Comments on: Stimulate your savings? http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/10/stimulate-your-savings/ Trying to live large ...one step at a time Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:57:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: billy akerman http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/10/stimulate-your-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-2090 billy akerman Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:22:49 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=765#comment-2090 Ive been 100% debt-free for some time now. I used my stimulus check to do just that in my investment account. Ive been 100% debt-free for some time now. I used my stimulus check to do just that in my investment account.

]]> By: LivingAlmostLarge http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/10/stimulate-your-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-2100 LivingAlmostLarge Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:54:25 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=765#comment-2100 Funny how many people are spending it on things they would have probably have bought anyway. Funny how many people are spending it on things they would have probably have bought anyway.

]]> By: Carolyn http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/10/stimulate-your-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-2099 Carolyn Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:21:43 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=765#comment-2099 We just got ours this week. $1500. Nice. We're planning on buying a fire/gun safe - $500; the rest will go into our house/car maintenance fund (savings). We're also considering buying some mattresses for our guestroom, but haven't decided for sure -- that'd be around $400. For now though, we're looking at spending $500 and saving $1000. We just got ours this week. $1500. Nice.
We’re planning on buying a fire/gun safe – $500; the rest will go into our house/car maintenance fund (savings). We’re also considering buying some mattresses for our guestroom, but haven’t decided for sure — that’d be around $400. For now though, we’re looking at spending $500 and saving $1000.

]]> By: FHR http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/10/stimulate-your-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-2098 FHR Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:28:20 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=765#comment-2098 I went to Cozumel for a week. Does that stimulate their economy or ours? Both, I guess since I booked the flight with a tour company here, flew a Mexican airline that left out of a US airport that is probably financed with German money, stayed in a Mexican hotel that is most probably owned by a European/Chinese/Japanese/Aussie company, spent Mexican pesos in the downtown square eating/drinking and (shopping) at restaurants (shops) both locally/foreign owned, and paid for parking in a US parking lot. Oh yeah, I guess it's a global economy when we spend now. I went to Cozumel for a week. Does that stimulate their economy or ours? Both, I guess since I booked the flight with a tour company here, flew a Mexican airline that left out of a US airport that is probably financed with German money, stayed in a Mexican hotel that is most probably owned by a European/Chinese/Japanese/Aussie company, spent Mexican pesos in the downtown square eating/drinking and (shopping) at restaurants (shops) both locally/foreign owned, and paid for parking in a US parking lot.

Oh yeah, I guess it’s a global economy when we spend now.

]]> By: Kristy http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/10/stimulate-your-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-2097 Kristy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:13:46 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=765#comment-2097 We saved ours. At this time we don't really need it and are not sure what to spend it on. We saved ours. At this time we don’t really need it and are not sure what to spend it on.

]]> By: Livingalmostlarge http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/10/stimulate-your-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-2096 Livingalmostlarge Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:12:58 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=765#comment-2096 Sounds like a lot of people were "spending" their stimulus. I have to admit that we were going to do the car repairs anyway but we lazy and waiting until the weather got better for all the repairs. The bonus was we didn't know it would end up being so much in repairs! Sounds like a lot of people were “spending” their stimulus. I have to admit that we were going to do the car repairs anyway but we lazy and waiting until the weather got better for all the repairs.

The bonus was we didn’t know it would end up being so much in repairs!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/10/stimulate-your-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-2095 Anonymous Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:57:46 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=765#comment-2095 Although we're still waiting for our stimulus check, we've already spent that amount of money twice in the last few months -- once on a new transmission for my car, and just last week on the purchase and installation of a new dishwasher. The $1,200 for my car came out of savings while we put the dishwasher on DH's Golf Digest Master Card where he charges all his business expenses (he might was well get points good for free clubs). So when our stimulus check comes, we'll just use it to pay off the dishwasher charge. Before either of these replacement needs came up, however, we had planned to use our stimulus check toward the purchase of a new dining room table. Now that will wait until after our new roof is installed this summer. Having to fork out approximately $16,000 for a home repair makes us want to hang onto the balance of our savings and build it up a bit more. Thankfully, we have no debt except our mortgage (which will be paid off in six years) and about $60,000 in money market accounts to see us through these tough economic times. Barb1954 Although we’re still waiting for our stimulus check, we’ve already spent that amount of money twice in the last few months — once on a new transmission for my car, and just last week on the purchase and installation of a new dishwasher. The $1,200 for my car came out of savings while we put the dishwasher on DH’s Golf Digest Master Card where he charges all his business expenses (he might was well get points good for free clubs). So when our stimulus check comes, we’ll just use it to pay off the dishwasher charge.

Before either of these replacement needs came up, however, we had planned to use our stimulus check toward the purchase of a new dining room table. Now that will wait until after our new roof is installed this summer. Having to fork out approximately $16,000 for a home repair makes us want to hang onto the balance of our savings and build it up a bit more. Thankfully, we have no debt except our mortgage (which will be paid off in six years) and about $60,000 in money market accounts to see us through these tough economic times.

Barb1954

]]> By: Fabulously Broke http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/10/stimulate-your-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-2094 Fabulously Broke Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:21:21 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=765#comment-2094 They're just hoping that once you spend it, you get into the groove or the habit and just keep going. One new set of faucet taps turns into a new rug, a new chair, a whole new paint scheme, curtains.. and so on They’re just hoping that once you spend it, you get into the groove or the habit and just keep going.

One new set of faucet taps turns into a new rug, a new chair, a whole new paint scheme, curtains.. and so on

]]> By: Jim ~ mydebtblog.com http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/10/stimulate-your-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-2093 Jim ~ mydebtblog.com Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:14:00 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=765#comment-2093 Ours paid debt, paid car repairs, and the other half was set aside for our vacation this month. So while it was saved, it is going to be spent doing something possibly counterproductive like a vacation. We haven't been anywhere since 2005 so I hope the week will give us the energy to attack our credit cards and student loans when we get back. Most people probably spent their stimulus one way or another. Rising costs affect everyone even if you had the best intentions. Today there are reports out there that the stimulus checks increased retail. I think people are going to spend money regardless of the economy. Ours paid debt, paid car repairs, and the other half was set aside for our vacation this month. So while it was saved, it is going to be spent doing something possibly counterproductive like a vacation. We haven’t been anywhere since 2005 so I hope the week will give us the energy to attack our credit cards and student loans when we get back. Most people probably spent their stimulus one way or another. Rising costs affect everyone even if you had the best intentions. Today there are reports out there that the stimulus checks increased retail. I think people are going to spend money regardless of the economy.

]]> By: vipness http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/2008/07/10/stimulate-your-savings/comment-page-1/#comment-2092 vipness Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:52:25 +0000 http://www.livingalmostlarge.com/?p=765#comment-2092 The company I work for ran out of money 2 days before I got my stimulus. It went to pay rent for another month. I've now accepted another job. Can't say I stimulated much. The company I work for ran out of money 2 days before I got my stimulus. It went to pay rent for another month. I’ve now accepted another job. Can’t say I stimulated much.

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