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What Will You Do With Your Tax Rebate?
By Bob HazenThe first of the economic stimulus money from the government will appear in some or your bank accounts today; and stores are hoping you spend it right away.
Some stores are even offering you gift cards, if you spend your stimulus check with them. Best Buy reports their stores are seeing more people coming in to price new TVs and other electronics.
But some people like Rosemary Segal say, the 600-bucks won't turn their troubles around. "In these times it is a drop in the bucket, you know when it costs you 60 dollars to fill your car with gas."
Maria Navarro with Albertson's grocery store says, they are hoping to help folks stretch their food dollars.
Experts say electronic stores will be flooded once the checks arrive. "We do see alot of customers coming in, telling us they are interested." said Brandon Pywell with Best Buy.
The money will start going out today for those who gave the IRS their direct deposit information, and have social security numbers ending between 0, and 20. They'll start next week for people whose numbers end with 21-through-75.
If the government doesn't have your bank information, the checks start going out in the mail May 9th. For more information about your check, visit www.irs.gov.
Tell us below how you're planning on spending your rebate check.
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