Great tax return!

[Marlo Boux]

Hubby and I were shocked and amazed to get over $7k back on our tax return. Yahoo! Usually tax time is less than fun so this was great :)

[Audrey]

Marlo,

I've had years like that and I so love them. This year we had to pay, so now my estimated taxes have gone up.

It's so neat to see the photo of you. I read your posts on many forums and now I have a photo to associate with the words.

[Marlo Boux]

Hi Audrey;

Paying taxes is no fun :(. We were hit hard one year for my hubby's IT contracts before we incorporated our business - ouch.

We are putting this refund toward a newer vehicle as we are expecting a baby in late October and don't have enough room in our current car lol.

[Audrey]

Congratulations on your pregnancy :) What kind of car do you currently have? I drive a Honda Accord.

[Marlo Boux]

Hello Audrey :)

Thanks for the congrats. I am just coming out of horrendous morning sickness that seemed to last all day LOL so I am feeling a bit better.

We have a 2000 Ford Focus. It is beginning to rust by the doors LOL. There is no way that a third car seat will go in the back either. It has been a blessing that it even lasted this long as it was a first year model and had TONS of problems and recalls.

Hoping to get some sort of suv/van hybrid of sorts :)

Honda's hold up really well and have a great resale value, don't they?

[Audrey]

I drove a Camry for about 15 years. I loved it...but I wanted something different, so I got the Honda. I've not been thrilled with it. I'ts only a year old and it's been in the shop several times :(

I too had "morning" sickness 24 hours a day so could never understand why it was called "morning" LOL

[kdm2273]

Hi,

Not to intrude on your conversation, but we have a Ford Escape. Ford released a hybrid version in 2005. We don't own the hybrid, but like the gas mileage on the gas version. It's pretty roomy and would probably hold a 3rd car seat (we only have 2!) I think it also has a 3 row option - bought ours off the lot, so didn't get to choose! We have been very pleased with the Escape.

Good luck with the baby!

[Lori]

Congrats on the return Marlo! We had good news too -- only owed 1k :) I thought it would be way more. The kids deductions saved our butts!

[taraburner]

congrats on the awesome tax return Marlo!!!!
Tara :)