What did you use your stimulus money on?

amother

Lawngreen

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 1:36 pm

amother [ Wheat ] wrote:

I started to pay off my debt, and with that first big push, I found myself being more careful....and B"H I am now cc debt free. It feels amazing.

Good for you! That's exactly what dh wants to do with this check . Last one went into savings

amother

Indigo

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 1:38 pm

With the first one paid off some small debts and then used it around. We were actually able to live move around as opposed to our almost paycheck to paycheck living.

Second one for my chessed vacation and the rest into savings.

Third one hopefully all into savings.

We had no savings up until now and really hoping to be to buy a house. When you start saving it gives you the push to keep putting away. I feel it's a blessing in disguise.

amother

Sienna

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 1:40 pm

We used some to pay for our baby's vachnacht and bris. I also used some to pay for a night nurse, new clothes for myself, baby equipment.
The third stimulus will be quite a large amount and will go towards the bar mitzva we'll be making in less than a year iyh.

amother

Mistyrose

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 1:51 pm

amother [ Indigo ] wrote:

OOC what’s a chesed vacation?

Eisheschayil123

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 1:52 pm

I agree that tuition should be an option. I guess everyone is paid up so they dont think of these things.🤑

amother

Mistyrose

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 1:56 pm

Eisheschayil123 wrote:

I agree that tuition should be an option. I guess everyone is paid up so they dont think of these things.🤑

BH I’m not behind in tuition payments but all of the tuition comes out of a specific account, and that’s the account the stimulus went into. Tremendously, insanely helpful

amother

Indigo

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 2:24 pm

amother [ Mistyrose ] wrote:

OOC what’s a chesed vacation?

Went for someone elses sake (not my husband. He stayed behind).

I'm not gonna say I didn't enjoy, but it was not sometime I wanted so much. I'd probably go without the stimulus money as well, but bh I had that money and didn't need to put on cc.

amother

Mistyrose

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 2:59 pm

amother [ Indigo ] wrote:

I’m not understanding. Your husband wanted you to take a vacation. You didn’t want to. So it was a chesed to him That you went ?

(You don’t owe me an explanation I’m just curious. I’ve never heard the terminology)

amother

Indigo

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 3:12 pm

amother [ Mistyrose ] wrote:

Lol
Never heard of this either, I actually just made it up this term.
I went with another few women cuz 1 of them desperately needed to get away. We basically took her on vacation-don't think she paid anything. And that's what I call a chessed Smile

amother

Smokey

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 3:15 pm

amother [ Seagreen ] wrote:

how has not having a ssn effect getting the stimulus
do you mean he is not an american citizen?

No he is not. But I am, as are all our children. We file jointly and all our income is taxable yet for the first stimulus the government did not give anything to Americans who filed jointly with anyone with an ITIN instead of a SSN (with the exception of people serving in the military, I believe). It was a really cruel clause in the first round, there are so many people in our situation, people who are married to US citizens and pay US taxes but their US citizen spouses/children were ineligible for the stimulus funds. But that problem had supposedly been rectified and I can file for a rebate (for me and the kids. He doesn't get a penny from any of the checks).

amother

Seagreen

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 3:21 pm

amother [ Smokey ] wrote:

So you or kids didn't get either
That's really not ok

amother

Goldenrod

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 3:51 pm

amother [ Tan ] wrote:

Real estate investment

What kind of real estate investment costs a few thousand?

amother

Brown

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 4:12 pm

The first one was used for a anniversary gift - we bought a beautiful candleabra for our shabbos table. Second and third in saving for our down payment to buy our own house iyh bh. We are from the very fortunate ones who didnt loose income during the past year. I want to publicly thank Hashem for this - I felt and still feel his loving hand.

amother

Lime

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 4:40 pm

amother [ Wheat ] wrote:

I started to pay off my debt, and with that first big push, I found myself being more careful....and B"H I am now cc debt free. It feels amazing.

Mazel tov

amother

Ivory

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 7:55 pm

First one went to rent and baby savings (no savings prior to this point)
Second went mostly towards debt
Third will go towards debt and some current expenses.

B"H! We are finally digging ourselves out of a huge pit of debt!

amother

Oak

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 8:58 pm

First one went to day-to-day expenses, making Pesach, 2nd went to buying a pair of tefillin, and to be saved for that bar mitzvah.
3rd will be some savings, school building funds, and to try to get a bit ahead of living hand to mouth.