“I bought my new daughter the toys and clothes that she needed. She already has daddy wrapped around her little finger.” Joshua and Emily Davis, 22, Holiday InnMansfield, OH
“Spent about $200 so my daughter could go to her 8th grade dance in a new dress, shoes and get her hair done. The rest went to groceries and credit cards.” Joan, 43Tampa, FL
“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 magazineSan Diego, CA
“I had been wanting a new pair of sunglasses for a while now, as my previous pair of Prada were a little scratched. I walked into Sunglass Hut the other day and fell in love with these $330 pair. My other $300 will be spent on the iPhone 3G.” Nick Starr, 27, IT / AVSan …
“I was not really out to stimulate the economy, I just happened to receive my check the same day that I went shopping. The rest of the money went into my checking account, waiting to be eaten up by gas & groceries. For the record, I ended up hating the shoes I bought (though obviously …
“I saw this commercial and said: “hey, my name is Quincy. I’ll buy those cool shoes.” They were only $5.00, but $295.00 in import taxes from Kyushu, Japan.” Quincy, 44, educationAtwater Village-Los Angeles, Calif
“I spent my payment on summer clothes for my two boys.(ages 3&4) then i got me some new underwear. bought enough energy drinks to last a month. then with the remaning $500.00 i plan to go play the card machines in ontario,or. you know they do not have card machines in the bars or resturants …
“I spent my check on a few things. Got some groceries, started a small herb garden, got a much needed haircut, cleaning products, some treats for my dog, a video game for my boyfriend, took ourselves out to a nice dinner and bought some new clothes for work. Needless to say all of it is …
“I bought a pretty dress and pretty shoes to wear to my friend’s wedding. The rest went to paying off credit card debt. In 4 more months I should be credit card debt free!” Elaine, 34, Environmental ConsultantHouston, Texas