I can has munny!
I got my Economic Stimulus Payment from the IRS today. This is why it's good to do your taxes early.
The amount was slightly more than what I actually paid for the Absolute DX. At this point I probably will get another bike anyway from a friend of a friend (which one, and how much I pay, depends, since my dear potato boy has lined up several people who could sell, lend, or give me one).
So that means some bastard is riding around town on my economic stimulus payment.
I was walking along Babcock today with Steve's bike, scanning the bike racks. Then some guy zoomed by on a silver blue hybrid with skinny tires. I chased him halfway up Bascom Hill, hid behind a tree while he parked and went into a building, then went to scout his bike. It turned out not to be - it didn't have a distinctive cosmetic flaw that mine came with, and had much more "honest" wear and tear than anyone could have put on mine in a week. Call me crazy, but that bike really isn't a popular model in Madison. That's the only specimen other than mine I've seen so far, while there are plenty of Fuji road bikes and the "Crosstown" comfort bikes.
posted by xenobiologista @ 18:57
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Did you file a 1040NR? I'm totally kicking myself because I checked my status and it says I'm not eligible because I filed a 1040NR. I want to kick myself...
Between my family's time in the US plus being here for school, I've been long enough to be a "resident for tax purposes" so I've filed 1040EZ for the last several years. Then this year I filed 1040A because it lets you take more stuff off.
If you use the CINTAX software for international students (via your university's international advising office), it should tell you if you've been here long enough when you fill out the form of how many days you've been here each year.
Oh, and I got my refund back several weeks ago. It kind of vanished though because the amount was almost the same as my new bike that got stolen =(
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