Wohoo! It's upgrade time!

shack
shack Posts: 11,154
edited February 28 in Clubhouse Archives
Just finished my taxes and with almost 20 grand paid I'm getting back 63 big ones....63 bucks....6300 pennies! I'm excited! Its off to the hi-fi shop to see how I can spend it all!

I guess it could be worse...I could owe money like last year. :(
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  • Aaron
    Aaron Posts: 1,853
    edited April 2002
    That blows, dude. At least you got something, though. Good luck finding anything at a hi-fi shop for that much money. You could pick up some interconnects or Vibrapods, though. For maximum musical enjoyment you might want to just pick up some CD's or DVD's.

    Aaron
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  • lax01
    lax01 Posts: 496
    edited April 2002
    HAHAHA! I made $2500 this summer alone and am still getting back $250! I might treat myself to a HSU VTF-2? :D
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited April 2002
    God Bless America, and I would not want to live ANYWHERE else....but them boys in Washington spend too damn much....I just wrote an $1150 check on top of what I 'gave' all year.....

    $63, definately some cd's or dvd's, maybe some closeout interconnects or speaker wire at audioadvisor....

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • Ron-P
    Ron-P Posts: 8,520
    edited April 2002
    The Feds owe me $680.00, I owe the State $130.00. Works out perfect. $550.00 c'mon my way.


    Peace Out~:D
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  • joe6pak
    joe6pak Posts: 267
    edited April 2002
    Well, Shack is really about perfect. Any refund you get is just the gov giving you back your own money. They kept it from you interest free. He only lost interest on $63. Now about that 20 grand. Ouch.

    A big refund can just cause trouble. I am getting back $2300 and thought this would be a good time to upgrade somthing. Guess what. My wife seem to think it would be a better idea to buy some stupid jewelry! All diamonds do is just sit there and sparkle. Worthless rocks.

    joe
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited April 2002
    How long have you been married? Is she pushing for the ring upgrade? I've got that bridge to cross sometime soon, I just know it....

    Man, even HALF of that could buy some nice gear....

    Cheers,
    Russ
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • juice21
    juice21 Posts: 1,866
    edited April 2002
    Originally posted by lax01
    HAHAHA! I made $2500 this summer alone and am still getting back $250! I might treat myself to a HSU VTF-2? :D

    GO FOR IT!!!!:D

    i got $1500 back (thanks in part to school loan's mostly)

    my dad retired this year and had to pay $17,000!!!:eek:
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  • juice21
    juice21 Posts: 1,866
    edited April 2002
    russman, the initial ring is coming up later this year (hopefully) gonna put a serious hurtin on the AV spending...:(

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  • johnnyamerika
    johnnyamerika Posts: 382
    edited April 2002
    >my dad retired this year and had to pay $17,000!!!

    Let's have a moment of silence for the poor man :(

    .......


    Ok, phew, that was good.....well I got back $144....enough for a.....mmmmm maybe I'll start buying up parts for a sonotube :D (thx ron!) awwww...money's tight tho.
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  • joe6pak
    joe6pak Posts: 267
    edited April 2002
    Russ
    Been married 27 years. Have been through several ring upgrades. Of course there have been quite a few soundsystem changes during that time. The jewelry & interior decor upgrades are just not as much fun as stereo, boat, & motorcycle upgrades. Those diamonds are so nonfunctional!

    joe
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  • vtec11
    vtec11 Posts: 82
    edited April 2002
    $17k ??

    Man, how'd he manage to do that ??

    Anyways, i'm getting back $2k, mostly cause of student loans too just like juice !
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  • juice21
    juice21 Posts: 1,866
    edited April 2002
    well, he had to pay $17k because of the retirement package he got. good thing he's like a mechanical genieous, he bid and spec'ed a job for a freind and his cut was 10%, and it covered the $17k he had to pay. pretty nice for a whole 3 days of work for my dad. he was hoping to put it towards his new toy (a sailboat), but it all went to uncle sam. all i know is i want to retire. i've got 23 months in, how much more???? :D

    of course, i think my dad's gonna go through his retirment package in like 3 years the way he's spending it...
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