How I spent My Stimulus

mimo2005 · 05-06-2008, 05:19 PM

Crazy ways people are spending their stimulus checks.....

http://www.howispentmystimulus.com/

from the link:

"I bought $50 worth of lottery tickets. But I didn't win :((((("

**sobeit** · 05-06-2008, 05:23 PM

now thats a good idea - lottery tickets! I will have to pay a visit to missouri - the closest lottery source.

**Chode** · 05-07-2008, 05:14 PM

Well, we're spending some on a little paint and stuff for the house, a trip to Austin for the wife & kids this summer, but mostly, replacing the primary home computer and moving the old one down the food chain to replace the kiddo's machine is the big priority. This is also going to be the first Intel CPU I've used in a machine built for my own use since a Pentium II 450.

I'm keeping it pretty middle of the road. Q9300, 4 GB low latency RAM, 8800GTS 512 MB video. About the only area where I'm coughing up a bit more cash is for case and cooling. Antec Sonata 550Plus, a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme and 2 Scythe S-Flex SFF21D fans. The main priority here is to build it to be quiet and reliable.

bry623 · 05-11-2008, 06:20 PM

We are using ours (my next to last digit in my ssn is 9 and thus are getting it later) to buy Christmas gifts.

05-06-2008, 05:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, Emeritus Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,142 OS: xp	How I spent My Stimulus Crazy ways people are spending their stimulus checks..... http://www.howispentmystimulus.com/ from the link: "I bought $50 worth of lottery tickets. But I didn't win :(((((" __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

05-06-2008, 05:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: How I spent My Stimulus now thats a good idea - lottery tickets! I will have to pay a visit to missouri - the closest lottery source. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

05-07-2008, 05:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chode TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,280 OS: Windows XP Pro	Re: How I spent My Stimulus Well, we're spending some on a little paint and stuff for the house, a trip to Austin for the wife & kids this summer, but mostly, replacing the primary home computer and moving the old one down the food chain to replace the kiddo's machine is the big priority. This is also going to be the first Intel CPU I've used in a machine built for my own use since a Pentium II 450. I'm keeping it pretty middle of the road. Q9300, 4 GB low latency RAM, 8800GTS 512 MB video. About the only area where I'm coughing up a bit more cash is for case and cooling. Antec Sonata 550Plus, a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme and 2 Scythe S-Flex SFF21D fans. The main priority here is to build it to be quiet and reliable. __________________ Sweet!

05-11-2008, 06:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: How I spent My Stimulus We are using ours (my next to last digit in my ssn is 9 and thus are getting it later) to buy Christmas gifts. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"