Spread Thin

December 6, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“I had a plan – 60% to bills & 40% to savings. When I got the check, it turned out to be more like 70% to bills and 10% to new clothes and shoes for the boy and 10% on food and gas and $50 church donation, which is about five months worth of what …

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Oh what a relief it was

October 28, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“I bought a tank of propane for winter fuel oil and paid off small extaneous debt so I can focus more attention on the larger ones having a greater impact on the debt.” Gail, 48, managerBernardsville, NJ

Way to entrust Joe Public with 152 billion dollars

August 2, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“[hand against forehead, perplexed] But Mr. President, we gave you that money to improve domestic social programs, fix our broken healthcare system, rebuild our crumbling infrastructure and lower the cost of gas. Are we to assume that you can’t figure out a way to effectively use this cash so you are just giving it back …

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Stimulate This

July 9, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“I put almost all of our check to pay off credit. By the end of the year we’ll be debt free. I would bitch about how my husband and I, being in poverty, only got $647, but I won’t. Because I know this is only a 2008 tax refund advance based on 2007 (we owed …

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Dwindling Debt

July 4, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“As soon as we receive our check, which should be here in the next few days, my husband and I are paying off our VERY LAST credit card!! Yay! We are still working on the mortgage, student loans, and truck payment, but hey, we ARE cutting down our debt!” Jessica, 25, American Taekwondo Association HQShannon …

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Grandpa George’s sending Hubby to Kuwait

July 4, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“We got $600 from Grandpa George a few days after we learned that my husband is going to be deployed to Kuwait. Here’s the breakdown: $200 cash (Senior Chief says he’ll need it for baggage costs) $55 new athletic shoes for deployment $20 Pizza for our last night together for a long time The rest …

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I smell good is Disneyland with less debt

July 3, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“I did three things with my stimulus check. First of all, I finally bought the Betsey Johnson perfume I’ve been wanting for 6 months or so ($40), I bought my plane ticket to Anaheim so I could go to Disneyland ($160), and I used the rest ($400) to pay off the debt I owe to …

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Not enough…

July 3, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“We spent most our check on bills that were months behind! And my husband and I actually got to have a date night…first one in almost 6 months! The rest went to our sons 2nd birthday and savings. But it won’t stay there long…we need a bigger house! So the stimulus helped but not nearly …

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Bills Bills Bills

July 3, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

“We just made some payments on the credit card and regular bills. Would have loved to buy a 50″, but necessities come first. It was gone before we knew it!” Mama and Wife, 25, SAHMSan Antonio, TX

Government Ruse, Stimulas check , Bah Humbug

July 3, 2008 howispentmy618 0 Comments

” Thanks for the opportunity to express my experience. I have not received my check ,Nor will I . I got a letter form the IRS stating that it went to pay on a student loan I owed in 1991. The fact is ,I was exempted from paying the loan back in 2001 because of …

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