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Tax time brings a new mini-project

February 1, 2007 by Adam DuVander

Back in early December at a Portland Web Innovators meeting, Ryan and I talked about finding a connection between his net worth tracking site and my income tax filing site.

Refund choices - head to head

What we came up with was a little head-to-head tool that lets people drill down to determine the best use for their tax refund, assuming they’ll be getting one. We casually built it, spending a few minutes here and there on evenings and weekends. Ryan and I were completely virtual. I haven’t seen him since December, because he’s way off in the suburbs, a whole seventeen miles away.

Today, we release the project to find out what you think. What’s the best use for your income tax refund? Find out here.

Here’s mine (I’m wild!):
My choice: pay credit card

Comments

  1. Ray says

    February 1, 2007 at 6:14 pm

    Very cool. Predictably, I landed on “Pay off credit card” as well!

    Reply
  2. Dietrich says

    February 1, 2007 at 9:27 pm

    I landed on “Las Vegas Weekend with Sexy Escort”.

    How do I claim my prize?

    Reply
  3. noah kagan says

    February 2, 2007 at 12:33 am

    Do I get an income tax refund….

    Reply
  4. Jon says

    February 2, 2007 at 11:25 pm

    Perfect. I love this. Adam, apps like these are why I’m glad you’re on the web.

    Reply
  5. Adam says

    February 3, 2007 at 1:32 pm

    Thanks guys. Jon, you’re sweet!

    Reply
  6. Damon Billian says

    February 6, 2007 at 2:29 pm

    The tools are cool. I also think that it is cool you’ve been able to do this collaboration virtually.

    Reply
  7. Ron says

    December 27, 2007 at 12:28 am

    I went for a used car, which scored 45% of the time. Realistically though it will probably go to pay off the credit card as predicted.

    Reply

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  1. Simplicity Rules » Examples of expected behavior says:
    February 3, 2007 at 7:15 pm

    […] He goes on to give some great examples, my favorite of which is breaking the back button. In fact, I’m realizing now that we did just that with the refund project and I’m wondering whether we really had much of a choice. […]

    Reply

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