How Will You Spend Your Rebate?

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Since I do live within my meager means as a full time adult returning college student and I work, my taxes this year were less than great. This rebate will actually fill in the amount I had expected to get from the IRS when I did my taxes.
Yes, people do need to live within their means but some people have no means at standard living costs. With gas at @ $4 p/gal. and rent going up, cost of food going up because the cost of transporting it going up and so on, how does the government expect people to rejoice?
I would like to live somewhere else but when it comes down to it - this is still the most economical country to live in. Go figure.
Learning to live within one's means is a great idea but so many Americans have fixated on the "dream" that they remain in dreamland and are no longer capable of downsizing their living arrangements.
This is a me society and until we learn to see beyond ourselves and our own wants - we won't really achieve anything of substance.

Kristy of IL 9:03PM May 15, 2008

I have to agree with Tom from Indiana. There are so many others out there that go without food, shelter, adequate clothing, etc... Some can change but others are forced into it by circumstance. I am blessed and grateful for what I do have. I will however pay my ex-husband back the $600 that I've owed him for a year. He has been extremely patient and I'm still blessed to have him as a friend.

Debbie of CT 9:49AM April 06, 2008

I have to agree with Tom from Indiana. There are so many others out there that go without food, shelter, adequate clothing, etc... Some can change but others are forced into it by circumstance. I am blessed and grateful for what I do have. I will however pay my ex-husband back the $600 that I've owed him for a year. He has been extremely patient and I'm still blessed to have him as a friend.

Debbie of CT 9:46AM April 06, 2008

if you ask me i think what we need is to be useing our own fuel and oil resources instead of trying to run another country out of oil that will never happen not in a million years this will make it easier on consumers and employees and will most deffently bring back jobs and the prices of food and resources to what they should be i can rememmber when a pop was like 35 cents or less and gas was 50 cents we are not to far gone that we cant still do this yeah the rebate is great for the average consumer but wont fix nothing

richard w of OK 3:26AM March 04, 2008

I will spend mine by have a third meal each day for the duration of the funds instead of only two.

A. Wessex of NH 5:23PM February 17, 2008

I am seeing from the counter arguments that the reason for the complaints is not clear: this rebate is little more than a bandage, a bribe, or something on the order of a pacifier when what is truly needed is a long-term, sustainable solution.
To those focusing on the complaints, do you seriously believe this rebate is going to "stimulate the economy"?

Cranky_Old_Batt of CA 1:08PM February 10, 2008

I will spend my rebate paying my bills to the credit companies, that got us in this mess to begin with....

Stephen of OH 4:01AM February 10, 2008

Wow Tom from Indiana. That is really generous. But being a full-time student I will have to use the rebate check to help pay for my college expenses. I do not understand why some people are whining about possibly getting $600-1200 in the mail. Even if you will use it to pay for bills, gas or food it is still money that you did not have to start with. You can put the money in savings and save it if it will make you feel better because then you can watch it.
But hey - - whatever suits you.

Hien of OK 12:15PM February 09, 2008

to Cheryl Fontaine of WA
first of all if your so poor why do you own a computer?? give me a break!!! i dont understand people in america how the heck you can you have a computer and be poor, and for those who buy cell phone and not car and for those that have lots of children and are on welfare give me a break !!! i think those people shouldnt get anything cause they dont try hard enough!!! have you ever heard of birth control or a job and if you have to work 2 jobs then thats what you do, i think that the goverment is doing is great !~!!! now stop your bitching and get over it everyone just complains and complains if you really want to complain i think people like you should not get a refund cause you dont put enough in the system, i am so sick and tired of people living off the goverment not unless your challenged. i'm sorry i've been working since i was 16 yrs old i have no degree and i do pretty good for myself, i'm sorry but i am so sick and tired of people not getting off the butts and get a job!!!

myelvis of IL 5:21PM February 04, 2008

I think that its not alot of money and the ppl that voted bush in well kick rocks... You shouldnt complain on what he did all he wAs doing was finishing what he father couldnt duh. I will spend the money I will save some and spend some.

sherika of TN 7:12AM February 03, 2008