How I Spent My Stimulus

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• Sent overseas through Kiva.org

  

  "Since our own government can't seem to help Americans figure out how to invest properly in the future, I figured I'd send my stimulus off to folks who are trying to invest in something real.

  I did feel a twinge of guilt about sending the money overseas. But that passed quickly. "

  Mike, Designer
  Seattle, WA

  24th May 2008 in Gifts & Donations | Discuss (11) |

• Credit Card Gone

  

  "I paid off my credit card! I am out of credit card debt now. This feels really good and will free up extra money extra month for me to save towards retirement."

  Sara, 28, Paralegal
  Vancouver, WA

  24th May 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (3508) |

• New Family Member

  

  "Spent ours on a Bulldog Puppy as a breeding investment(AKC papers and all). So we should see our stimulus, plus some, again in about a year and a half. Now we just pray she isn't sterile."

  Casey, 24, Video Production
  Seymour, TN

  24th May 2008 in Pets | Discuss (11) |

• Recession? Hmmm

  

  "We took our stimulus check and paid our security deposit and first months rent. The economy has gone to doodoo, my husband got a paycut and we were forced to file bankruptcy, surrending the house. That's a big F.U., GDubya."

  Richie Notsorich, 24, NYFB
  Southeastern, Michigan

  24th May 2008 in Rent/Mortgage | Discuss (11) |

• Once Upon A Time...

  

  "Once upon a time a sort of prince received a check for $600 from the Department of the Treasury. The sort of prince used the power of the check to attack the evil rectangular monster Kredditkarde which was the terrorizing the rather empty land of Walletonia. Walletonia and the sort of prince lived happily ever after...for a month or two."

  Rich, 37, Media
  Philadelphia, PA

  24th May 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (1) |

• Paying for our poor currency

  

  "My family spent a week in Barcelona for my parents' 40th anniversary. My stimulus payment covered the change in costs in the vacation since the dollar is TANKING against the Euro since we started planning. In Oct. 07, one Euro cost $1.43. Now it costs $1.56. It's about a 10% increase in the cost of the vacation to celebrate years of happy marriage and help my folks understand the rest of the world doesn't hate Americans (they had never been to Europe before.) Thank you president Bush, your crummy war, and your crappy economic policy. "

  Chris, 38
  State College, PA

  24th May 2008 in Travel & Vacation | Discuss (2) |

• hasta la vista, credit card debt.

  

  "I had thought about organizing a campaign that would encourage others to pool their stimulus checks in a legal fund to try Bush, Cheney, et al for war crimes. Instead, I took the much more selfish route and paid off the remaining balance on my credit card. I then cut the little bastard to pieces. "

  monte, 38, cubicle
  los angeles, ca

  23rd May 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (3) |

• Rocky Mountain High ...Colorado!

  

  " Estes Park ...gateway to Rocky Mountain National Park. Just up the road from my son who lives in Boulder. Uncle provided the traveling money and Number One Son put us up in a timeshare! "

  Bob , 69, Accountant/ real estate/ Glenbrook Mall
  Fort Wayne, Indiana

  23rd May 2008 in Travel & Vacation | Discuss (1) |

• Vroom Vroom

  

  "These are for the wife and me. Should stimulate the economy plus save on gas as commuters."

  ROB, 31, Beer Man
  Salisbury, Maryland

  23rd May 2008 in Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (0) |

• Fancy New Lens

  

  "I bought a new lens for my camera, my first really nice lens. It's a Canon 200mm f/2.8L. I bought it ostensibly for an upcoming trip to the Galapagos islands, and I suppose I would have got it with or without the $600 check, but having that money certainly made the decision easier and eliminated an chance of buyer's remorse or going with a cheaper alternative. "

  Kerry, 29, Lab Tech
  Chicago, IL

  23rd May 2008 in Electronics | Discuss (3) |