Tax Rebate Incentive Checks

[Gemini Cricket]

I keep reminding myself that I did the right thing. I'm paying off a debt. I'm paying off a debt.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I keep reminding myself that I did the right thing. I'm paying off a debt. I'm paying off a debt.

No, no, no! It's patriotic to spend, spend, spend! Our president told us so.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by JWBear

No, no, no! It's patriotic to spend, spend, spend! Our president told us so.

Perhaps you could spend in on a donation to the Obama campaign.

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by katiesue

I just talked myself out of using mine for an HDTV.

Call me: I'll talk you back into it.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Call me: I'll talk you back into it.

Me too.

I just talked my self out of the 52" HDTV.

I think I'll go with the 42". I just measured my old Tube TV, and found that it is only 27". And the 42" will be covered by my insentive check, and in fact Howards TV will take an additional 10% off if I use my check there.

[lindyhop]

After reading all the posts and explanations I have no idea how much I'm getting or when. My plan is to put whatever money I get in my puny little "saving for a new car" savings account.

I find it disturbing that we have an economy that seems to require that we buy stuff to keep it healthy. And by buying more stuff we use up more resources and pollute more and put our future in jeopardy. But if we're prudent and stop buying so much junk the economy will crash. At least that seems to be how it works.

The latest This American Life is devoted to trying to explain how we got into the current credit crisis. It's the most coherent explanation of an insane situation I've heard, a great program. Check it out.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by lindyhop

The latest This American Life is devoted to trying to explain how we got into the current credit crisis. It's the most coherent explanation of an insane situation I've heard, a great program. Check it out.

Finally listened. It really was well put together. I'm sure some details were glossed over, but they presented it in a way that made the whole cycle, from bubble to burst, make perfect sense (at least the mechanics of it. The actual decisions made still make no sense).