My Financial Recovery

Carnival of Personal Finance #200 Is Out

Posted on: April 13, 2009 by Matt No Comments

The Carnival of Personal Finance is up and running over at MoneyNing and one of my articles found a way in.    Head on over and check the carnival out!  Lots of good articles this week.

A Pleasant Tax Surprise

Posted on: April 13, 2009 by Matt 2 Comments

Vermont Capital

Originally uploaded by Grant MacDonald

After I received my tax return from the state of Colorado I reapplied it to the taxes due to the state of Vermont. For the most part – I had anticipated the two states to mostly wash each other out; that my Colorado refund would be pretty much what I needed to cover Vermont.

So I mailed out my check to the state of Vermont a couple of weeks ago and was happy to be done with my taxes for the year. However over the weekend I received  a pleasant surprise in the mail that made me even happier - a refund check from the state of Vermont. Somewhere along the way the state figured that I had overpaid my income tax and sent me back the difference.  It was not a whole lot if you compare it to how much they did keep but any extra cash at this point is greatly appreciated.

So I am off to the bank this morning to make an unexpected deposit – a good way to lift my mood on a Monday!  Let’s hope the rest of the week goes this well…