The second stimulus package popular among many in Washington
The idea of a second round of economic stimulus checks being sent out sometime this fall or next spring has been gaining steam in the hallowed halls of Congress. It has been mentioned by a number of Democrats including House speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as other prominent politicians from both sides of the aisle. Pelosi talked about the first rebate, and the possibility of a second just last week:
“The rebates had “a positive effect,” Pelosi added, “except they have been offset, as has been said by our experts, by the rising costs in other necessities for the American people. So while they may have saved the second quarter from a technical definition of a recession, the fact is that we are into a third quarter and we need to have another stimulus package.“
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For the politicians a second round of stimulus payments are a no brainer. In an election year like this the pols are looking for just about any way they can to sway the voters. Giving their constituents money seems to be a great way to do that.
Even if a second round of checks is passed, it sounds like it probably won't happen until fall at the earliest:
Harry Reid of Nevada, said it would be “really hard” to get a package put together before the August recess, indicating that the issue was unlikely to gain momentum before the fall.
Today Barack Obama continued his pledge for a second round of stimulus payments if he is elected:
Obama said the economy needs both short- and long-term fixes, including another round of “stimulus” measures from Congress to revive the economy and a longer-term focus on renewable energy to curb high gas prices and on universal health care to trim costs. He said he would move “rapidly and vigorously” to respond.
So even if we get a second check, it probably isn't going to happen for a while. So don't count on that extra income in your budget! Check out my article for some ways to create your own “stimulus income“.
First check – just not enough? Will a second stimulus be more effective?
The first check doesn't seem to have had enough of an effect, and any positive effects that they did have seem to have been offset by rising gas prices, food prices and prices of other essentials.
From what I've read around the blogosphere it also seems that a lot of people didn't spend their first rebates. A creditcards.com poll conducted March 7-9 by GfK Roper Public Affairs and Media found:
half of Americans don't have spending in mind, with 26 percent saying they'll pay off some debt, and 24 percent planning to save it.
So a quarter said that they planned to save their stimulus payment, and another quarter said they would use it to pay off debt. Not exactly the outcome that the government had hoped for.
Would people be more likely to spend a second round of stimulus checks? My guess is that more people probably would spend it. The fact that they've already used one payment to pay off debt or save means that a lot of people will feel like they “deserve” to spend their second check. I think you would see much higher numbers of people actually spending their stimulus checks the second time around.
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Is a second round of checks a good idea?
Is it a good idea to continue doling out checks until the economy picks back up? Or would it be better to just let the market correct itself, even if it means a bit of pain in the short term? I'd love to hear your feedback on the topic.
Personally I'm of the opinion that the stimulus checks are more smoke and mirrors than actual solid economic policy. I can't see these checks having an appreciable effect. I'd rather see a cut in taxes, help for those that are creating jobs, and progress on new drilling for oil to help reduce gas prices. An increased focus on other sources of renewable energy would be a good step as well.
What would you do with a second economic stimulus check?
If a second stimulus package does materialize this fall, what will you do with your check? Will you:
- Spend it (like they want you to)?
- Save it
- Use it to pay down debt?
- Donate the money?
Let us know what action you'll take if you get a second check – in the comments below!
I would save it- just like we did the last one.
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I would absolutely spend it. Especially if I receive it around the holidays. My last check went to bills. I feel I deserve a little bit of spending money.
i would spend it.especially if i got it before the holidays.
My husband and I have been using all our money to pay bills. I have a 2 year old and a baby on the way. I don’t know what we are going to do with it being so bad. If we get another check it will help us out so much just to catch up and be ready for our new baby boy! Also give my daughter a wonderful x-mas.
I would definitely have to use it. I still have children living at home and I would use it to pay bills and for the holidays. I have to give to single moms or dads. My husband works all the time and I just recieved a job from a friend. But I am still trying to catch up my bills from August so yes bring on a second stimulus check.
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I would use it to pay bills an buy x-mas persents for my family. We could really use another one.
I would keep the second check just like the first one because $600 isn’t that much money to make a difference to the damage that has already been done to rising costs. The second check couldn’t come fast enough for me. It looks like x-mas gifts are going to be very short this year.
I would spend it. I get irritated b/c everyone against it says “I just saved it anyway so they don’t stimulate the economy”
Well, excuse me, but not all of us can “save it.”
I spent the last one and this one will get spent too.
This is the hardest time I ever had and I can think of 10 things to spend it on.
Getting it before Christmas would be nice b/c then I could buy presents.
If not, well, it will be spent on things we need ourselves.
Things are horrible now.
I am college educated but cannot even find a waitress job the last few months.
Yes, I agree not all of us can save the check.I
don’t really need to borrow money, I need money to
help pay what I now owe. I’m not looking for more
debt. If they give us money,(not chicken change)we can help put more money in circulation.
You know, It seems to me that those people that already have enough money and dont need it anway will find it much easier to say that we shouldn’t get it, without thinking about the reasons in which the ones that do need it & should get it to make ends meet,in other words not everybody should get,but only the ones that will actually appeciate it.
I think it would help a great deal honestly. I know there are people who are saying no. But the people who are saying no aren’t the ones who need the money as bad as those of us who really need it. It’s not even a thing of greed, with prices going up. Anything our way helps abit.
I will spend my rebate check on paying off debt. I got engaged a month before I was laid off work with no chance of return from DHL and I just took out a student loan to go back to school. If the Govt. wants money to go back into the economy they need to give a larger check.
I’d tithe to our church and put the rest towards debt. As for it being a good idea, no, it’s just more spending that the gov’t can’t afford. I’m also of the opinion that taxes need to be lowered, but I don’t really see that happening, no matter who becomes president.
Depending on how much it actually would be and when we would get it – we’d either save it to get our emergency fund up to snuff or use it to pay down college loans.
I’m never one to complain about free money, but I also like the idea of letting the market work for itself.
Not knowing exactly what it would look like it is hard to say. It seems like there might be other things that could be done – but they probably aren’t as politically expedient.
Besides if they keep giving us money – where is it coming from? Why not use the money to shore up the value of the dollar by getting rid of some of the national deficit?
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We did spend a portion of the last check (which was a stupid idea…but we had great jobs at the time). This time around we would definitely put it in our emergency fund.
I also agree with tax cuts, but that is unlikely in my opinion. I am glad that some are focusing on renewable energy sources for relief, though that will be years down the road given the current progress.
We are headed toward a recession regardless of these checks. It took years for us to get into this position and it is silly to assume that a “quick fix” will undo all the damage. The market will rebound, it always does…but is somewhat scary to think about what could happen before that. My husband studied political science and feels we may be headed for a depressions should the government not begin to focus on long-term programs and policies.
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I think a second round check is purely a political move…especially since Obama and the lead democrats are chiming in about it. I trult believe it is a waste of money…I really don’t feel it is the role of the government.
For me, I will be using it to pay down the car loan or putting part away for 2009 vacation fund.
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See-this is what our fiscally responsible govt was worried about the first time – all of you “irresponsible” people saving the money or paying down debt instead of rushing out to buy huge HDTVs. Shessh.
As for us, the first one came just at the time we were redoing our back porch, so I guess it technically got spent on that. Woohoo – I’m patriotic! :)
I spent the first one on a breakfast set that we were planning on getting anyway and I would spend the next if we get one on bills and household things.
First, i would thank God like i always does and i will appreciate the people in The White House who agreed that we need another stimulus check and I want to enjoy this x-mas with my 15 months old daughter. I want to appreciate eveyone especially our New President.
I think talk of a second package is all politics right now. It takes a long time to really see statistically if these packages work. Heck, we don’t even know if we’re in a recession yet! Reminds me of a campaign promise from the first GB – “Read my lips – No new taxes!” It’s all talk right now.
I would save it, same as we did with our last ones.
I know this isn’t really a good thing (for the spenders), but our CafePress store sales escalated 2-3 times during the months of May and June… so the first round of stimulus checks benefited us in more than one way. :)
And I guess, by July the checks were spent so sales slowed back down. So I wouldn’t mind a second check…
I receive SSI and don’t pay taxes so I don’t qualify for the stimulus checks.
yes you do
Yes you do! FILE anyway, my brother is on Social Security disablement and gets about 14,000 a year I filed for him and he got the money. You still have time to file in fact go to your town hall they do taxes for people on social security and disable people for free. Get that extra money. Do it before the 2nd check goes out! As from what I hear who got the first will automatically get the second without filing anything again. Enjoy the money!
You do not qualify for the stimulus if you are on ssi because you don’t receive a 1099 form,I know because I was on it and I did some calling around when I didn’t receive a stimulus paper,most ppl on ssi make the least and of course we were the ones that got screwed!!!
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of course the package really did not work.. after all it’s only a buck64aday if you got 600 dollars. really how is that going to work out in the long run.
in the short run of course there will be a boost as everyone spends their free money. what about december, when inflation and christmas collide?
i have been blogging about this ever since i got my check.
take a look at http://www.buck64aday.com
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Well, we took the entire check last time and paid off consumer debt. Oh, it felt so good!
So… if we do get another, I would love to pay off more debt (the car) and tithe.
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I know I will never receive one (currently in Philippines) but I’d rather invest it or put it into my retirement fund.
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Do you have a hidden nest egg somewhere?
We paid off debt the first one, it was enough to get us back on our feet. But currently, we only have social security disability as an income (from me) and believe me, it’s definitely a struggle for a family of 3! Husband lost his job and is going to college this fall to try to get a job in something eventually. So IF we did get another check, it’d be put into savings for when there’s an emergency. (Or, my husband thinks we should invest in another vehicle so we’re not fighting over who keeps the car when he starts college… hmmm…) Just wants and needs hun!
@ Kendra – Wow, that’s a tough situation, I feel for you. I don’t know if I’d be buying another car in your situation, unless it was a bit of a beater – something you could pay off right away. I wouldn’t want to get into another payment when you have the one income, and school bills to pay! (Maybe i’m speaking to the choir on this one?) How about your husband getting a job, and then saving up for tuition/books? (sorry, maybe I’m chiming in when no advice was asked for?)
Firstly I think a second stimulus package is a good idea, regardless if it’s being done for political reasons or not.
It’s been proven several times that it does help the economy somewhat, and I think the first check did help from making things a lot worse.
Having said that it’s important our political leaders become fiscally accountable. The amount of wasteful spending in our government has gotten totally out of control. Both parties are catering to special interest groups that benefit them at the expense of everyone else.
We as individuals needs to increase our financial IQ so that we can stop depending on our government.
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@ Ray Roman – I have to agree, we do need our political leaders to become more fiscally responsible and accountable. Wasteful spending in government is a huge problem – and everyone has their little pet pork projects..
Time for us to implement financial classes for kids in high school to help break the cycle of people being uneducated about their own money.
we plan to save half and use the other half for bills just like the first check. With the rising cost of home heating oil we may even just get our oil tank filled to offset winter. Sadly there will be little to nothing fun bought with our money like the govenment wants. Now if they can find a permanent way of bringing down the cost of living or upping pay rates then we are going on a nice vacation with it or blow it on the downpayment for a home theater system or something crazy.
pay tithe and offering first then go on a shopping spree for me and my son
I splurged on the first check, Hey, i didnt even know i was getting one until i saw the money in my account. I didnt get the letter saying that i was gonna get one until after i had already spent it. Im only 23 and dont have any major responsibilties right now, so i gave my mom the majority of it and paid for my cousins prom dress, the rest of it i used to get a new tattoo. I know that sounds irresponsible, but im young and i never do anything for myself anyway so i had fun with the money, plus like i said i wasnt expecting it so it was like finding money in the street.
They say that democracy begins to break down once the people realize that they can vote to give themselves money. Instead of giving us back our own money, how about the government doesn’t take so much from us in the first place?
If they keep handing out ‘free’ money that’s just going to lower the value of the currency. If everyone was a millionaire then a million bucks wouldn’t buy much…
I would use the 2nd check for my kids xmas gifts. I am already having a hard time with food and gas just to get to work and I work far. So I need a car. My 2 teenagers are having a hard time and scared we will have no xmas. All they want is a tree and 1 gift each. I am a middle class woman making ends meet. Please give us a stimulis check before xmas. We can careless about the spring cause that is when we get our tax money anyways.
i would also use this 2nd check for my teenage boys xmas.like a lot of people we spent the last one like crazy. my husband works for the wind farm projects but right now they are slow,cause its election year i guess.but yeah i would spend it on xmas and maybe put some up for a summer trip.
I agree with you being a single mom of 3 teeenagers myself they are worries that we will not have a x-mas either so getting a second check right now would be great I would definetly spend it on x-mas
Depending on the amount, i would save some, spend some and pay down some debt. Clear and simple. And as for what I think of the idea. I think it is needed by many americans including myself. There are a lot of hungry kids out there and I used to be one of them. REBATE! REBATE! REBATE!
I think a second round of checks would be great. All you people that can pay off debut it must be nice. I wish we could do that. We spent our first check on things we needed, food, gas clothes for the kids diaper and so on. You also paid things like rent and elecrtic bills. It is hard to make it now in days with just my husband being able to work and having two kids. We can’t afford the daycare prices for me to go back to work. It would be point less. There are alot of families out there that need the help more then others. So I think the second around of checks is a good idea.
I think giving a second check would be a great help for low income people like myself.If there was a second check sent to me, I would buy extra groceries, clothes, and things that my three children could use for school. If I have something left over I would put it in a savings account for my children.
My husband and I originally planned on saving our check, but due to the economy his employer let several hundred people go. We ended up spending it on bills, gas, and food until he could get another job. I don’t know what we would have done without it. God was looking of us because that check came at the right time.
We have discussed the possibility of receiving another check. We decided to pay off any debts just in case anything happens, and whatever is left over we will save.
i would spend it like you want me to.that is the idea i think with the hoildays comeing people will spend it if its done in the fall that is a good time. plese do people do not have money for the hoildays that would be nice.
I think that getting another stimulus check would help boost the economy, since the first checks were used basically to pay down bills or other debts.And maybe this time more people would spend the second just enjoying themselves and especially since the holidays will be approaching soon.So as far as me and my family I think we would enjoy every bit this time.
From the responses I’m getting I think that a lot more people would be apt to spend the stimulus check a second time around. So – in that respect I think it probably would help more the second time around. I’m still not convinced that this would be the best thing for the economy though.
I don’t understand how you can think that it will boost the economy?! They say that we are suppose to spend this money to boost the economy, but there is NO MONEY! So we get checks from our government. Has everyone forgot how many trillions of dollars our government is in debt. That means, there is NO MONEY there! NO CASH! Just a piece of paper with a dollar amount, that we are to cash at our banks. Of course the banks are going to cash them because they are from the government. Then everyone wonders why there are banks, and insurance agencies having to be bailed out. They give us the money but are NOT recieving the money from the government, because our government is BROKE!
I believe if we got it around christmas time at least 80% would be spent on christmas gifts.
I agree. Christmas would be best. They need to get this on a roll if they want to do it so that it will be used they way they want it used.
We hear all this talk as to what “means” the second stimulus package could actually produce, well the truth of the matter is that everybody’s financial situation is a case by case sceanario. Everyone decides what needs are most important based on their own economic perception. I conclude by saying that….”what may benefit some may not benefit you”
Our money has been so tight we have barely made ends met. We hadn’t been on a family vacation for 10 years. We used the stimulus money on a family vacation and enjoyed spending that quality time together, away from work and every day stress. When you live pay check to pay check there is so much stress in you life. It felt so great so have that time together and to have some relaxation that was greatly needed. Now that Christmas is coming up that second stimulus check would be put to great use. My son is 18 and planning on going to college. I would probably use part for Christmas gifts, bills and to help out with my son’s Senior year in high school, graduation announcements, etc. So I say yes to the second stimulus check.
I think that a second check would help the economy alot. for one thing it would help the people for the gas prices and it would also help for the holiday season. I think if there is no second check that all of the retail stores will fell the hurt. I know I would for there is only one income in my home for the jobs in wisconsin are not good for everytime you turn around there is another plant or so closing and people are just having a hard time keeping up with things. Just like the housing market I feel if the banks dont want to work with the people to help with the payments then the bank should get stuck with the house. I feel the banks are just greedy. that is why we are in the mess we are in. banks should either let you finace or pay on the principal or the interest until we get out of this mess. Jobs going over seas is the main issue. you should start having a tax to bring it back into the US if you want to go over seas then you pay to bring it back in. Maybe then companies will think twice about pulling the job market here in the US. So yes another stimulas check is a good idea for the economy thank you barb
I think a second round of checks is a good idea. With the price of everything my family is barley making it. I wish I could have just saved our first check like most of you did but when you have a family of 4 on one income its kinda of hard to do that. We spent ours on food, clothes for the kids and things that we needed. I think coime christmas time there are going to be a lot of families that can not buy their kids anything. I do not care if it is a poltical thing it helped us out abunch and i do hope we get another one so my kids can have a merry christmas this year!
I would do what I did the last time…pay off a bill, fix my cars, buy groceries for the family, then put the rest in a CD account. I got a nice check last time around so I would hope for the same.
But I honestly think that in someway we all will be paying these checks back. I would assume that it would go on my taxes as additional income and I will be put in a higher tax. It would be nice if the gov’t would just give us funds quartly and or give families more access to food aid utility aid etc. I am a single mommy (not by choice, due to death of my spouse) I work hard to keep food shelter and stuff like that. I look forward to something happening very soon…or all of us will be at the welfare office getting help because getting to our full time jobs are making us broke.
I know that having another stim would work great for alot of folks, especially like a single working mother of two kids trying to survive on a income of one.It would be nice if they decide to have one around the same time every year to help eveyone out.
If we got a second stimulus check we would use if for christmas shopping.
I would use it to pay my bills justlike i received the first check i was apayment behind onmy house and barely making my bills. itis hard to eat, gotowork, fuel prices and food prices do i pay bills or buy the needs. hard decision.
I am a single mother, and I have a 11 year old son.When I got the first check,I SPENT IT ON BILLS,BILLS,BILLS.aS WE ALL KNOW,Christmas is right around the corner.I hardly ever have the amount of money that ,I COULD USE FOR CHRISTMAS.I SAY,yES ,yES ,SEND THAT SECOND STIMULUS CHECK ON .
I agree. We need another stimulus check. A lot of the people responding must not be struggling.
I am. I am a single mom. I am also a full time student. I work part time. It just isn’t enough to get by. You should see my electric bill in the winter. Gas prices through the electric company go up tremondously every year. It’s ridiculous and I would not be too proud to take the help.
IM DISABLE AND BEHIND ON BILLS
I think that a stimulus check is much needed at this time. Christmas time is just around the bend and so many people donot have jobs. It would allow so many to buy for their little ones. It would also allow some ease on our minds to the economy some will pay bills and fall would be a great time for it to be sent out. I am a single person and it would be of much needed at this time.So YES YES YES TO A SECOND STIMULUS!!!!
Well the first one I took my kids out and bought them so much stuff and most likely ill do the same ILL SPEND IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would spend spend and save alittle this time if I got another stimulus check. I was on short-term disability for the first one so I had to spend it on the C.O.L(cost of living) but we would have a very nice x-mas if Uncle Sam wants to be generous
I think that the idea of a second check is rediculous. I mean, they want to get the economy back in order, but yet the dems are wanting to spend more money our government doesn’t have, but yet they expect the rest of us to be so blind, brainwashed and nieve that we don’t see that and welcome the money with open arms.
What would we do with the money? Same thing we did with the 1st one. We paid off the little bills that we did have and saved the rest. Though now we don’t really have any unpaid bills, so then we would save it, probably in our childrens college fund.
Well good for you if your bills are paid. You may sell drugs or something.
Yeah, I would probably spend it on paying down my bills. I am not fortunate enough to have a 50K a year job, nor do I have children or anything. I am a single 30 year old male who is struggling in this economy just to make ends meet. For me this would be welcome, even though I know that our government is TRILLIONS in debt. I think the first thing our government needs to do is to stop giving aid to other countries for a while. At least, only to those that truly need the aid should get some help. We need to focus on our own country, our own soil for once.
I think I would use it to get caught up on bills because my husband and I both only have part-time jobs. We just can’t catch a break. And thought I don’t think a second stimulus check would boost the economy, at this point, I don’t care. I’m just trying to keep my kids fed and clothed and I would like a little bit of gas in my car so that I can continue getting to work.
I am a working mother and have a 4 yr old daughter..I have a part time job which barely gets us by. My fiance works at the same place as I and even though we both have income, it just isn’t enough. I can’t go out to look for a better job being that this job is in walking distance. GAS IS TOO HIGH! I would use this money to buy christmas gifts for my daughter….I worry that I won’t have the money to keep up on the bills and get gifts at the same time. I would also like to add a little comment that welfare really isn’t fair in the means that,people who really need help don’t get it…and people who can work just sit on their a** and get all these benefits for free!!! WE NEED SOME HELP HERE!!!! Another check would help a great deal!
Well, I think a second one would be great. As a mother of 5 ,I would spend the money on them or christmas gifts. Also depending on how much it is i would also pay off some debit. Maybe spend some of it on my self. So i think the idea is great many americans are in a bind and we all need and what good things.
I lost the 1st check to my student loan repayment. If I get another stimulus check, and it’s BEFORE Christmas, I will most likely spend it to help with Christmas expenses. If it doesn’t come until after Christmas, I’ll probably save half and pay down some debt with the other half.
I would pay on a credit card, because we have had to subsadize our income somehow. And as dumb as it is to do it with a credit card. Not alot of options out there. EVERYTHING COSTS MORE!!!
I think it would be a good idea. I am a single mother of 2 and I can barely take care of them with the one income that I got. I need it cause even though I work a full time job it is just not enough. I was just in Hurricane I and lost work and could not even that time or money back so that just put me in more debt then I was already in. So I think that the government need to help us as much as possible.
I think that a second stimulus check would help me because I am a single mother of two who work 40 hours plus just to make ends meet.
I really believe that a second stimulus check would be a blessing from God! Only He knows the struggles that we as everyday working people face financially. We have been living from check to check we have four kids to support and believe me it is so hard! I would use the money to meet all my family’s needs and pay off bills that we owe! please send the checks they are very much needed!!!
we would use ours to save our home, my husband has been unemployed for almost a year now and we are on the brink of loosing our home, our kids already have accepted there will be no christmas this year…
I am a widow on s.s. and trying to buy a home.
with other bill also. I would use the second
check to pay on debts and xmas for grandkids.
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Living as I live now, check to check; I realise that I am not going to get ahead until my final loan is paid off. With 2 years left on this loan and making it ok. (Each time I run outta money and start getting low on food, I get paid again.)
So what would I do with a 2nd Stimulus? Blow it.
Christmas presents, new Cooking pans, maybe have a nice bar-b-que with steaks and actually a few beers.
Why stash away my life’s earnings to make a legacy on earth that won’t matter one bit to me when I’m dead. I’d much rather live life to the fullest and have fun enjoying things.
I would be excited to get another stimulus check…Especially before Christmas. I would give some to my church and use the rest for Christmas, which is what the government would like us to do.. spend it! with the price of gas and even a gallon of milk, it is hard to budget anything for Christmas.
if we get a 2 stimulus my check (based on who much it is) well go to credit card debt. I getting rid of my cards yeah baby!!!!!!!
Why save it? It’s not like it’s thousand of dollars, the way jobs are some people just can’t put it away. Myself I’ll pay off bills when I say bills I mean two or three bills, because 600.00, is nothing, give me 6000.00, now I’ll can say I will save some of it, spend some of it, and pay bills with some of it. Everyone doesn’t have a good job and two family income, some of us just get by check to check but we are not crying about it, we are just dealing with it and can stand proudly because we can’t do it for years.
SPEND IT if it comes in time for Christmas!! Thats what I would do with a second check. IF it came after Christmas I would pay my bills.
Like my dad always told me…Money is not the answer to money problems. I nEVER understood this until I was an adult. Yes…a second stimulous payment would provide a small relief for most americans. However, it is a very small and temporary relief. In my opion, it would create more false hope for people. Insted of giving us all a thousand dollars to spend…give our counrty better wyas to manage money. Consolidate debt and learn to not re-create it. Attatched with that payment make a class required to look into your own debt through current government programs like consumer credit managment. Hope fully, people will seee the reality and help the government hellp us by not just asking for relief…but learning how to use it.
I really think its a bad idea. For one everyone I know only got like three hundred to five hundred dollars. The first checks did not help anyone in my town and in fact it seemed like after all of the money was given out one of our top factorys in our town laid almost everyone off. I thought things was suppose to get better. I only recieved like four hundred dollars and I paid bills with that little bit of money. I couldnt invest that money or anything. People are in to much debt to be trying to help to fix things they have their own familys to support and own bills that need to be taking care of time. Yes its helps out a little but in the end it is just going to make things worse. I am just happy my husband has not been laid off yet.
I don’t think a second stimulis check is the answer to the problem in the economy. The government needs to stop trying to save everyone else and save it self. giving people free money is not going to teach them how to work with their own money and just have them rely on the check “to fix problems.” If anything pay for classes for people to go learn about money management so they wouldn’t have to hope for another check, but know how to spend the checks they work for (if they work)
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Well, I was affected by Hurricane Ike, and apparently all that I lost wasn’t covered on my insurance policy, so trying to rebuild with a 2nd stimulas check would be awesome. I think the people that say the government should pay for classes on how to manage money, don’t have a thing to worry about in life, and until they are in some of our shoes, they don’t need to assume that “we” don’t work, because me personally would not be able to take a day off work to go to the class, if it is on a weekend I would need daycare for my kids, and probably wouldn’t be able to budget that extra day in anyways. Unless the people who don’t need the extra money can babysit for us “poor folks” (for free), and FYI we would like to some day not have to worry about money too.
Tammy, You really ought to check into a financial peace university class in your area. Usually they are taught at churches, and the class that we’re helping lead has free childcare available as well. It might be worth checking into!
I would use it to pay bills.
It’s not always a matter of not knowing how to handle your finances. Sometimes its just a matter of not having as much coming in as what is going out. I work full time. I have only one child, and am a single mom. Our home burned down 3 months ago and we lost everything. A second stimulus payment may not be the fix but it might just let my son have a christmas this year.
I think a second check would be a great idea if it comes before christmas. I knoe that christmas istn about buying gift but it is the biggest shopping season of the year with the extra money many people would spend it .I know I would because i work in retail and sales have fallin alot and because that our hours have been cut and i dont have the extra money i would put away to buy gifts and my kids some clothes and shoes that i normally would buy for the winter
I’d use a second check to pay bills like we did with the first check. Times have been so tough we’re just trying to make it till we get our tax return. Another check would help out greatly.
I’m sure all Americans over 18 and making under 50k a year (individually) NEED a second check. With prices as they are, most are behind, in debt, and just making ends meet. Stimulate the economy? How about being able to pay your bills? Mortgage? CC Payments? With layoffs as they are, and not many jobs out there, Americans need relief until there are more jobs out there.
Get a Clue Washington, Not everyone makes over 100k a year, and can afford to ‘Wait’ for the economy to ‘Pick up’.
Looks like a third and fourth stimulus check are on the way by christmas. Spend, Spend, Spend is the motto of our government. We are going to have to pay for all this one day though.
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I will probably use it for Christmas for my 14 year old son!!!
We would use most of the money to pay down our credit card bills but, with Christmas coming, I would spend maybe 25% of it on Christmas gifts. With today’s prices, we don’t make enough money to be able to afford to save it.
I think a lot of people (myself included) will use it to pay down debt. Salaries are not increasing with the cost of living. I am a state employee and we got a measly 2.75% increase this year. That amounts to maybe 20 bucks a month for me. With unexpected expenses and high food and gas costs it seems impossible to get ahead. I think most people would be thrifty with their check, rather than having a spending spree. I don’t think it would produce the response that the government would hope for, but if they’re willing to hand out the money I’ll gladly take it!
I will spend it! If we get it before christmas it will go to buy my kids presents. We have three kids and my husband is barely working 30 hours.We are scraping by right now and throwing christmas into this is a nightmare. Most of the shops and factories around our home have closed or done lots of lay-offs. My husbands work is trying very hard to keep the them as long as they can. People just aren’t hiring. It is cheaper for me to stay home than to pay a sitter and bring home a few dollars. If any with gas. I would love to say that we would pay down debt but my kids are still so young and believe in Santa and if he dosen’t show it would be worse then a late charge or over limit fee on a stupid credit card that I used to buy something stupid and impulsive when we had the money to throw around. As for what it will do in the future, I really don’t care! It sounds ignorant but I can only live for now seeing as now is what I am experiencing. If they decide to send out a second stimulus I will thank my lucky stars for it and worry about the rest later. We can only live in the now in a time like this.
I feel a second check would help out the less fortunate alot more. Some of us lost our jobs and are on lay-off due to this economic crisis and I feel some of us do need help. The people that feel different maybe you should give your checks to someone less fortunate. Not everyone does need it but the ones that do will appreciate it. I will not have Christmas for my three boys if this does not happen. I am struggling since I got laid-off and have been applying to many jobs. But nothing as of yet. So this would be a good thing for some people!!!
I think a stimulus package like the one the banks received would sky rocket our economy. With 700 billion dollars they could have given every American 1 million dollars instead of giving it to the banks (who are privately owned). The whole stock market thing was only a big issue for people who have the money that’s why it was considered a crisis ..their wealth was at risk. But the average American is in a crisis everyday but you do not see it get nearly as much publicity as the stock market. Nancy .P said the 1st stimulus package worked (a little)= giving the American people money helps the economy, so then why give the banks 700 billion dollars in the name of saving the economy and as they are giving them the money they are calling them predators on the American people at the same time and AIG is laughing on their way to the bank and next party. A second stimulus for me can go two ways 1) If it is a decent amount like: $1500-2000 then that’s fine I can do a something with that. 2) $150-300 is a joke and a slap on the face. :Keep running after the cheese little mice:
I have heard so many people say “give everyone a million dollars, you can do that in place of the 700 billion bailout” 700 billion divided by 1 million is 70,000. I’m possitive there are more amercians out there than that.
assuming 300 million plus americans – about 2000 dollars per person if my math is correct?
i would not even wait to cash i would just take it straight 2 da store n hand it 2 dem .if it is a second one i think the part time people should b included cuz sum of us dont make enough money 2 b added n da stimulus n we just as hard as the people who were able 2 get da stimulus…..
If there was a second stimulus check it would help out alot for the economy. If there is 700 BILLION dollars that is going out to help out the market, And AIG recieved some of the money and go on a 400,000 spending spree weekend, Then yes I agree that we need a second check. it would help out the economy a great deal.
I would sure spend it. With the cost of gas, food, nd daycare our family offour and a two income home has gone to a one income home. Yes, needless to say my husband makes good money but like they say the money you have the more you spend. We went way over our heads and now dont have the money to pay it because we lost about 35,000 a year with me now having to stay home. Christmas has me in tears… I have a son that will be 3 in Feb and a daughter that will be one in January and Christmas is a big deal to my son right now, but there isnt any money there to buy anything, not even enough for all our bills anymore. We have a 13% interest rate on our house, payment of over $1300 and the gov’t gives all this money out but the companies (CHASE) are not willing to help their current borrowers out, this is why there are so many forclosures, we make our house and utility payments but cc are jsut not being paid. Is this fair for us not to get money too? All the mortage companies will do is buy fancier furniture, give bigger raises, and probably a large christmas bonus, why not help the people that need it. I was all for the bailout, but it isn’t being used responsibly. Yes I would spend it all to give my kids a Christmas of rememberance.
Several people have commented on your site and mine that they need the check for Christmas shopping, or to offset the rising cost of gasoline, food, etc. To these people I say take control of your own destiny, and do not sit around waiting on the government to solve your problems.
Need extra money for Christmas? Start saving earlier, or get a side hustle through the holidays. Can’t afford gas? Drive less, consolidate errands, downgrade to a smaller car. Food costs got you down? Cut coupons, eat less meat, stockpile when things are on sale. The point is you are responsible for managing your income, and despite how big or how small it is, if you can live a lifestyle that requires less than your earn you will do just fine, stimulus check or not.
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U can only stretch a dollar so far! U say to start saving earlier..that would be nice if there was money to save. Obviously you do not understand the concept of scraping by. It means we are robbing peter to pay paul every month. Paying what we can to keep food on the table, a roof over our head and lights on. There isn’t room for much else. I have three children and it would be impossible for me to get a job and pay the high price of babysitting. After I pay for gas and a sitter I am where I first started..broke! I have only one child in school so even a sitter for two kids can be expensive plus before and after care for the other. We clip coupons and try to do as many errands in one trip. We have to have a Van because three carseats do not fit safely in any vehicle that would give me better gas milege. As for getting a new car, I would have to sell the old one. Who has the money to buy it? I have seen so many cars around here for sale and they have been and will continue to be for longer than I bet the seller anticipated. We are not lazy people. Both I and my husband are college graduates. There are no jobs for our degrees, nobody is hiring right now. He works at a factory barely working full-time. He does do mechanic work on the side to make extra money but things just can’t get paid. If we lived a lifestyle with less of what we earned we would be in a one bedroom apartment on the wrong side of town. Get real man! Walk a week in my shoes and maybe your next post would be a bit different. If we get the check we will spend it. It is just the way it goes. We need the money, government gives us the money, we will spend the money. Must be nice to have all the answers like you do.
I tottally agree with you on it being hard to survive and pay bills and take care of the family the only thing I don’t is the exscuse of NOT working do to having kids my other half and I avoid the baby sitting problem by one of us working day shift and the other one working grave yard when they come in in the morning I leave for work and I pull extra shifts on the weekends when possible it sucks but it has to be done..I too hope they send a second check the last one caught us up on our electric bill and rent it would be nice to be able to have christmas we had to forgo on the birthdays this year..Heck they take enough out of what little pay I get I’d like some back to use..I earned it…
Boy….Do you always have it together??? That is awesome, I am happy that you never have to face hard times like some of these people have mentioned. However, here in the “REAL” world, life is not always so cute and dry. I am greatful to my parents for raising me to be extremely frugal(CHEAP), Even so, I intend on supporting this package and SPENDING my ?cash? like I have been broke months…… wooohooo!!! Wal-Mart, here I come………..
I dont like your comment one bit. I do cut coupons, every week and I am online all week looking for them too, I gave my mom my car and my husband and I now share a civic, great gas mileage. It is hard for me to find a job to where I can make enough to pay for childcare for a 2 and 1 year old, also i lost my babysitters and I have not found one I am comfortable leaving my children with. I have changed all light bulbs to energy saving, I give my kids a bath together, I unplug all electrial things not being used, I sweep my carpet to not use the vaccum unless I have too, I use any left overs to make a new meal, even goolosh, I have cut back everyway that my family could but when you have to use your savings because of misfortunate happenings and your household income is cut then it is a little bit hard to make curtain there is money for christmas, seasonal clothing and shoes, doctors copays, medicine, and many other things. this will one day bite you in the but and when it does I hope you think of me and my family
It’s interesting to hear politicians talking about another round of stimulus checks in an effort to help the economy. For some people the stimulus check might be what they need to put food on the table due to a job loss or other reasons. Others, like me and my family, would save it for a “rainy day”.
Interesting how much the politicians fancy and expensive wardrobes are costing, with $$$$ dollar amounts spent on new clothes for both sides of presidential race being broadcasted in recent days. “Regular Americans” are having to be more spend-thrifty, while presidential candidates are strutting around in their fancy new digs. Hmmm
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@ashleigh: I wasn’t referring to you directly, but since you took offense, allow me to clarify my comments. If you are the victim of a layoff, or had to resign to take care of your kids, that is truly unfortunate in terms of the opportunity cost lost to earn an income, and I do feel for you and your family. However, to open your original comment you said, “We went way over our heads and now dont have the money to pay it.” Well, we have all gone over our collective heads and this is why the economy is in such a mess.
From your second comment it sounds like you are making some great frugal choices, and I applaud you. I hope things work out. And as for something biting me in the butt one day…I have already been “bitten in the butt” by a similar experience, and I do know what it’s like. Just because I don’t want government intervention doesn’t mean I’m sitting on thousands of dollars here. Our family struggles just like yours to maintain a single income with two kids.
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@frugal dad, I do appoligize then. It is just very upsetting. We owed the IRS $1800 from 2005 were liberty tax services messed up our taxes and we were not aware of it and of course they state it was our fault not theres and so our first stimulus check went strait to that. We didn’t find out about it until after we filed our taxes for last year. Also I am just frustrated becasue my kids, especially my soon to be 3 year old, says “I want Santa to bring me that for Christmas” and there really isn’t even any money for it. What do you say or do? I lie awake at night crying becasue at one point and time we had enough savings to give our kids whatever they wanted. My daughter was a preemie with digestive tract problems ($2000), a dermatoid cyst on the back of her head($6000), both had to have tubes put in ($1500), shots, ect. and that is where our savings all went. Being at home with my kids is very important to me but providing to them is more important. If I could go put them in daycare and find a job so that they have a house to grow up in and not move around like I did and be able to grow up with friends, unlike me, then I would. There are more Christmas’s to come and if I dont get a check I wont be upset but if I do I would be thankful. My kids will have a little christmas even it comes from help of family, good will finds, or off of craigslist. I am just hoping to give them what they ask for. Once again I do appoligize
@Ashleigh, depending on your income situation, your kids may qualify for Christmas toy donations. Angel Tree, Salvation Army and others donate Christmas gifts to needy children, so you might want to check and see what is necessary to qualify for that.
I also forgot to mention the recent reports about the high cost of hair cuts and hairstyles for our political candidates that have been reported in the news over the last few days.
Hearing about such expenditures for political candidates hair cuts doesn’t sit very well with “regular Americans” who are worrying about paying for their basic needs or how they will manage to get by when they’ve lost their jobs in the current economic situation we’re in. A case of “do as I say not as I do” perhaps?
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It’s hard when tough times come calling. I know all about that. My wife almost died earlier this year from a blood clot in her leg, my car is dying, I’ve been sick off and on, I had several hundred dollars worth of stuff stolen, etc. (we’ve also had mysterious tax issues a few years ago) We’ve just been bleeding money all year. It’s hard when everything that can go wrong, does.
Even so, I remember growing up that some of the most memorable Christmas’s were the ones where my parents (who weren’t making much money – we even ate that delicious government cheese!) gave me gifts that weren’t expensive, or were more heartfelt. My mom would give me books bought at a secondhand store, or a handmade gift. My dad would make something in his woodshop. Being creative counts for a lot! Kids can and will appreciate it!
God bless, and I’ll say a prayer for your family that things will get better. I know how rough it can be.
Spending more money than you make doesn’t work at home and it doesn’t work for the government. Eventually we have to actually pay for all this money that both Dems and Reps keep spending. Until then we can pay 10-15% of the annual US gov. budget towards just interest on our loans.
It is a house a cards and our expensively dressed private plane flying politicians don’t seem to get basic personal finance.
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You should re-check Obama’s plan for placing this money back into the hands of the Government. It will most certainly change your opinion.
Tracy, I am not really sure what you are saying there.
The money comes from our pockets in the form of taxes and I have read Obama’s plan, a lot of promises to spend money and cut taxes which means much more debt. If I am missing something, I would love to have a link. I would love to be wrong and have the our next president understand basic personal finance.
So the last one I got was a whoppin $600 So we went to the beach and enjoyed ever bit of our VERY short weekend!!!! SEND MORE I WILL SPEND IT LIKE YOU WANT ME TO.
Well Bush wanted us to stimulate the economy and not to spend it on our bills, so the IRS got mine!
Definitly could use it for X-mas,,,that would be awesome, That would help alot of people who don’t have money for x-mas for there kids! 110% needed for that!!
Id spend it…Id pay some bills I owe and buy GAS!
If people remembered what christmas was all about…not having money for christmas would be ya least problem. Alotta families go broke over a family holiday???? Just plain iiresponsible to me.your kids have hundreds of toys from over the years that they probably broke or don’t even play with anymore,n are now pointing to the newest n latest thing to add to their unused collection,meanwhile the all the utility bills are gettin shut off in about 2 months or less.Be responsible people,stop thinking u failed or your child is gonna be an unsatisfied one around a holiday which really has nothing to do with them or a toy…we have all gone astray from the real meaning…n if u don’t know the real meaning don’t celebrate cause you’re just apart of a trend gone wrong…buy you’re kids a book have a nice dinner n get ready for christmas vacation to end n spend time workin on your kids education ..now that’s a gift worth giving…our kids today learn nothing a? home anymore,we all depend on the government to handle our responsibilities,leads me to believe if our school system was to end n completly collapse that our children would be as stupid as Tarzan..get on ya jobs as parents stop worrying about debt u could have n can prevent,stop waiting for the government to do the work for u,cause believe me they won’t….stop buying things u can’t afford n stop thinkin u can get by,your riskiness is ya down fall,if u don’t make 80,000 or plus per year….u need to start thinking”I can’t even afford a SNICKERS bar”..with the way the economy n world is going this statement may soon be true….these are the times n signs…wake up,if u don’t believe start believing…get right or get left…bring back morals n religion,stop having watery beliefs n practices…our faiths must be concentrated to their fullest potential…love ya neighbors treat every person with humanly love even if its ya enemies…think before u act especially react to an act…God first,then family,then ya enemy..God bless all…Jeneral20…..Rhode Island Stylin’
the first check was a good idea. but most people spent it on bills just like i did. getting another on would be a good idea. expecially this fall or winter just before christmas. that was people are more then likly goin to spend it in the stores then save it and pay house hold bills. i work in retail and so many people are already saying they cant spend as much as the have in the past. even though gas is down bills are up.
I will do what I did with the first one, and save it. The first one just messed us up for next year with receiving our income taxes back so lets see how they can give us “advances” on our own money and not tell anyone for the second round.
I would payoff debt then start saving and get rid of credit cards.
IM ALL 4 ANOTHER SECOND CHECK.ESPECIALLY AROUND CHRISTMAS. I JUST RECENTLY LOST MY JOB AND NOW IM BEHIND ON MY BILLS. I WOULD PAY MY BILLS, BUY FOOD, STOCK UP ON ESSCENTIALS. AND SOME ON CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR MY EIGHT GRANDCHILDREN..AND IF THEIR IS ANY MONEY LEFT SAVE 2 PAY NEXT MONTHS BILLS, FOOD AND GAS…
I would christmas shop like it was 1999.
whatever&whenever i’ll take it!
I hope we do get a second check, I would like to have mine before Christmas, I won’t be able to buy much for my children unless we do get a second check, I think if they did pass them out late november or early december, most people would spend them on christmas presents, and that would definetly boost the economy.
i have my fingers crossed
Does no one care that you children will probably be paying off the ‘stimulus’ when they are adults at the rate we are going?
Is it fair that generations ahead should be burdened with paying for our 2008 Christmas gifts?
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ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT SAVING THE MONEY. IF YOU HAVE KIDS LIKE I DO, THE BEST THING WOULD BE TO PUT IT TOWARDS CHRISTMAS. I KNOW ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT COMPLAIN ABOUT NOT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY AROUND CHRISTMAS, SO BE WISE AND LET THE KIDS COME FIRST THIS TIME.
I WOULD USE IT FOR CHRISTMAS I DON’T GET TO BUY FOR CHRISTMAS I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND THERE SPOUSES BUT I ALSO HAVE NINE GRANDCHILDREN AND ONE GREAT GRANDUGHTER THAT I HAVE NOT EVEN SEEN IT WOULD BE NICE TO GIVE HER A GIFT THE FIRST TIME I SEE HER SO IT WOULD SURELY BE A BLESSING TO ME BEING ON SOCIAL SECURITY THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY I COULD SO PRAY MUCH FOR US TO GET THAT CHECK. I’M SURE SOME WILL USE IT DIFFERNT BUT THE IDIEA IS TO BUY FOR THE ECONOMY
I would use it to go to see my family that is over 900 miles away, The US GOV doesn’t pay the men and women who fight for this counrty enough to support their familys and have a life at the sametime. And the minnamum wage is so low that you have to decide between bills and food. I think the GOV. owes me. End the end I pay more to the US then they will ever be willing to pay back.
Im praying for another stimulus check before christmas. Im 22 with 3 young kids and my husband is the only one working. I have put in 23 job applications and can not find a job. It’s extremely hard for us to pay our bills. If we do not recieve another stimulus check before christmas my kids will not get to have a christmas. The economy is so scary.
I feel it would be a good idea.. Food is so spendy and when you have children to take care of it at times is very overwhelming…Being a single parent was hard enough. I hope this happends..I would pay my bills a month or two ahead of time just to get caught up…God Bless all of you..Have a nice day.
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I would spend it on things our children need. The last check went on bills, which helped alittle, but this time going to spend it on something my babies want. We are going to be in dedt no matter which way you look at it, so why not give it to the kids this time!!!
The last one seemed like a joke, since I usually pay around $100 in taxes, or get about $100 back…but last year I had to pay $700 (exactly the amount of that stimulus check more than I normally have to pay).
And since now I am wondering how I will have money to pay my rent, a 2nd check would have to go to get caught up on bills.
If we receive the stimulus check before christmas, I would have to say I would spend it on my children for christmas because I am wondering how I am even going to pull this christmas off!!! If we don’t get it before christmas, I’m not sure they will even get a christmas, I have to use every penny I get to pay bills with just to live.
I commented once on this but Im starting to thinkthat politicians are just talkingabout a 2nd check to keep us happy and hoping till they are elected. I, like most others could really use this right now. I went to themall with my sister and didnt have any money iI walked wit her …and I couldnt even afford to buy a water!!! Its crazy, the gas prices are coming down and we think Wow gas for 2.00 is awesome, when it really should have been that way all along! And I cant even start on grocery prices! We eat beans and potatoes most nights….the dollar menu even sounds like a welcome change! As for Christmas, we just wont have much. Im worried how to get my son and grandson something..God get us out of this!
This is a comment to Chantell Haynes who replied to what I posted earlier, no I do not sell drugs and I didn’t say that all of my bills are paid, I am a god fearing woman who works full time and I’m a full time student. What I want to do with my money if we did get a stimulus check was just an opinion, my goodness you don’t have to take things literally this is just a question on what would we use our second stimulus check on.
I would spend it on my kids. depending on how much it is rent,shool clothes for my kids. I would mainly spend it on my kids cause they all ways need something ,some clothes ,a pair of shoe,or paying something for them for school and food
I spent the first stimulus by paying my credit cards still there’s remaining balance – atleast the debts reduced. The 2nd stimulus if there is – SURELY I’LL SPEND IT WISELY like I won’t spend it unless it’s VERY IMPORTANT.
With the rising cost and the lack of jobs a second check is much needed. If and when we get a new check I am going to pay off some bills. I am so sick of creditors calling me. “As soon as I get some money I will give you some money,” as a matter of fact I normally ask them do they know if their company is hiring, maybe then I might be able to better assist them with paying this debt.
I would spend it… especially if it comes in time for christmas. with the way gas and everything has been this past year, i haven’t had enough money to save for anything that REALLY matters- like a family dinner and presents this year for them. another check would be more than helpful to pay exhisting bills to afford to save for… the “whatevers” in life.
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I think most of the comments I’ve read are not thinking about the best interest long term, so our children don’t have to go through the same things were going through. Why not spend the money
to hire somebody to come up with a plan to stop yhat from happening. I know the free money is great, but is it the best idea for our children. With taxes being as high as they are now, it’s financially hard for the average, middleclass, or lower class american.So think about our children not our money, their number 1, and th future.
I think, after reading these posts, that a lot of you should spend some of a 2nd check on a dictionary and/or English lessons. Your spelling and grammar is atrocious!
I would most certainly spend the second check, just as I spent the first. The point is to BOOST the economy!!!!!!!! Wake Up….. If you need money in your savings, then save YOUR money…. These checks are for OUR ECONOMY !!!! Come on people…..
frustrated….
get it here before christmas or just forget it
Christmas is coming and it would sure go a long way. Otherwise it will be a small one in my house. Saving is a luxury for people without children. Pay bills with what is left. If you want it to impact the economy they need to do it before the holiday otherwise it’s savings time.
I have read everyone’s opinions and I have to agree with the people that say spend it on Christmas. (If we would get it before then) I have two small children and Christmas is going to be hard this year. I am a stay at home mom and my husband has a good job, but with the price of everything these days, we still struggle. We don’t go out to eat, to the movies or anything. We make enough money to pay our mortgage, car payment, utilities and food. I make sure our credit is excellent. To have extra money for Christmas would be great. My kids don’t get to do much during the year, so for them to have a wonderful Christmas would be great. As a parent, you understand what Christmas morning means to children. To see their little faces light up when they see presents under the tree is the best feeling for a parent.
I hope everyone has a happy holiday season with or without the stimulus check!! God Bless!!!
Boy i just love how people who already have money are soo against the second stimulas!! I have 4 kids, lost my job and my husband is the only one working, (very hard i might add) my unemployment has run out, there is no saving!! there are no extras!! we live paycheck to paycheck,(literaly),, and at least once a month i end up at the local food bank just to get thru the week!!! So hell yes send a second check!! i can stock up on food for the winter and be able to give my children a christmas. I pray every day and hope it comes before Christmas. I hope all of you who are against it, will stop to think about people like me. We are clean, honest, hard working, AMERICANS who need help! thanks
I know people have hard times, people lose jobs, have lower income jobs or just have bad luck. That happens. There is no shame in going to a local food bank either, my dad worked at one for years, and people just need a helping hand a lot of the time – and we should give one.
On the other hand, I don’t think giving government handouts (like this is) is the answer. The money has to come from somewhere -and if we aren’t paying for it now, our children will pay for it down the line.
I know its fun to give children a nice gift on Christmas as well, but if you can’t afford it, don’t go out of the way to do it anyway. Christmas is about more than gifts, and even if you don’t get them something big, i think it’s important to focus on those things that are more important.
Do something like packing an operation christmas child gift box for a child in another country, or help serve a meal at a local food shelf.. Help them to realize that it is about giving in Christian love, and not as much about receiving..
Just my 2 cents.
ok we have always had a hard time at christmas and getting BIG gifts is not what its about ,they,( MY KIDS) know what christmas all about, we help and give whenever we can, BUT im telling you that this year there will be nothing!! AND i really hope the food bank has a turkey for dinner!! AND i think if they can bail out the banks and ford and all the other car dealers then they can help us too, they say the first did not do much for our economy,, well i tell you what i bet at least 80% of people will be spending this one on Christmas!! ummmm hello wont that put money in the economy?? thanks,,,
I would pay bills, like i did with the last one.
I find your ideas about the money hysterical. Save it. No I don’t think so do you realize most people(by most I don’t meant the people who decide these things or the people who write about it) don’t have the luxury of saving money, donate it?????? just as laughable. I’m too ashamed to go to church most weeks because I can’t afford to put anything in the basket. Reduce debt would be nice but my car needs new breaks and is making some other crazy noises so I think I’ll fix that so I can still go to work everyday and still only be able to buy the necessities which means we are lucky if we eat meat once a week.
I know things are hard , but please go back to church , even if you just give a dollar .. do not be ashamed , there are many people in your position … god bless
i would pay bills!
I would use it to pay down my credit cards like the last one
i would love another check.it could certainly help at this time of the year since i am on a fixed income.and need all the help i can get.i would have a chance to stop for just a moment of living hand to mouth.
second, third or fourth (I’ve lost count) consumer stimulus checks. We will be getting plenty of them this year, as the government runs out of ideas.
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A second check would really come in handly for us. My husband was diagnosised on August 2nd with renal cancer. He had the surgery and has already returned to work so we can pay our bills. He is very ill, but what can we do? I feel if they can send hundreds of thoudands of dollars overseas they can take care of their own right here in the good ole USA!! Can I get an AMEN!
i need another check, hard being a disable mom divorced and raising to children,,i would buy my kids new cloths and food and for one time in my life i would spend some money on me for nice cloths ,
I am sincerely hoping that a second round of stimulus checks will be issued. I am on disability due to a degenerative bone disorder and I have an eight year old daughter. Today I got a letter informing me that the state of Iowa will be taking nearly half of my check because I moved across state lines into Illinois. So instead of being able to celebrate Christmas, I will be struggling to put food on the table (which, by the way is a luxury we don’t have). So, yes, I am one of the “misguided” people who would spend every last penny. Not on luxuries but on mere survival–food and perhaps some winter clothes from Good Will. Just to let you know as well, in December, I will be left with a check totalling $366 and no, I do not get food stamps.
I am one of those people that would spend it all since my husband is disable and I am unemployed and have been since March. I spent the last one on bills and filled my freezer with food. This check I would be able to get a few things for my kids for Christmas but most of it would go for food to put in the freezer. Since my unemployement will run out at the end of December.
what about the ones that work in dont get anything at all because of kids they pay for
I used my first to help with a recent move. Now my question is If there will be a 2nd stimulus do I need to notify the IRS of the change of address or will my change of address that I submitted thru the US Postal service be enough??
I would think that would be enough, but you may want to check out the IRS site to make sure. :)
I would definitly have to spend it…because after this economic meltdown I was left with no job, car or even a place to live. At the time of the first one I was working and making good money so we did pay off a few extra debts that would make it easier to get a loan however just a week after that I was let go from my job and lost my car and house with no money to spend on a place to live. If they think that this is the correct way to spend it then let them keep sending it. However to make sure that it goes back out to the economy they need instead of checks they need to invest the money in gift cards which will in turn have to go back into the economy. This is just a thought to make sure it ends where we need it.
I am concerned about many of the comments on here. It sounds like too many people believe they are entitled to a second check. Ugh.
If we keep going down this road, the government will end up sending us a check once a quarter — because the people will demands it — and our children and grand-children will end up having to pay for it.
It’s hard to tell people who are going through hard times that you don’t believe they’re entitled to a check from the government, especially when you sympathize with them.
I know what it’s like to be going through hard times, getting assistance from a local food shelf, etc. It’s not easy. By the same token having the government just give us a check every few months isn’t the answer, and will end up mortgaging our children’s future. We don’t want that, do we?
What is the answer? I don’t know. Working hard, getting a second job, getting a degree and a better paying job, getting assistance from a local church to get by, local food shelves, etc. There are people there that can and will help. But I don’t think that government “stimulus checks” are the answer.
Yes, you are right, it is hard to tell people who are going through hard times that you do not believe they are entitled to it. But its true, NONE OF US are entitled to anything only entitled to Pay taxes which will get raised, and then death. the ONLY 2 things we are entitled to in this life.
I would spend it all the money I make goes to bills and if it came before christmas it would help Santa put those gifts under the tree!!!!! I realy hope to get it.
I WOULD USE IT TO PAY DOWN BILLS AS I DID THE LAST ONE.
yes, I think a second stimalus check would be great cause my husband has been laid off from is job almost a year now and drawing unemployment and I only work part-time so christmas might be a little slim this. So that’s why I think a second check would be good so we can give our kids a christmas.
hello; no body said any thing about GOD; Prayer;or
reading the Bible for help!! Huummm;:0)
I would tith 10% of it somewhere that i know it would help others in the name of GOD. Then I would sit back & be happy some more; because every time i do this; “HE” gives me more back!!
IICorinthians9:10,11
HAVE A NICE DAY!!
I defintely need a second check. Single mother of three,working,and a full student. Throughout the whole year i am basically hiding from bill collectors and my car people. I am struggling, but i know it will pay off. It would be a blessing if my kids can have a good christmas. I mean thigns i can get them that they really need. Clothes, shoes, etc, my kiddos would be happy.I do not have medical insurance or dental, i’ve been needing fillings and teeth pulled, but i do not think ablut hurting while i am in school, i just hold on until income tax comes. So come on stimulus check.
I WILL SPEND THE **** OUT OF MY STIMULUS CHECK, EVERY PENNY WILL GO TO SPENDING SPENDING SPENDING, WE NEED TO SPEND TO SAVE PEOPLES JOBS.
The second part of the stimulas check is a bad move on our goverement.For all opinions held it was a last act of President Bush saying screw you here ya go. Since America has already borrowed the money it will more then likely be issued out to the citizens ether way. So if I do get the stimulas check I will pay my tithes and then pay off debt.
My husband and I talked about this the other night actually. We would put $200 in our daughter’s savings account which is being saved so we can afford to send her to college if she wishes to attend…She is only 2 1/2 right now.
Then the remaining would be used to pay down some debt being that currently we have an auto loan, a personal loan, and 3 maxed out credit cards.
This would help us out with money so much as we are literally living paycheck to paycheck, b/c of the economy right now I can’t get a job and if I did we wouldn’t be able to afford to put our daughter in daycare for 40 hours a week.
I believe A second check would be great because if we get a check before christmas every one would spend part or all of it on the Holiday which is the largest spending time of the Year, but without one the spending will be slim very slim and that can’t help the economy. A second check before the Christmas would.
I would spend a second stimulas check just like I did my first one. Part would go on my bills and the rest on my next vacation in December. But I think the goverement should make them for at least $5,000. After all, if they can bail out these companies, car companies and AIG, they can give the public more.
im going to spend it towards a newer car.. my car is breaking down and im a single mother of two… i live from pay check to pay check
I have 7 kids. I will spend it on Christmas. Hopefully it will come in time.
IHAVE 6 KIDS AND A SECOND CHECK WILL BE GOOD
If it comes after Christmas. I will probably put it toward my sons braces.
I need a refrigator real bad that’s what I would do with my money.
I would be able to make my mortgage payment which otherwise I soon would not be able to due to the increased cost of living and a dwindling bank account.
I will spend mine on A refrigator that I need real bad
Stimilus check would be nice, but I’d like to see credit card rates go Down, instead of Up. Don’t these banks get it? Lower the interest rate, and you’ll be more likely to get your money back. They get to use our money from savings for little interest.
I WOULD USE IT FOR THE HOLIDAYS IF IT WERE TO COME BEFORE CHRISTMAS. IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.
I need the money , especially right here at christmas , but then it really would come in handy anytime , but is it a good idea to borrow more ?? i have read that a lot of people used las stimulus for x rated sites on the web, i do not think that is exactly what the checks were supposed to be for , but i guess it goes into the economy as well ..
but i really think instead of giving out those checks and bailouts to insurance company’s and auto makers .. they should give those billions to regular people so they can pay of their mortages and bills .. that would help a whole lot more people .. who do not get millions of dollars for a few weeks of sitting behind a desk .. now that would be a shot in the economy ..
I would spend it on making sure I could pay rent, and maybe be able to buy my Husband a decent Christmas present. I was kind of disgusted with the website howispentmystimulus.com. I didn’t buy a stove, I didn’t go on vacation. I actually used the first stimulus check to pay some bills. A second stimulus would be a God send. I see how the company bailouts may save jobs in the short term. Maybe that money should go towards those losing there jobs. Bailout the working man and let the “Big Three” lie in the bed they’ve made.
I need another check because I need help with my children because they have a dead beat daddy that has not did anything for them since they be on this eatrh and they are 15 and 14 years old
Im a single mother of three,work for a walmart,part-time.And business has been very slow,to where they had to cut back our hours.It would be nice to get it next month for christmas,But we all know that we wont.
Bush is still in office until the first of the year.So,it looks like my kids wont have a christmas until tax time..
I would definitely spend it. I would love to give my kids a Christmas .Period. I think if the government wants to stimulate the economy this would be the perfect time to do so. We are all hurting from the economy’s status. Most people would go out and spend on Christmas or Holiday presents. I mean even if they don’t spend the total amount on presents they would spend it on other things just because of the timing of the year. We all have the warm feeling of the season and that would in turn incline us to spend. We are all wondering how we are going to make it through this holiday season. I will tell you that if the retailers plan to have even an ok Holiday shopping season the country needs to be stimulated by a second check. I would spend it!
i would be able to buy my kids Christmas presents. I work a full time job but we are getting our hrs cut at work. and everyone knows this year was hard to save money because everything went up… SO I WOULD SPEND IT ON CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
If we do get a second stimulus check and i comes before chirstmas i would use it for my kids to buy them christmas presents and pay some bills we used our 1st one to pay bills
we could definitely use a second check especially if it going to be out before xmas we would spend it all on gifts for the kids and family and maybe for once have a nice xmas
I WILLUSE IT FOR MY CHILDREN (AS IN CLOTHES, FOOD, CATCH UP ON HEIR SHOTS, GET THEIR EYES CHECED AND IF I HAVE EXTRA LEFT I WILL GET US A CAR)! WE REALLY NEED IT!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU,
SINGLE MOTHER
I WILL USE IT ON MY CHILDREN: CLOTHES, FOOD, GET THEIR EYES CHECKED, CATCH UP ON THEIR SHOTS AND IF POSSIBLE GET A CAR! WE REALLY NEED IT.
THANK YOU,
SINGLE MOTHER OF 3
I will definitely spend it, I could use a second check especially now with xmas around the corner. we would spend it all on gifts for the kids and family and maybe for once have a nice xmas
I could definitely appreciate another check from our government. The economy is so bad that I live pay check to pay check, so much has gone up in price and being a single mom it would definitely be helpful, I could use it to pay bills and things for my girls.
I had to use the last one for bills. I would definitely spend this one. I hope it comes before the holidays so I can do Christmas shopping with it.
People, from all the taxes we pay, this country is not broke,it mearly has been taken advantage of from all the mucky mucks in Wash. that have decided it would be really great to spend our money (taxes) on giving themselves huge raises and such. They have and own 2-3 homes aroud the country as well as out of this country, their children atttend the best schools while ours are lucky to get a loan to go on to school and hopefully be able to get and have a better life. I think that a really BIG stimulus check, ($100,000.00) or so would definatily get the economy going, why not, our wonderful Gov. people all make this much, but I would probably say much more, so why not let all fo us tax payers in on the wealth. So I say “MO MONEY”!!!!!!!!
YES YES YES SEND ANOTHER STIMULUS CHECK BEFORE
X-MAS. I WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE MY LITTLE GIRL VERY HAPPY WITH SOME EXTRA MONEY BIGGER PRESENTS THAT SHE WANTS
I wish they would hurry up and make a decision already! If they wait until the holidays are over it isn’t gonna help retail sales very much and then its not going to do the job they hope for it to do. If the checks were sent before Christmas probably 95% are going to spend at least part of it on Christmas gifts. I know I would! And I know how bad I need it!! My husband and I both work full time, we have two kids and its a struggle every month to make the mortgage and vehicle payment, which is the same story so many Americans are living right now. I panic when I think of how in the world I am going to come up with extra money for presents. I know Christmas presents are not what Christmas is all about but I can’t imagine nothing under the tree. With the economy in the state it is in if we don’t get those checks before Christmas retail sales will suffer drastically! American people are broke! We need those 2nd checks!!
We all are entitled to a second stimulus package. I agree with a lot of comments here. It should be an amount to really help individuals. If the government can bail out corporations, then why not bail out the people who really need it. For the ones on here that don’t won’t or think a stimulus package is the anwswer, then tell the government not to send one to you. Instead send your stimulus check to another corporation that doesn’t really need it. In the meantime let the millions of deserving Americans, like middle and under class Americans receive what they are entitled to: a second stimulus package.
I have been reading allot of comments about some not wanting another stimulus check. I, for one, think we, the common american public, deserve it allot quicker than these big businesses. I just read about the auto vips having their own private jets. We worry about having enough money to fuel up our 12 year old car. Let us be behind on one car payment and they hound us 24 hours a day demanding when can we pay it. Gee I don’t know my husbands job moved overseas and right now food seems more important than a car payment. Thank God my husband spent 20 years defending this country because that small retirement check saved us. We had nothing left after paying bills but at least we didn’t wake up in a homeless shelter. Anyway all I wanted to say is for all those that don’t want the check donate it to your church and have them give it out to others that need it in your community. It’s about time the fat rich men find out what hard times are like…….
pay bills but it will never come they will just give more money to rich people
I think that the secound check is very important that people recieve because i think that it would help them, take the focus on how bad things are getting and if it didnt change the econ. after a secound one or had little to know affect than we should learn from the that and try another aproch but for now i would have to say that it is an nessesity that people recieve them. i ask you to keep in mined that it has a better chance to work this time around do to the fact that things have steadily gone down look at the gas prices (at least in ks) they were near 4.50 now they it is 1.79 things are going down witch that check my allow people to feel a little more hopeful
We have alot of “American” who are all about gimme gimme… its amazing, if you relly think about it. Our grand parents and great grandparents and great great grandparents had it harder still and yet they survived the great depression by paying cash for what they needed… notice the word NEEDED and not “wanted” If we all lived in the means we are paid. We as all americans would have a much better enconomy.
Earlier some one put this in, I totally agree.
Try reading the book “Financial Peace” by Dave Ramesy… he is a very conservative financial advisor who lays out step by step the process of getting ones finances under control.
http://www.daveramsey.com/
Im 31 and my wife and 2 children, we have paid off almost $15,000.00 in 3 years because we lived by paying cash ONLY and no more of this gimmie crap. I work 2 full time jobs to make it happen. Yes, I know I will hit flack from the “Single moms and dads” However, Dave has Plans for you as well. Read the book. If no read, you can not give me real flack. Just like if you do not vote, you can NOT complain on the presidency.
It would be nice but i think its to late.People are saying the United States is falling , I say we have already fallen. The only question is how do we pick our selves back up another check is not the answer it may boost the american morale for a short time but it is no answer to the problem.
I would love a second check . I would pay off hospital bills like we did with the first one .Although we have insurance , besides I believe some of this money is tax money from the oil industry . Come on we were paying nearly 5$ a gallon at one time , I see at as it was our savings account . Ill be willing to accept that check when ever they mail it off . I dont agree with the bailout plan but I do agree with a second stimulous check !!!!!!!
School teachers are paying for their own supplies like chauld and erasers and we’re bailing out automakers and banks. What’s wrong with that picture.. I dont need anything right now, I dont need to be bailed out, but if the government is serious about fixing this thing they need to look down not up unless they’re looking up to heaven for help, but God dont really care about helping a bunch of greedy, rich men hold on to their $$’s.
PS- yes and I would tithe 10% too.
I rely on my God more than ever before.
things are so tight, I would like to turn poverty into a status symbol. I believe living below a certain level of money per year deserves membership into a survivors club and we should have special clothes we wear to be proud of our strength. I’m serious. I am seeing black, a military jacket, with a unique symbol of some sort.
we need to start being proud.
Not everyone can do it.
i would definitely spend it, like i spent the last one. only this time i want a new TV, instead of just paying off bills.
SPEND IT, can we say bills, I am trying to continue shopping as I did before to help our economy BUT is is super hard.
I would definitely use mine for Christmas and things we need. We were going to save the first one but ended up having to spend it and now we have no savings left and so we could really use a second one as I am a single mother of 4 children struggling to make ends meat with no child support being paid.
Does anyone know when they or if they are still coming? My kids sure would have a better christmas if it came soon.
Doesn’t sound like they’ll be coming until after Obama’s inauguration now, if they come at all. I wouldn’t count on it coming this year for christmas
It would really be nice to have a second stimulus and it should be more everyone is struggling to make ends meet it was a luxury to fill the gas tank just to make it to work and now all the jobs are being treaten I work two jobs my husband works long hours and I went to college and isn’t paying off right now. and we have 6 children and are worried about x=mas so yes we really need a second one and it should be way more then the last and no the government should bail us out all the time but they need to lower all the taxes and raise the pay of hard working americans we all deserve some kind of break it will never get better if they don’t make some changes and why should the congress get the same pay they make now when they retire we do not so why should they?
if this fine goverment can give 800 million to companies that dont deserve it why cant the people that put the money there, get some small piece of it back. and should under stand that your micro amount that you are getting is so small they should bring it to your door with an I,M SO SORRY THAT WE SHOULD HAVE GOT TO YOU FIRST SORRY SORRY SORRY IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN………….
if this fine goverment can give 800 million to companies that dont deserve it why cant the people that put the money there, get some small piece of it back. and should under stand that your micro amount that you are getting is so small they should bring it to your door with an I,M SO SORRY THAT WE SHOULD HAVE GOT TO YOU FIRST SORRY SORRY SORRY IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN………….SO YOU CANT BE MAN ENOUGH TO SEND IT .
sorry i meant 800 billion not the other
we do live in the best country on the face of the planet.so why do we put up with these people that run this fine place in the ground please always go vote , it is the only way you have to voice your opinion. term limits would help also .
I WOULD SPEND IT ON THE X-MAS I HAVE A BIG FAMILY I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF WERE GETTING ONE AT ALL THIS YEAR
I WOULD SPEND A SECOND STIMULUS CHECK ON CHRISTMAS.I HAVE FOUR CHILDREN AND MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN LAID OF FOR SIX WEEKS AND I RECIEVE DISABILITY SO WE BARELY HAVE ENOUGH TO PAY OUR BILLS. EVEN IF WE DON’T GET A SECOND CHECK BEFORE CHRISTMAS I KNOW THAT THE GOOD LORD WILL PROVIDE FOR MY FAMILY. I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS GOD BLESS
I personally would go out and spend the money. I am a single mom of three boys, go to work sick or not everyday because we are barely making now as it is, and a seacond check I can get what my kids need. Emergency fund? Whats that?
Well if we got a 2nd check which I need more than ever I would use it to pay bills. My husbands disability checks have been cut down from almost 800$ a month to 300$. I am working at a assisted living facility but its just not enough for a family of 4. I am not sure where to turn to or go to for help. We are jumping food bank to food bank and still struggling.
I would use the money to pay off bills and loosen the old belt as much as possible….
yes I thank a second stimulate check would be nice.we hear about all the jobs lost this past year has anyone thought about all of the temp services all over this country why not shut them down.and have these company,s hire full time worker,s if there is jobs out there for every worker a temp service sends on a site they get $4.00 dollars of that money that,s not fair
After all temp services are not that bad when people really need jobs and the $4.00 just think of it as being pimped.
i think a second check would be great. there are a lot of families struggling to keep up and pay bills. i myself live on my own with my fiance and we both work full-time jobs and still have problems paying our bills, or even paying them on time.
Well, is it coming or are they just toying with us? Hate tosay this but now that the elections are over they prabably don’t care if there is one being delivered, and especially before Christmas when it could possibly give a good shot in the economies arm. Isn’t that what it is for?
I feel for everyone out there that has children and just don’t make enough to support them. Maybe instead of giving the banks all of that money they should have given it to us the people to use and could have done a god job at using that money more wisely then the dumb banks. But the second check would be great. I am buying my own house all by myself. I have strained a muscle in my shoulder and i can’t stop working, but the doctor bills are not helping any. Then i would be able to get a new Wii, Xbox 360, or a playstation 3, but without this check it can’t be done.
I’m low income so I got $300 for me and an additional $300 for my son….I payed bills with mine and put his into his savings account. I didn’t get to go shop or anything like that.
This year-The same thing….gotta build the son’s college education fund some how.
Everyone I know could use a second check. Myself included….I have to move within the next four months and this would help with expenses.
They are going have to give us way more than last time for me to spend it on anything but bills.If they would take all this money they are giving to these big companies and give it to the people we would spend it on the companies and it would help everyone.I could use a new car and also I could pay off my house then blow some even buy stock.
Well all though it did not come before Christmas. We still managed to survive. I was able to get gifts for my kids and family on only $800.00 a month income. Its called starting right after christmas every year. But we could really use a second stimulus check.
As far as our children having to pAy it back. Let me ask you this, who are we paying for? Duh the people before us. So why would it make a huge deal if we spend this money or not. I know I did not make this dept that the goverment has. But yet we pay more and more on gas food bills and higher taxs. So this is our money that we keep paying for. So why are people making such a big deal. We get the money to stimulate our economy and keep people working. SO SPEND IT AND BE HAPPY! I KNOW I WILL!
If we receive another one, I plan to use it for projects around the house. The first one went to bills and it went quick. With the economy so bad, I think giving a second stimulus would really help a lot of good people. The bad part of that though is bad people always find ways to abuse & defraud the American Dream and that really hurts EVERYONE!
Pete – I am sure you will update this post soon, but it looks like the second stimulus check is not coming! Tax rebates are the preferred option of the Obama adminstration.
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Yup, already did mention this in a post from last week. No checks, just tax rebates and tax cuts..
Bush passed a bill to give corporations 700 billion dollars when the money should’ ve went to the consumers.
I really need a second check this year to put it toward my debt. It would really help out alot so I can start to fix my credit
yes i would definetly spend it and it all depends on how much i would get because right now i really need it i just recently lost everything that i owned all the way down to cloths my childrens cloths shoes underwear every thing i owned its really bad right now so yes i could use it right now i would go out and spend every penny.
I would probably get some things i dont have the money for,but id spend it on the new things we need like a stupid converter box that we now need to watch tv! Gas,food,car,insurance, plates …op..mines gone…Better be a big check
I would have to use it to pay down debt… Like property taxes and the card i used to buy my fridge, stove and washer/dryer. Or.. use it to get my family out of the hole we’re in just trying to make ends meet. IF there’s anything left then it would probably get put in a savings account to let gather dust and interest…. but that’s a BIG BIG BIG if… (if we’re to spend the money to help the economy, then maybe someone could pass that on to the electric, gas and water companies so they will STOP raising prices… just a thought)
Do we “ever” need another stimulas check,we could use another 20 of them we are the so called middle class we can hardly find jobs anymore rents are sky high clothes,food,medical bills,electricity thats a big one! The money will help most people just get by a little easier for that month.It would be nice to give this stimulas check out twice a year for good;then I can say I would have an easier time saving to maybe go on a vacation with my children which seems to be a dream these days…just a thought.
give the people some money so that we can go out buy a house car pay credit card bill pay insurance pay child support food clothes medical we can’t build the economy up. don’t gove it all the big will
I would have to spend it…My doctors recently made me quit working for health reasons yet i cant get disability…so my bf is having to support me…Im 21 so i feel like i should be doing something to support myself and feel badly that all the responsibility falls on his shoulders …therefore a second stimulus check would definitely help us out
my only concern is will they take it out of our tax return like they are from our 2008 tax. if you haven’t noticed or have done your taxes yet. the stimulus check we go last year is being taken back out of your 2008 tax return. what would be the point of another one that’s bigger. we’ll only get less of a return when we do our taxes next year.
I would like to see a stimulus check as well, as I too am on disability, living below the poverty level. I get upset with how difficult they make it to survive on Disability itself. My father recently passed away and I was told I could apply for his benefits, which would put me in a position that I wouldn’t have to struggle anymore. Come to find out that when I was utilizing the 9 month trial period to see if I could return to work, I apparently made too much money, though that was 7 years ago. Now I am told that I can’t collect my fathers, because of this misunderstanding. I was under the impression that for that nine month period they don’t judge what you are making. Now that I am too handicapped to hold down a full time job, and need it I am being denied.
If we are going to receive another stimulus check I will put it towards another car… Mine is totally on its last leg and I am trying to save enough cash to get a newer one before mine dies. I don’t need to make another bill right now with so many jobs being lost who wants to make new bills.
I’m going to look and see if I can’t deny claim to it and give it back the the government. This way, when they say “you have to pay it back” I can say “I never took it to pay back”. I think it’s a bad idea, I don’t back it and want no part of it. I feel that it’s my right to deny the money and give it back the government. If I dont share the spending, I dont share the debt.
if there are 303,824,650 in the us population why dont they give $1,000,000 to each person and they will still be saving money that will get the nation back in its feet
JC ~ For each 700B spent, it equates to approximately $2,200 depending on who gets what. THe gvt. doesn’t really have this money. Basically we are leveraging our country . . . a much larger reason why we’re in our current situation.
If I get a check, since I am on S.S. and don’t file, way under income, I’m going to put a down payment on a juicy T-BONE steak. With what’s left over, I’ll buy my little dog a bone.
THIS IS MY FIRST TIME OF HEARING ABOUT THE SECOND CHECK IF WE DO RECIEVE A CHECK THATS GREAT AS HARD AS TIMES ARE WE NEED THAT MONEY. PERSONS ALL AROUND WITHOUT MONEY AND JOBS COULD REALLY USE THE MONEY AND HAVE SOME RELIEF.
I could realy do with this second package as i have 5 children an a partner who has just lost a job an we r so behind in our bills it is realy stressfull it would b good to get back on track an have money to go spend on my kids especially 4 christmas.
I would use it to give my kids there x-mas present this year.
I had to tell my children that they weren’t getting anything for christmas this year. I am a single parent mother with 2 children who’s fathers haven’t been involved in their lives.Because of the fact that I am trying to get my bachelor’s degree, I can’t work many hours. I’m bipolar and so is my eldest child. I only get SSD. My daughter is struggling to stay focused and stay on top of her grades in school.She also has ocd, terrets, and adhd.My youngest is a handfull and doesn’t quite understand why she might not get presents for christmas.If I receive a stimulus check, I will spend it on my daughters for christmas.
i would of some these bills i got a second stimlus check would be good
I think that we could use of stimulant of this nature; where can forms be got. Also seniors are included? response please
I would definitely spend it I have 3 children and i really really really need the money it would be a big help to receive a second stimulus package I didn’t receive the first but this would be a huge benefit for my family I would spend it on new clothes school supplies exedra! Please help to get this to go through really need the money! people would it definitely spend it in my opinion because of how high prices are in everything so it would definitely be a benefit on our oconee for this to go through… in my opinion this is a good thing and it will help on so many levels people don’t even understand that lower income family depend on these checks and these kind of benefits would help us tremendously and we would be able to spend the money on things we need which in turn will boost the economy by as receiving these texts the internet’s spending them pushing and pumping the money back into the economic system