Hellobee Boards Topic: What are you doing with your tax refund?

Hellobee Boards Topic: What are you doing with your tax refund? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:30:05 +0000 SweetCaroline on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2475419 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 21:09:56 +0000 SweetCaroline 2475419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Paying my car off! arosebyany on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2475326 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:57:00 +0000 arosebyany 2475326@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Used it as a down payment on a truck for DH, the old one is 12yrs old and has 340,000 miles on it lol. Let me be nostalgic and say they don't make them like they used to. FaithFertility on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2475320 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:54:14 +0000 FaithFertility 2475320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We are re-sodding our backyard, it is huge with privacy fence but all weeds :( the grass is crap! DD would love to romp around come summer! Ginabean3 on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2475318 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:54:07 +0000 Ginabean3 2475318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Straight to savings! simplyfelicity on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2475315 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 19:52:20 +0000 simplyfelicity 2475315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @DesertDreams88: Thanks! I am pretty sure I am going to do it. :happy: fussygal on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2475031 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:25:45 +0000 fussygal 2475031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It was SUPPOSED to go into savings for a house, but we just got slammed with some unexpected bills. :( Typical. Mrs.KMM on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474968 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:01:16 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2474968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Ours always goes straight into savings! Rainbow Sprinkles on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474922 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:45:12 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2474922@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Savings. We want to buy a new house this year or next. cascademom on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474839 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:07:43 +0000 cascademom 2474839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Mortgage fancyfunction on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474833 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:05:32 +0000 fancyfunction 2474833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Savings/paying down mortgage faster. BSB on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474821 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:01:13 +0000 BSB 2474821@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Saving it. Tidybee on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474819 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:00:40 +0000 Tidybee 2474819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ we're getting a nice chunk back for the first time ever. It'll just go right into the "dream/forever house" savings account. DesertDreams88 on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474817 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 15:00:01 +0000 DesertDreams88 2474817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It's going into our student loans & baby checking acct, which is for "extras" in that category. @simplyfelicity: Ah you decided? Congrats and good luck! It might be a tough time commitment but it will pay $$ dividends in the future! simplyfelicity on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474797 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:52:17 +0000 simplyfelicity 2474797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ DH and I are splitting it. His half will go to paying off a personal credit card and my half will go to my master's tuition. Umbreon on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474775 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:39:22 +0000 Umbreon 2474775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Most likely throwing it towards our mortgage! We're trying to pay some of it down while we can. avivoca on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474704 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:14:24 +0000 avivoca 2474704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @regberadaisy: At least our wasn't unplanned. We knew she needed teeth pulled so we waited until we had the money. I feel bad because she was likely in some pain, but we just couldn't afford to drop $700 on it when we found out she needed it done because we had unexpected medical bills at the time. psw27 on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474692 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:09:32 +0000 psw27 2474692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Probably not going to get anything, but if we do we will just save it or put it towards debt - either the mortgage, credit card or student loans. Kimberlybee on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474678 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 14:05:06 +0000 Kimberlybee 2474678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @HLK208: Oh no, I hate that feeling! We're getting a refund since I became a SAHM. In years past we've had to pay so I understand. MoonMoon on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474585 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:38:42 +0000 MoonMoon 2474585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We divide it into 3 every year since LO was born: 1/3 into his savings account, then DH and I put our shares into our individual IRAs. HLK208 on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474584 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:38:35 +0000 HLK208 2474584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pretty sure we owe this year :bummed: T.H.O.U. on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474582 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:38:32 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2474582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Poll: <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-planexpecthope-to-get-back-in-taxes-this-year#post-2474579" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-you-planexpecthope-to-get-back-in-taxes-this-year#post-2474579</a> youboots on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474578 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:37:27 +0000 youboots 2474578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Getting our house painted- also exterior repair work... New siding, new front steps and rails, porch reinforcement. Our refund will cover 1/2 if it's the same as its been the last few years. Mrs D on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474577 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:36:52 +0000 Mrs D 2474577@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Credit Card....we have one that has just been higher than we are comfortable with since we reno'd our house...so we're putting a nice dent in it... Eko on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474560 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:30:00 +0000 Eko 2474560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ We also got ours back in about 5 days. Ours is going into savings as we are buying a house this year. 2PeasinaPod on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474554 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:26:18 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2474554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Replenishing our savings that took a major hit from my maternity leave. Mrs. Champagne on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474544 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:21:32 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2474544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm not sure yet if we are getting anything. But we usually put it into the savings account that gets spent on bigger items. We want to have the house painted and redo some parts of the kitchen. Mrs. Pickle on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474527 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:16:29 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2474527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Usually it's straight to savings. This year we'll be updating a couple things in our house to prepare for putting it on the market. birdofafeather on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474523 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:15:07 +0000 birdofafeather 2474523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Whatever we get will be going to the house we're hopefully buying soon. We got back more than we thought because of the second baby last year. peaches1038 on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474508 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:08:25 +0000 peaches1038 2474508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Paying off debt and whatever's left into savings. No fun but I can't wait to not have that payment! Kimberlybee on "What are you doing with your tax refund?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-are-you-doing-with-your-tax-refund-1/page/2#post-2474490 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:00:59 +0000 Kimberlybee 2474490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @MediaNaranja: oh wow that is fast! Hope ours comes through soon.