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Old 05-02-2020, 06:02 AM   #61
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We have decide to convert it all to $100 bills and use it as tips/bonus for the staff that serves us at our local restaurants etc.. As soon as we get to go back.
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Old 05-02-2020, 06:47 AM   #62
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We believe it needs to go into the local community soon, especially smaller businesses. We don't really think of the money as ours. It's a tool we have been given to help our community.

We still haven't gotten ours yet because we rolled over our refund the last 2 years and had to input banking info.
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Old 05-02-2020, 06:54 AM   #63
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I won't be getting the stimulus (yet), but if I did, it would get categorized in Quicken as negative "Income Taxes" since it really going to be a tax credit for the year 2020. If I keep my income low enough (as I hope to do for ACA tax credits), I should get my $1200 stimulus credit paid when I file taxes next spring. That is if I'm interpreting what I read correctly and it doesn't change.
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Old 05-02-2020, 07:39 AM   #64
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If you don't "need" it, donate some of it to your needy neighbors through a food bank, etc.
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Old 05-04-2020, 06:31 AM   #65
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From Traditional to Roth

We'll be utilizing our 2.4K to pay the tax on transferring some of our Traditional IRA bucks to Roth IRA bucks. Uncle Sam is paying me to save on future taxes and, as a bonus, lower my RMD. Gift horse for us. My kids don't need it.
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Old 05-04-2020, 06:35 AM   #66
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Response to Rex "spend it....on anything not made in China!



Here, here....doing the same, although it isn't always easy to find what you want/need.
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Old 05-04-2020, 06:42 AM   #67
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I won't be getting the stimulus (yet), but if I did, it would get categorized in Quicken as negative "Income Taxes" since it really going to be a tax credit for the year 2020. If I keep my income low enough (as I hope to do for ACA tax credits), I should get my $1200 stimulus credit paid when I file taxes next spring. That is if I'm interpreting what I read correctly and it doesn't change.
If I were going to get it, that would be an OK way to characterize it, which for me simply increases my available income for spending.
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Old 05-04-2020, 07:38 AM   #68
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I hope it doesn't sound too flippant, but I just no longer consider $2500 a "significant" change to (even) my checking account, let alone my NW. We gave our son 4 times that (just before Covid19) to help him move. If $2500 were significant (in the real sense of the word) I probably would still be w*rking, heaven forbid! Obviously, I understand that I (and many here) are very unique in having put our financial houses in order. I actually stand to come out ahead (on a monthly inflow/outgo) basis. First, there's the $2500 in and practically nothing going out for fuel, restaurant meals, toys, junk, travel, stuff, etc. etc. The only thing we've bought in the past 2 months (other than utilities) is groceries. I feel for pay-check-to-pay-check folks. I haven't been one of those folks for 50 years (THANK GOD! - Seriously!) YMMV
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We split ours. Mine I added to savings acct and spreadsheet for a house project. DH wanted his for hobbies so I journaled it for him to charges hobby expenses against
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Old 05-08-2020, 07:09 AM   #70
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If you don't "need" it, donate some of it to your needy neighbors through a food bank, etc.
Gave some to college headed GKs and donated the rest. Good feeling!
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