Category: Vehicle & Gas

  • My Stimulus Went To GAS & BILLS.. THANKS ALOT.

    "I paid my BILLS and bought GAS for my car with my stimulus check... Thanks a billion...NOT. Maybe next time I'll have enough left over for something FUN, considering the USA is at a war we have no business being in, and we could have just spent the war funding elsewhere. Like somewhere that it actually has a PURPOSE. F*** off George Bush. -Rob"

    Rob, 21, Unemployed, because nobody is hiring.
    Chester, SC

    30th Jun 2008 in Groceries, Insurance, Rent/Mortgage, Vehicle & Gas, Utilities | Discuss (10) |

  • Summer Day camp took my money

    "Paid for 2 weeks of summer day care camp for the 3 girls. With it being almost $500 a week for 3 kids. And the rest went to my gasoline bill for my car. Wish I could have spent it on me. "

    Halli, Project Mgr. - BCBS
    Carrollton, Tx

    30th Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas, Other | Discuss (0) |

  • The Inlaws

    "Well, we had planned to put it torwards our first vacation to an all inclusive island getaway at the end of the summer, then gas prices went up and My wifes parents from France are coming out in August so the money will be to ensure we have gas to show them some sites around our beloved state of illinois. "

    Rob, 35, Military
    Chicago, Illinois

    30th Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas, Other | Discuss (0) |

  • I'll be scrapin' by in style....

    "I put my stimulus check towards a custom painted air tank (Laser Blue Metallic), an air compressor and airlines and switches for my air ride set up on my 2006 Chevy Cobalt SS Coupe. "

    Corri, 28, Educator
    Garden City, Mi

    30th Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (1) |

  • Bought a new four wheeler!!

    "Planning a trip to Colorado soon!"

    Kristen
    Amarillo, TX

    30th Jun 2008 in Sports & Outdoors, Vehicle & Gas, Travel & Vacation | Discuss (2) |

  • Stimulus my arse!

    "Most of it to gas/food, some for vacation, most in savings!"

    David, 26
    Greensboro, NC

    30th Jun 2008 in Food & Drink, Invest/Savings, Vehicle & Gas, Travel & Vacation | Discuss (2) |

  • Bought an Odyssey!

    "We used our check as a down payment on a used mini-van. Our family was growing and so were gas prices in our SUV!"

    Paige, 25, Domestic Goddess
    Satsuma, Alabama

    30th Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (3) |

  • Stayin cool in my car for the summer.......and Puerto Rico!

    "Right after getting my stimulus check, all of a sudden my 7 year old BMW had some kind of anti-freeze problem in which I had to replace the entire coolant compartment which was cracked, totaling about $650 so that's what my check went for. As a bonus though, I caught a really good deal from Travelzoo and my boyfriend and I purchased a 5 day getaway at a 4 star resort in Puerto Rico, so I was happy in the end. That trip (airfare and hotel included) came out to about $505 per person. So either way, I was getting what I originally wanted with my stimulus which was a vacation! "

    Leigh Cintron, 27, financial services
    Fairfield, CT

    30th Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas, Travel & Vacation | Discuss (1) |

  • Bought a Crouch Rocket!

    "I used my check as a down payment on a motorcycle! Ironiclly with my extra $100 a month payment, I will save money on gas rather then filling up my car at $50 every 5 days... "

    Melissa, 25, Bartender
    Orlando, FL

    29th Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (3) |

  • Plan B

    "A moving van to live with the in-laws in California. Since our baby was born we can no longer afford to live here. Rent and health care for the baby almost cover my entire paycheck. Hopefully the stimulus can cover at least half of the moving prices. We need to get out before our savings disappears! "

    Phil , 27, Public Relations
    Washington , DC

    27th Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (1) |

  • Vehicle repairs

    "We spent our check on car repair. Don't you know the engine failed the week before our check came. So we stimulated an mechanic shop (which is fine). Our original plan was to finish paying off the car that we repaired... Still working on that."

    Joy, 35, Sales
    Fairveiw, TN

    26th Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (0) |

  • 40 days and 40 nights

    "I bought a canoe so I could make it to Grandmas house. The Ohio river stole my highway."

    Joe Wolb, 51, construction
    Evansville, IN

    26th Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (0) |

  • Robbing Peter to Pay Paul

    "We paid off some credit cards to have money to make car payments on two new-to-us gas-inefficient vehicles, thus perpetuating the debt cycle. I was very happy with the credit card pay-off, not so much with gaining car payments. But it beats getting stuck in the snow countless times this past winter and incurring major body-work to my former car. (Oh, and a little bit paid for the load of gravel to create a parking area so our cars don't end up in snowbanks for much of the winter.)"

    Sheila, 34, Marketing
    the dwindling countryside, WI

    23rd Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card, Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (3) |

  • 1991 Chevy S-10 ,, 27 mpg!!

    " OHH to the good oh i spent myn on a 91 chevy s-10! trying to out smart the goverment by lowering my gas bill!! so nice to get free money! hope happens agen soon!..Keep peace everyone!.. Please go vote! Wyatt"

    Wyatt Kilburn, 21, Landscaper
    Marshfield, MO

    21st Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (18) |

  • Car Payment

    "I made a car payment of my Mazda MVP mini-van!"

    Steven Grady, 56, Administrative Assistant III - hospital
    Hickory, NC

    20th Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (0) |

  • Was there enough for me?

    "Did you buy me some treats with that government check? NO! I used it to buy gas for 4 weeks."

    Steph, 43, Customer Support Professional
    Durham, NC

    18th Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (0) |

  • It's all Greek to me!

    "We used our stimulus check to buy some greek cookies from the recent Greek Festival in Winston-Salem, NC. (Notice the crumb in the upper eyelash from the mad-greek-cookie-gnawing that took place moments before this picture was snapped)Also, we bought evil eye charms (it's a greek thing), gas for the car, baby food, baby formula, baby diapers, baby wipes, and the remainder went towards paying off the dishwasher (that washes the baby bottles)."

    Katina Hejl, 35, Aerospace Programs and Marketing Mgr.
    High Point, NC

    18th Jun 2008 in Kids & Toys, Recreation & Events, Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (1) |

  • "I lost my job a month before I (finally) got my check. About a week later I brought home these two little guys because I needed something positive in my life. The check itself is still laying on my desk because I'm trying to decide what bill I can afford to pay this month: my car insurance, my car payment, or my rent. I'd rather trade the $300 check for a better economy so I can find a job."

    Tarianna, 20, Unemployed
    Upstate, NY

    18th Jun 2008 in Insurance, Rent/Mortgage, Pets, Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (8) |

  • Gas, $300, Rent, don't ask. Working at NASA? Priceless.

    "OK, I didn't buy the Space Shuttle. But I did buy gas, which got me from Colorado to Florida so I can do a summer internship at Kennedy Space Center. Now if only that paid a little more, I could break even on this deal, but as a credit card commercial would say, the experience is *priceless*. "

    Kaiti, 34, student
    Boulder, CO

    17th Jun 2008 in Education, Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (4) |

  • Racing for the economy

    "My stimulus check came just in time to cover the bill for Lexus Driving Academy. Flogging a $64,000, 416-hp V-8, 8-speed, sports sedan around a track with pro driver instruction. Energy crisis? What energy crisis?"

    Trevor, 23, Shop Manager/Race Mechanic
    Richmond, Virginia

    16th Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (1) |
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