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Pegasus
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I filled my car with fuel. [Smile]

Of course, that was after the fuel tank and lines had to be replaced due to rust, exacerbated by the road salt & chemicals used here.

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katharina
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I saved most of it, paid tithing, and bought clothes with the rest.
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Belle
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Paid tuition. Well, it wasn't enough to pay for the whole semester, so it paid for part of my tuition and books.
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Orincoro
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I read "what did you do with your stimulus monkey?"
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King of Men
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Haven't used it yet, but it will go to my green card application.
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xnera
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Mine's going towards air fare and tickets to Walt Disney World. If there's any left over I might use it towards a PSP, though it'd be smarter to save it for Disney.
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ketchupqueen
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quote:
Originally posted by Orincoro:
I read "what did you do with your stimulus monkey?"

Now, Orincoro, you know how Papa feels about those threads.
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Sean Monahan
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Paying off a credit card.
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Itsame
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I didn't get stimulus money. [Frown]
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Juxtapose
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Rent and savings.
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Puffy Treat
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I paid for repairs on my car, paid rent, then bought some books and DVDs.
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dawnmaria
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We just bought a king sized bed. Happy Mother's Day to me!
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Chris Bridges
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Let it enbiggen my bank account, which desperately needs it.
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Human
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Paid bills.
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Liz B
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Haven't gotten it yet--but it will pay our mortgage for part of the time that I'm on maternity leave without pay, allowing us to keep the $$ we'd earmarked for that in savings.
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Samprimary
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I'm saving it for some future dates with a pretty lass.
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lem
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Additional payment on our home mortgage.
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Valentine014
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It is going to the wedding and honeymoon.
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ElJay
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I bought something frivolous made of red leather. Not yet sure what I'm going to do with the rest of it.
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We're adding it to our "next car" fund. I figure we spent enough money moving that we've helped the economy already.
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Sean Monahan
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quote:
Originally posted by Sean Monahan:
Paying off a credit card.

Oh, and a ticket to see Rush. 3rd row center.
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mr_porteiro_head
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It's going into the bank, and that's it.
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Tammy
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We didn't get any either. [No No]
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DSH
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The IRS says they're paying in order of the last 2 digits of your SSN.

Mine are... 99 [Grumble]

When I finally get mine, I'll be getting a new[used] car. (Hey, I've got 5 kids and a wife, I fully expect to get $2700 from this deal!)

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Lyrhawn
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Paid bills. I was a bad little consumer.
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BlackBlade
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Anyone know how long it will take if you are being mailed a check as opposed to having it debited into a bank account?
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Jeni
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Bought a plane ticket to Ireland!
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Lyrhawn
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Depends on your SSN Blackblade. Could be late in June, could be the end of this month.
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Shan
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Jeni! Way cool! Ireland . . . *sighs dreamily*

I paid a bill.

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quote:
Originally posted by DSH:
The IRS says they're paying in order of the last 2 digits of your SSN.

Mine are... 99 [Grumble]

When I finally get mine, I'll be getting a new[used] car. (Hey, I've got 5 kids and a wife, I fully expect to get $2700 from this deal!)

Mine is 89
Hopefully I will get it on Friday
Then I can get my internet back on at home. I really would like to see Dir en grey many times, but instead I may have to pay bills and rent and maybe save part of it depending if it's the full amount.

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I should get mine by the end of the week.

Most likely, I'll pay off my remaining credit card debt. Woohoo!

That leaves me with two cars and a house to pay off......

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Jeni, where are you going in Ireland? I have suggestions if you want them.

I will put mine into the IBC stash. Which means I can use some other money to buy some new bookcases and a nightstand.

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I figured it would just go to paying bills, but my husband used his to buy me a beautiful necklace for my b-day, anniversay, mother's day. It is a beautiful green garnet (I didn't know they had green garnets).
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Ours is in the bank, in an interest-bearing but accessible account. If we get through losing my income this summer, moving expenses, and having to COBRA our health insurance for 3 months ($1322 a month!) without having to draw on it it will move to one of our investment accounts.

And we're trying to decide whether to tithe it to the regular church budget or a special project.

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The Pixiest
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The franchise tax board came back to us with their hand out for yet more money so we used our rebate to pay more California tax.
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