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Briefing Room Polls (Guests Welcome!) => The Briefingroom Polls => Topic started by: corbe on March 31, 2020, 12:21:25 am
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Keep it in America, people.
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Probably hold onto it in case we owe taxes this year. I should take the time to do our taxes, but since that date has been pushed out till July ... I am in no hurry.
BTW my only option to vote was NOYB and toilet paper -- so I didn't cast a vote.
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I get zilch... Where's that option?
OTOH, I realize my taxes will be going up incrementally (or, inflation eating into the cash) to help pay for the rest of the country's check.
Don't get me started.
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If it’s auto deposit, it will go for things like rent, utilities, water bill, etc. And a pint or two of ice cream. Being in self quarantine im getting a little blue sometimes, and a spoonful of ice cream makes it better.
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If it’s auto deposit, it will go for things like rent, utilities, water bill, etc. And a pint or two of ice cream. Being in self quarantine im getting a little blue sometimes, and a spoonful of ice cream makes it better.
You are wise, indeed.
Hard times here and there over the years taught me to budget in some treats here and there.
It makes the patches of rough road a little smoother.
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External home repairs to address water and ice damage. If we're gonna be stuck here, I figure that's a good investment.
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I won't be getting any, but if somebody screws up and sends me money, I'll give it away to a local charity that needs it because the town industry was shut down on the 18th. 8,000 out of a total population of 35,000 are out of work.
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What coronavirus check?
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I won't be getting any, but if somebody screws up and sends me money, I'll give it away to a local charity that needs it because the town industry was shut down on the 18th. 8,000 out of a total population of 35,000 are out of work.
Knowing the IRS, they will want it back with interest and penalty.
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Amazing, that's the same exact thing Rosie and Ellen said!
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"Maybe I'll go to the movies....by myself!"
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It's not every day I get a check from the President of the United States. I might hold on to mine so I can feel like a porn star.
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One of my X's is in trouble 80 miles away and wants to ride out the storm here, worse I've got to go pick her up, her Ford broke down, again.
There goes my check, since she hasn't paid taxes in years, she won't get one.
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One of my X's is in trouble 80 miles away and wants to ride out the storm here, worse I've got to go pick her up, her Ford broke down, again.
There goes my check, since she hasn't paid taxes in years, she won't get one.
You'd be a fool to do it. 4 weeks with an ex? Are you not completely sane? Just Askin.
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You'd be a fool to do it. 4 weeks with an ex? Are you not completely sane? Just Askin.
I'm that friggin' Bored.
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If it’s auto deposit, it will go for things like rent, utilities, water bill, etc. And a pint or two of ice cream. Being in self quarantine im getting a little blue sometimes, and a spoonful of ice cream makes it better.
@Gefn
Gefn, I checked "Pay down debt" - I will use it to help pay income tax. The govn. taxed me, then gave me money to pay it. I will believe it after it shows up in my bank account.
ICE CREAM: Today, Bob picked up groceries from Kroger after ordering on line. The Kroger clerk brought the groceries to the car. Before the clerk did that, he went to the frozen section and got our four half gallons of ice cream. I eat ice cream in the evening as it helps me sleep - has to the be the milk in ice cream that does that.
Off topic: Yesterday, got an email from a credit card company, asking if I bought, on line, a $170 cheesecake from Houston, Texas. The email said to call credit card company. I did and they are sending a new card. How does someone get your card number? Who would buy a $170 cheesecake??
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@Gefn
Gefn, I checked "Pay down debt" - I will use it to help pay income tax. The govn. taxed me, then gave me money to pay it. I will believe it after it shows up in my bank account.
ICE CREAM: Today, Bob picked up groceries from Kroger after ordering on line. The Kroger clerk brought the groceries to the car. Before the clerk did that, he went to the frozen section and got our four half gallons of ice cream. I eat ice cream in the evening as it helps me sleep - has to the be the milk in ice cream that does that.
Off topic: Yesterday, got an email from a credit card company, asking if I bought, on line, a $170 cheesecake from Houston, Texas. The email said to call credit card company. I did and they are sending a new card. How does someone get your card number? Who would buy a $170 cheesecake??
Well, enjoy your ice cream -- I have to watch the sugar and cholesterol (sigh). We splurge once in awhile.
As for credit cards -- I also received 2 fraud alerts a couple of days ago and had to shut down that card. It was after I used it to purchase some items for delivery from the local supermarket.
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As for credit cards -- I also received 2 fraud alerts a couple of days ago and had to shut down that card. It was after I used it to purchase some items for delivery from the local supermarket.
@libertybele
Could something to do with this virus thing, made it easier for crooks to get our card numbers? Some bit of card safety guard quit working?
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I'm that friggin' Bored.
Yahbut...bringing on the Ex (I assume her purpose is getting fed) will take the excitement from zero to Mach 1 in seconds. You'll remember in the first two days why "Ex" is attached to her name, and the next 28 hiding in a closet to keep from being killed.
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Who would buy a $170 cheesecake??
Somebody who doesn't expect to pay for it. Sounds like it was probably a good bet.
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@Gefn
Gefn, I checked "Pay down debt" - I will use it to help pay income tax. The govn. taxed me, then gave me money to pay it. I will believe it after it shows up in my bank account.
ICE CREAM: Today, Bob picked up groceries from Kroger after ordering on line. The Kroger clerk brought the groceries to the car. Before the clerk did that, he went to the frozen section and got our four half gallons of ice cream. I eat ice cream in the evening as it helps me sleep - has to the be the milk in ice cream that does that.
Off topic: Yesterday, got an email from a credit card company, asking if I bought, on line, a $170 cheesecake from Houston, Texas. The email said to call credit card company. I did and they are sending a new card. How does someone get your card number? Who would buy a $170 cheesecake??
Regarding ice cream @Victoria33 . I live in a very rural area. I don't keep ice cream in the house and only eat it maybe twice a year although I do love it.
Anyway, last week three nights in a row I started craving ice cream...really strong craving. On the fourth day I decided the heck with it...I'm going to go to DQ and get a dip cone. I mean, what if I die tomorrow? Before I could get dressed to drive to town I started hearing what sounded like an ice cream truck from my youth. Since that has never happened in the 33 years I have lived here I decided I was hallucinating and was about to call my neighbor to come and take me to the near by state coo-coo hospital...but there came an ice cream truck!! I still can't believe it! Those pricey ice cream sandwiches tasted like nirvana and are rationed.
Since then I have thought what a great idea it was. I wish I could acquire a "roach coach" some way and peddle tacos, pizza and casseroles. I'm always a day late and a dollar short! happy77
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@libertybele
Could something to do with this virus thing, made it easier for crooks to get our card numbers? Some bit of card safety guard quit working?
When I contacted my card company they were working with a greatly reduced staff and service was limited. I was on hold for almost 3 hours ... but I needed to respond in person in order to get a new card.
Sure seems like the thieves are targeting supermarket delivery services. I went through Instacart.
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I'm that friggin' Bored.
Dude.
Just design sets of wings to jump off the barn roof with...
You know it ain't gonna work.
You know you're going to come down hard.
You know it's going to hurt.
But this way if you land in the manure pile, there's a chance you won't break anything.
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The only thing left on the shelves worth havin.
Creamed Corn.
With that kind of money, I'll corner the market.
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Regarding ice cream @Victoria33 . I live in a very rural area. I don't keep ice cream in the house and only eat it maybe twice a year although I do love it. Anyway, last week three nights in a row I started craving ice cream...really strong craving. On the fourth day I decided the heck with it...I'm going to go to DQ and get a dip cone. I mean, what if I die tomorrow? Before I could get dressed to drive to town I started hearing what sounded like an ice cream truck from my youth. Since that has never happened in the 33 years I have lived here I decided I was hallucinating and was about to call my neighbor to come and take me to the near by state coo-coo hospital...but there came an ice cream truck!! I still can't believe it! Those pricey ice cream sandwiches tasted like nirvana and are rationed.
@berdie
I do think you are coo-coo as you thought you were - I had no idea ice cream trucks were still around. It is unbelievable you wanted ice cream and an ice cream truck came down the street. 9999what Let me know if the truck comes again.
If you can go on line and order groceries from a grocery near you, put whatever ice cream you want on the list - they will bring it frozen to your car. Eat it any time of the day and also eat it in the evening and it will help you sleep. Regular Ice cream (not specialties like ice cream sandwiches) is not expensive from the grocery. Or stay with your ice cream sandwiches, but get them at the grocery which may be a cheaper price.
It is 9:30 pm here, about time for my evening ice cream. :yowsa:
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@berdie
I do think you are coo-coo as you thought you were - I had no idea ice cream trucks were still around. It is unbelievable you wanted ice cream and an ice cream truck came down the street. 9999what Let me know if the truck comes again.
If you can go on line and order groceries from a grocery near you, put whatever ice cream you want on the list - they will bring it frozen to your car. Eat it any time of the day and also eat it in the evening and it will help you sleep. Regular Ice cream (not specialties like ice cream sandwiches) is not expensive from the grocery. Or stay with your ice cream sandwiches, but get them at the grocery which may be a cheaper price.
It is 9:30 pm here, about time for my evening ice cream. :yowsa:
I keep an insulated cooler in the car, so they have something to put the ice cream into to keep it frozen. It's a half-hour drive from the store, and it can be in 115 degree weather sometimes.
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@berdie
I do think you are coo-coo as you thought you were - I had no idea ice cream trucks were still around. It is unbelievable you wanted ice cream and an ice cream truck came down the street. 9999what Let me know if the truck comes again.
If you can go on line and order groceries from a grocery near you, put whatever ice cream you want on the list - they will bring it frozen to your car. Eat it any time of the day and also eat it in the evening and it will help you sleep. Regular Ice cream (not specialties like ice cream sandwiches) is not expensive from the grocery. Or stay with your ice cream sandwiches, but get them at the grocery which may be a cheaper price.
It is 9:30 pm here, about time for my evening ice cream. :yowsa:
We had one here during the height of the Bakken Boom that made regular rounds around town. Right now, an enterprising soul might take one out with some frozen food, ice cream, and dairy products and be able to do okay for the duration.
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Mostly savings, a few beers
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Booze, broads and Fast Cars, I'll squander the rest of the money.
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No real plans because I expect somehow, some way, sooner or later, the feds will take the money back.
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No real plans because I expect somehow, some way, sooner or later, the feds will take the money back.
The House Always Wins.
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Yup.
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They way things are going, probably bail money.
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They way things are going, probably bail money.
lol
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@berdie
I do think you are coo-coo as you thought you were - I had no idea ice cream trucks were still around. It is unbelievable you wanted ice cream and an ice cream truck came down the street. 9999what Let me know if the truck comes again.
If you can go on line and order groceries from a grocery near you, put whatever ice cream you want on the list - they will bring it frozen to your car. Eat it any time of the day and also eat it in the evening and it will help you sleep. Regular Ice cream (not specialties like ice cream sandwiches) is not expensive from the grocery. Or stay with your ice cream sandwiches, but get them at the grocery which may be a cheaper price.
It is 9:30 pm here, about time for my evening ice cream. :yowsa:
Yep, @Victoria33 , if I didn't eat the first sandwich and gaze lovingly at the hoarded sandwich in the freezer periodically...I would still think I was ready for the rubber room. But it really happened. I haven't seen the truck since then but of course I quit wishing for ice cream and started wishing to win Publishers Clearing House. I have friends and family in dire straits...and so many places that need a cash infusion right now. My answer to this poll was "Donate".
Of course, although I call myself thrifty my family calls me tight fisted. lol So although the ice cream would be cheaper at the grocery store my intent is to stay away from there as long as possible. Probably a couple of months at least. It was pretty Dodge City last time I was there. :terror:
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The House Always Wins.
There it is. Though I doubt very much that many will stop and ponder the implications.
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Won't be sex,drugs,and rock and roll.
DAMMIT!
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Guns and ammo
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Fish tank cleaner and My Pillow stock and a tiger cub.
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I'm putting it towards living expenses (rent, food an' such). Back in 2001 when the Libtards were telling us to not cash that $300 tax rebate we got from President Bush, I got mine on September 10th. I had the check in my wallet when the planes hit the towers the next day. That night I went out an' bought a PlayStation 2.
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I'm putting it towards living expenses (rent, food an' such). Back in 2001 when the Libtards were telling us to not cash that $300 tax rebate we got from President Bush, I got mine on September 10th. I had the check in my wallet when the planes hit the towers the next day. That night I went out an' bought a PlayStation 2.
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Well, isn't a Playstation a living expense? LOL
The IRS claims to have never heard of me even though I filed a 2018 return. So who knows if I'll even get a check?
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Well, isn't a Playstation a living expense? LOL
The IRS claims to have never heard of me even though I filed a 2018 return. So who knows if I'll even get a check?
I advised an older granddaughter to log in and claim the check. Mine may well come in the mail, because I never had direct deposit (I have filed every year).
For those who haven't filed: https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payment-information-center?fbclid=IwAR2nDo616lsd7EnD8xvqZQZlyQctNUNos2dZxf1T6V2Tyy8VfUagPO3KM58 (https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payment-information-center?fbclid=IwAR2nDo616lsd7EnD8xvqZQZlyQctNUNos2dZxf1T6V2Tyy8VfUagPO3KM58)
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I advised an older granddaughter to log in and claim the check. Mine may well come in the mail, because I never had direct deposit (I have filed every year).
For those who haven't filed: https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payment-information-center?fbclid=IwAR2nDo616lsd7EnD8xvqZQZlyQctNUNos2dZxf1T6V2Tyy8VfUagPO3KM58 (https://www.irs.gov/coronavirus/economic-impact-payment-information-center?fbclid=IwAR2nDo616lsd7EnD8xvqZQZlyQctNUNos2dZxf1T6V2Tyy8VfUagPO3KM58)
Thanks. That link does say if I collect SS (which I do), the IRS should have my direct deposit information. So why they don't know who I am is a puzzle. I'm guessing because they might have to look it up, they are going to withhold my payment and send out the ones for those who filed a 2019 return first.
I have the feeling this is going to be more trouble than it's wort, especially since, as I said previously, it will probably be paid back to the feds somehow, sometime in the future anyway.
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Thanks. That link does say if I collect SS (which I do), the IRS should have my direct deposit information. So why they don't know who I am is a puzzle. I'm guessing because they might have to look it up, they are going to withhold my payment and send out the ones for those who filed a 2019 return first.
I have the feeling this is going to be more trouble than it's wort, especially since, as I said previously, it will probably be paid back to the feds somehow, sometime in the future anyway.
You're welcome. I figure it offsets the well over 10K in business expenses for an employee they wouldn't let me deduct, just a little. But I'm not holding my breath. Until the check is in my hand, it means nothing.
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You're welcome. I figure it offsets the well over 10K in business expenses for an employee they wouldn't let me deduct, just a little. But I'm not holding my breath. Until the check is in my hand, it means nothing.
Well, in the beginning I joked that I wanted my check to be in the amount of $30,000 which is about how much my retirement nest egg lost in the market when the excrement hit the fan. Today though the market looks a bit better, so I'll settle for $1200. LOL
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You're welcome. I figure it offsets the well over 10K in business expenses for an employee they wouldn't let me deduct, just a little. But I'm not holding my breath. Until the check is in my hand, it means nothing.
Nope, not holding my breath either. With checks going to dead people and into wrong accounts; I'm not expecting a dime.
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Nope, not holding my breath either. With checks going to dead people and into wrong accounts; I'm not expecting a dime.
Still nothing here either..
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I don't expect to get anything at all. It will take a monumental screwup for the IRS to send me a check, even if it has "Donald Trump" written on it.
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I don't expect to get anything at all. It will take a monumental screwup for the IRS to send me a check, even if it has "Donald Trump" written on it.
We always pay so the IRS doesn't have our bank info...we have tried to use "Get my payment" ap but they are still processing our 2019 returns..been a couple of weeks now...they had the money out of our checking account in a day and a half... :smokin:
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We always pay so the IRS doesn't have our bank info...we have tried to use "Get my payment" ap but they are still processing our 2019 returns..been a couple of weeks now...they had the money out of our checking account in a day and a half... :smokin:
In '18 and '19 my income shows about $500K per year. It was highly atypical, but that's what they'll go on. If they send it to me, they'll send it to anybody.
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I changed my mind. I will spend most of it on sex,drugs,and rock and roll.
I will probably waste the rest of it.