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Bike Related: What are you doing with your tax rebate?

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      CommentAuthorzacp
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008 edited
     

    My economic stimulus payment just showed up in my bank account. $300, cause I was paid under the table for most of last year. Paid some hospital bills, and put a little on my credit card. Whats left will go to either rent, or PSU.

    Did you get yours yet? How much? What're you going to spend it on? Urrospokz?

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      CommentAuthorJennx
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    I got my federal one in the mail yesterday for $1053 and got my state one the other day for $291

    so the rebate will be nice.

    I'm getting new glasses and a phone, and buying that giant road bike from dean.

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      CommentAuthorfreebird
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    $5600 fed, $560 state, $1800 stimulator. Paying the rent six months in advance and then chiseling away at some of my crushing debt.

    PS-- Have kids, get paid.

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      CommentAuthorzelah
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    280 fed, -190 state, I'm assuming 600 stimulus.

    Putting it in the bank until iPhone 2 comes out in June or July.

    • CommentAuthorkrystenr
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    I'm getting back somewhere around $3,000 and trust me, there are only two things I'm spending it on - my track bike and tattoos.

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      CommentAuthorzelah
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    haha yeah those things are a totally good long term investment

    • CommentAuthorkrystenr
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    zelah:

    haha yeah those things are a totally good long term investment

    Exactly.

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    uuuuh i owed 350 combined this year....duuuuh suck. but the stimulus is going to pay off my air line ticket thats been burning a hole on my credit card...*le sigh*

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      CommentAuthorMIN
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    Blow and hookers. Immediately.

    • CommentAuthorkrystenr
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    MIN:

    Blow and hookers. Immediately.

    Where's the party?

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      CommentAuthorMIN
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    krystenr:
    MIN:

    Blow and hookers. Immediately.

    Where's the party?

    Hai. :ooonch ooonch ooonch ooonch.:

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    I'll be using it to pay the late fees for not filing my taxes in time this year.

    • CommentAuthorkrystenr
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008 edited
     
    Max is NOW!:

    I'll be using it to pay the late fees for not filing my taxes in time this year.

    Haha, good work.

    P.S. You're my jam. The bike is totally....epic.

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    krystenr:
    Max is NOW!:

    I'll be using it to pay the late fees for not filing my taxes in time this year.

    Haha, good work.

    P.S. You're my jam. The bike is totally....epic.

    I do decent work when I'm drunk, eh.

    • CommentAuthorkrystenr
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    Indeed. Too cheers for late night trips to voodoo doughnuts, wine straight from the bottle, and drunk converisons.

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      CommentAuthorgrimm
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    Owe 3k in taxes. Getting 600 incentive.
    So it will probably go towards paying that off. But its awfully tempting to turn it into cranks, or a front HED. Or partially towards a track frame.

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    Hah, you all have to pay taxes. Life is so much simpler when you spend most of the year underaged and unemployed.

    • CommentAuthortrueager
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    getting mine on thursday, I'm getting a new wheelset- mavic open pros laced to miche hubs and possibly a powdercoat...stoked

    • CommentAuthorkrystenr
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    trueager:

    getting mine on thursday, I'm getting a new wheelset- mavic open pros laced to miche hubs and possibly a powdercoat...stoked

    Sweet, where are you getting it powdercoated? What color?

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      CommentAuthorjvandub
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    PCP ain't no party like a PCP party and the PCP party don't stop.

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    jvandub:

    PCP ain't no party like a PCP party and the PCP party don't stop.

    Say what?!

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    freebird:

    $5600 fed, $560 state, $1800 stimulator. Paying the rent six months in advance and then chiseling away at some of my crushing debt.

    PS-- Have kids, get paid.

    How many kids do you have?

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      CommentAuthorhuss
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008 edited
     
    grimm:

    Owe 3k in taxes. Getting 600 incentive.
    So it will probably go towards paying that off. But its awfully tempting to turn it into cranks, or a front HED. Or partially towards a track frame.

    Hey, grimm. If you owe fed, they will get it before you....but you will owe less.

    You going to make the Sauvies rides this Sunday?

    Wheel set, New backpack, Tires..my first Tattoo(Wife has too many)...the rest to the home fund...wife/kids.....$2100...hhmm.
    Spent my sate and fed already...did those in Feb.

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      CommentAuthorbicyCOLE
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    custom hubset machined by a friend.
    so stoked.

    • CommentAuthorjonl
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    paying off my car. I owe my parents 1800. I should be getting back 1500

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      CommentAuthorahnichols
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    I'm not getting shit back because I have this college fund that my parents use to help pay for my school and it counts as income. So my income last year was basically double what I actually earned. I was so pissed when I found out.

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      CommentAuthord3fold
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    All combined I got about $2500 back. It's all going to pay off by 2 week trip to Banff, 2 week trip to Mexico, and 1 week trip to France last year.

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      CommentAuthorjvandub
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    What's a rebate?

    • CommentAuthorkrystenr
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    d3fold:

    All combined I got about $2500 back. It's all going to pay off by 2 week trip to Banff, 2 week trip to Mexico, and 1 week trip to France last year.

    I imagine the total of those trips combined was much higher than $2500, and if not, then you definitely need to give me the number of your travel agent.

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      CommentAuthord3fold
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    Banff was a 2-week backpacking/camping/climbing trip.
    Mexico was 2-weeks but I stayed is hostels and rode local buses.
    France I helped chaperon 8th grades so I only paid for lunch and lots of wine.

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      CommentAuthorMIN
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    Anyone actually get it yet? Payment is in the order of the last 4-digits of your SOS. Mine is -2xxx, so I should be getting it early May.

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      CommentAuthord3fold
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    haven't gotten the stimulus one yet, got State and Fed back in March.

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      CommentAuthorjvandub
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    MIN:

    Anyone actually get it yet? Payment is in the order of the last 4-digits of your SOS. Mine is -2xxx, so I should be getting it early May.

    What are the other numbers?

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      CommentAuthorMIN
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    The stimulus/blow money, I meant.

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      CommentAuthorzacp
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    yeah I got my stimulus check deposited in my bank last night!

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      CommentAuthord3fold
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    damn mine is -9*** .

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      CommentAuthorjvandub
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    I'll definitely be investing it in Chinese Oil companies. CNOOC

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    I'm actually getting three stimulus checks. There were two other dudes using my SSN last year.
    sweet for identity theft.

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      CommentAuthorhuss
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    I thought its the last two?

    Anyway mine is 99....lame not until July.

    http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=180250,00.html

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      CommentAuthord3fold
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    Sweet May 9th

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    I better file my taxes soon so I can get my stimulus.

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      CommentAuthoryetti_core
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    72 virgins

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    d3fold:

    Banff was a 2-week backpacking/camping/climbing trip.
    Mexico was 2-weeks but I stayed is hostels and rode local buses.
    France I helped chaperon 8th grades so I only paid for lunch and lots of wine.

    ummm....ok you wanna go backpacking with me this summer? I've only done a little bit. I packed through eastern and southern Ireland last august. first stab at it and i went a lone....i mostly ended up on peoples couches to be honest. but i still really wanna do it legit.

    • CommentAuthortrueager
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    krystenr:
    trueager:

    getting mine on thursday, I'm getting a new wheelset- mavic open pros laced to miche hubs and possibly a powdercoat...stoked

    Sweet, where are you getting it powdercoated? What color?

    I think I'm going to the Recyclery because it's $125 which includes stripping the cranks and bb. I'm thinking of getting it a turquoise color probably.

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    trueager:
    krystenr:
    trueager:

    getting mine on thursday, I'm getting a new wheelset- mavic open pros laced to miche hubs and possibly a powdercoat...stoked

    Sweet, where are you getting it powdercoated? What color?

    I think I'm going to the Recyclery because it's $125 which includes stripping the cranks and bb. I'm thinking of getting it a turquoise color probably.

    Seriously man, the Recyclery has been doing shitty work recently and will probably screw up your bike on reassembly.

    Go to Meticon, same price.

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      CommentAuthord3fold
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     
    playground_terror:
    d3fold:

    Banff was a 2-week backpacking/camping/climbing trip.
    Mexico was 2-weeks but I stayed is hostels and rode local buses.
    France I helped chaperon 8th grades so I only paid for lunch and lots of wine.

    ummm....ok you wanna go backpacking with me this summer? I've only done a little bit. I packed through eastern and southern Ireland last august. first stab at it and i went a lone....i mostly ended up on peoples couches to be honest. but i still really wanna do it legit.

    Sure, I'd love to. How was Ireland, I've always wanted to go there. I'm sure hiking over there was amazingly beautiful.

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    i lucked out actually. it was like one of the only 2 weeks that summer that it only rained once. It was pretty nice, but to be honest I really wanted to go West to Galway and see the Cliffs of Moore and various other things which I didnt do. I mainly hung out in and around Dublin and Cork. But like i said the weather was beautiful, the beer was amazing and the accents are to die for. the terrain was pretty similar to oregon..in fact...i felt like i was in oregon...it was weird.

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      CommentAuthord3fold
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    Yep, I'm a sucker for a foreign accent myself.

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      CommentAuthord3fold
    • CommentTimeApr 30th 2008
     

    You done any other traveling before?

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    nope. i was going to take a trip to Vietnam this summer...but then i went back to school and i can't afford any big trips again until I graduate. Sad times...

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