<p>actually- to clarify- 10 years ago I wouldn’t have " been" hospitalized, I* was* hospitalized, twice in one year for three days at a time.
I would have preferred a short vacation, or maybe even just a " mother’s helper" so I could have gotten more than two hours of sleep at a stretch.
Seems that a vacation would have been more cost effective.
Americans work too much anyway.
[We</a> aren’t whining, we do work too much](<a href=“http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/37360_work01.shtml]We”>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/37360_work01.shtml)</p>
<p>Lets see:
a nice gold chain
his and hers Movado watch
everyone in the family getting new mobile phones
2 flat screen TVs
long weekend at a resort
3 ipod touch screens (or whatever they are called)
new king sized mattress</p>
<p>Not going to get any of the above. I could have done those things if we did not have tuition to deal with. Oh, well.</p>
<p>Well, if I didn’t have tuition to deal with (for my two sons), I could have bought eight wonderful luxury cars.</p>
<p>Or just retired sooner.</p>
<p>I don’t think we can get it, because we are filing an extension for our taxes.
But if I did, I probably would do something for the house…need 12 sections of new fence to make a secure place to keep our dog from paying un-invited visits to our neighbors:)</p>
<p>I think you can still get it- whenever you finish your taxes
[Basic</a> Information on the Stimulus Payments](<a href=“http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179211,00.html]Basic”>http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179211,00.html)</p>
<p>EmeraldKitty, is milk really $6+ a gallon in your neck of the woods? I am sitting here complaining about paying $3.95 a gallon!! We do live in a dairy state (NY) but wow!! </p>
<p>Oh, wow and you are so right about the dentist being a luxury!! We have dental insurance too that is pretty good (if you don’t mind their in network) for the basics but ouch, even half of a crown or wisdom tooth extraction can hurt a lot!! My friend is actually using her stimulus check for her wisdom tooth extraction, really treating herself there isn’t she?</p>
<p>Oh, yeah and what about that darn 17 year old not being a child rule? But yet my D is not able to get the stimulus herself either bc she did not make enough last year? W T F?</p>
<p>$6.40 isn’t the cheapest milk, but it isn’t the most expensive either, although we usually only buy 1/2 gallon at a time ($3.49)because my family goes through periods when we don’t drink milk.
6 years ago there was an article that we had the highest milk prices in the nation.
I don’t know why, but they haven’t come down.
[Seattle-Area</a> Consumers See Highest Milk Prices in Nation. | Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Find Articles at BNET.com](<a href=“http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200308/ai_n21504735]Seattle-Area”>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_200308/ai_n21504735)</p>
<p>every time ‘found’ money comes my way, something breaks.
Same thing happens when I get that extra friday in a month paycheck.</p>
<p>So this morning the toilet wouldn’t flush. The mounting nut that connects the flushing handle to the lift arm is cracked. I’ll be making an attempt to fix it all by myself. I have a great relationship with a plumber. I take pictures of my broken things (and email them to him) and ask him what to do.</p>
<p>He knows that the free advice will lead to paying jobs eventually (love my new laundry tub)</p>
<p>Gas went up 10 cents from the time I went into the dentist, until I came out. I walked right past. I have driven about 100 miles in the past 6 weeks!</p>
<p>I bought six gallons of milk at the grocery store today because it was on sale for $2.50. The date on it was May 7 so I could have used more, but there’s only so much room in the fridge.</p>
<p>If you don’t get the check based on your 2007 return but do qualify in 2008 you’ll get it then.</p>
<p>And I agree that parents should get it for their 17 yr old. Or even 18-24 if you’re still claiming them. Or why can’t they get it if they would otherwise qualify except we’re claiming them? Seems somebody should benefit from them.</p>
<p>Thank you emeraldkitty for the link…will check it out
Holy Cow, I cannot believe you pay so much for milk, and I am complaining that it costs me over $4 a gallon…our kids are big cereal eaters so we consume some milk in our household.</p>
<p>sueinphilly, you will " get " this reference…WAWA is cheaper per gallon than Acme, go figure, but BJ’s is the cheapest I have found.</p>
<p>i’m actually curious about this.</p>
<p>i’m 19. i earned about 7k last year. about 4-5k of it was from workstudy. i had to pay like 600 back in taxes to the IRS and NYS. how exactly does one qualify for this stimulus package? i want to know if i’m eligible. i have a friend who got a letter a while ago but i haven’t heard a thing. anyone know what can disqualify you to receive this package?</p>
<p>I posted the link in #26
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<p>Sorry I missed it. Seems like it may be due to the fact that my parents still claim me as a dependent. That sucks.</p>
<p>Yes, I only buy Wawa milk. I stop there on the way home from the grocery store where they were giving out samples of organic milk (which costs $3.69 1/2 gallon)</p>
<p>I don’t do BJ’s since I’m only shopping for 1
Walmart is cheap too, but I would not go there for just to get milk</p>
<p>I’ll concur on the stupidity that 17 year olds don’t count for child credit. IMO, the kid should ‘count’ as long as they can be claimed as a dependent. Did teenagers/college students all of a sudden become cheaper to raise than a 6 year old??</p>
<p>we’re just paying for them. my h grits his teeth every time the subject comes up.</p>
<p>I’m a little “bitter” that we don’t get the payment now that our two dependent college kids are costing us more than ever. And S is in the same situation as BPtheguy…he paid taxes and otherwise meets the income threshold. </p>
<p>I disagree with the whole idea of the economic stimulus package, but since it IS happening, it does seem as though college kids and their families got screwed on this one.</p>
<p>PS We’re spending ours to pay down a credit card bill.</p>
<p>Paying the VISA bill. Part of it is for plane tickets for DD and I to visit my ailing mother 1000 miles away. The rest might be spent to replace our fogged up patio sliding door. Woo-hoo, I feel stimulated already.</p>
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<p>Sorry, coureur, no stimulus rebate for us…</p>
<p>None here either. :(</p>
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<p>Thank you for your sacrifice!</p>