Rebate checks: How to spend 'em

23 of 30

Mark Fingerman: Paying off bills

Mark Fingerman with his motorcycle, "Baby." Says Fingerman: "She is a 1998 Suzuki Intruder 1500cc and she gets a little more than 30 miles to the gallon."

• Issue #1: America's Money
• How will you spend your check?

Computer repairman, 55, Alpharetta, Ga.

I believe most Americans will do exactly what I plan to do. I will use MY money that the government is simply giving back to me to pay off bills.

I don't think the average American will go out and buy expensive cars or fur coats. I think if we buy anything, it will be a tank of gas for our cars.

A stimulus package? We may see the foreclosure rate drop for one month as people use this "windfall" to stave off the banks for one more month.

NEXT: Laura Youker: Going back to IRS

Last updated August 12 2010: 3:57 PM ET

More Galleries

10 of the most luxurious airline amenity kits

When it comes to in-flight pampering, the amenity kits offered by these 10 airlines are the ultimate in luxury More

7 startups that want to improve your mental health

From a text therapy platform to apps that push you reminders to breathe, these self-care startups offer help on a daily basis or in times of need. More

5 radical technologies that will change how you get to work

From Uber's flying cars to the Hyperloop, these are some of the neatest transportation concepts in the works today. More

Special Offer