Category: Services

  • I'm just gonna try my luck

    "I spent half of it on lottery tickets and spent the rest on buying an internet for my grandson to do better in school. I reckon I should get a lot from those lottery tickets since I usually just buy 5 each week and I have won a couple of times anyway."

    Leonard LaGuardia, 58, Former Marine Cornel (retired)
    New York, NY

    4th Jul 2008 in Electronics, Services, Weird | Discuss (0) |

  • I bought a root canal, LOL

    "My stimulus check helped me to pay for getting a root canal to to repair and save one of my molar tooth that was badly decayed and infected. I am happy because I need that tooth to eat good!!! "

    Melissa, 24, Pet Care Specialist at PetSmart PetHotel
    Houston, Texas

    3rd Jul 2008 in Health & Medical, Services | Discuss (0) |

  • Privacy Fence

    "We used our stimulus check to help pay for a new fence that we put up in our back yard. We recently purchased a dog and are planning on children so that was a big priority for us. The check didn't cover the entire cost of the fence, but we used $900 to cover a portion of the builder and used the other $300 on miscellaneous spending."

    Justin Giersdorf, 31, Health Care
    Garden City, MI

    3rd Jul 2008 in Groceries, Home & Garden, Pets, Services | Discuss (2) |

  • New house requires furniture not a vacation

    "I purchased a Table and four chairs and a living room sofa with my tax refund. My boyfriend purchased an entertainment center and maintenanced his car with his."

    Susan, 36, Purchasing Associate
    Lawrenceville, GA

    2nd Jul 2008 in Home & Garden, Services | Discuss (0) |

  • Thanks for the help with the Wedding Uncle Sam!

    " The check helped us out on wedding expenses! We had just gotten marrid in March and when we got our check we promptly applied it to a credit card we opened for wedding costs like the cake and the ceremony fees... Thanks for the delicious wedding cake and a memorable ceremony Uncle Sam! :D "

    Sharee, 26, Computer Operations CA Horse Racing
    Sacramento, CA

    30th Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card, Services | Discuss (0) |

  • I Blew It ALL...

    "...on a lawyer. *sigh*"

    Ryan, Finance
    Lincoln, NE

    27th Jun 2008 in Services | Discuss (2) |

  • Baby Nanny

    "We are putting aside the money to pay for our 10-month-old daughter's childcare. Our $1500 check will pay for about 6 weeks of care at 30 hours per week. Maybe a little will be left over so we can buy her some clothes that aren't Mommy's hand-me-downs!"

    Sarah
    Alameda, CA

    25th Jun 2008 in Kids & Toys, Services | Discuss (3) |

  • Groceries, investment, and strippers

    "I spent my $600 rebate on store gift cards at Albertsons. They matched it with a 10% bonus, so I got $660 to put towards my grocery bills. Since that was money I was going to spend anyway, I also transferred $150 to my IRA, $150 to my Roth IRA, $150 to Prosper.com, and went to a strip club with the last $150. I still lost less money at the club that night than I did on the stock market that day (and 'Taylor' at least gave me good value for my money)."

    George Morris, 25, Writer / Catalog Company / Clean Air Gardening
    Dallas, Texas

    20th Jun 2008 in Groceries, Recreation & Events, Invest/Savings, Services, Weird | Discuss (194) |

  • RIP

    "Mom died. The money goes to a lawyer to settle her estate."

    Robert, 45, Army
    Redlands, CA

    18th Jun 2008 in Services | Discuss (3) |

  • Fine tuning my hunting rifle.

    "I had the rifle I use I use for coyote hunting 'smithed and accurized. I also threaded the barrel and added a flash suppressor- letting Uncle Sam buy the options that the Brady Campaign would hate. Tee-hee!"

    Eric Shelton, 29, FedEx courier
    Tucson, AZ

    9th Jun 2008 in Recreation & Events, Services, Sports & Outdoors | Discuss (3) |

  • Zip Code Stimulus-Spending

    "In the process of refinancing/purchasing my home. Had a local real estate broker tell us what to do to improve the house for sale. Hired a local handyman to get the entire list of painting, molding, carpentry work done. In addition, replaced door weather-striping, replaced rain gutters (not a bad idea after 19 years of Oregon showers), installed thresholds on four doors and re-stained faded window-sills throughout the house. Every nickel was spent in the same zip code -- ditto with State/Federal refunds received!"

    Guy DiTorrice, 55, Credit Union Manager
    Newport, OR

    3rd Jun 2008 in Home & Garden, Services | Discuss (0) |

  • Their Down-payment

    "When my dad got sick, they took away the house. The car. His pride. Everything. Then they did everything they could not to give him social security though he never took a sick day for 30 years. The government didn't care if he ended up on the street while they penny-pinched. We took him and mum in and used ALL of our rebates to pay his health insurance for a couple more months and make our rental house, with holes in the walls, a little more comfortable for him with his oxygen tank. Something the government SHOULD have provided already. It still gives us a good, terrible laugh. Thanks, Uncle Sam, you're so generous."

    Sarah, 22
    a city in, California

    23rd May 2008 in Home & Garden, Health & Medical, Services, Other | Discuss (2) |

  • I was robbed!

    "I gave all $200 to my CPA's $300 bill so I would only owe the IRS $1200. But that is not all.. came to find out I was also a victim of ID theft cause the IRS would not accept e-filing. Which is another reason I needed a CPA.. And this is the first time I ever OWED the IRS?? go figure!"

    Julio Bootlip, 45, Information Technolory
    Cowlumbus, oHIo

    16th May 2008 in Services | Discuss (1) |

  • Movin' On Up!

    "Gonna be moving to a bigger house in the near future, so the check goes into savings until it can be spent on all those fun moving expenses."

    Mike, 31, Sys. Admin
    Atlanta, GA

    6th May 2008 in Services | Discuss (0) |

  • Un-Supercuts

    "My stimulus money is just mixing into my checking account. I don't plan on buying anything extraordinary. So I guess this haircut was on the government. Even though it's actually my own money that they gave back to me. "

    Jacob, Piano Teacher
    Bloomington, IN

    5th May 2008 in Services | Discuss (1) |
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