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Originally Posted by DaFace
It would take a pretty extreme situation for it to matter a lot. If Option A is to get a $6k refund and Option B is to invest $500 per month at 10% interest (which would be REALLY good for a conservative investment), you'd end up with about $6300 at the end of the year (in very rough numbers). So your best case scenario is making an extra $300, and for most people, it'd probably be closer to $30.
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Yeah, I assume Dave Ramsey or someone once said "it's an interest free loan to the government!" and now that's the cool thing to say, even though no one actually does anything with that money, except maybe spend it.