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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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rebates mean you've given the gubmint an interest-free loan
never really understood people celebrating them
(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 13:46, 2 replies, latest was 9 years ago)
it's always on their terms as a PAYE drone.
what's not to celebrate?
(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 13:54, Reply)
Pay As You Earn Cartel is almost like a garage cru or something.

(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:01, Reply)
that means they've nicked too much of your money every month and are grudgingly giving it you back
and hoping it feels like a free gift so you won't be too hacked off at them taking it in the first place
(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:01, Reply)
yes it is.
what's your point, Shambo?
(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:03, Reply)
other than the point you made

(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:03, Reply)
It's not so much a bonus, more of an 'accidental savings scheme'.

(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:00, Reply)
an interest-free savings scheme forced on you by the state

(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:02, Reply)
or free money you should have had earlier

(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:04, Reply)
it's not free money
it's money you earned and they took directly from your pay packet
(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:06, Reply)
Glass half full / Glass Half Empty

(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 16:39, Reply)
what? no

(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 17:22, Reply)
It's akin to finding a tenner in an old pair of trousers; it's your money and always has been, but it still feels like a bonus somehow.

(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:07, Reply)
it's more like a massively wealthy mate giving you a tenner and saying "here's that tenner I took off you last year without asking"

(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:08, Reply)
And my attitude would still be 'oh I didn't notice at the time, cheers!'.

(, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:09, Reply)

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