Category: Other
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GOT NOTHING !!!
"Thanks for nothing GW. I work hard and make too much money to get anything...makes me angry that others who do not make as much get something--not fair!!! Makes me wonder what they did with the $35,000 in taxes I paid last year!!! nothing but BS- Vote for none of the above"
Darren, 44
catskill, NY -
C'mon to my house, to my house...
"Bought 8 sheets of OSB subfloor and 20 boxes of laminate floor which I installed throughout our house. Since I can't sell my house, I figured we might as well improve it. The dogs were existing. "
Jeff, 34, Mechanical Designer
Cincinnati, OH -
Only got 600 !!!!!
"I only got 600 dollars and didnt recieve the 300 dollars for my baby, but i put it in my savings account cuz its hard to be a single mother"
nicole gonzalez, 20, student
orlando, fl -
Thanks, we'll add it to savings
"When we got our money-we could have cared less...We're not spenders-we're savers. We put our money into our savings account along with all of our other savings. This way when we really start getting screwed we'll have the money to fall back on. Having a nice chunk of change in the old savings account is nice!"
alisa, 28
you'dlike to know, NM -
I Got Nothin'.. Absolutely NOTHING
"Thanks to our wonderful President and Government, I was NOT eligible for the money! I've worked hard all my life, but on July 1, 2006 I had a stroke and can no longer work. So, while I wait the 2-3 YEARS for my Social Security Disability appeal to come thru, I have to sit on Social Services (aka WELFARE). Wanna know how much I get? $155 food stamps, $230 cash (doesn't even cover 1/2 the mortgage pay't), and they pay the gas and electric bills. And, of course, when (hopefully) I DO finally get the SSD benefits, this all gets paid back, but I still get SCREWED by our Gov't out of the incentive $. I haven't had a new pair of underwear in over 2 years! Frankly, its getting to the point of All my clothes won't be wearable soon... maybe when I show up at the Welare Office naked someone MIGHT just try helping me more!!"
Karen Delphard, 50, I used to be a legal assistant til I had a stroke, now I'm disabled
Buffalo, NY -
The Sacred Heart of Jim Morrison
"The hubby and I fell hard for this the moment we saw him. We bought him from the artist, William Stidham, at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, TN. It's from William's Sacred Heart Collection. We just got him mounted last night, and had no idea how well the Lizard King would fit our living room. He looks perfect. I'll end this post with a quote from Jim: “I think in art, but especially in films, people are trying to confirm their own existences.” "
Kim Bowman, 22, Media hustler and model
Minneapolis, MN -
Apparently I don't exist right now. Check back later...
"I was really excited about receiving a stimulus check. I actually make enough money to qualify and I really needed to put some money away. I figured that the fact I live at home would hurt me, but when my parents filed taxes, the government said they could not claim me. Strange, since I'm a 21-year-old full time student living at home. But the time for payment has come and there is no payment to be found. Hm... so I guess the IRS has just chosen not to acknowledge my existence at this particular time. We'll see how they feel about my existence when my taxes are due next year..."
Heather N, 21, full-time student, part timer retailer
Birmingham, Alabama -
How is paying off Uncle Sam stimulating our economy??!!!
"I DIDN'T BUY ZIP, ZILCH, ZERO--NOT A DAMN THING!! All I bought was part of the f-ing IRS. First I received my letter stating my stimulus in the amount of $563.00 would be mailed on 7/11/08. Boy was I excited finally, after waiting nearly 3 frigin months. On 7/13/08 I receive what I thought would be a check but instead I receive a letter explaining my payment was kept and applied to my 2001 tax return from a balance. How is paying off Uncle Sam stimulating our economy??!!! Not to mention the bureaucratic waste with the correspondence... "
Jordan Davis, 48, Grocery Business
San Diego, CA -
Just in time
"Well i quit my job and thought that i was going to get two more checks but only got one and so i call my care note people and told them i would be late a week or so .Then the next day i checked the mail and my check had came so i paied my car note & insurance and still had some left to save so i put it way for the trip i plan to take later this year"
L.J, 25, MIBC
Houston, tx -
Investing in the Future
"I didn't qualify for the stimulus check because of my status as a dependent student. I work and go to school full-time and am not supported by my parents at all. That's just fine with me. My finance only received $300. We put that money right into savings, less one brand new pot because our old one was very scratched. Instead of people complaining they can't afford their bills, how about canceling the internet? There is one less bill! Also, my lack of a stimulus check only means I will actually get a tax return next year! How about saving guys? Plan for the future! "
Amanda D, 23, Student/Reception
Lenoir, NC -
MY FIRST BICYCLE and an cheap ride to the beach
"Well, lucky for my parents claim me so they got the bonus. I'm not complaining though they bought the parts i needed to fix my dirtbike ($40), a dogpack ($30)and my first bicycle($175). Yes, my first bicycle. My dog loves the bike rides down to the beach (I make her carry everything in her new dogpack) and I'm loving the excersize, not paying for gas and helping out the environment. I still need some lights and a basket for the bicycle. I take donations..."
Halley, 22, Receptions/Student
Santa Cruz, CA -
Nada for me!
"Well, well, well,...over the past few months I've watched about 20 professional co-workers with degrees in their fields fall victim to our flailing economy as the company laid them off, and I've experienced a paycut myself. Although I'm a full-time employee as well as full-time student (who pays for her own tuition in full because FAFSA has said that my Expected Family Contribution is nearly $30k - which is more than my annual salary), I just found out that I can expect absolutley no stimulus check in the mail because Congress decided adult dependent children – anyone 17 or older as of Dec. 31 -– are not eligible for a rebate. I know, "Waa-waa-waa for the adult (22yo) child that lives at home with mommy and daddy..." Well, in SoCal, it's pretty hard to move out being a young adult going to school full-time; in order to afford housing in a safe area you need to work two or more jobs, or cram as many roommates as possible into one spot. The intended use of this money was to pay off debt accumulated while paying tuition, buying textbooks, and other school related expenses, and then once I had caught up with the bills to become a super-saver for long-term fiscal safety. My future kids and grandkids will be paying to fund this shenanigan, and I don't even get a morsel of the pie. Thanks for the space to rant howispentmystimulus.com; ranting to the parents that desperately needed to claim me in the first place didn't seem right."
Nita, 22, Receptionist by day / Student by night
Orange County, CA -
Blossoming into a lotus flower
"Dear Uncle George, Thanks for the new tattoo! I was going to put the rest towards my student loans, but then I got laid off, so thanks extra, you douchebag. love *shannon"
Shannon, 25, unemployed writer
Baltimore, MD -
Burning My Stimulus Check
"I sacrificed my check to a gesture of political indignation. It made me feel better, is why."
Henning KO, 27, Freelance Animator
Brooklyn, NY -
it was gone just as fast as it came
"I don't even know what I spent it on. I deposited the check in to my checking account, then it was gone! Es español: un poco de todo. I am pretty sure I stimulated the economy though."
gabrielle, 25, advertising
denver, CO -
Grandpa George's sending Hubby to Kuwait
"We got $600 from Grandpa George a few days after we learned that my husband is going to be deployed to Kuwait. Here's the breakdown: $200 cash (Senior Chief says he'll need it for baggage costs) $55 new athletic shoes for deployment $20 Pizza for our last night together for a long time The rest is going towards my student loans."
Michelle Cox, 19, Homemaker
Gulfport, Mississippi -
NJ Land Of High Taxes
"Well, we really wanted to use this money to take a short vacation, but we thought that the New Jersey's government would use the money better. "
Thomas, 45
Winslow, NJ -
I gave it right back to 'em...
"Well, the only frivolous thing we bought with our check was this little dress-up out-fit for our daughter. The rest went to a sky-high speeding ticket and court costs. So the government got thier money back. You're welcome..."
Jennifer, 25, Manager of a video rental store
Springdale, Arkansas -
Disappointed
"I was hoping to spend the money on my 22 mo old twins and give some money to my 17yr old and my 19yr old.....but the IRS had different plans...I've been fighting with them since last year about my 2002 taxes I even went through the tax advocate and thought the issue had been settled (they claim I never filed) I got a letter in the mail Friday 6/27/08 stating they kept my stimulus check to pay for the taxes I owed for 2002(they actually owe me money from 2002) If the money is supposed to stimulate the ecomomy why would the IRS have 1st dibs in the first place?? "
Connie, 37, LVN
San Jose, Ca -
I Spent My Surplus Check on Weed
"2 oz of great weed. Up in smoke... that's where my money goes... in my lungs... and sometimes up my nose.... Thanks USA"
Billdo, 47
Peoria, IL
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