Are you stimulating?
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- Skinypupy
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Re: Are you stimulating?
Guess I’ll have to change my vote. I didn’t think we were getting anything, but we apparently were just under the household threshold. So a big chunk appeared in my account this morning.
Will be a mix of savings and donations, most likely.
Will be a mix of savings and donations, most likely.
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Re: Are you stimulating?
I understand your thought process here, and I think that it's important to understand what is happening, and why it really isn't about whether you "need" it. This is stimulus money. It's purpose is to STIMULATE. There are things that you can do with it so that it still has its intended purpose. Sitting in a bank account isn't one of those things. Donating it to people/orgs that you think do need it? Injecting that money into your local economy in ways that help people or businesses that might be struggling. There are ways to make that productive, even though you don't personally need it to survive.mori wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:00 amNo plans for it and it will sit so I chose other.
*Political* I do wish this was not such a huge bill. We should only be spending the money on those that need it the most. I don't need it as my income has changed little and I know this will cost us more down the road.
You can help further target it to people/businesses that you do think need the help to survive.
Edit to add - you certainly can leave it in your bank account, as I personally believe that insulating yourself from possible future hardship is also acceptable. Just reminding you of options that are out there that could still put that stimulus money to good use stimulating.
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Re: Are you stimulating?
If you dont want or need it you can paypal it to me
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Re: Are you stimulating?
You've got the opportunity to give it to those you consider most in need now.mori wrote: ↑Sat Mar 13, 2021 12:00 am No plans for it and it will sit so I chose other.
*Political* I do wish this was not such a huge bill. We should only be spending the money on those that need it the most. I don't need it as my income has changed little and I know this will cost us more down the road.
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It's almost as if people are the problem.
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Lassr wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2021 3:21 pmShocking is more like it. We're still friends, she just felt we had nothing in common anymore. I think midlife crisis after her mom passed.
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Re: Are you stimulating?
My kid is 15 and will be a junior next year so it's going straight into the college savings plan.
My wife's company got bought by an investment firm last year (boo!) and the old ownership decided to share the wealth with current employees (yay!). She's getting a bonus equal to about 150% of her yearly pay which we're just going to save. Neither of us are entirely comfortable with the long-term prognosis for her company but that certainly gives us a nice cushion.
My wife's company got bought by an investment firm last year (boo!) and the old ownership decided to share the wealth with current employees (yay!). She's getting a bonus equal to about 150% of her yearly pay which we're just going to save. Neither of us are entirely comfortable with the long-term prognosis for her company but that certainly gives us a nice cushion.
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Re: Are you stimulating?
Our 2019 AGI was well under the $150K for married couples, we've always got the full stimulus amount for us and our 2 kids. So we were expecting $5200 this time around. Got a letter from the IRS saying we're only getting $2400. WTF? I can't seem to find a way to contest the amount. There are ways to track down missing payments, but nothing I can find for incorrectly calculated ones.
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I just noticed, while the date on the notice is this past Friday, the text refers to EIP2, which was indeed $2400, and not the EIP3 going out now. Still hopeful the proper amount appears in my bank account.
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Re: Are you stimulating?
I'm checking my bank account twice a day. Doing so is moderately stimulating. Does that count?
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Just read an article on Yahoo that said the next batch will be direct deposited tomorrow March 17th at 8:30 EDT.
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Just in time to hoist a green beer to St. Patty.
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Re: Are you stimulating?
I'm crossing my fingers. We had some big, unexpected expenses hit this month (stupid car), and we could really, really use that money sooner rather than later.
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We got that same letter in just the past few days. It was really confusing.Jeff V wrote:I just noticed, while the date on the notice is this past Friday, the text refers to EIP2, which was indeed $2400, and not the EIP3 going out now. Still hopeful the proper amount appears in my bank account.
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Yeah, earlier I said that although I like free money as much as the next guy, we didn't really need it. Things changed when I got a huge unexpected tax bill. There's been a lot of other large and necessary expenses, too, and our savings account is bleeding out.
The first stimulus payment went right into our checking account -- the one we've had for 30+ years, and that the IRS has been depositing to and withdrawing from for at least 10 of those years. The second one inexplicably came in the mail. Now I don't know how to expect this one to come, so I'm not holding my breath.
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I'm just hoping. This is the first time in several years where I'm checking balances and getting nervous.
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Ive been checking mine many times a day since Friday. Im really need it to get items I MUST have for my sick and elderly dog and such. Plus can fix the car after 5 years or more.Well fix one or two things. Plus my push mower is really bad . It started blade smacking the deck VERY LOUDLY last year and is hard to start and use now. Need a used rider.
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Re: Are you stimulating?
The direct deposit was correct. So now I can share that amusing letter with my wife, she would have been worried/enraged throughout her double shift yesterday had I told her about it.msteelers wrote: ↑Tue Mar 16, 2021 8:49 pmWe got that same letter in just the past few days. It was really confusing.Jeff V wrote:I just noticed, while the date on the notice is this past Friday, the text refers to EIP2, which was indeed $2400, and not the EIP3 going out now. Still hopeful the proper amount appears in my bank account.
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I got mine today. There is a government site (IRS?) where you can check when you are supposed to get it. I checked on Saturday and it accurately said I'd get it today.
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I've checked every day. Every day it is,"Payment Status - Not Available", which apparently means absolutely nothing.
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Mine was in the checking account this morning.
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Got ours today as well. At this point the government can just go ahead and deposit all of our stuff into Ashley Furniture's bank account. Not sure why I have to be the middle man.
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Wife said I could get a new computer if we aren't fisted with taxes. No word on when the accountant is going to get to it.
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It's almost as if people are the problem.
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No sign of mine yet, though I should be eligible whether based on my 2019 or 2020 taxes. I think last time it took a couple weeks for me. Also, my Schwab checking account has always been a bit bad at showing pending transactions.
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Can you slide over and make some room please since we are in the same boat.
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I've been in the same boat as you before. One of us invariably ends up swimming. Or exploded.
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Not always. Sometimes it's the other poor, dumb bastard that ends up exploding.
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Re: Are you stimulating?
We got our money in the checking account this morning. Good thing too because my wife suggested that instead of trying to find flamingo sculptures for the front lawn we hire an artist to paint a couple of them on our side shed. Not quite sure how that might work out
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My account has said pending since Friday and it finally went through today.
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Why is Geralt chucking dynamite at people?
It's almost as if people are the problem.
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Re: Are you stimulating?
My sister got her's this morning. Me still nothing.
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Re: Are you stimulating?
That was my first thought too.
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Re: Are you stimulating?
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I got almost 0 in round two, 0 in round three and I only assume it will be 0 in round 4. I'm OK with that but I won't be stimulating.
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They lowered the income limits compared to round 2, so I think your analysis is correct.LordMortis wrote: ↑Wed Mar 17, 2021 1:55 pm I got almost 0 in round two, 0 in round three and I only assume it will be 0 in round 4. I'm OK with that but I won't be stimulating.
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