What did you do with your $1400 stimulus?

[ansible]

Just curious to see what you did with it, to those who got it. I used it to pay my debts, it really helped a lot.

[pfitz59]

1. Haven't got it

Might never see it

[captain queeg]

2. I got mine 2 days ago, direct deposit which surprised me

I never got the first one at all and the second one took a long time, then they sent me one of those debit cards. I’m just hanging onto it right now, I was going to help my son buy a car, but it fell thru. I think he’s still looking though, so want to have some money to help out if/when it happens. I was kind of relieved when the deal fell thru because he wanted a hot rod. Unfortunately he still does. Not much I can do to discourage that, I guess I was the same way at his age.

[Skittles]

3. is your son Glamrock?

[TexasTowelie]

4. !

[Skittles]

5. YEE HAW!

[captain queeg]

12. Had to look that term up...I'd say definitely not

[Skittles]

14. he is a DUer who was been going on about his determination to get a hot rod

[Glamrock]

39. Hahahahahahaha!

Too funny, Skittles!

Hot Rod acquired!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181482008

[captain queeg]

47. I see. My son would love one of those but he'll settle for a WRX

Souped up of course

[Skittles]

60. sweet ride

and.....it suits you!

[IcyPeas]

6. Haven't received it yet but I want a robotic vacuum (Like a roomba type)

[piddyprints]

20. I got a Neabot.

Love it! Cheaper than other brands and it empties itself.

Oh, and kitten rides on it. I’ve taken some pretty funny videos of that.

[happybird]

7. I paid off bills and other debts. nt

[FreepFryer]

8. Breathed, spent none, and let it sit making imperceptibly small interest in my bank account for now.

[vercetti2021]

9. Bought two weeks worth of food

After having no food for week and a half with the exception of ramen

[Alice Kramden]

10. Paid bills

Medicare deductible, credit card. It helped.

[DFW]

11. I didn't get one

Nor should I. If I should get one by mistake, I will donate it to food banks and Planned Parenthood.

[gladium et scutum]

13. Wife & I donated our stimulus money to the local food bank n/t

[Paper Roses]

15. House taxes due soon. Saving it so I still have somewhere to live.

If I can't pay the taxes, I will lose the house. Believe me, there have been times when it has been close. I now eat stuff that I would never have bought before. Trying to save is next to impossible for some of us. Everything from the cost of food, gas, utilities has gone up in price. Thanks President Biden. Lifesaver.

[Freddie]

16. Paid for a summer day camp for my grandkids

I’m their “nanny” and the big ones (10 and 7) really need something to do all day while I watch the little one (now 2). The camp is run by the town’s Park and Rec and has an excellent reputation. Will be outdoors, weather permitting. The 10 yo is already addicted to her phone and this will be good for her. And my sanity.

[Blue_playwright]

17. Paid for my daughter's school tuition

And bought her a bed.

[Vinca]

18. Paid off a credit card bill. I might indulge in a new vacuum cleaner. Whoop-di-doo!

[mvd]

19. Haven't gotten it

Status finally shows being mailed Mar 31.

I need it even more for basics after what stupid Verizon did. I had a nice (but still overpriced) payment plan going. Was a few days late paying for this month and yesterday I was shut off with no warning. This time they required $400 to get it put back on. My payment plan was $190 per month through June. But the whole thing is now cancelled.

[Elessar Zappa]

25. Consider getting Straight Talk phones and phone cards.

Much cheaper ($45 a card) and no contract.

[mvd]

43. Thanks

I also would need to change for TV and internet. Verizon provides 3 services for me. Internet seems the hardest to find.

[Betty88]

73. Work improving the house

Keeping the money local. Will have some work done in the garden, a new walk way, the old one is coming up in places. Maybe a room or two painted. We get an update and some local handymen get a payday.

[piddyprints]

21. Going to share with my aunt.

She’s 91 years old, lives on a very small (maybe even minimum amount) social security, and hasn’t received hers yet. She needs to fix something on her house’s heater... couldn’t really tell me what.

[Lochloosa]

22. Own a 92 Ford F150. Guess what I spent it on.

[obamanut2012]

30. Tricked out rims and a custom bed cover?

[Lochloosa]

32. Lol. Alternator and water pump. I'm practical.

[obamanut2012]

52. hahaha I figured was something to help it run better

My dad has one as old as yours, and that thing is a workhorse. He totally rebuilt the engine three years ago, so that pickup is never gonna die.

[Lochloosa]

53. 268K and runs like a sewing machine. This was preventive maintenance.

[Shrek]

23. Will probably order some takeout from local restaurants

And tip heavily.

[Amishman]

24. paid down debt

barely a scratch on what we owe. Wife has a lot of student loans.

[JI7]

26. bills

[DenaliDemocrat]

27. I bought 1/2 beef from a local farmer

It helps the farmer, the butcher, and it keeps me out of the grocery store so I save money and reduce exposure

[brewens]

28. Paid a chunk off my credit card which is my only debt. I should have it paid off before summer

is over.

[obamanut2012]

29. Several things (I will get it tomorrow)

1. New Laptop (I charged this, because the old one was almost dead)
2. Pair of Adidas shoes
3. Rack for my hickory golf clubs
4. New pencil golf bag
5. Inexpensive turntable
6. $300 local restaurant takeout


My cc is clear, my car is paid, and I almost put half into savings, but Yellen and others encourage spending, so I am indulging in some new golf stuff and a turntable.

[tavernier]

31. Trip to see grandson at his university...

hotel cost, nice restaurants with boy and roommate, school bookstore for provisions.approx $500 chunk. Seeing his face... priceless!

[Tommy Carcetti]

33. Down payment on a new car.

We're lucky that we haven't been forced to scrounge for necessities like some, but I figure the money ought to go to some use.

So new car it was.

[tanyev]

34. Gave it to an extended family member who needed it more than we do.

[DVRacer]

35. Haven't received any updates or money

Like most people on SS,SSDI and VA we got screwed.

[Jim G.]

36. I Haven't Gotten Mine Yet

But I certainly have a wish list.

Funny thing is I got a letter from the IRS about the $600 stimulus on the same day people started getting their third payment. I'm sure I'll get it eventually, but it's kind of frustrating to keep getting the "Status not available" message when I check every morning.

[Boydog]

37. Still in direct deposit

[sinkingfeeling]

38. Tried to get a $20 bill, but the check wasn't enough.

[Luciferous]

40. Bought new mattresses. The rest is going to

replacing exterior doors. With the last one we bought a new couch.

[MOMFUDSKI]

41. Gave our daughter

$1000 from the last one. This one we will have in our checkbook for now. It will help to pay the rent on our trailer up in Wisconsin where we go for the summer. The good news is that so much money is going out to our economy from this. Drunken sailors all around . . . .

[Chellee]

42. Paid off my car. nt

[themaguffin]

44. All of our deposits are sitting in our savings account because I am still looking for a fucking job

and need to have the money reserve

[LizBeth]

45. I have not got it yet but going to remodeling. Actually remodeling and money going into bank so

just helps with total cause the remodeling was happening regardless. I bought an ugly ass two-tone that was suppose to be painted before I moved in.

[Wounded Bear]

46. So far, just paid down some CC debt. Not totally sure about the rest...

but some toys will be included.

[tenderfoot]

48. paid bills

eom

[Polybius]

49. New computer

Yay!

[meow2u3]

50. I'm on SS and didn't get mine yet

I read that the Social Security adminstrator and deputy administror are both Trump holdovers and they're withholding the necessary info from the IRS so SS, SSDI, SSI, Railroad Retirement, and VA beneficiaries can't get their stimmies.

[XanaDUer2]

63. Saul and Black

NEED TO GO. I read today in politico progressives and Sherrod Brown want Biden to oust them. They are absolute pos running the SSA

[Chautauquas]

51. Put it in the bank

based on my assumption that health care costs aren't going to be sane or even reasonable in this country for a long time.

Plus I bought another kayak, because my wife took over my good fishing kayak and I need one for myself.

[Tree Lady]

54. Its in the savings but we are fixing our yard

Bushes in back died because our water table is too high even though we added extra dirt. So we are planting trees instead by the fences.

And dental bills we have no insurance for that, they don't cover enough to make it getting on our own at our senior age.

[OriginalGeek]

55. Having ourt electrical panel replaced

homeowner's insurance won't renew us until we get it replaced - apparently the one in there now has a recall on it.
Also had our fence gate repaired - it's a vinyl fence only a few years old but high winds apparently damaged it more than we knew. It started falling down a few weeks ago and was just barely staying closed because I tied the two panel together with rope.
Also having trees trimmed back away from roof - another insurance thing.

Basically having stuff done that we know has needed to be done but couldn't afford to.

And we put a deposit on a hotel room at the beach for our 35th anniversary in July. It's the same place we stayed on our honeymoon and thought it would be fun to revisit. I was determined to have at least 1 fun thing out of all the stuff we had to do lol.

[jmowreader]

58. You don't have a Federal Pacific panel, by any chance?

If so, thank the insurance company for making you replace it. Those have started lots of fires.

[OriginalGeek]

61. Yes I believe that's what it is

I had no idea this was a thing until their inspector told us.

this is my grandma and grandpa's house built new in 1975 and everything except the AC, the washer and dryer is the same. We are slowly getting things replaced but I reckon that is a very important item.

Especially since I use a TON more electric/electronic stuff than he did. (Hell, he kept the AC on 80 lol) (And still wore a sweater most of the time!)

[ananda]

56. I helped out a family member.

She's a senior in college and needs a car.

[jmowreader]

57. I'm putting it into my kitchen

I wasn't planning to upgrade the microwave, but now I will. AND I bought a dust collector for my tools, which is making life much more pleasant.

[bermudat]

59. Saved it for a rainy day.

[flotsam]

62. I eagerly awaited it

which is what I'm still doing...

[a kennedy]

64. I think we're gonna buy a new bed........or two single beds.....getting to that

stage in our life where we really could get separate beds, AND possibly two separate rooms. I think we would really sleep better if we didn’t wake each other up all night long. Been married for 40 years, he’s 75 and I’m 70 AND I think we should give it a go with separate beds, and possibly rooms.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

65. Bills, groceries, etc.

All essential stuff for me.

[iemanja]

66. Same

paid bills.

[senseandsensibility]

67. We needed a new fence

but I'm also going to buy some gifts for my elderly parents.

[marie999]

68. We haven't received them yet, but we will do what we did with the last 2.

We give it to people we know who need it.

[ripcord]

69. Ammonium perchlorate

What else would you spend your stimulus on?

[demtenjeep]

70. hubby and I only got half so we put it in savings

we were going to buy a new couch but we have to save since we didn't get the full amount

[ColinC]

71. Mortgage

[Cha]

72. went to the bank today

and it had been deposited Yesterday on the 24th of March!

The first stimulus was a check in the mail, the 2nd one was a Visa Credit card and now this Variety!

I plan to buy a better phone than by off brand Android.. the question is... which one!?

[misanthrope]

74. I donated some to a GoFundMe for someone's medical bills

after they were released from two months in ICU for COVID-19.

The rest is in the bank right now.