Month: June 2008
Room to grow
” We needed an office and a guest room. Our Basement was unfinished but with our stimulus check we built them both. My husband did all the work we just needed to buy the supplies. Thanks Home Depot! “ Missy Hickcox, 26, Research/Biotech/Cheshire CTWaterbury, CT
OMG, WE NEEDED THAT MONEY ……
“Well this is a little different… My husband & I received our letter informing us Our Stimulus check had gone out… We were very excited.. We were going to go to a ‘Car Auction & get a car/clunker. Something to get us around so He can go to work… Wednesday my husband wakes me up, …
The drains of home ownership
“My husband and I bought a new house in November 07 so we spent all $1200 buying different things for the house…a new shed, a new lawn mower (an unexpected expense since the red one in the pic died already), a patio set, a new grill and some of the wood needed for our new …
RC Monster Truck
“I used the stimulus money to fund my RC Hobby and bought myself a new RC Monster Truck.” Carlos, 18, RetailMiami, Florida
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 …
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 GoddessSatsuma, Alabama
Reality
“I spent mine stocking up my home with staples from BJ’s Warehouse and tried to save some but my car needed repairing at the cost of $400. I was planning on saving some for car repairs anyway. I stocked up because my mom and I are trying to make ends meet and she is disabled …
Health Insurance is a B*tch
“Almost are whole stimulus check went to paying health insurance so we could continue to go to school, the left overs combined with our tax return paid for a new computer after our old one crashed” Kileen, 22, JanitorProvo, UT
Now you see it, now you don’t.
“I paid my late rent. I blame George Bush for getting us all into this economic mess in the first place~I firmly believe that if it weren’t for the war in Iraq and having to borrow all this money from China and Japan we would not find ourselves in the deficit we are in today. …
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