Top 10 Frugal Ways to Spend your Tax Refund
Along with 6 Common Frivolous Uses...
May 22, 2017
Like millions of Americans each year, a tax refund on average is around $3,000. It won’t make you rich, but still, found money is great money, you worked for it, earned it, and $1000’s of it is great news! If used wisely, can help build up your assets, and make life improvements that last. If spent frivolously can be gone in a few hours….
Here are 10 options to make good use of your hard-earned tax refund
- Emergency fund savings
- Pay off debt (credit cards and loans)
- Pay off your car or start a car fund
- Home Maintenance
- Pay ahead on your mortgage
- Fund an individual retirement account
- Add Life Insurance
- Give to your favorite charity
- Pay off college loans
6 Ways Not to Use your Tax Refund
- Do not go on a shopping spree.
- Do not increase the frequency of your regular spending activities.
- Do not get a new car just because now you have enough for a down payment
- Do not put the check directly into a checking account to save – good intentions but little interest
- Do not loan it to family members. Didn’t you once do this before?
- Do not have a giant party.
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