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Friday, August 03, 2007Tax Free Shopping Spree'Tis the weekend of tax-free shopping in Tennessee -- so long as you're buying school supplies or clothing. At 9.25 percent, the Tennessee retail tax is something I'm more than happy to say bye-bye to once a year. Really, I don't mind paying tax only on what I purchase. We've got no state income tax, and I like it that way. It's just that our tax rate is ridiculously high (with, frankly, not much to show for it), and the almost-ten-percent mark-up on everything tends to add up. So. Spencer has had signs hanging up around the house for over a week now: "AUGUST 3 TAX HOLIDAY AT WALMART!" He's been just a wee bit excited to buy his stash of ten-cent notebooks and twenty-cent crayons -- tax free. So a little after ten o'clock, my offspring and I piled into the van and headed to Walmart. And it was a veritable zoo. A madhouse, even. Why, no one even moved out of the way when they saw my gargantuan belly. They were too busy burying their noses in the "lists of things for XYZ Elementary School" to notice anything else. Funny. Quite of bit of the Tennessee sales tax is supposedly apportioned for schools. Yet all the school moms have to buy every last bit of "stuff" for each child, down to the last pencil. But I digress. We navigated our way through the mess of people and got what we wanted. The children spent their allowances and I spent Eric's paycheck. At any rate, you really can't beat packages of lined notebook paper for thirty cents a pop, or a box of ten Crayola markers for a mere eighty-eight cents. We left the store well-stocked and happy. Why, I even purchased a desk calendar. This was a good thing, considering the fact that December, 2006 was still proudly displayed on my kitchen desk up until a couple of hours ago. It's amazing how a simple thing like a current calendar on my desk has lowered my stress level. I'm happy. The kids are happy. It's Friday. And one more thing has been crossed off my list. Wish the crib we're paying off tomorrow were eligible for a tax exemption this weekend. Ah, well. At least I've got a closet full of cheap school supplies. Have a glorious weekend! Labels: homeschooling, life |
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2of my readers are feeling chatty:
I always hate paying the 9.25% sales tax when I'm visiting TN. It bites!
I think I'd rather pay the tax than deal with the crowds. We have it here too this weekend and I'm staying as far away from Wal-Mart as I can. You are a brave woman!
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