tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post7056542147957556438..comments2024-03-03T08:28:16.167-06:00Comments on Trenches of Mommyhood: Tax TimeElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01791021335260285130noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-3511521116989325642013-03-06T08:52:11.612-06:002013-03-06T08:52:11.612-06:00It's not fun being a grown up sometimes! I lik...It's not fun being a grown up sometimes! I like how our mortgage payments also include the escrow payments for the insurance and taxes...that way we pay one set amount each month instead of a lump sum each year. Just easier for us that way!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791021335260285130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-40787804176017027992013-03-05T20:02:12.304-06:002013-03-05T20:02:12.304-06:00When we get our refund we save it to pay for our p...When we get our refund we save it to pay for our property taxes in the fall, that way we know the money is there to pay those taxes. From one hand to the other.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-87014456608171500502013-03-05T14:48:02.183-06:002013-03-05T14:48:02.183-06:00Leah - An adoption is a VERY worthy thing to spend...Leah - An adoption is a VERY worthy thing to spend income tax refunds on! How exciting - congratulations!!!<br /><br />Carla - Once you have a nice savings set up it's nice to be able to use some of that money for a *want* instead of just a need! What is an RSP? Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791021335260285130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-74907923326841158842013-03-05T13:29:16.614-06:002013-03-05T13:29:16.614-06:00Most of ours is going into savings... At least 2/3...Most of ours is going into savings... At least 2/3 of it. Hubby's getting some "mad money", but the rest is getting tucked away for later... Oh, $1K is going into an RSP. :)~Carla~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02341057469246030024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-55605033655607174222013-03-05T12:59:13.049-06:002013-03-05T12:59:13.049-06:00I filed my taxes Feb 1st and received both my stat...I filed my taxes Feb 1st and received both my state and federal back within 5 days. Our refund the last three years has been used to fund our adoptions. We leave in 30 days to get our new son!Leah Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326240393099112570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-53781079466574604602013-03-05T12:12:59.888-06:002013-03-05T12:12:59.888-06:00I did ours at the very end of January and they wer...I did ours at the very end of January and they were accepted right away and I received our refund like a week and a half later! I was pleasantly surprised at how quick it was. My mom waited until a few weeks later to file hers and she is having the same problem as you now!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791021335260285130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787377491196386141.post-37310746891263101572013-03-05T11:57:08.663-06:002013-03-05T11:57:08.663-06:00I am so annoyed with taxes this year!!! I filed ...I am so annoyed with taxes this year!!! I filed mine SOOOOOOO long ago, but the IRS just accepted them. So slow with my refund!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ramblingsofasuburbanmom.com/" rel="nofollow">Ramblings of a Suburban Mom</a>Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327592116939948624noreply@blogger.com