thing still going on tomorrow night?

yes

fuck

hey, that thing still going on tomorrow night?

-- chicago kevin, Friday, May 9, 2008 4:17 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

yes

-- deej, Friday, May 9, 2008 4:20 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Link

but dont arrive between 1030 and midnight. before or after is fine. theres always a line now on saturdays

fuck a line!

Got mine today, into online savings it goes

I should probably get around to filing my taxes.

42" LCD

North Korea

1200! Another great reason to be married (and vote Republican!). And not even be an American!

-- admrl, Friday, May 9, 2008 1:36 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Link

YEAH except add another $300 for baby. woo!

bought tickets for ATL/CHI trip in june/july.

bought an eeePC

didn't even really need one, but the "want" has stayed steady as the bank account has waxed and waned, so i figured it was a legit non-impulse buy.

ATLxor brodown imminent

Cali refund + fed refund - amt owed on last year's late filing = $6K all in joint acct for furniture & groceries prob. No $600 rebate tho.

digital slr, thank you very much.

come onnnnnnnnnnn, iRS

yeah seriously! my cc payment was due today and i kind of just assumed i would have it by now so i paid too much.

My tax guy didn't have my back. I wasn't getting a refund this year, and he didn't ask my banking details for the $600 to be direct deposited, so I have to wait for the check next month. I had about five other reasons to start looking for a new tax guy anyway.

If filing or preparation fees were deducted from your 2007 Refund or you received a rapid refund, you will be receiving a check instead of a direct deposit. Please see the Paper Check section of the Payment Schedule.

would this apply if you filed through turbotax or something? they didn't deduct fees from my refund, i just used them to free efile...

this is so frustrating, i keep getting this message from https://sa2.www4.irs.gov/irfof/IRServlet?app=IRACTC

We are sorry. Specific information about your Stimulus Payment is not available.
Possible reasons include:

* Your payment may still be coming, but has not yet been sent. Information will be available here as payments are sent based on the last two digits of the primary SSN shown on your 2007 tax return. Specific information about your Stimulus Payment will not be available until about one week before your payment is scheduled to be sent. See the complete Payment Schedule below for more information.

* Filing and/or preparation fees were deducted from your refund or you received a rapid refund from your preparer. You will be receiving a check instead of a direct deposit. Please see the Paper Check Payment Schedule below.

* You did not file a tax return for 2007 or your return is still being processed. Additional information about filing requirements is available.

* The information entered did not match our records. Be sure to check the information you entered. You may Re-Enter your information as necessary.

Remember, to qualify for the Stimulus Payment, you must meet the eligibility requirements. Please allow 6 weeks after filing your tax return before checking on the status of your Stimulus Payment.

Please note, our phone representatives will not have more information about your payment than is shown on this website.

Carbondale, IL here I come.

My Bloody Valentine + Amtrak to Chicago

mine will apparently be arriving on the 4th of july. america. a place for americans.

purple mountains

srsly what the fuck does that even mean

fuck because i filed through turbotax they are mailing the check and not direct depositing it. which means it will probably never show up at my house since the mail dude likes to not deliver my mail for weeks at a time and about half of the stuff i am supposed to get in the mail gets lost (still never seen grandma's birthday card or my dental insurance card! yes i have complained about this a lot) whatta country.

same thing happened to me. in fact, my efile through turbotax screwed up my direct deposits for some reason for my returns (bank rejected them, don't know why). new check ain't coming until midsummer. i am so broke!

the weird thing is that my efile was free so nothing was deducted out of the amount. this makes no sense:
Filing and/or preparation fees were deducted from your refund or you received a rapid refund from your preparer. You will be receiving a check instead of a direct deposit. Please see the Paper Check Payment Schedule below.

the state file was like $30 or something but i paid it with my credit card? so what the fuck irs.

That's weird Bell - I efiled w/ Turbotax (cost me like $15 I think, I do business taxes and stuff) and mine's supposed to be deposited today.

And lo, there it is - in an account I was supposed to close out a few months ago due to identity theft issues. Yay for procrastination.

weird! i don't know what is going on then, i just assumed that was the problem since from the laundry list of reasons it seemed the most likely. OF COURSE i can't get any actual explanation.

did you call the 800 number?

no the
Please note, our phone representatives will not have more information about your payment than is shown on this website.

deterred me from trying to call them.

oh, my message was different - it actually suggested calling. i didn't read the entire list of points in the message you quoted.

fuck because i filed through turbotax they are mailing the check and not direct depositing it. which means it will probably never show up at my house since the mail dude likes to not deliver my mail for weeks at a time

strange that we live a thousand miles from each other yet seem to have the same mail carrier.

I thought it was also interesting that we are supposed to save the form that tells how much we get "as you will need it for your 2008 tax return".

it sucks! i didn't receive any mail at all for over a week and spent hours trying to get ahold of someone at the post office. it turns out the mailman "misplaced" our key. right.

it turns out the mailman "misplaced" our key. right.

we don't even have a key! all the mail for the three apartments just gets shoved in a mail slot. unless it's too big (like say, a 7" mailer or an lp) in which case he just leaves it on the steps where it's usually stolen.

also, we don't get mail delivery on saturdays.

i had my piano tuned and had some minor maintenance performed on it.

it sounds so great now!

haha http://www.howispentmystimulus.com/

“I used my $600 to bail myself out of prison, along with $6900 more.”

Nick, 28, Welder
Ephrata, PA