What will you be doing with the government's $1000 per child christmas bonus?

[Marlene]

We are getting our car serviced, safety checked and probably need new tyres as we are driving up to Coffs Harbour after xmas, we will pay whatever bills we have and the rest will going into savings....will come in handy when rego is due later in the year.

[Lolli]

Hmmm... I'm paying off the rest of dh's Xmas pressie and not sure what i will do with other $800. It will probably just get spread out over Xmas- travel, bills, etc. Juts be nice not to have scrimp on everything and live like we used to, pre-baby, for a month or so
I'm with Niliac on this one- it's a big picture thing. And this is the only time in my life I won't feel guilty about spending $1000 instead of saving it!!

[Lulu]

I haven't had glasses for 18 months, so a pair of them will be nice although it will on the bottom of the priority list.

1/4 of rates payment
clearing the last of my cc that is killing me in interest
clothes for the kids
new school uniform for DD1
VCE books
rego for one of my cars to be sold early next year
Xmas pressies

Sorry KRudd, I'm loving you for the $$$ but its a matter of survival for my little family right now....

[Pandora]

If we got it I's be spending it on new tyres for my car ($500+) and christmas presents for DS and DH.

[christy]

mmm... we are using ours for Matilda's Occupational Therapy she desperately needs prior to starting school. That is unless they give her a diagnosis, than the goverment will help pay for early intervention, but in the meantime... OT appointments and swimming lessons for Matilda. Jovie's will be divided into our savings & the girls savings for the future.

[Junglemum]

Big bed for DD. Chrissy present for DH, we weren't doing pressies for each other this year, but now we are.

[danniellabella]

Pay off a credit card.

[dust]

hubby is talking a big plasma tv (so we can hand back our rental tv and save $10 a week)
and i want a new couch! (so the rest will go towards that) it will be nice to have more than just a 2 seater to sit on here... i'm sure our DD will appreciate not having to sit on her lil kiddy couch that she is quickly outgrowing....

[~Jo~]

Half on bills and half on Christmas here...makes life a lot less stressful thats for sure!

Jo

[Lulu]

I've changed my mind, I don't need glasses, I'm doing lines with Mazzie instead he he he!

[maz]

Lulu

[[M]umma[M]ia]

not getting it missed out by 8 days

[Liz]

Not getting ours until we do next years tax. So no idea what it will go on then!

I think if they wanted the money to be spent, they should have just given it to 16 yr olds. Giving it to families is a bit silly, coz majority will be sensible and pay off debts.. not spend it! Altho.. i guess the psychology of having extra money is still there, so the possibility is that with debts that bit more paid off, people will still buy something for themselves somewhere along the line.

I don't understand why they discriminated with families needing to be eligible.. just hand out some money to everyone and get them to spend it!

[*MRS M*]

mine will be going towards IVF and xmas stuff and more then likely bills
sarahxxxx

[ShootingStar]

We're buying a Wii as a family Christmas gift (really more for me lol)
Im also getting a GHD hair Straightener and DH is getting a flat/wide screen monitor for his computer as his is crapola. The rest.. not sure.. prob to our loan.

[Beatrix]

ahhh well i for one have no debt.. (cc wise)

so i will be buying a new fridge, the 200 lt just doesnt cut it with 4 people.. and LCD TV ( i figure i will never ever til i meet a nice man have the money again so why the hell not, after the year i have had)!!!!! and some furniture



oh and you want to know the best thing

heheh exH is p!ssed he gets none of it, cause he doesnt have enough care of the kids... LOL

[saslia]

oh and you want to know the best thing

heheh exH is p!ssed he gets none of it, cause he doesnt have enough care of the kids... LOL

[melbel]

just on the c section thing you can only get a medicare rebate if it was a botched job or got infected and there is severe scarring. If it was a normal c section with a normal scar and no adhesions etc you dont qualify for a rebate......sorry to burst your bubble mazzy moo!

My SIL was told she can get one because of the botched job they did on her when her first was born in the US..... the scar has to be classed as disfiguring before you qualify......