“In an effort to avoid buying a TV, my fiance and I put up a porch swing. Okay, he put it up, but I was the first to use it. Bucolic days and TV-free nights, here we come! “ Jen Nathan, 27, radio productionAsheville, NC
“AT&T; Go Phone. Gas to visit mother on Mothers Day. Hard Drive for laptop computer. New BBQ. Clothing at Costco. Clothing at Nordstroms. Garden stuff. iPhone for wife “ Pete , 63, RetiredBothell, WA
“I bought seeds, and books. I am beginning my first garden, I consider it a “victory garden”, and bought some good books for inspiration. I look forward to being liberated from the increasing cost of food. Save money and the planet!” Michelle, 24Columbia, South Carolina
“This is the George W. Bush Memorial Dyson. I wanted to buy something that will suck as hard and for as long as this administration.” SybannRaleigh, NC
“I’m paying off the gutters I had installed on my house a month ago. They would have been paid off a month ago and this money would have been going towards another home project but an evil student loan company (with the initials S.M.) double billed me last month and caused lots of panic in …
“We finished renovating our new bathroom (on our card) and the check paid off our credit card debt!” Su-Lauren Wilson, 28, CFO Medical Supply BusinessLittle Rock, Arkansas
“450 went to the exterminator to rid my attic of the raccoon. Another 500 to the AC repairman to fix the damage the raccoon did there. And the final 250 to repair the sheetrock damaged by said raccoon. This is me > SAD “ April P, 40, Marine IndustryHouston, Texas40
“Thanks to uncle sam me & my boyfriend got to go shopping for our very first apartment and still look fly with some new clothes. Thanks Uncle Sam! “ Claryvette Garcia, 20, Healthcare FacilityClearwater , FL
” I am spending on a new washer/dryer combo. The current on came with the house and is (swear to God) ’70’s “Harvest Gold.” I always feel like I should wear platform shoes, wide pants and disco while I’m doing laundry.” Elizabeth, 48, FinanceMinneapolis, MN