Stimulus checks coming early - Page 3

[tonyarn]

I was just going to add that some stores (Sears, KMart, some others) are adding 5-10% to the amount of your rebate check if you cash it with them and make it into a giftcard for their store. Those talking about appliances...if you aren't expecting large checks...this could be a route for you. I don't know that I'd want a $1800 + $180 KMart giftcard, but if it was only $300...that might be cool. Yanno?

[zersha]

Originally Posted by tonyarn

I was just going to add that some stores (Sears, KMart, some others) are adding 5-10% to the amount of your rebate check if you cash it with them and make it into a giftcard for their store. Those talking about appliances...if you aren't expecting large checks...this could be a route for you. I don't know that I'd want a $1800 + $180 KMart giftcard, but if it was only $300...that might be cool. Yanno?

Menards does that here, and we are doing TONS of remodeling, so it would probably be a good plan, except that I don't think it works for those of us who get direct deposit since we have no paper check to take in.

I had previously posted that this is going to dental/medical, and that is true, but really it is freeing up other money to finish our remodeling. But I swear it's all necessary remodeling, not that we just want granite countertops or SS appliances. We are fixing things that are water damaged and/or just need help. This 30 yo mobile home needed a lot of help.

[jlutgendorf]

How can you tell what will happen if you're still paying the IRS back?

My partner owes about $1800 in messed up taxes from when he first started being self employed. I know the stimulus will just reduce that amount. Will mine also go straight to that debt (fine with me) or will I be sent a check seperately (since it's my partner's debt from before we were married).

We filed jointly.

~Julia

[Sharlla]

Mine is going to Lowes,

[retro.mama]

I got the stimulus "check", and was scheduled for 5/2/08.

[asianyoushi]

Originally Posted by jlutgendorf

How can you tell what will happen if you're still paying the IRS back?

My partner owes about $1800 in messed up taxes from when he first started being self employed. I know the stimulus will just reduce that amount. Will mine also go straight to that debt (fine with me) or will I be sent a check seperately (since it's my partner's debt from before we were married).

We filed jointly.

~Julia

if u filed jointly i think it would go straight to the debt...... but im not sure. i dont think u will get anything cuz u filed jointly... u can them and find out

[SleeplessMommy]

As a protest (against increasing the national debt) we will be putting it 100% into the kid's college fund. Though DH wants a motorcycle.

[DandeCobb]

Originally Posted by kathirynne

This schedule was on Yahoo! news this morning.

you win the prize! thanks!

[mama kate]

we efiled through turbotax but had to pay - we did auto withdrawl from our checking acct. when we filed it asked how we wanted our rebate soI opted to have it direct deposited.
We should get the direct deposit not a paper check right????Any irs employees here??? I am sooo hoping we get it sooner rather than later.

[asianyoushi]

Originally Posted by mama kate

we efiled through turbotax but had to pay - we did auto withdrawl from our checking acct. when we filed it asked how we wanted our rebate soI opted to have it direct deposited.
We should get the direct deposit not a paper check right????Any irs employees here??? I am sooo hoping we get it sooner rather than later.

should be direct deposit since that is what u checked...

[mama kate]

Thanks I just wasn't sure how synched up those 2 the irs & turbotax are.

[SAHDS]

If you had your tax return directly deposited into your bank account, will the stimulus be directly deposited also?

We're moving on Wednesday and that's not a check I want lost int the mail.

[Nature]

How is it that some of you posted days ago saying you got the stimulus check, when the IRS says they started going out TODAY. ?

[MamaRBH]

Ours is supposed to come today... Hmmmmm.... it's not there.

I wish I had a wise plan for it... but it's going to savings and helping us pay for our first-ever family trip to the beach.

[CallMeMommy]

Dang, mine's not there yet, either. I just want to know how much we're getting, I used the calculator at the IRS website and it said we were getting $2100, but we *should* only be getting the $1600 or whatever (married filing jointly, 1 dependant) and I don't know who to believe! Not that it matters, the bulk of it is going to pay off credit cards, maybe buy a dishwasher, and stick whatever is left over in savings. Whoo, fun...

[asianyoushi]

Originally Posted by SAHDS

If you had your tax return directly deposited into your bank account, will the stimulus be directly deposited also?

We're moving on Wednesday and that's not a check I want lost int the mail.

yes it will be direct deposited like ur return was

[asianyoushi]

direct deposits should be happening everyday this week except for thursday....

i dont know how some people got theirs on friday maybe be they had the lucky number 00 in their socials...

[catholicmama]

wahhhh was hoping ours was gonna come today. Fingers crossed for tomorrow.

the last 2 digits is 07 for us.

[tayndrewsmama]

How do you know who's SSN they are using to base the deposit date on?

[alegna]

Originally Posted by zersha

I would buy a new fridge. With the cost of food, it would be horrible if yours died and all your food went bad.

Even if you noticed right away, it sure wouldn't be fun frantically trying to put your food in coolers while someone runs out to the appliance store trying to find one in stock that you can afford.

Plus, if you start looking ahead of time, you will have time to shop for the best deal. I bet there are going to be some good appliance sales when the checks start coming.

Yeah, that's my thinking too. I even saw an energysaver one in an ad this weekend that was cheap (usually the cheap side-by-sides are non brand and you have to go near $1000 for an energysaver....)

So, watching the account for the check. Watching the ads for good sales. Working on dh

-Angela