Hog Wild about Real Estate and the Economy

In all likelihood your rebate check won’t be enough for a downpayment, so what do you plan to do with that extra cash?  The government wants you to have a party and go hog wild.  You could make a bunch of little purchases until all the money’s gone, go get that big screen you’ve been dying for, pay down some debt or sock it away in savings.

I’m hearing a lot of chatter about how prudent it would be to ignore the intention of the rebate and take a good old conservative approach by cleaning up your financial house.  Sure, that sounds right and oh so sensible.  But not much fun.  I plan to support an economic recovery by having a ball and spending with reckless abandon.  I don’t know what I’ll buy yet, but I assure you it will be completely frivolous and unnecessary.  Maybe a mink coat (no, too hot and not PC).  How about a diamond bracelet (sounds good, but I’m not the fancy type).  Or a set of chrome tires so I can cruise in style (yeah right).  Maybe I’ll buy a new barbeque set or platform bed or those cute heels I saw in Macy’s window the other day (imagine me tripping all the way to work).

Darnit.  I guess I really don’t need or want anything afterall, but I so desperately yearned to support the cause.  In a quiet whisper at the back of my mind I can hear my father now:  “charity starts at home.”  That’s right, that’s so right.  There is a future and it’s worth investing in…of course, what could I have been thinking.  Maybe it’s not big enough to buy a house, but it’s a good chunk of money that will grow into something much bigger over time.  Boring as it is, mutual funds here I come!

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