Tax Refund Remorse

After the much advertised delay in sending out refunds, it’s finally time.  In this week’s episode, the focus returns to that once a year so-called pay day that everyone gets all worked up about.  “The Tax Refund” Like a windfall, a breathe of fresh financial air.  Sometimes it’s spent in our minds 19 times before we even get it, just the idea of getting it. The tax refund is maybe one or two steps away from becoming a holiday, just so folks could have even more time to go spend some of that tax refund money.  The car dealers, creditors, retailers and anyone else that typically have slow January sales are all anxiously waiting as they know people are getting the refund checks.  Maybe there should at least be some slick moniker like “SupeR Black Friday” or maybe “GAAP Friday”.  Either way, there’s a lot of opportunity at this time of year for both making good moves or setting the stage for trouble during the rest of the tax year.

-Miles.