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What are you doing?  With your refund money I just paid off one of our bills and paid-up another bill I paid up the Truck payment and put money on my car.What are you doing? With your refund money I just paid off one of our bills and paid-up another bill I paid up the Truck payment and put money on my car. Now am looking at putting money on my CC’s No SHOPPING FOR ME.  

Answer 1

I put the majority towards my debt but I did spent some on my kids, mainly "early" birthday presents (broadway tickets and concert tickets). I bought myself a book lmao

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@whinny78815 that was wondful

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@avery5 Usually I spent a little more ion myself but this is the first year my kids really wanted something lol My 12 year old has been wanting to see this Broadway play for a couple years now so I finally got them for her and then her favorite singer is coming to concert (and she has never asked for concert tickets) so I couldn't say no lol Then my 2 year old is obsessed with Blippi so I got him tickets to see Blippi live. So even though I only bought myself a book, it was worth it to see their faces when I told them we were going

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@whinny78815 and that's what is it all about kids grow up do fast my oldest will be done with high school In May and then we gave another one coming right behind him.  

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@avery5 Aww that's awesome! You must be one proud mama! Congrats

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Oh Yess I do believe that every Mother once to see their kids finish High School even if they don't go off to college right away am very proud of him ❤️

Answer 2

Paid off a CC, and paying for our kiddos taekwondo equipment. and it's gone.  but frees up money

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@barlow15455  

Answer 3

We paid off a truck, 2 cc and did some clothing shopping for the kids. This frees up 900 a month just between these 3 bills.  

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@lemmon it feels good right.  

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@avery5 oh gosh yes! Actually having a plan for this tax return has been amazing. We always did a treat your self. hubby and myself never get Christmas presents because it always went to the kids and tight on money. but this year we made a plan. I want to be debt free by Christmas this year all while planning and saving for a couple small trips. More thought out plans vs just doing. We are also trying to adjust our tax withholdings so we dont get a chunk back next year. but with kids, house, student loans its interesting. I want little but not to owe.  

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@lemmon Yes am with you on that our tax money went to getting caught up on bills and pay and down bills. Am so ready to get out of this Dedt. I did start looking for trip for me and the hubby but they will not happen until we get our son graduation out of the way he graduates at the end of May.  

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@avery5 awe congratulations to him! Our babies are growing up;-) I just finished highschool registration for my eldest yesterday.  

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@lemmon thank you yes they do grow up so fast. We are just doing something really small nothing big just with family my and my hubby said that we not trying to go over.  

Answer 4

Put it all in savings. I only have a mortgage and that's almost paid off!  

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@infirm yess congratulations

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@avery5 it took dedication and lots of ramen noodles

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@infirm lol oh yess

Answer 5

Throwing it in my savings account to hit my goal of 10k this year

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@marlyn3 yes oh how I miss my 10k but if us we were able to get us a started home and stop paying rent so that was very much a blessing.  

Answer 6

We got it yesterday and paid off all our credit cards and small debt

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@oakley I just paid off some debt. For me I can say yesterday was the beginning joining of paying off debt. Now that I have a date I can make more moves in getting of of this mess

Answer 7

We paid all of our revolving credit down to just below 30%, paid off a few things that went to collections, paid off our cellphones, and paid my dad off from a loan he gave us! It feels so good!  

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@countrified yess it does feel so good it's like you can breathe again

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@countrified keep up the good work ❤️

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@avery5 thanks girl! You too!  

Answer 8

I paid off another credit card, paid off a loan from my mom, put 1/3 into savings toward a Disney trip, and left myself about 300 to spend on a trip I am taking next weekend

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@phage481 enjoy your trip❤️

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@avery5 I will do my best. No time for sight seeing this trip though I have the Social Work Month celebration/award dinner and then a board meeting. Going to hit the good steak house though at least

Answer 9

I'm paying off our only credit card balance, putting $1000 in my emergency fund, paying to get our wills done, and putting the rest into various sinking funds. Feels so good to get these things done!  

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@grassy yes it does it just make you feel good and to tackle the rest of the bills

Answer 10

Using it to fund our vacation

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@quintessa am looking now

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@avery5 we are going to Disney for a week. My daughter, me and my best friend. It’s about 4K flight hotel 2 Disney days 1 sea world 1 universal. We split it in half!  

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@quintessa oh wonderful enjoy it when you go. Am from Florida are y'all going to Orlando, FL

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@avery5 I’m from Florida too but now I live in Michigan. But yes we are just going to Orlando. Visit all my old college friends and stuff as well!  

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@quintessa wow ok am from Melbourne/Palm Bay

Answer 11

EF, Pay off one loan one credit card, and a good chunk down on another.  

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@propraetor yes that's what we did too

Answer 12

I haven’t even had my taxes done yet. but plan on paying off 3 credit cards to start.  

Answer 13

2 credit cards paid off, new tires and a new vaccum. Adulting is so much fun ‍♀️

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@inessa12  

Answer 14

Buying our homeschool curriculum and paying off or down some bills. So boring, but also exciting.  

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@burt541 keep up the good work.  

Answer 15

Refinancing to a 15 yr loan

Answer 16

I haven't gotten a refund for since I got divorced years ago due to back taxes owed, so I won't be getting one but I love living vicariously through watching y'all pay stuff down :)

Answer 17

I paid up my car for the year. Paid off my furniture and credit cards. And fully funded my emergency fund

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@glasper wow, that so wonderful it feels good right

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@avery5 it does! I still owe 9, 000 on my car but it’s getting paid down slowly!  

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@glasper yes I still owe a lot on my car too so I do understand

Answer 18

I got a suv with cash, got new furniture and beds rest sitting until i have fully decided where to put the rest thats most beneficial

Answer 19

Nearly paid off a credit card! It will be paid off on our next paycheck!  

Answer 20

Were getting caught up on our car. Getting maintenance done on both cars. Getting our kids bunk beds. Putting some in savings and maybe some clothes shopping cuz we need it.  

Answer 21

Paid off my husbands car and paid most of the next loan on our list.  

Answer 22

Putting it in my savings account, minus enough to put new tires on my car.  

Answer 23

Paying off some of our credit cards

Answer 24

Paid off a few small credit cards and made sure everything was caught up so my Budget going forward would be on point. (No oh yea forgot about that bill)

Answer 25

Wish I could pay things off but it’s going straight to savings for a house. Our lease is up last day of June and I’m dying to buy a house.  

Answer 26

So far I just put money down on my car payment, repaid my mom, got my car bumper, oil change, break light fix. I’m saving for my move in for my place. I did put $1000 into my EF. Once I’m doing with getting my oil change I’m going to stuff my sinking funds and go from there.  

Answer 27

A lot. Saving a good chunk for sinking funds, paying off one card, bulk grocery, paying car insurance for six months, paying to get my son a big boy bed and fixing up my kid's room, paying off the what is left on property taxes due.  

Answer 28

Paid 1 cc and the rest I put in savings until my bday(not that I’m doing anything but. ) I’d like to get my hair done since I get it done 2x/ yr. plus I needed a couple pair of jeans for work so I got that.  

Answer 29

It’s my daughters spending money for her semester abroad. She works hard in the summer for spending money at school, and has worked after school jobs since she was 11. I didn’t want her to give up this opportunity because she needed to work.  

Answer 30

Paid a couple bills and the rest is going right into our business  

Answer 31

We're putting half into our adoption savings fund and half as a principal payment on our mortgage - it's the only debt we have.  

Answer 32

I didn't make enough to get any back  

Answer 33

1/3 will go towards my kitchen (it flooded in September), 1/3 to savings and 1/3 for fun stuff assuming we actually get it. My husband has an offset so they may seize our refund.  

Answer 34

Giving myself and my hubs a $30 bonus to our respective spending accounts and the rest for debt lol

Answer 35

Paying off half my loan!