What will you be spending your $600 on?

[truthpusher]

I will be getting a $1500 check shortly and it will be going straight into savings....

Without regard to the politics of it all.... what will you be spending your $600 on?

[fishwax]

1. we hope to put our 1200 towards buying a car

but I have to see what other cash I can scrape up :)

[lapfog_1]

2. Seriously... it will go for food and gas... and electric bills this

summer. That's it. If it was more, I'd be thinking about one of these

[Fireweed247]

6. great idea with the wind power

I might invest in alternative energy or put it toward materials for a barn for the chickens and the cows. I will use it somehow to counter this mess the government has created.

[cornermouse]

67. A barn would have lots of unused roof that could hold

some solar collecting units. Just a thought.

[Pharaoh]

3. replenishing savings

which I am picking at monthly.....

[blue sky at night]

4. didn't get a tax return....

which is what I pay my City Taxes with....guess I will spending the rebate on my Taxes, kind of sucks huh?

[Dr.Phool]

5. I'm gonna buy me a congressman!

For only $1200, I can only afford a cheap one, like Patrick McHenry or Gus Bilirakis, or Ginny Brown-Waite.

[truthpusher]

61. or two.....

[Xenotime]

73. You could do like we are doing and donate it to a presidental campaign.

[Skink]

7. Obama could raise 100 million this month.

all because of Bush.

[lame54]

8. I'm donating it to McCain...

I've never been good with money

[bobbolink]

9. I didn't/won't get any. Us bottom of the ladder folks DON"T get the rebate.

Yes, we on disability can just "eat cake".

:mad:

THanks, liberals, for making a fuss on our behalf. :mad:

[uppityperson]

11. I thought if you filed you'd get $300, ah, see you must have $3000 "qualifying income"

I made more than that, so get a "rebate", but didn't make enough for $600.

[uppityperson]

10. I don't get $600, may get $300

I don't make enough to get $600.

[limit18]

12. That's what i'm getting

I checked on this site...http://www.irs.gov/app/espc/

[frazzled]

13. Half my daughter's root canal surgery

The other half will come from mr. frazzled's $600 share. And then we will still owe more cash to the dentist.

I could list a number of other unanticipated big-ticket items that have cropped up over the last months that this stimulus check will partially offset.

[Yael]

14. I just paid $3.70 a gallon yesterday

That $600 will buy 8 tanks of gas.

[BlueJac]

15. Paying for the Bush tax cuts...........

really in the bank, no fools here. Some tough times are headed our way thanks to the "Free Traders" Milton Friedman, Ronald Reagan, George H.W.Bush, Alan Greenspan, Bill Clinton, and George W.Bush. And that is why we don't need more, like Hillary Clinton and John McCain.

[Speck Tater]

16. No problem. My dentist decided for me. NT

[searchingforlight]

17. I am pre-buying propane for the winter. n/t

[NickB79]

18. A small chest freezer, heirloom vegetable seeds, some extra fruit trees

That should add up to $250. After that, the rest goes towards paying down more of my car loan, and gas to drive that car to work.

[notesdev]

19. Taxes

which begs the question of why bother to issue it at all, just give me a credit on next year's tax bill.

[boobooday]

21. Me too. Sucks.

[elifino]

55. Taxes take care of mine.

[backscatter712]

20. Savings.

Putting it away in my oh-shit fund.

[Captain Angry]

22. Straight into savings since I have to give it back next year. n/t

[dysfunctional press]

23. i would never consider using it to help the economy until cheneyco is out of office.

as it is, we're planning a january scuba vacation outside the u.s...and we plan to use a foreign airline to get there, too.

[alfredo]

24. I'm too poor to get anything.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

25. I think these rebates were recommended and approved so a good part would go to the oil companies.

Cheney's secret oil study group---->Iraq War----oil skyrockets---->record oil company profits---->Congress approves Shrub's rebate plan------->the generic "you"--------->gasoline----->oil companies pockets.

[truthpusher]

28. I am paying 4.19 a gallon, more than I have ever paid... a week b4 the rebate... sounds like you are

probably correct.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

34. It really is a diabolical scheme, and will be a very successful one.

I have a little Acura Integra, which gets very good mileage, and have limited my driving. I work from home so I don't need it for commuting. I haven't paid for gas in almost 2 weeks and don't know what it's up to in my area. Last time I paid, it was $3.62.

[LWolf]

26. Fuel for next winter. n/t

[Lady-Damai]

27. $600......

hmmmm.....400 will go into my saving account......

100 will go to Obama

100 to my aunt in the Caribbean

[Mugu]

29. A new computer

so I can retire this poor old tired machine that I got from the Salvation Army store.

[Horse with no Name]

30. I might splurge on a tank of gas since it will probably be that much by the time I get it

:)

[GoesTo11]

31. Maybe I belong at redstate

[roamer65]

41. Delete.

[GoesTo11]

58. Gotta invest the rebate in somethin'

[DiverDave]

32. Pay Bills

and maybe a small vacation to the beach.

Oh, with 2 kids, we'll be getting 1800, or so they say.

[yellowdogintexas]

33. well assuming I get it, clear off what remains of my dental bill and put the rest

in savings to replace what we pulled out when my husband was between assignments this winter.

[Catshrink]

35. I should put it into savings

but I really really really hate my refrigerator and this would help pay -- or completely pay -- for a new one.

Or maybe I'll buy a few trees for the yard.

[Buns_of_Fire]

36. The Ferrari or the Porsche? The Ferrari or the Porsche? Ah, decisions, decisions...

I think I'll get the poster of the Porsche. Yeah, that's the ticket.

[truthpusher]

48. in a decent frame I hope

[leftofthedial]

37. illegal drugs

guns and ammo

[Iwillnevergiveup]

38. This one's easy

V-I-S-A card.

[Sabriel]

39. It's going toward the increase in food prices

Flour's up, eggs are up, the gas to go buy them is up.

One very expensive pancake.

[Iggo]

40. I'm only getting $300....

....and it's being deposited directly into my checking account. Three hundred bucks ain't lifestyle changing money. And since it's only an advance on next year's tax return, I'm inclined to let it sit in some kind of savings account until next year, when I get shorted on my regular tax return. Not sure what I'm going to do, but I sure as fuck ain't gonna give it right back to the corporations. That would be stupid.

[cabbage08]

42. Gas

:(

[roamer65]

43. It isn't a rebate.

I would have turned it around right away and sent it back to the IRS as a 2008 tax payment since it isn't a rebate. It's just a loan until next April 15th. Be careful it doesn't put you into the status of tax underpayment, folks!

[itsrobert]

44. Where are you getting your information from?

You need to educate yourself before you start giving out wrong information.

[Buns_of_Fire]

45. Actually, it's non-taxable, no strings attached

Or so sayeth the IRS website: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=179211,00.html

What is it? It's an economic stimulus payment that more than 130 million households will receive starting in May. It's not taxable, and it won't reduce your 2007 or 2008 refund or increase the amount you owe when you file your 2008 return.

[liberalpress]

46. Copied from the IRS website

Q. Is my Stimulus Payment taxable?

A. No. You will not owe tax on your payment when you file your 2008 federal income tax return. But you should keep a copy of the IRS letter you receive later this year listing the amount of your payment.

Q. If my Stimulus Payment is not going to affect my 2008 tax refund or increase the tax I owe next year, why is it I need to retain the letter that lists how much I received?

A. In the event you do not qualify for the full amount on your 2007 return but you do on your 2008 return, you will need to have the letter as a record of the amount you previously received.

Q. Will the payment I receive in 2008 reduce my 2008 refund or increase the amount I owe for 2008?

A. No, the Stimulus Payment will not reduce your refund or increase the amount you owe when you file your 2008 return.

[roamer65]

47. I stand corrected.

[truthpusher]

49. nope.... its actually different this year.....

[roamer65]

51. Good for lower income folks, then.

Maybe it will help them with food and fuel, but inflation is going to eat away a good chunk of it. Sad to say.

[ColbertWatcher]

50. Nothing; I won't be spending it. n/t

[RamboLiberal]

52. Putting mine in savings

Cause I know there will be short times this year when I have to tap my savings.

[Jack Rabbit]

53. Bills

It was spent last Christmas.

[hyphenate]

54. Won't be getting $600

though it would be nice. I'll be getting $300, which will help me cope with extra expenses like getting oil for hot water, keep the electricity going, getting a little extra food to stock up. Maybe a book or two, and a DVD or two. Not a whole lot I can do with $300 nowadays.

[HughMoran]

56. I'm going to give every penny to the Democrats

I don't need it but I do need a government that isn't run by narrow minded bigots.

[Omaha Steve]

57. Savings

$1,200 for the two of us. We paid down debt with our US tax refund.

[Elspeth]

59. I wish we could all send it back, earmarked for bridge repairs throughout the nation

Sigh.

[SammyWinstonJack]

65. !!!

:thumbsup:

[Bluzmann57]

60. Going to donate around $100.00 to a 527 group

Maybe Moveon or DFA and the rest is going into a vacation fund. I am planning a trip to another country next year. So the money will go toward that.

[DesertRat]

62. Paying down debt. n/t

[tammywammy]

63. I get my $600 next week

I'm buying a rug for my living room and two little ones for my bedroom. I'm also in love with this new duvet, so I'm gonna wait a bit and see if it goes on sale, but I want to buy that. And then some will be used for my upcoming trip to Austin in June for the State Democratic Convention. Then what's ever left, into the savings bin.

[soothsayer]

64. Don't think I'm getting any, but lent $700 via Kiva.org to 7 folks around the world

Very cool! If you haven't checked it out, do so. You can give microloans (of as little as $25) to people who need it for this or that, all across the world. You don't get any interest, but once your money is repaid (in 6 mos, 12 mos---all the loans have different terms, with monthly payments), you can take it back, or loan it out to different folks.

[Buns_of_Fire]

74. That's where part of mine's going to go. And just to make it easy for everybody...

here's an easy-to-click-on link =====> http://www.kiva.org/ <=====

They're good people. :thumbsup:

[KharmaTrain]

66. Democratic Candidates...

I'm busy compiling a list for the Fall campaign of Congressional and Senate races where my bribe (I get the "full monte" here...$1,200) that will be sent to Democratic candidates to increase Progressive voices and Democratic margins in both houses. I feel this is money very well invested and spent.

[otohara]

68. A New Brace

my ankle is collapsing.

[Vickers]

69. Euros.

:P

[williesgirl]

70. Not getting a dime. Disabled, but took $80K out of 401K in 2007 for med expenses and down

payment on a house, which put me over the top in their calculations. Naturally, the $37K in med expenses gets whittled down by the 7% of income to start. Plus, since I take my disabled daughter on my taxes, she didn't qualify for her $300 either. The house I bought was for her since her doc really wants her to have as much independence as possible. The rents for townhomes are atrocious so I bit the bullet and bought her a small home that between the two of us, we can pay the mortgage on hers.

So, while I continue to eat peanut butter sandwiches and try to come up with the $310 weekly for her doctor, I guess I'm too rich to get Bush's bribe this year. Don't get me wrong, I know we're luckier than alot of Americans, but this still frosts my ass!

[Breeze54]

71. But if you can claim your daughter as a dependent

doesn't that put you in the running to get a bribe check? :shrug:

Did they say you won't get a check or are you just assuming?

Just wondering.

[williesgirl]

72. No, won't get one. Don't quality due to income.

[mbee]

75. We have to pay taxes on unemployment my husband

had to collect last year which is obscene!

[galledgoblin]

76. student, I lived off loans last year

no tax returns for me

[Blue_In_AK]

77. My mother board fried last week

so I had to buy a new computer on my credit card. I'll be putting the $600 toward that, most likely, unless I go crazy and buy some photography equipment. I had originally planned to get a ball head for my Gorillapod until the computer thing happened. :shrug:

[MrSlayer]

78. War. The government will be keeping my check.

Because I owe them tax money.

[roody]

79. a solar water heating system

I already have solar electric.

[Gore1FL]

80. Hookers and drugs

the rest I am just going to blow.

[Tejas]

81. Ammunition, and the way

ammo is rising in price almost weekly, the sooner the check hits my mailbox the better!

:)