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Apr 28, 2008, 10:14 AM
 
I just pulled up my checking account and saw that George Bush deposited $600 in my account. Now what to spend it on? Suggestions?
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Apr 28, 2008, 10:16 AM
 
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Apr 28, 2008, 10:40 AM
 
It reminds me a bit of Tricky Dick Fun Bills.

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Apr 28, 2008, 10:44 AM
 
Considering it was based on the first set of refunds, that's not all that surprising.

I believe this means Big Mac is recommending 600 cups of coffee.
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 10:55 AM
 
Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth View Post
Considering it was based on the first set of refunds, that's not all that surprising.

I believe this means Big Mac is recommending 600 cups of coffee.
Done. I'll get started immediately. If after 100 cups you can move outside of time, I can only imagine what the effects will be after 300
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Apr 28, 2008, 10:56 AM
 
Originally Posted by ThinkInsane View Post
Done. I'll get started immediately. If after 100 cups you can move outside of time, I can only imagine what the effects will be after 300
Who knows, maybe you'll start moving backward in time. Then, the paradoxes begin.
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 11:01 AM
 
Mine will be going into my "house savings account."
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 11:07 AM
 
Got mine too. I already spent it on a new DSLR kit.
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 11:09 AM
 
Pay into pension plan or mortgage or whatever.
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 11:13 AM
 
Originally Posted by ThinkInsane View Post
I just pulled up my checking account and saw that George Bush deposited $600 in my account. Now what to spend it on? Suggestions?
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Apr 28, 2008, 11:16 AM
 
Ours is just going into the savings account.

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Apr 28, 2008, 11:44 AM
 
Did the server go down for a bit or was it my route thereto?

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Apr 28, 2008, 11:46 AM
 
Consider donating to a charity.
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Apr 28, 2008, 12:32 PM
 
Originally Posted by Big Mac View Post
Did the server go down for a bit or was it my route thereto?
It's been down for at least 2 hours for me.
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 12:34 PM
 
Originally Posted by design219 View Post
Consider donating to a charity.
How about the ACLU? Bush would love that!
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 12:35 PM
 
600 lottery tickets.
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Apr 28, 2008, 01:37 PM
 
Probably not all the way.
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 01:49 PM
 
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10 copies of GTA IV.
That made me LOL.

i'd say wait for some new Apple Thingy.

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Apr 28, 2008, 01:53 PM
 
I'm getting a 3G iPhone with mine.
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Apr 28, 2008, 01:56 PM
 
Seriously, is everyone spending theirs?
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 01:57 PM
 
Nothing too exciting, for me.
The wife and I purchased a new mattress (tempurpedic) with a 12 mos no interest offers. I'll be putting the money I get from the gov't towards that balance.
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 02:47 PM
 
Mine's going towards my D300.
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 03:02 PM
 
Originally Posted by peeb View Post
Seriously, is everyone spending theirs?
Yes, but it's going for some landscaping I was going to do anyway. I'm not sure if that counts toward stimulating the economy.
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Apr 28, 2008, 03:12 PM
 
Originally Posted by ThinkInsane View Post
I just pulled up my checking account and saw that George Bush deposited $600 in my account.
Just so we're clear, it was your $600, he'd already taken it, either that, or it's $600 he borrowed from someone by telling them your kids would pay them back...

There hasn't been much discussion on the types of spending, and the ways in which the economy can be repaired. To me, if the goal is to provide jobs and shore up the tumbling dollar, money needs to be spent in the local economy.
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Apr 28, 2008, 03:13 PM
 
I was going to get a 3G iPhone anyway. So, I didn't need a check to stimulate the economy.
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Apr 28, 2008, 03:55 PM
 
This $600 just feels irresponsible to me, as I don't really need the money and there's no guarantee that I'm going to spend it in any way that helps the economy,
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 04:03 PM
 
Originally Posted by paul w View Post
This $600 just feels irresponsible to me, as I don't really need the money and there's no guarantee that I'm going to spend it in any way that helps the economy,
You can always give it back, if you want to....
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 04:06 PM
 
congrats on getting your $600
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 04:11 PM
 
Come to Canada for vacation. Nice golfing in BC and Ontario for example. Good fishing too. And it's often cheaper to go to Toronto for musicals than it is to go to New York.

P.S. Just how much of this $600-per-person-feel-good-plan costing the US of A this year? And how much will it cost to service the additional debt over the years?
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 04:12 PM
 
Hey, hey, hey take it to the PL, mister.
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 04:13 PM
 
so NOW you want it moved to the PL after you posted in this thread 6 times?
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 04:15 PM
 
Originally Posted by brassplayersrock² View Post
so NOW you want it moved to the PL after you posted in this thread 6 times?
I want him to take it here.

and what does my posting in this thread have anything to do with it?
     
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Originally Posted by Dork. View Post
You can always give it back, if you want to....
That's the weirdest and most depressing link I've seen all day.
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 04:36 PM
 
I blame Bush for the $600... oh wait.
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Apr 28, 2008, 04:41 PM
 
...a lawyer to get a greencard so you can live in another country.
     
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<edit> read swg post wrong
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 05:15 PM
 
Pay off your credit cards or another debt (mortgage?). If you're free of debt, invest them.
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Originally Posted by OreoCookie View Post
Pay off your credit cards or another debt (mortgage?). If you're free of debt, invest them.
Perhaps this should be another thread, but what are your top (non-AAPL) investment choices?
     
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Pay into pension plan or mortgage or whatever.
I devote a lot of resources into retirement, as I intend to do it rather early. I'm carrying virtually no personal debt. I live a fairly frugal lifestyle, and actually live well below my means. I pay off my credit card balance at the end of the month. I don't buy every shiny bauble that catches my eye, often using things like computers and iPods through the end of their useful life. If I want to upgrade, I always look at the cost to benefit ratio, basically do I need it or do I just want it for no other reason than to have it? I mean, I replaced my first generation iPod with a nano. There was a couple of generations in between I was keen on getting, but with the help of a new battery that old iPod did it's job just fine. And the nano was a birthday present, so I probably would have still been using that until I bought a touch. It's a result of being raised in a family where success came only from lots hard work and and pinching pennies to provide for the long term.

So, this is purely discretionary money for me. I think I'm exactly who this kind of thing was intended for because I'll use this money to buy something I otherwise wouldn't have bothered with.

I'm thinking maybe a game console. I gave my playstation 2 away a while ago with the intention of getting a newer system but never did. Now I have to decide between an X-Box and a PS3. The rest I'll spend one pint at a time.

And as to a suggestion Eug made further down the page, I have two weekends booked in Canadia in the near future, and I agree with your reasons for doing so.

And who said give it back? That was a good one!

And I give regularly to charity. I'm blowing this money on something for me.
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Apr 28, 2008, 06:20 PM
 
Yeah, I splurged on a plasma back in October, so I plan on wiping most of the remnants of it from my credit card.
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 06:27 PM
 
Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth View Post
Yeah, I splurged on a plasma
I hear that's not good for the screen.
     
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Perhaps this should be another thread, but what are your top (non-AAPL) investment choices?
I invest x amount of Euros each month into four different fonds (world, Europe, Asia, resources) and I started putting money into a special retirement fund (I get tax benefits). I wanted to seriously start saving and managing money, so this is what I'm doing now. So far, I haven't touched a cent
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Originally Posted by Dakar the Fourth View Post
Yeah, I splurged on a plasma back in October, so I plan on wiping most of the remnants of it from my screen.
fixed that for you.
     
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Urgggg.
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I hear that's not good for the screen.
True, but it was certainly good for me.
     
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Apr 28, 2008, 06:32 PM
 
Turns out I'm still a dependent, so I don't get a check
     
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Originally Posted by ThinkInsane View Post
I devote a lot of resources into retirement, as I intend to do it rather early. I'm carrying virtually no personal debt. I live a fairly frugal lifestyle, and actually live well below my means. I pay off my credit card balance at the end of the month. I don't buy every shiny bauble that catches my eye, often using things like computers and iPods through the end of their useful life. If I want to upgrade, I always look at the cost to benefit ratio, basically do I need it or do I just want it for no other reason than to have it? I mean, I replaced my first generation iPod with a nano. There was a couple of generations in between I was keen on getting, but with the help of a new battery that old iPod did it's job just fine. And the nano was a birthday present, so I probably would have still been using that until I bought a touch. It's a result of being raised in a family where success came only from lots hard work and and pinching pennies to provide for the long term.

So, this is purely discretionary money for me. I think I'm exactly who this kind of thing was intended for because I'll use this money to buy something I otherwise wouldn't have bothered with.
Well, the unfortunate part of this is that you are the exception tather than the rule.

OTOH, since so many people are exceptions, they will actually spend the money on stuff, and thus this feel-good-cash-deal may have the desired effect. The question is to what extent.

I'm thinking maybe a game console. I gave my playstation 2 away a while ago with the intention of getting a newer system but never did. Now I have to decide between an X-Box and a PS3. The rest I'll spend one pint at a time.
Xbox 360 - cheaper so you can buy an extra couple of games, but the PS3 gives you Blu-ray.

And as to a suggestion Eug made further down the page, I have two weekends booked in Canadia in the near future, and I agree with your reasons for doing so.
I'm just being selfish... since I live in Canada.
     
 
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