Economic Stimulus Rebate

Thanks to Mace, I know when to expect my money from the IRS. According to the stimulus payment schedule, I should be getting my money around May 9th. And it will be deposited into my account via direct deposit. So I’ll be checking my account online a lot more than I normally do around that time looking for the money. I should be getting $600 since I’m single with no kids. I didn’t expect to get it that early.

What are my plans with that money? Well, I’m gonna put a chunk of it into savings. I’ll probably open the new savings account I’ve been planning to start earmarked specifically for saving for a house. But I’m not gonna put all of it into savings. I’ve been wanting to get a new camera, so I’ll probably take some of it and do that. I can’t be responsible and save ALL of it. LOL I gotta treat myself every now and then.

I’m hoping that my car won’t cause me to change those plans. I’m taking it in for maintenance on Tuesday. Time for an oil change. And last time they told me the transmission fluid needed to be flushed, so I’m getting a ‘total fluid exchange’. He told me that was the better deal right now … I guess it’s on special. And I also need to have the ‘rough idle’ issue looked at. I don’t plan on getting a new car any time soon, so I wanna make sure mine will last me. It’s got over 113,000 miles on it. So there are things that need to get taken care of. I just hope the rough idle issue can be fixed without costing me an arm and a leg (gas prices are taking those, and I only have 2 of each). And hopefully they don’t find anything else wrong with it.