How I Spent My Stimulus

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• Just In Time

  

  "registration and smog check and parts for my car. $100 in gas round trip to visit a sick family member 3 hours away. a night out with movies, dinner, and drinks. $600 isn't much in California"

  Clay, 32, mechanic
  pacific grove, CA

  3rd Jun 2008 in Vehicle & Gas | Discuss (0) |

• Where did all that money go?

  

  "My husband and I have 5 children so we received $2100. I really cannot figure out how $2100 got spent within a week, but I know that the majority of it went towards gasoline (we are at $4.15/gallon here in IL) and groceries (Walmart) and bills. I did spend $100 at oldnavy.com and I did pay $212 for my summer college course that I am taking next week. I also spent about $300 on food and beverages for my graduation party. Other than that, I don't know where it went! "

  Yolanda C, 34, Bookkeeper/Samco Sales and Marketing
  Rockford, IL

  3rd Jun 2008 in Apparel, Education, Groceries, Rent/Mortgage | Discuss (5) |

• Pay my debts

  

  "I put my entire stimulus rebate check on my car loan. (A couple more of these checks would be great because then my car would be paid off! Only then will I be able to spend more money shopping). Then I had a yard sale, in hopes the locals would spend their rebate check locally, stimulating my savings account even more! Getting the rebate check was a great motivator to clean out the stuff I don't need. "

  Sarah, 47, TV - Research
  Corvallis, MT

  3rd Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (0) |

• Victory Garden Mentality

  

  "I spent my check buying materials for a large home garden - including a Mantis tiller, seeds, small greenhouse, books on gardening and seed saving and hoes and rakes. Food is just getting too expensive, especially fresh fruit and veggies. This investment will keep us in food for a many years to come."

  Irish M., 34, Administration
  Barre, VT

  3rd Jun 2008 in Food & Drink, Groceries, Home & Garden | Discuss (2) |

• The Stimulus Dilemma

  

  "I invested it in my t-shirt business TCat Designs:

  The Stimulus Dilemma
  (sung to the tune of “ If I Only Had A Brain”)

  I could spend it all on flowers,
  Or a massage to last for hours
  To take away my pains.
  But that seems so very blasé
  There must be a greater way
  To stimulate my stimulus

  Maybe a coat that’s made from llamas
  Or a one way ticket to the Bahamas
  Would Dubya really approve?
  Those choices seem neurotic,
  I should be more patriotic
  To stimulate my stimulus

  Oh I should stop and think
  And not just spend it on food and drink
  Should I pay off that big Visa bill?
  Or donate it,
  to Barak or Hil
  

  But would the President approve
  If I made such a move?
  To help the other side.
  No I’ll save it for a rainy
  Would that put a smile on Cheney?
  I must stimulate my stimulus.

  I could drag my cats to the vet
  Or see an opera at the Met
  Would that help the economy?
  Maybe a Lowe’s shopping spree
  With 300 bucks that’s free
  I must stimulate my stimulus

  There’s that piece of art I like
  Or maybe a new bike
  Is that really practical?
  I shouldn’t be so rash
  When spending this special cash
  How do I stimulate my stimulus??
  

  Oh I could get a rise,
  In that place between my thighs
  But that’s $15 for one blue pill
  On second thought--
  I’ll do it myself
  

  Now I sit in such derision
  On how to make my decision
  Georgie! Give me a sign!
  I know! I’m such a whiz!
  I’ll invest it in my biz
  Let’s stimulate TCat Designs!! "

  TCat Toomey, 40, Artist/Educator
  Brooklyn, NY

  3rd Jun 2008 in Entrepreneurship | Discuss (56) |

• Economic Fitness

  

  "Instead of putting it towards much needed debt relief or auto fuel, I treated myself to a new Trek bike. Now I spend no fuel money on short errands. I look at it as an investment in myself (health) and personal finance (less gas consumption)."

  Steve, 27, PC Technician
  River Edge, NJ

  3rd Jun 2008 in Sports & Outdoors | Discuss (0) |

• No Credit For Bush

  

  "I might spend my check after Bush leaves office, my house and cars are paid for, and I have no bills. I'm not particularly interested in providing Mr. Bush with any credit at all. After all, his lavish spending habits are the cause of this situation.

  But, then again it depends who the next president is, if it's a Republican, my checks are destined for permanent 'savings'"

  Mike Cassidy, 60, Unemployed
  Utica, Maryland

  3rd Jun 2008 in Other | Discuss (13) |

• Nothing Left

  

  "Not only did I not get the full $600 for some reason (and I'm the only one still that I have heard that didn’t get the full 600) but all of it went to the hospital, doctor and credit card bills that we have racked up after having our daughter last year... all because our insurance was bogus and there are so many illegals stealing our government help that I was denied any state or federal assistants... thanks George for the help I love watching you spend so much money on your daughters wedding while I as many other parents sit every night wondering how they will feed their child tomorrow and pray they can give them a roof over their head for another month."

  H. Ann S., 23, Administrative Assistant
  Some place in, NV

  3rd Jun 2008 in Debt/Credit Card | Discuss (8) |

• A Nice Helpful Push Out of the Country

  

  "We found jobs overseas, but the companies did not offer relocation assistance, so the $1200 that we got jointly will go to a plane ticket. Nothing like using a weakening dollar to go to a more robust and valued economy!"

  Relvin Sanders, 30, Computer Engineering & Management - Soon to be London!
  Portland, OR

  2nd Jun 2008 in Travel & Vacation | Discuss (4) |

• MMMMMM German!

  

  "I am now fully prepared for the zombie uprising."

  Chase, 25
  Spokane, WA

  2nd Jun 2008 in Sports & Outdoors | Discuss (73) |