Last Friday was payday for my co-breadwinner and me. So naturally, when I logged on to our bank account, I was expecting to see a balance approximately 16x greater than its pre-payday level. Imagine my surprise when the amount was more like 30x increased. The substantial deposit was explained by one line, “IRS Tax Refund.” Woohoo! Free* money!
No matter how badly I want an iPhone, we’ve already put our stimulus package (teehee) in our *yawn* savings account. I know, I know, that’s probably not what the guv’mint had in mind when they said “stimulate,” but since our savings account is a.k.a. “the Beckendorf home-buying fund,” in the end I figure we’ll be contributing the biggest stimulus of our short lives to the economy. So there. But I do still really want an iPhone.
* [I am fully aware that funds the government "gives" us are not actually "gifts" and are far from "free," but I'll spare you my rant about the taxation system. "Free money" is just what I always say about unexpected income, whether earned or not. If it's not written down in our budget, it's free money! For example, I return something I bought on debit for a cash refund = free money. Or (true story) I see a wad of bills near the curb while driving along Virginia Drive, stop, see that it's four twenties, can't see a soul to whom it could belong, realize the apartments behind me are probably crack houses and pocket the cash = free money.]
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