How I Spent My Stimulus

Category: Debt/Credit Card

• In Loving Memory

  

  "Our Nephew died in April. Well March 31st to be exact. Our stimulus check goes to pay the very expensive plane tickets for this very heartbreaking turn in our lives. The remaining $200? There are so many bills to Pay...which vulture gets it first? "

  Heather, 26, Admin
  Lewisville, TX

  9th Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (3) |

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  "My husband and I paid more on his truck payment. It will be paid of in June because of the stimulus check issued to us."

  Mistie, 23
  Seminole, OK

  9th Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (0) |

• Thank you Uncle Sam

  

  "Uncle Sam bought diapers, outfits, food, prepaid college fund for a month, gasoline, paid down credit cards, paid for car insurance, and a nice dinner out. "

  Paul, 38, Law
  Miami, Florida

  7th Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card, Kids & Toys | Discuss (1) |

• bills.. blah... :(

  

  "I was hoping to take my daughters to the beach with the stimulus check... unfortunately.. I had a shut off notice for electric, and there were other bills pending.. many past due.. grocery shopping to be done..Just 'stuff' for the household.. and that's pretty much where mine went. :( it's gone... just like that...... I hate BILLS. *The pic I have shown here.. is when we were on a mini vacation to Rhode Island... last year.. when gas was much cheaper.. and I had a bit more money..:o"

  D S, 40, Homemaker
  PGH, PA

  7th Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (2) |

• Something fun and then there's debt

  

  "I bought a pretty dress and pretty shoes to wear to my friend's wedding. The rest went to paying off credit card debt. In 4 more months I should be credit card debt free!"

  Elaine, 34, Environmental Consultant
  Houston, Texas

  6th Jun 2008 in Apparel, Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (3) |

• A Bassett for our Basset

  

  "We purchased a new couch when we bought our new home last August. The couch was put on a "no 12 month interest" plan from Bassett Furniture. With our $900, and an unexpected escrow refund check, we have now paid for our basset's Bassett couch. Libby loves it."

  Carl & Andrea, 29, Arts Administrator / Student
  Houston, Texas

  5th Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card, Home & Garden, Pets | Discuss (0) |

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  "I wrote a nice big fat check to the credit card that I have been using all month, waiting for my stimulus check. I still owe two months back electricity! Think we'll see anymore?"

  KAT
  North Bend, Oregon

  3rd Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (2) |

• Who's Kidding Who? STIMULUS?

  

  "Spent my stimulus on gasoline and credit card debt...didn't get the amount I was supposed to (how do they calculate it?) The picture I sent is just something I took that reflects my mood. Gloomy."

  Jim Pankey, 68, Retired Navy
  Hemet, CA

  3rd Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card, Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (4) |

• Paying back the government

  

  "Living and paying taxes in Minnesota is very expensive. so my stimulus went to pay off the $7,700 loan I took out to pay my state, federal, and SS taxes. (and I make under 24,000 yr.) It sucks being self employed. "

  Gabe Johnson, 21, Tile installer
  Park Rapids, MN

  3rd Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (5) |

• Pay my debts

  

  "I put my entire stimulus rebate check on my car loan. (A couple more of these checks would be great because then my car would be paid off! Only then will I be able to spend more money shopping). Then I had a yard sale, in hopes the locals would spend their rebate check locally, stimulating my savings account even more! Getting the rebate check was a great motivator to clean out the stuff I don't need. "

  Sarah, 47, TV - Research
  Corvallis, MT

  3rd Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (0) |

• Nothing Left

  

  "Not only did I not get the full $600 for some reason (and I'm the only one still that I have heard that didn’t get the full 600) but all of it went to the hospital, doctor and credit card bills that we have racked up after having our daughter last year... all because our insurance was bogus and there are so many illegals stealing our government help that I was denied any state or federal assistants... thanks George for the help I love watching you spend so much money on your daughters wedding while I as many other parents sit every night wondering how they will feed their child tomorrow and pray they can give them a roof over their head for another month."

  H. Ann S., 23, Administrative Assistant
  Some place in, NV

  3rd Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (8) |

• Gas, Food & Bills

  

  "My hubby and I spent our $600 on three things. 1. GAS ($100) 2. Bonus to the Student Loan repayment ($360) 3. Groceries - we bought fruit from our local farmers market and made jams and jellies ($140) We finished paying off our Credit Card debt in October of 2007 and now we are working on our student loans!! "

  Gina & Karl, 25, Receptionist
  Austin, TX

  2nd Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card, Groceries, Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (3) |

• "Oooo. Sweet Stimulusss."

  

  "I couldn't wait to give my stimulus to the nice Republicans who own Home Depot. Go Big Orange! Thanks to their no interest for a year three card monty deal we now have a new fridge. Oops, I did it again,,, Thanks GWB."

  Alan Pierson, 42, I'm just librarian.
  Springfield, MO

  2nd Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (1) |

• Pay off the loan we took out to pay taxes

  

  "Well considering that we had to borrow $1100 to just pay our federal and state income taxes, we will use the rebate to pay off that loan and its interest. It sucks, we never got to spend the rebate at all."

  Dao, 32, IT
  Schenectady, NY

  1st Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (0) |

• How Low Can We Go

  

  "I paid bills. The dollar is falling like a rock and food and energy prices are through the roof. It's a good thing the government excludes food and energy from their fudged inflation numbers, or I might be really worried. Wake up. "

  wanguy
  Long Island, NY

  1st Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (1) |

• Learn a lesson

  

  "Used the entire check to pay down credit card debt. Sorry, corporate welfare clients. We may not be doing our part to "stimulate" the economy, but it wouldn't need stimulating if billions weren't being sucked out by the war profiteers to enrich the likes of Halliburton and our politicians."

  Advocate4Liberty, 53, Software engineer
  Chicago, IL

  1st Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (1) |

• New Roof

  

  "Instead of foolishly piddling our stimulus check away (sorry to let you down G Dubya) we are putting ours into repairing our leaky roof. Whatever is left, if any, will likely go to bills.

  If the government REALLY wanted to stimulate our economy maybe they should look at ways to lower the cost of living IE gas, oil, groceries and the like. Just another way for our politicians (who have no idea how tight things are right now) to feel that they are giving back to the American people!"

  Maureen, 38, Executive Assistant
  Washington, NH

  1st Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card, Home & Garden | Discuss (0) |

• Ein Kaffee, bitte.

  

  "Since I live in Germany, with my ~$600 rebate, after writing myself a check and converting to Euros, I bought myself a nice cup of coffee! Thanks, Uncle Sam.

  ps - I put the remaining Euro into my German bank account. I will really use the $ to pay student loans. :)"

  adam, 30, nuclear physics researcher
  Karlsruhe-Durlach, Germany

  1st Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card, Food & Drink | Discuss (2) |

• Just Not Enough

  

  "I used my $600.00 to pay down some of my bills. Vet bills and credit card bills are high these days. Really the $600 was the tip of the iceberg. Where is the rest?...It was a tease."

  Caryn, 26, na
  Las Vegas, NV

  1st Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card, Pets | Discuss (0) |

• Can't eat without teeth...

  

  "Mine was spent paying down the Care Credit account, as I needed lots of dental work. Hubby's went to credit cards."

  Brandy, 43, disabled
  Granada Hills, CA

  1st Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card, Health & Medical | Discuss (0) |