I like a lot of these ideas, and we've used our tax refund to do several of them over the years. For example, this year we applied our refund toward our emergency fund. A couple of years ago, we used it to help pay for a trip to Hawaii for my wife and me. (I confess, the latter was much more fun!)
I am interested in your ideas on this topic. What was the best use you ever made of a tax refund? How do you plan to use money you're getting back this year? Or, if you're not getting a refund, how do you make sure you're ready to write that check to the IRS on tax day?
Let me know what you think, and I'll share some of your responses in a future column.
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Personally, I think this article failed big time in what people should do and that is to NOT get a tax refund! Adjust your forms so you will get as close to zero as possible. Why on earth should I give the government my money - interest free? We More..