Rebates are HERE!! Are you Spending or Saving?

News Type: Event — Seeded on Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:03 PM EDT

Article Source: ABC News

More than 130 million U.S. households are eligible for the checks. Individuals could get up to $600, couples up to $1,200 with an additional $300 per child. In total about $120 billion will be doled out over the next two months.

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RebelGirl

Will you be spending or saving your rebate?

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1 vote

#1 - Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:03 PM EDT

{"commentId":1753733,"authorDomain":"EPH289"}

EPH289

RebelGirl,

I posted an idea on how to use our rebates back in February. I think it worth another visit.

Hope you don't mind my linking it here. I'm following my own lead and using it 100% as my article suggests.

If so, zap me.

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2 votes

#1.1 - Thu May 1, 2008 8:33 AM EDT

{"commentId":1748324,"authorDomain":"Andimia"}

Andimia

The government is encouraging us to be frivolous with our money but how crazy can you really get with $300 nowadays? (that's how much people in the income average will be getting)
oooo I could buy another 22" wide screen monitor with mine because it's not going to help much toward buying a new car. I could pay for half a months rent?
The problem is that for the average person the rebate check doesn't have a huge effect.

It almost makes up for the lost interest on the $2000 the government overcharged me on taxes.

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2 votes

#2 - Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:37 PM EDT

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backroads

I initially thought about buying one of those new TVs that we need by next February, but I think I'll instead put it into my retirement account.

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1 vote

#3 - Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:59 PM EDT

{"commentId":1748791,"authorDomain":"RebelGirl"}

RebelGirl

yeah mine is going in savings, or for a new roof

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3 votes

#3.1 - Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:09 PM EDT

{"commentId":1750069,"authorDomain":"rascal2pt0"}

Rascal 2.0

1/2 goes into savings. 1/2 goes onto stupid credit card debt. Same thing I do with all windfalls.

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2 votes

#4 - Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:17 AM EDT

{"commentId":1791312,"authorDomain":"raychelfitzgerald"}

1SGFitzsWife4ID

so far it's covering the gas my budget didn't allow for this month *shakes head*

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1 vote

#5 - Mon May 12, 2008 12:50 PM EDT

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