How I spent my summer vacation. Wait, no. Tax refund.

[slightlyoffaxis]

So, I'm a big advocate of blowing any sort of "found money." Don't get me wrong: I'm a supporter of fiscal responsibility. To me, though, that means budgeting around take-home pay only, because if you count on things like recycling refunds, birthday checks, and bingo winnings to pay the bills, something is awry. This month, I got rewarded for

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[mushroom_kitty]

Okay, somebody had to say this and it might as well be me... "Corporal Rebellion"... or General Rebellion?

[wmetoile]

Recycling refunds? You have those in Westchester?

[slightlyoffaxis]

Are you surprised because you don't have them in the city, or you just think we wouldn't have them here?

When my sister graduated from college, she put off job-searching for a while. She lived off the money from her graduation party beer bottles.

[wmetoile]

I'm surprised you have them at all. We didn't even have that in northern Virginia. Which I consider a good thing, because if we did, my brothers would never get jobs.

[wonkywheels]

Nice! I think that's a good philosophy about found money. Better to enjoy it than invest it.