Is anyone else already thinking about what they will do with their "stimulus" check?

[KristineIN]

We have some Best Buy stuff that is zero % interest, but we will probably get it paid off, also I'm thinking that and maybe school stuff for next year.

Kristine

[WendyK]

We are going to Germany in Oct to visit family. We already bought the tickets. So whatever extra money we have/get goes towards paying for the tickets.

[Gailmegan]

carpeting for our stairs and hallway and a new dresser

[Old Dominion Heather]

It'll go straight toward our credit card debt... along with all the refund.:crying:

[Amy in NH]

Prepurchase $1000 worth of oil for next winter.
Buy supplies to fix up the house.
Keep a little buffer in a savings account.

[Quiver0f10]

It's going towards debt.

[6packofun]

Our bank has these rewards points things and along with gift cards and material stuff that you can redeem there are also dollar amounts that can be used to start an IRA and a few other investment options. We have enough points to put almost $1000 into retirement and we'll be using part of the stimulus check for even more savings. (Yes, it's sad that this is just the START of our retirement egg, but it is what it is. lol)

We will use a bit of the check, though, for our small summer vacation. :)

[RebeccaC]

We are giving it back :ack2: in the form of payment for our property taxes :rolleyes:

[Eliana]

Whenever we get an unexpected lump sum, we give extra tzedakah, take a small amount and buy a special book or CD, or take an extra trip to the theater or a concert and the rest goes into savings. (Unless we have any outstanding debt - medical bills we're making payments on or a major expense we know is coming up... one year we prepaid a year's worth of physical therapy for me and got a substantial discount. )

[Amy loves Bud]

Yes, I've been thinking about it a lot! I'm actually starting a blog devoted to this topic. It will go live on Monday, and I hope you will all take a look then!

Amy

[Laurel T.]

Credit card debt.:tongue_smilie:

[WTMindy]

Woohoo!!!

[Diane in CO]

Paying off Home Depot!

[Adrianne]

We will put it all into savings to replace some of the money we paid in income taxes this year. :banghead:

Due to a miscalculation in some other savings money. We owe A LOT of taxes this year. GGGRRR!!!

[Mrs. H.]

1. Paying of dh's medical bills.
2. Paying for our new deck out back.
3. Taking a weekend getaway for me and dh in May. (It's been almost three years since we've gone away for the weekend. We're going to dh's law school 5 year reunion.)

Of course, this is assuming that the government doesn't put it directly onto dh's student loans. I interpreted the information to mean past due student loans, which wouldn't apply to us, but we never saw the first stimulus check several years ago, so who knows about this one?

[KIN]

I've been thinking about replacing flooring, getting Lasix, a bigger diamond (a girl's gotta dream!), and more. But, probably, we should be responsible with it and put it towards our next car or the kids' college funds. :001_unsure:

[Renee in FL]

$1000 or so to savings and the rest to debt.

[WagsWife]

nt

[awanama]

We will probably pay off some debt and then put some in savings because we have pretty much depleted our emergency fund.

[Tutor]

We are going to stimulate the economies of Uganda and Peru by sending our "redistribution of wealth" to missionary friends in those countries.

:D

[cin]

it will probably go into one of the spring/summer projects; the deck and kitchen.

[Jennifer in MI]

We'll stick it in savings and use it for one of these things:

1. Redoing our fireplace/mantle (it's brick and brass right now) and adding a plasma tv and blueray player.

2. Staining our deck and fence, re-doing our front porch, and working on some nicer landscaping.

3. Finish finishing our basement. (We still need to add carpet, paint, and another closet.)

If we don't use it for these things, it'll stay in savings and get used toward:

1. A new (used) car in about 3 years.

2. Our European Vacation in 2011

3. Other various vacations between now and then!

So, I could really use about 10 times the amount I'm getting!!! LOL

[Michelle T]

Some will go to charity, maybe a tiny bit will "stimulate" the economy.


Michelle T

[ncmomo3]

The only place for sure that some is going--dd gets and electric violin for putting 5 yrs intp violin.
No idea what we will do with the rest.

[Tap, tap, tap]

So, since it is a prepayment of next years refund, we will be banking it for next springs taxes.



Hip, hip hooray!


:party:

[Daisy]

We are going to stimulate our savings account.

[Wendi]

:party:

[amy g.]

This is what I want to spend it on,

http://hoeggergoatsupply.com/xcart/product.php?productid=4070&cat=21&page=1&featured

but I should probably buy everyone in the family new socks and underwear instead.

[JFS in IL]

our 2.5 week vacation in S. California this June. Airline tix for 6 (I scored non-stop on AA for $1640!!! Less than we feared we'd pay) will pretty much gobble the $$$up.

[nestof3]

It will help pay for the $4,000 we owe in federal and state taxes and the $5,000 we owe the cardiac hospital for my cardiac ablation. :tongue_smilie: