My tax rebate came the other day. Now I know that it's not really "free" money, that most of the things we can buy at stores simply send the money back to China, Korea and Japan (the hazards of living in a global market), that it's going to hurt the economy in the long run, but......six hundred bucks is six hundred bucks.
Since buying a house in Plainfield last October and preparing for my wedding this October, I'm getting a hard lesson in the realities of being all grown up. So $600 is not an unwelcome windfall. I'm spending my rebate on this.
I'm picking it up this weekend.
What are you spending your rebate on? Paying bills or something fun?
Mallory Medved is an assistant managing editor of weekly publications for
the Sun-Times News Group. She helps cover the Lincoln-Way area and towns
southwest of Joliet. Being naturally nosy has led her to a career in
journalism and fulfilled her dream of getting paid to read. Being a new
homeowner and a future bride, she's also perpetually broke, but enjoys
hearing about other people in the same situation. She lives in Plainfield
but is a native of New Lenox.
Christina Chapman is a Will County resident who desperately wants to live in Grundy County. But since she lost that battle with her boyfriend when they bought a house, she makes due covering Grundy County news for The Herald News in Joliet. When not covering municipal meetings, school events and finding the truth behind the latest coffee talk, she is trying to balance life as a young home owner who is fighting the stereotype that she is living in sin because she is not yet married. She hopes to share with you her perspective on life and the news in hopes that you’ll share yours.
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