S/O bonus, what do you do with yours?

[Anonymous]

Do you treat yourself, use it on large one-time expenses, bank it all, or what?

[Anonymous]

I wish I was in a place to bank it all.

Last year I used it to pay off Christmas bills ($250), do a tiny home repair project ($300), and make the suggested donation to my kid's public school ($400).

This year it's smaller, so I will just make the suggested donation.

[Anonymous]

I don't think I'm getting one this year. If I were to get one though, I would use it for the new laptop I need, and the new duvet cover I want rather than the cheap Ikea one.

[Anonymous]

Bank it. Emergency funds are more important to me than things I want right now.

[Anonymous]

Pay taxes

[Anonymous]

So many things I could do with it, going to bank it until I decide. My emergency fund is very low. I also need a new car, the one I have is very old and costing me too much in repairs.

[Anonymous]

tithe and put the rest towards my mortgage

[Anonymous]

We used about half of my husband's for new IPads, the rest just went into our checking account. Could probably say it paid for the rest of our Christmas presents- but we would have bought those even if no bonus, so I guess it's going into savings.

I got a time off award which will mean slightly more of my maternity leave will be paid next year. So I guess that's kind of like adding to savings too.

[Anonymous]

This is the first time that I might get a substantial bonus. Most will go into the bank to finally build a 'real' emergency savings stash. Also looking at some home improvements if there is enough.

[Anonymous]

College for one, school tuition for the other 2, and daycare for the little one.