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A month has passed...& a stupid mistake!

May 20th, 2008 at 03:38 pm

since I posted an entry here. Life has been crazy hectic but I wanted to take a few minutes to post and then spend some time catching up on other blogs.

Let's see..what's new with me? My oldest son graduated from University of Texas in Austin this last Friday. Woohooo! He's going to work a year or so then go back to school to work for his Ph.D. My mother, sister, other son's girlfriend and I rented a great little cabin near Austin and had a wonderful time. We had a nice party for the graduate at the clubhouse where we rented the cabin and had a marvelous day of it. We spent too much money but how often does one's oldest son graduate from college? Wink This is the same son who is getting married in August so I'll spend a lot more soon.

On the job front, things are okay but very soon I have to make a major job related decision and am afraid I'll have to quit the job and find another. I don't look forward to that and am waiting to hear from the head of HR. In the meantime, I'm applying at other stores..just in case.

We completed Financial Peace University. It was a great course and we learned so much. I miss the classes now, though!

Oh yes, on the drive back from Austin my mom asked if I'd gotten my 'rebate' yet. I told her no, I hadn't filed. She asked why and I told her because I only worked about 3 weeks in 2007 and wasn't required. She then told me that I should have filed anyway so I could get the stimulus rebate. Duh! I didn't even think of doing that..I just knew I didn't need to file. Well damn, I missed that boat! Stupid tax on me, huh?

I just checked the IRS website and one of the qualifications is $3,000 of income so that disqualifies me. But at least my 'stupid mistake' wasn't!

That's about it for me right now. I'll post again later after I catch up with others. Smile

Posted in Just Life, Financial Peace University | 5 Comments »

5 Responses to “A month has passed...& a stupid mistake!”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
    May 20th, 2008 at 03:54 pm 1211298892
    1211298892

    Did you file a joint return with your DH? Wouldn't he need to have filed? Maybe you'll still get the stimulus check later in the summer if you mailed in your return. I guess I don't know your income...but seems like you would still get one...if not now at least next year when you file your 2008 return.

  2. luxlivingfrugalis Says:
    May 20th, 2008 at 04:00 pm 1211299220
    1211299220

    I would go check out the IRS.gov website and see what the qualifications are. IF you are eligible, surely you could file a late return???

  3. DeniseNTexas Says:
    May 20th, 2008 at 04:13 pm 1211300031
    1211300031

    I just checked the IRS website and one of the qualifications is $3,000 of income so that disqualifies me. Pooh!

  4. creditcardfree Says:
    May 20th, 2008 at 05:18 pm 1211303897
    1211303897

    I'm a stay at home mom with zero income, but filed a joint return with DH. With our two daughters we received the whole $1800 stimulus rebate.

  5. DeniseNTexas Says:
    May 20th, 2008 at 05:23 pm 1211304196
    1211304196

    Yes, if you file a joint return you can qualify but we don't file jointly.

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