Comments on: What Happened to Your First Stimulus Check

By: Girlthree

Girlthree — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 02:05:14 +0000

We spent ours on a flat screen T V . I figure if the government gives you something then you need to have something to show for it and spending was the purpose of this money

By: Matt @ MyFinancialRecovery.net

Matt @ MyFinancialRecovery.net — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:16:05 +0000

I actually put mine in the bank and used it when I moved from Colorado back to Vermont. It was handy getting the trailer rental and a good portion of the gas paid for by the government.

By: Donny Gamble

Donny Gamble — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:32:38 +0000

If people don’t have trust or faith in anything that you do, you really don’t have any kind of relationship. These two key factors are the basis of starting a good relationship rather it be for business or social.

By: philip

philip — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:13:08 +0000

I took mine and went to Kroger and bought $600 +$60 free gift cards. I am still using those for my groceries (single guy that eats very minimally). I voted paid off debts because I am paying back a loan to my dad and was able to pay him more while not spending it on groceries.

I still disagree with what they are doing, and hope they vote against another one. It will be our debt some day some how.

By: CD Rates

CD Rates — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:42:45 +0000

I wasn’t in favor the first. Won’t be in favor of the second. We used it to pay down debt.

As to whether you’ll be ahead putting into a savings account if they raise taxes, that depends on how much they raise them and for how long. Personally, Gov’t needs to shrink way down and reduce the social progam spending among other things.

And your last statement is really what is scary. They are adding debt after debt after debt with no current end in sight, and have no plans to reduce spending in other areas. Somebody is going to get a big tax bill. I don’t want it to be me.

As for engery drinks, the BFC Monster (32 oz) was fun to buy once. Costco sells Engery Fizz powders. They cost a lot less than other energy drinks. I have to be honest, sometimes I just buy the cans because they look cool.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:51:08 +0000

Our original plan for the stimulus cheque (after tithing) was to stick in our online savings account and let it accrue interest until December of this year. We would then withdraw the original amount, and put it as a payment directly on the principal of one of my two student loans back in Canada. With the exchange rate being as it is now, we would have wiped out the smaller of the two loans. But as life would have it, my husband was laid off just before the stimulus cheque and our income tax return came in the mail, so they ended up keeping us afloat until he got another job. But hey, we didn’t go into debt during that time, so it worked out.

By: FamilyMan

FamilyMan — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:38:53 +0000

Paid my daughter’s fall tuition at the community college. Not sure which of your categories it would touch–prevented a debt, paid a bill, invested in the future.

By: David

David — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:51:04 +0000

LOL

I did quit all sodas with HFCS in them. Feel much better now.

By: Clever Dude

Clever Dude — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:49:08 +0000

No, I drink Jolt now. Grape Jolt is awesome, but I can only find it in Sheetz. I only have rasberry, regular and sugar-free where I am. It’s 3 servings per can and it makes a loud noise when you open it and steam comes out from all the fizzy stuff and it gets me very excitable

By: MoneyNing

MoneyNing — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:20:10 +0000

David: Yes it’s bad! Hopefully that’s Coke (the stock, symbol KO) and not the actual drinks

Weren’t you the one that said you quit? Or was that Clever Dude? I get mixed up.