The Checks Have Started Arriving! There Are Better Things To Spend On Than Botox Or Gambling!

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So I’ve been told people with Social Security numbers ending in 00-20 have already received their stimulus package. Those ending in 21-75 will be getting them May 9, and 76-99 will receive them on May 16. I fall in the group that should see them today! From the sounds of these folks in Minnesota, the checks will be doing exactly what the gov’t was planning them to do, be spent. Granted, some on things that would be better off saved, but then again, not everyone reads personal finance blogs, eh? :)

When should I expect the cash?

The order in which the IRS sends out payments will be based on Social Security numbers. If your return was processed by April 15, here’s what you can expect:

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Taxes and money can be funny, honey!

A few of the responses you see from people will certainly get a good laugh out of you. My favorite is the guy that says, “I’ll probably spend it at the casino.” Oh boy, I can think of much better ways to spend it, but then again, I’ve clearly got a different mindset and that’s exactly what the government DOESN’T want you to do with it. They’re hoping you spend it, and spend it quick!

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5 Comments

  • User Gravatar Vered - MomGrind
    May 9th, 2008 at 7:43 am

    So I should cancel that Botox appointment you think?

    :)
    Vered - MomGrind’s last blog post..Why Won’t You Post Photos of Your Kids?

  • User Gravatar Blake
    May 10th, 2008 at 3:51 pm

    Yikes, gambling? Talk about a waste. What are the chances that the guy that said that has some debt he could use paying off or a Roth that’s underfunded?

    Blake’s last blog post..What Are You Doing With Your Economic Stimulus Check?

  • User Gravatar Aaron Stroud
    May 12th, 2008 at 10:21 am

    Hank, I don’t think even Congress believes spending the stimulus checks will have an impact on the economy. Their real goal was to show that they care and to reinforce the idea that they’re taking care of us.

    Aaron Stroud’s last blog post..Our lives are a work in progress

  • User Gravatar hank
    May 12th, 2008 at 2:42 pm

    @ Aaron - Well, not being a political blog I don’t want to delve too deep into that point, but my guess is that it was a last ditch effort to make the last 8 years look like it was close to the boom Bill Clinton drove us through…

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