Wednesday, 22 April 20 - Money

@Bensen32 (27610)
United States
April 22, 2020 11:19am CST
Wow, alright. You all were busy last night. I just woke up and had a ton of notifications that I been and still need to go through. The last post I made said about making the last 8 cents to get to payout, well since that time I made 34 cents. I was a bit shocked that in less then 24 hours it jumped that much. Thank you all very much. Here is another shocker that I had. I checked my bank account as I do every few days and umm, a lot more than I expected. So I had to look at the details and found that yes the $1200 was still there from the Feds so that was normal but then I looked at the payment from the unemployment. Ahh, what? They paid me almost 3 times what I got paid last time. Why? I'm not sure I understand. I went on the unemployment website to see if there was anything on there that might explain this. It does say that the federal government do something or other that we will be getting an extra $600. Now I have to say buy their wording I am a little confused if that is each time we get paid, a one time payment or monthly. I am not sure but I can tell you this. Even if that is each time we get paid, what they deposited into my account is a lot more than what I would normally get and the $600. Right now I will just let the money sit there and see if it gets adjusted down or if I get a letter say oops we paid you to much give us our money back. Hope you all are doing all right.
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@andriaperry (116936)
• Anniston, Alabama
22 Apr 20
Wonderful news! I am glad you got your promised money and I sure hope that the other was no mistake.
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@Bensen32 (27610)
• United States
22 Apr 20
yea, it's good but worries me why I am getting this money and what if any of it I will need to pay back.
• Agra, India
22 Apr 20
The extra money must have made you feel happy
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@Bensen32 (27610)
• United States
22 Apr 20
actually it makes me feel worried about why it is all coming in? do they want it back at a later date? Am I going to be taxed on all of this money? I don't feel comfortable with government handouts. I just want to get back to work and earn my way.
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• Agra, India
25 Apr 20
@Bensen32 I understand. We all want to get back to work. But if the government is helping out we all should be supportive and appreciative about it
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@Bensen32 (27610)
• United States
26 Apr 20
@amitkokiladitya As long as they are helping and not making things worse than sure.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
23 Apr 20
That's a great surprise! But youre right about waiting for a bit in case they made a mistake.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
24 Apr 20
@Bensen32 Maybe you should contact them just to be sure.
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@Bensen32 (27610)
• United States
24 Apr 20
@cherriefic Yea, not going to sit on hold for hours trying to ask a question I probably will not get a straight answer for.
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@Bensen32 (27610)
• United States
24 Apr 20
Yea, nice but makes me question why they just gave me extra money for nothing?
@JudyEv (339433)
• Rockingham, Australia
23 Apr 20
I hope that others don't go spending their money and then find out it's been readjusted.
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@Bensen32 (27610)
• United States
23 Apr 20
That is exactly why I am holding off spending this money. Who knows maybe nothing comes of it and it is all right to spend all of it, but for now I don't need to spend it so I will wait.
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@lovebuglena (44504)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Apr 20
The $600 is in addition to unemployment and as I understand it you get it weekly. Not sure for how long though.
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@Bensen32 (27610)
• United States
23 Apr 20
Well I have it sitting here just in case something changes. I am going to try and hold on to all of it till I really need it or until I know for sure they are not going to want it back. Thank you though for an answer.
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Apr 20
This whole stimulus thing is muddled.
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@Bensen32 (27610)
• United States
22 Apr 20
yea it is. I am just holding on to it to see what happens with it all.
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@vexown (6)
22 Apr 20
Glad you're getting help from the government during these hard times. In my country we get nothing