I spent My Tax Refund On...

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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A kitten.

To be more specific, a seal point Siamese. Her name is Lil Spike Kitty, Lil Spike for short.

She’s named after Spike Dudley, who is a professional wrestler. He’s known for being fearless and taking incredible risks in the ring.

So far, Lil Spike has:

Gone nose to nose with my parrot and managed to charm him.

Figured out if she jumped up on my chair, she could then jump on the nightstand and from there, an easy jump to my bed.

Now I just have to fix the lid to the gecko’s cage before she knocks it off and has a scaly little snack.

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Congrats on the kitten!! she sounds smart and lively, perhaps she takes after her mother!

I’m very excited about the tax refund money–like free or found money, I can spend without guilt. I thought for weeks before I decided how I was going to spend it, compared a bunch of things, went back and forth over what I wanted most, like a kid in a candy store (or, I my case, like me in a candy store) I finally narrowed it down to 5 things, then decided to spend a bit more on three things, so I eliminated two–wow, that was hard! So what did I spend the money on . . .

Really great stuff . . .

Some of my favorite things . . .

Evenly split between:

American Cancer Society
My local Planned Parenthood
The UU Homeless Shelter

I had lots of fun spending this money–I want a tax refund every year!!!
Okay, lest I come across as a prig–I have as much disposable income as I need without a refund, within reason, I get whatever I want–visit my family every once in a while, fine food and drinks with friends, lots of books, good music, I go to the theater and ballgame when I want, and have season tickets to the symphony. And I have enough to have a savings account and an IRA. Being single with no kids can sometimes be a bonus. Time was when the $300 would have been a drop in the bucket to get me out of debt, or a Godsend to just bring a little conspicuous consumption into my life. So joy to those who spend it on kitties, who reduce their debt or sensibly put it aside for a rainy day–let’s just have fun. And eventually, we can all scratch our heads and curse profusely when we see what this refund does to next year’s tax return!!

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Easy … just take whatever your refund is next year (or what you owe) and add the amount of your ‘tax rebate’ check. voila! I figure that, thanks to GW, I’ll end up owing next year. Thanks, George!

As for what I’m spending it on … I WAS going to throw it in the bank for a rainy day, but the rainy day came three days ago, so when it comes, it’s going to truck repair.

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George W. bought you a kitten? Gosh, he is nice.

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And I didn’t even vote for him…

Now if I can get Lil Spike to stop nursing on my bedspread…

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[ARTHUR, KING OF THE BRITONS/HIJACK]You don’t vote for king[/AKOTB]

Nice choice of how to spend it but I’ve never had to pay for a kitten, all mine were been orphan foundlings.

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What can I say? I wanted a purebred.

Siamese cats just have so much personality.[sub]Sometimes not a good thing[/sub]

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Purebred siamese huh. You are likely to get what you pay for. My orfink calico, the late Murphy Brown, to be as cantakerous as any siamese, just not as vocal. Mind you she did come from a litter of feral cats at the Biosphere 2 site which may have something to do with her personality.