I was in the same boat last week. I get a pretty good lump back from Uncle Scam and "had some plans" for what to do with it. None of them panned out, except for getting the parts I NEEDED for the VX. Sadly, my HOA went up another $75 for the year, so it is well over a grand now. Paid that. Had some debt that racked up over XMas. Paid that (paid it down at least, heh). Dog is a few months overdue for her expensive, big dog check up/exam. Set aside the cash for that. In the end, I think I have enough to get myself a 12 pack of Jones Cream Soda and call it a day.

On the bright side, MD state tax just went up on cigs, which puts them at $7 a pack now. I haven't had a smoke since Sat. The Gov is trying to starve that addiction out of me. Such evil (but damn I hope it works!).