Should I take more taxes out of my check?

$5 a week * 52 weeks = $260.

If you're thinking of getting a $4,000 refund, you'd need to have an extra $50 a week, not $5 a week.

But, you can do the same thing by putting an extra $50 a week into a savings account and not touching it for the year. Then you'd get the $1,500 from the IRS refund, and have $2,500 in the bank, plus pick up a few extra bucks in interest while you're at it.

Receiving almost $1,500 back is not good... it means you overpaid your taxes the year before. It means you gave the government an interest-free loan.

Go to your employer and fill out a new w-4 form, and claim one or two more exemptions than what you are claiming now. This will result in less taxes being taken out of each paycheck... more money for you each pay period.

Deposit this extra money so you can start earning interest on it.

No, it doesn't mean you will get back almot $4000.

keep in your bank and possibly get some interest.

the gov doesn't like being your bank.

why do you want to let gov't have an interest free loan?