I received my tax return last week, and it left as quickly as it arrived. I chose to put some of it into a high-yield savings account as the beginning of an emergency fund, but the bulk of it went to create a dent in my American Express account. My one effort to stimulate the economy was to buy Sins of a Solar Empire early (I'd planned to buy it in April).
That makes me think of the economic stimulus package. I'm not sure that it's that great an idea. Aside from the fact that now may not be the best time to cut the government's income, I haven't met anybody who actually plans on spending their $600 check. Everyone is either putting the money toward a debt or into savings/investments. The investments may have some effect, I suppose, if enough people do that, but that seems to be the least popular option in my decidedly unscientific poll. If the point is to get us to buy things, I don't know that it will work. Of course, I'm no financial expert, but it just doesn't make logical sense to me.
Regardless, I'm looking forward to getting my check and promptly signing that over to American Express as well.
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