How I Spent My Stimulus

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• Endless Birthday

  

  "I took my girlfriend out for a series of nice dinners to make up for the fact that I was broke on her actual birthday. I only got $300 as I didn't make enough money in '07 to qualify for anything else. In the last 18 years I've gone from a $100K + IT worker to a $12/hr electronics assembler. For me, that $300 bucks means a lot but my girlfriend means more. "

  Ethan Aneshansley
  Charleston, SC

  22nd Jun 2008 in Food & Drink | Discuss (0) |

• Shorting America

  

  "I established more short positions in the S&P 500 with my stimulus check. I'm up 28% since I received it. Thanks GW!!!"

  Eric, 28, Engineer
  Los Angeles, CA

  26th Jun 2008 in Invest/Savings | Discuss (1) |

• OUR STIMULUS CHECK 3D LOGO!

  

  "WE HAD OUR LOGO DONE IN 3D FOR OUR BUSINESS! DONNA & BILL"

  Bill, 61, VP of Sales
  Farmville, Va

  26th Jun 2008 in Entrepreneurship | Discuss (0) |

• See America

  

  "Half of it went to a trip for my wife and I out west. The other half went into savings."

  Russell, 29
  Grand Rapids, MI

  26th Jun 2008 in Invest/Savings, Travel & Vacation | Discuss (2) |

• 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) |

• Dentist, Camp and Swing

  

  "$900 check Spent $275 on summer camp Spent $280 on a ceder swing Paid $300 on overdue dentist bill. "

  Nancy, 46, social worker
  Livonia , MI

  26th Jun 2008 in Home & Garden, Health & Medical, Recreation & Events | Discuss (0) |

• Out with the Old, In with the New

  

  "My wife and I have been married for almost five years now and we still had my old furniture. So we used our $1800 for a new living suit."

  Prentice, 28, Auto Manufacturing
  Murfreesboro, TN

  26th Jun 2008 in Home & Garden | Discuss (2) |

• dibs

  

  "We started dibs magazine. My girl and I have always wanted to do something creative on the side of our boring corporate day jobs. "

  Jay , 27, dibs magazine
  San Diego, CA

  26th Jun 2008 in Apparel, Entrepreneurship, Entertainment, Movies & Music | Discuss (33) |

• I'M SORRY

  

  "Unfortunately I purchased an attorney with my stimulus check. I feel like such a turd as my family deserves so much more and our $ has been spent on my mistake. I drove home after drinking- and even though my wife was 100% sober, since I was driving, I rec'd a citation for being 0.15 over the legal limit. Now....my children must suffer....I must suffer...my wife will suffer....my situation is one that is somewhat unique but nontheless is one that is unfortunate and I wish my family was reaping more of the benefit of the economic check. But I have no one to blame but myself."

  RICK JAMES, 30, REAL ESTATE/MORTGAGE SALES
  FRANKLIN, WI

  26th Jun 2008 in Other | Discuss (1) |

• Spanking

  

  "I got a spanking for spending my stimulus unwisely. I won't tell you what I spent it on though and yes the spanking was kind of fun."

  R B, 24, Insurance
  Seattle, Wa

  26th Jun 2008 in Other | Discuss (0) |