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i wonder how it is gonna work, if people dont make that second payment....will they release the tickets?....jus' a thought.
They bill your credit card in two installments. As long as the charge goes through, I'm pretty sure Superfly doesn't care if you can't pay it off right away.
Hey, folks. I saw this today on the official Bonnaroo website and noticed a nasty bit on the payment plan. This is from www.bonnaroo.com/ticket-payment-plan
IMPORTANT: If, for any reason, your 2nd payment is not received when your card is charged then (i) your ticket order will be cancelled (ii) the payment received as of that date will be kept by us as partial offset for the default and (iii) you will be charged an additional amount, so that the full payment by you will be $251.35. (In other words, if you don’t pay for your tickets exactly on time, you lose your tickets but still owe the money!)
So, be careful with that payment plan! If you miss your second payment YOU LOSE YOUR TICKET AND STILL OWE THE FULL PRICE!! (ouch!)
The second payment is automatically charged to your credit card on April 13, according to that same page, so be sure to have plenty of room open on that card before that date or it could end up being an incredibly expensive mistake.
Good luck to all. =) Payment plan looks like a good deal for GA tix as long as you are 100% sure the $$ will be there plenty early for that April 13 charge.
But I've heard voices not in the head Out in the air they called ahead Through ripped out speakers Through thick and thin They found a shelter Under my skin -Evgeny Aleksandrovitch Nikolaev
Sorry but here it goes.... If you are living paycheck to paycheck and you are in your 20's well so be it..but with three kids you should not be going to bonnaroo..
This is the most ignorant thing I've read in forever.
Who are you to tell people how to live their lives? The way people live, and the amount of money they make should not determine how they derive their happiness. There is no way you can know someone else's life, the tribulations they suffer through, the sacrifices they make, the joys and priorities they smile over.
Everyone who enjoys music and good company should be at Bonnaroo. Whether they have more pressing financial responsibilities, and have to save up the cash, or can simply throw a VIP ticket on the credit card and never even think twice.
Sorry but here it goes.... If you are living paycheck to paycheck and you are in your 20's well so be it..but with three kids you should not be going to bonnaroo..
ya know - it was not a decision made lightly - but we are in our 30's and have money behind us - just not money we would touch for day to day expenses or Bonnaroo - income tax refunds are great - if I did not have that tho - the payment plan would be a godsend! And - karma to you for standing up and speaking your mind! Next time tho - you might want the full picture before you insert your foot in your mouth.
Last Edit: Feb 22, 2007 13:11:04 GMT -5 by Meg - Back to Top
Sorry but here it goes.... If you are living paycheck to paycheck and you are in your 20's well so be it..but with three kids you should not be going to bonnaroo..
I am a single mother of 2. I live paycheck to paycheck. Last year I went to Bonnaroo on a whim...I worked overtime... I paid for my own ticket, my sisters ticket AND took in 2 extra guests in my car..I paid well over 1/2 of the gas money. I work hard. Twelve and 1/2 hour shifts in 3 days(Friday, Saturday, and Sunday) Over the weekend while my boys are at their dads. I do this so I can be home for them during the week..I live paycheck to paycheck. I have no savings(except for my retirement)
My life seems to be all about my kids and work..which is great but, I need something to look forward to....like Bonnaroo to keep going! This year I will be going thanks to CleanVibes:)
If I did have to buy ticket's this year, I'd have to opt for the payment plan. I have money for my ticket but, my sisters don't. My older sister is starting up a 'eco village' in Connecticut and is having a ruff time with all the expenses(ok. she's broke) and my little sister got accepted into Harvard this year and has to mail off a 1,200 dollar check in June. So, this Volunteering thing saved my arse from alot of overtime:)
Income tax refunds are bad.... If you are getting a chunk of money back that tells me that your deductions are not set correctly. You are essentially letting the federal government use your money for over a year with nothing being made on it.
This might be the reason people are living paycheck to paycheck.
Remember they are not giving you money back.....you paid too much in...They are giving you YOUR money back..
Sorry that that if I offended anyone here and I am not "telling" anyone how to live..I guess everyone has their own priorities.
I recognize that also - but again - you still don't have the full picture - change in job - was not necessarily a good change in jobs - resulted in much less money being made which resulted in not owing any taxes and getting everything that was paid in back - deductions have since been corrected.
Not everyone is a financial genius or making enough to survive - this is my 5 days of peace that get me through the rest of the year - and the way I look at it - the rest of the year is spent doing for the kids and everyone else around me - I deserve this just once a year.
Oh yeah - no need to aplogize for speaking your mind - we all have our own opinions.
Last Edit: Feb 22, 2007 15:50:03 GMT -5 by Meg - Back to Top
Nothing to be sorry about, but your take on refunds may not be right. For instance, people with kids (especially when both parents work) who have to pay for daycare get all that money back (this is in the thousands) of dollars. There are other things that cause refunds.
Post by poopzilla33 on Feb 22, 2007 15:54:48 GMT -5
i liek the idea fo payment plans, for thoose who want a ticket but mght nto be able to save up and afford it all at once, there is nothing, absolutly ntohign wrong with that. roo isn't telligny ou you have to use a payment plan or anything
It depends how you look at it. Are Tax refunds bad for those that are inept at hadling thier own finances. They do not earn a return on the money, but it is their way to develop a yearly savings account. Out of sight out of mind. ** Fin Advice** You could also calim you appropriate deductions on your W-2 and have the funds (that would have been otherwise deducted) and place them into an interest bearing account. Even if you end up oweing money, you still come out ahead, you pay no penalty for not paying enough, but earned a return an those funds. I am all for to each their own. But the way that one person deos things may not work for another, but we should not make blanket assuptions an items "social" status, that are purely based on ones own perception.
"Chicago is known as the Windy City, and Montana is called the Big Sky State, so I think that we should somehow combine the two to create the ultimate kite-flying experience. "-Mitch Hedberg
If you are getting a chunk of money back that tells me that your deductions are not set correctly. You are essentially letting the federal government use your money for over a year with nothing being made on it.
i've read many books on financial management and they concur with what you're saying. however, much like another user on here has done in the past, its not about the point you're trying to make, its the way you go about making it. you have to have some people skills and/or diplomacy or you just offend people, no matter how accurate your statements are.
Maybe I'll throw myself to the dogs, but my back's not to the wall Maybe I'll lay some bricks for the man, but the days just aren't that long So if I settle back and chill will I see far enough to feel the angel's dream? I thought it was the Story of the World!
I have to go to York for acceptance testing next week.
Is it nice there?
H'burg is about 2 hours south of me - Have been there on and off - mainly for violin competitions or accelerated programs with my daughter - it is a typical college town - if that helps any. No better or worse then anywhere else in Mississippi. it is a very diverse group of people with a wide variety of opinions on everything and they normally don't hesitate to express themselves - LMAO (you will fit in wonderfully - j/k )
Post by chicagorooer on Feb 22, 2007 17:11:04 GMT -5
Volsfan u can't be an accountant that's for sure!! Simply b/c u get a refund by no means are your inept at your finances. In the contrary it shows u can live with less and stretch the $$$. I never make jack shit on a savings account. One atm Fee slip up and there goes my interst for the month.
Most refunds come by people having to expense extra cost such as business, travel, children and most of all charity!!. I have no idea how much $$ each year I will donate. Along with the flux in student loan interest, taxes going up each year. These are all things that are variable and u have little contol over. All of these things get deducted from my earnings to help lower my tax liability.
also when u said w-2 u meant w-4 that u fill out w/ your HR lady to determine deductions from payroll. How could I in my right mind claim anything other that 1 or 0 for a single guy. Not much play and with all those deductions stated above I will get a refund. it's not called being inept it's called being smart b/c I am lowering my tax liability. tHAT'S why bill gates and others always donate a ton of cash$$....there not changing the w-4 form
Sorry to sound like an accountant I am not. Just want to give the board correct tax perspective
I am not an accountant, but you re right. I am not saying that if you get a refund if you are inept at handling your own finances, let me clarify-----
I guess I should have quoted the post I was replying to....
bug512 said:
Income tax refunds are bad.... If you are getting a chunk of money back that tells me that your deductions are not set correctly. You are essentially letting the federal government use your money for over a year with nothing being made on it.
This might be the reason people are living paycheck to paycheck.
Remember they are not giving you money back.....you paid too much in...They are giving you YOUR money back..
Sorry that that if I offended anyone here and I am not "telling" anyone how to live..I guess everyone has their own priorities.
Again...Sorry
W-4, not W-2. You can not claim more than 1 if you are a single guy, but a mojrity of people claim 0, which lends to more taxes being taken out of you pay for the government to hold for free, while you could earn a return in an interest bearing account. Many people claim 0 and get a refund, not al people have the reductions in tax liablity you mentioned. I agree that they are able to make more of less by having the additonial amount deducted, but they are not earning a return on thier mony, but that works for some people.
If you have children your claim would be higher on your W-4, thus giving you more of your money through the year on which you can earn a return on rather than not.
Charity is something you have control over, that is why Bill Gates donates so much himself and through Microsft, to reduce his and the companies tax liabliity.
You can also lower your tax liability by donating to your 401K, pre-tax. Having a medical and dependant care flexible spending account, thus allowing you to reduce tax liability while being able to reimburse yourself for medical and dependant care costs tax free. Of course there are drawbacks to that, if you do not use it you lose it.
Student interest flux, you can consolidate to lock in the rate dso that your interst rate is not going up.
But you also need to make sure that you deductions, not income reducers, exceed your standard deduction, if not it is all for not due to the reason you get to take the standard deduction, no matter if you have additional deductions or not.
If you are not earning anything from any savings account you have had, then you are not opening the right kind of account, Why not a 12 month add on cd, better rate than traditional account.
"Chicago is known as the Windy City, and Montana is called the Big Sky State, so I think that we should somehow combine the two to create the ultimate kite-flying experience. "-Mitch Hedberg
You guys are actually wrong about how many deductions you can claim on the W-4. You can claim up to 9 deductions without raising a flag. It's totally legal. I know people who put 9 deductions on the W-4 because they need money right away. Then a few months down the road they change it to 2 or 0 or whatever they like. I am a single guy with no kids and I put between 0 and 2 depending on my current situation. Furthermore, you can change your amount of deductions on a weekly basis if you so desire. You will probably annoy the accounting department at your company, but it's fully legal.
Income tax refunds are bad.... If you are getting a chunk of money back that tells me that your deductions are not set correctly. You are essentially letting the federal government use your money for over a year with nothing being made on it.
This might be the reason people are living paycheck to paycheck.
Remember they are not giving you money back.....you paid too much in...They are giving you YOUR money back..
Sorry that that if I offended anyone here and I am not "telling" anyone how to live..I guess everyone has their own priorities.
Again...Sorry
You have no idea what your talking about and this shouldn't even be a conversation. People choose to handle their money in different ways and you I don't think any of them really even want to hear your opinion on it.