How I was stimulated

July 30, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“Originally I thought I would save it for a rainy day. Then I thought I would add a lower cost guitar to my collection. I did buy one, but sold it to my friend at the same price I paid for it. I think the stimulus check really touched my heart and prompted me to …

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Thanks for (officially) nothing George W. Bush

July 24, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“I bought a white 3G iPhone BEFORE I found out that although the government sent me a letter saying I could expect my $600 soon- I’m not getting a check after all. Turns out my parent’s accountant claimed me as a dependent even though I filed my own tax return and don’t depend on them …

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Gnarly, the best $600 I ever spent

July 22, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“I bought the cutest puppy ever. I’d been wanting a dog for a really long time and I was going to wait until 2009, but the extra money in my pocket let me get him this year. I saw this little guy and had to have him – say hello to Gnarly. I know it …

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New skates for roller derby!

July 22, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“I bought myself new skates for roller derby! For the last year I’ve been loving life as a Rat City Rollergirl Sockit Wench. (pictured above in blue) www.ratcityrollergirls.com My first pair of skates were awful, they hurt my feet and were two sizes too big. I spent all but $1.98 of my stimulus check on …

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Solidarity tattoo

July 22, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“I really wanted to support local artists, rather than buy a bunch of made-in-China junk, so I had an artist make a ring for me and I got this tattoo. It starts as barbed-wire and becomes a vine. The barbed-wire symbolizes solidarity with all people who do not live freely, and the vine shows hope …

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I Got Nothin’.. Absolutely NOTHING

July 21, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“Thanks to our wonderful President and Government, I was NOT eligible for the money! I’ve worked hard all my life, but on July 1, 2006 I had a stroke and can no longer work. So, while I wait the 2-3 YEARS for my Social Security Disability appeal to come thru, I have to sit on …

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To be stimulated or not to be stimulated – that is the ?

July 21, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“We didn’t buy anything – – yet 😉 Just put it in our little old measley savings account to earn – -.000% – HA! I work in the software industry and my husband works in the banking industry. My company has laid off over 400 employees this year; my husband’s company is actually fairing quite …

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Gas to get to my Sister’s Wedding

July 21, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“A trip to my sister’s wedding. We’re packing up and taking a 2-week National Lampoon’s Vacation-style trip across six states to be there in time for my sister’s wedding. My entire check will be for gas for the trip, and I’ll be blogging about it as well, to see just how much far my stimulus …

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Thanks, we’ll add it to savings

July 21, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“When we got our money-we could have cared less…We’re not spenders-we’re savers. We put our money into our savings account along with all of our other savings. This way when we really start getting screwed we’ll have the money to fall back on. Having a nice chunk of change in the old savings account is …

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Arts Education and Volunteering

July 19, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“I spent my stimulus check on airfare to Nicaragua; I traveled to the city of Granada to teach art classes. I am a volunteer for a non-profit, Building New Hope (www.buildingnewhope.org), based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Granada, Nicaragua. To read more about our new arts education cooperative, please visit http://g-arts-ed.blogspot.com/ “ Mauren Antkowski, 26, Art …

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