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  • Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

    Anyone going to use their bonus to cure upgrade-itis with a Silvia or Mazzer/Macap? ;D

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    Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

    what bonus?

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    • #3
      Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

      http://business.theage.com.au/business/govt-unveils-42b-stimulus-20090203-7w6v.html

      [snip]
      The spending package, over the next four years, includes $28.8 billion for infrastructure, schools and housing, as well as $12.7 billion cash payments. The payments include one-off bonus payments of $950 each for low- and middle-income households and individuals through five bonuses, to be paid in March, 2009
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      But as with some others, were not eligible, so no stimulus driven upgrades for us.
      *EDIT* Hmm, perhaps we are eligible for some of it. The last one was linked to the Family Tax Benefit, but this one seems to be based on annual income.

      Anyhow, I thought a stimulus package was a bag of beans that had robusta in them!

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      • #4
        Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

        Ive just killed my month old popper, now I dont have to worry about how long a new one will last, I can buy a  Gene, or if Im really lucky a hottop ;D

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        • #5
          Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

          What bonus, Single self employed by my own shop with no meaningful debts or loans so what interest rate cut and what bonus !!! All I get is greater admin and costs just to keep the doors open to keep bean counters in a job >

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          • #6
            Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

            Originally posted by 0205010E060C19090E07600 link=1233633118/4#4 date=1233646376
            What bonus, Single self employed by my own shop with no meaningful debts or loans so what interest rate cut and what bonus !!! All I get is greater admin and costs just to keep the doors open to keep bean counters in a job >
            bonus only kicks in if ur taxable income was less than 100K for 07/08, and even then, the max of $950 is if u earnt less than $80K

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            • #7
              Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

              No upgrades here but i am sure those who are eligible will put it toward some bling.

              Mal

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              • #8
                Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

                Originally posted by 545F45570801300 link=1233633118/5#5 date=1233649842
                bonus only kicks in if ur taxable income was less than 100K for 07/08, and even then, the max of $950 is if u earnt less than $80K
                Great! >
                So here I am out of work, Centrelink still wont pay me anything for at least another month AND I dont get anything from Kevin because last year I had a job?
                <insert expletive here>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                • #9
                  Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

                  Do we have a dancing in the streets emoticon? Got my Home Barista course booked already.

                  Ill be trawling the old threads looking for a $500-$600 machine, I might hang off grabbing the $150 grinder, maybe look to spend double that. BeanBay will be sure to get a visit.

                  Just got to run my plans by the treasurer....the real one, not Swannie. Shell probably want to waste it on something like a holiday, or food or clothes or something like that.

                  My sympathies to those who always seem to fall through the mesh. Im fortunate enough that Ill probably do ok out of it.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

                    bah. whats this $100K cutoff? Oh well, no cash payments but perhaps Ill get a tax cut, which would be nice, I dont really like working my arse off for nearly half of my commissions to go in tax.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

                      Just upgraded to an HX recently but wasnt game to mention to my wife that I would love a Mazzer Super Jolly, now thanks to Kindly Kev this could become a reality sooner than later. Who said there wasnt a Santa Claus???

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                      • #12
                        Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

                        I feel for those who dont qualify, weve been in the "just miss out" boat for most of our married life, and now because of that have the pleasure of fully paying for a living away from home Uni student. Not to mention the 16 year old, 61" food demolition unit.

                        Anyone willing to adopt one of these money pits to qualify you for a bonus, please PM me

                        This bonus is very much that, a bonus we can spend (almost) without guilt on something that would otherwise not be considered.

                        Once again, commiserations to those who miss out.

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                        • #13
                          Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

                          woot. should get this bonus, after salary sacrificing and the voluntary tax I pay, my taxable income should be below 80k... now what to buy?

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                          • #14
                            Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

                            Originally posted by 173C30382E105D0 link=1233633118/12#12 date=1233704166
                            voluntary tax I pay
                            Voluntary tax? Since when has tax been voluntary?

                            I dont want to dash your hopes but I thought it will be based on gross income, not net income.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Whose buying coffee stuff with their stimulus?

                              okay so the voluntary tax I pay is after gross I spose. I pay it to lower my tax bracket, or something like that...

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