How did you spend your stimulus check?

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » May 8, 2008 9:13 am

A website dedicated to this question:

http://www.howispentmystimulus.com/

So...how about you?
(Haven't received mine yet)

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » May 8, 2008 9:18 am

This is my favorite one from that website:

""My friend is accused of being a terrorist with the group Earth Liberation Front (ELF). I gave the money to her attorney. Government spending at its best."

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » May 8, 2008 2:26 pm

Did nobody get paid?

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » May 8, 2008 2:30 pm

Don't have mine yet either, but since we get $$$ for hubby and me, here's what's getting done w/ it:
All the 100,000 mile maintenance on the Super Camry, and the rest toward a good laptop since the PC at home has finally actually died.

TropicalTroubador · Post by **TropicalTroubador** » May 8, 2008 2:37 pm

Haven't got mine yet...I figure it'll either buy a house in foreclosure or a tank of gas.

Crzy · Post by **Crzy** » May 8, 2008 2:38 pm

New tires for Mike's truck eat up most of it.. the rest will go towards credit card bills

CaptainP · Post by **CaptainP** » May 8, 2008 2:41 pm

I was in the grocery store today, and they were offering 110% on Gift Cards purchased with the stimulus checks.

For example, if your check is $300, you get a $330 gift card for groceries.

Our check should be $1500 if I understand the program correctly. Should I trade it in for $1650 in groceries?

phjrsaunt · Post by **phjrsaunt** » May 8, 2008 2:42 pm

CaptainP wrote:I was in the grocery store today, and they were offering 110% on Gift Cards purchased with the stimulus checks.

For example, if your check is $300, you get a $330 gift card for groceries.

Our check should be $1500 if I understand the program correctly. Should I trade it in for $1650 in groceries?

I think Best Buy and WalMart are doing similar things. Wonder if the gas station companies are?

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » May 8, 2008 2:43 pm

Viagra. I mean, if they want to stimulate things ...

I haven't gotten a check yet and I'm not sure if I will get one.

Desdamona · Post by **Desdamona** » May 8, 2008 2:45 pm

CaptainP wrote:I was in the grocery store today, and they were offering 110% on Gift Cards purchased with the stimulus checks.

For example, if your check is $300, you get a $330 gift card for groceries.

Our check should be $1500 if I understand the program correctly. Should I trade it in for $1650 in groceries?

Sound like a good return on investment to me! Where else guarantees 10%?
I'd just hope the expiration date was reasonable and that they don't jack the
prices up to cover it.

I'm afraid it'll take more than a $300 check to stimulate me...

RinglingRingling · Post by **RinglingRingling** » May 8, 2008 2:45 pm

CaptainP wrote:This is my favorite one from that website:

""My friend is accused of being a terrorist with the group Earth Liberation Front (ELF). I gave the money to her attorney. Government spending at its best."

damn Elves... they appear in one Peter Jackson movie trilogy and they start raising hell...

INeverGoAnywhere · Post by **INeverGoAnywhere** » May 8, 2008 2:45 pm

LIPH wrote:Viagra. I mean, if they want to stimulate things ...

I haven't gotten a check yet and I'm not sure if I will get one.

But you have the Viagra???

popcornjack · Post by **popcornjack** » May 8, 2008 2:46 pm

airfare. already spent it, now let's hope I get it.

Desdamona · Post by **Desdamona** » May 8, 2008 2:48 pm

LIPH wrote:Viagra. I mean, if they want to stimulate things ...

Hunny Hog, Viagra is not a stimulant. Now crack is another thing altogether...

z-man · Post by **z-man** » May 8, 2008 2:49 pm

LIPH · Post by **LIPH** » May 8, 2008 2:50 pm

INeverGoAnywhere wrote:
LIPH wrote:Viagra. I mean, if they want to stimulate things ...

I haven't gotten a check yet and I'm not sure if I will get one.
But you have the Viagra???

I don't need it. For a variety of reasons.

Skibo · Post by **Skibo** » May 8, 2008 3:44 pm

Downpayment

mjeischen · Post by **mjeischen** » May 8, 2008 5:03 pm

Oddly just like the news is stating we're saving it. If we weren't saving it we'd be paying bills down faster . . . at this point its considered Emergency money.

I really wanted to type Strippers and Booze but . . . I'd get bored of $1800 of that.

PIA · Post by **PIA** » May 8, 2008 5:55 pm

LIPH wrote:Viagra. I mean, if they want to stimulate things ...

I haven't gotten a check yet and I'm not sure if I will get one.

my accountant said i wont get one...and i had to pay the gov...no refunds for me...

pema · Post by **pema** » May 8, 2008 5:56 pm

already spent mine on tickets, but haven't gotten it yet