<p>Tax Refunds come out this week. . .how will you use it in regards to students’ expenses?</p>
<p>Show the check to the kids and tell them; “Get a job; pay too much in taxes; let the government redistribute your money to others; don’t hold the congress accountable for over spending; watch the economy go flat; and someday you too can get a check like this”.</p>
<p>Actually, I don’t have any “Student Expenses” for my kids so we’ll find something else for it.</p>
<p>Ours will go to bills - probably the dentist as I need some work done and this will cover a (probably small) part of it. My son will probably fritter his away - saving does not seem to be in his vocabulary. My daughter will probably get hers late as we were claiming her as a dependent then realized some income she had meant we should not have claimed her. Had already mailed hers so had to do a correction. She will probably save hers. Or pay for the gas for her drive to her summer job which is @ 2000 miles round trip.</p>
<p>We had to pay. We also paid son’s estimated taxes on investments and HE got the refund. I made sure he knew that when I deposited it for him.</p>
<p>I am very close to paying off my car and I think the stimulus check might almost cover it. My husband has been encouraging me to think about a new car, but I only have 65K+ miles on mine and I’ll love it even more once its paid off. I think I’ll drive it till it dies in the street … and I expect that to be quite a while!</p>
<p>Can I ask the IRS to make my check out directly to d’s college?</p>
<p>^^^if you you have FA (as we do), I think that the <em>College</em> will take it all back next year!</p>
<p>We also had to pay this year… a lot. We also won’t get that $300 or $600 check from Uncle Sam. I guess it is a nice problem to have, but we don’t qualify :(</p>
<p>^^^ same here!</p>
<p>Likewise, but my kids will…their checks will go into their accounts and they will use them toward their expenses as they do all their earnings.</p>
<p>Sadly, those of us who can be claimed as dependents don’t have a rebate to claim in our name… even if we paid taxes and filed a 1040.</p>
<p>^^^ Correct, tlaktan.</p>
<p>Younger s won’t be seeing any $$ b/c he is a dependent (he’s peeved) but older s filed his own taxes this year, got his refund, and is now awaiting his $300.</p>
<p>Splashmom-
Why would you get rid of a car with only 65K miles on it? How old is it and what is it?? We may be in the market for a car for older s, who is tired of driving mommy’s old minivan around! :o</p>