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Who would have thought Schneed............hates the troops!

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[quote=Mattyk72;445744]Saving is anti-american. dubya wants to you spend that!

Do you hate the troops?

;)[/quote]

LOL

It was a close call between saving it or buying armor piercing rounds for the terrorists.

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New dinette set and a new mattress set. Kid's getting her share thrown into an ING Savings account, and the leftover will help put gasoline in the goddamn cars!

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I'm not getting one and I'm bitter. If I were getting one it would have payed for a new GPS system to replace my stolen GPS.

[quote][URL="http://www.irs.gov/app/espc/start.do"]Economic Stimulus Payment Calculator[/URL]
You do not qualify for an economic stimulus payment

According to law, the economic stimulus payment amount that you would otherwise be entitled to receive is reduced by 5% of the amount that your Tax Year 2007 Adjusted Gross Income exceeds $75,000. You would have been eligible for an economic stimulus payment of $600, but your AGI exceeds $75,000 by enough to reduce that amount to [B]zero[/B].

However, if your situation changes during 2008, you may be able to claim an economic stimulus credit on your Tax Year 2008 return.
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I'm getting $600, and I plan on buying some summer clothes. I need some shorts and golf shirts. I'll probably spend half of it and throw the other half into savings. I heard this morning on CNN that the first people to receive the rebates are those who used direct deposit when filing their tax return. I used direct deposit, but it was through TurboTax. Does anyone know if that counts, or does it have to be direct deposit used straight through ww.irs.gov??

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I'm going to trade my ps2 for a ps3. On the other hand I know the need to be responsible, so I'll probably save at least $10 or $20 of it.;)

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I'm not getting one and I'm bitter. Not towards the government, but towards my mother.

She intends on claiming me until I finish college and thus, no rebate check for me. :(

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[QUOTE=DynamiteRave;445783]I'm not getting one and I'm bitter. Not towards the government, but towards my mother.

She intends on claiming me until I finish college and thus, no rebate check for me. :([/QUOTE]

Yeah so is she really over 50% supporting you? If not you can just file and she can pay the consequences of claiming you.

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[QUOTE=saden1;445751]I'm not getting one and I'm bitter. If I were getting one it would have payed for a new GPS system to replace my stolen GPS.[/QUOTE]

What do you make per year that you get nothing? if you don't want to / can't answer it's cool...

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[quote=BleedBurgundy;445787]What do you make per year that you get nothing? if you don't want to / can't answer it's cool...[/quote]

Enough not to get a rebate check and not enough to be rich ;);)

I'm actually surprised that many in here are getting money back. Maybe it has to do with being married and having kids?

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How do you know how much to expect? Does everyone that qualifies get the $600?

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The IRS website can help you determine how much you'll get back

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[quote=Riggo44;445802]How do you know how much to expect? Does everyone that qualifies get the $600?[/quote]

You can use [URL="http://www.irs.gov/app/espc/start.do"]this calculator[/URL] by the IRS to see if you're getting one.

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[quote=saden1;445798]Enough not to get a rebate check and not enough to be rich ;)

I'm actually surprised that many in here are getting money back. Maybe it has to do with being married and having kids?[/quote]

Yes, that's exactly the case.

If you file as a single person, and you make over $75K, you get nothing back.

If you are married and file jointly, and you make over $150K between the two of you, you get nothing back.

Otherwise, the single person gets $600 and the married couple gets $1200.

So if I were on my own as a single dude, I'd be in the same boat as you. But luckily the wife's lame ass salary keeps us below the $150K mark as a couple.

Each kid gives you another $300 as well. I knew they were good for somethin!

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I'll be getting $300 back. My money is going to have to go towards buying a really cheap car since I don't have one right now. My mom traded in the minivan I was driving so she could get a new car and now I don't have a car. I got a job last month but when I told them I didn't have a car they let me go because they said the bus wasn't "reliable transportation". So now I have no job and no car lol and my parents don't have money to help me get a cheap little car.