Here Are The Stupid Things People Spent Stimulus Checks On That They Clearly Didn’t Need
After a year of extreme measures and lockdowns, people have thought of various ways to use the money from the “American Rescue Plan”
Congressional Democrats and the Biden administration claim that the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan” financially supports Americans after a year of government-induced lockdowns, purposefully leaving out those they believed should not benefit from the extra funds.
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Yet, now, after a widespread economic shutdown, they have allocated Americans’ own money back to them by passing a bill that costs taxpayers more than they will ever get back in stimulus checks.
Now, people are discussing the ways they will use this money.
Some claim that the stimulus “hush money” can be used in useful ways, like for purchasing necessities (food, water, shelter), purchasing guns, and paying off any outstanding debts.
Yet, others prove that the trillion dollars did not end up just in those in desperate need of them.
Here are some of the most foolish ways to use the stimulus check:
I don’t qualify for the stimulus but if you do don’t let anyone shame you into using it however you damn please.
If you want to buy a new TV or blow it all on shoes. Do it. If you want to pay bills. Do it. If you want to save. Do it.
It’s your money. Do what you want with it.
— Panayiota Bertzikis (@panayiotab) March 17, 2021
The Stimmy is for whatever tf ppl want it to be for. Red Lobster, Jordans, weed, vacations, sex…whatever ppl want it to be for. https://t.co/7Xe5KLsQVz
— Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) March 21, 2021
- Drugs
This week, a 2-year-old boy in Kentucky died after he overdosed on fentanyl his mother bought with her stimulus check. The baby allegedly ingested some of the synthetic opioid while the 33-year-old woman slept off the dose she took a shot of earlier in the day.
About 24 million Americans used their check on tobacco, drugs, and alcohol during the first round of stimulus in 2020. This raises the alarm about a potential increase in overdoses and addiction in vulnerable communities.
Best answer to a question on the $GTBIF call was about how stimulus checks will impact biz. @Bkov9 said: "It's real simple. People are going to buy more weed"
— Alan Brochstein, CFA (@Invest420) March 17, 2021
- Sports Betting
Some Americans choose to use their $1,400 checks to place bets on teams in the NCAA’s March Madness basketball tournament or attending the games in-person.
Unfortunately, this is one of the most stupid ways to use this money, as the chances of winning are insanely low, and there are no concrete returns or benefits if a gamble is wrong.
https://twitter.com/AnnieAgar/status/1374063002073366536
The stimulus check is scheduled to hit the bank account Wednesday night.
NCAA Tournament begins Thursday morning.
Me on the way to the sports book: pic.twitter.com/9u3Pp6BULB
— Anthony Cardenas (@SportsByTone) March 17, 2021
I broke the rules with my stimulus and bought tickets to the 1st round of the NCAA Tournament for $300.. Spending money on experiences is okay if it’s justified.
— Doug | Millennial Discipline (@FinishingRich) March 18, 2021
The NCAA reports that there is a 1 in 120.2 billion chance of someone with knowledge of basketball creating absolutely flawless predictions. These odds plummet to a one in 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 chance of creating a perfect bracket if someone merely guesses about the outcomes of each team each round.
- Elaborate Vacations
Many found this year extremely difficult, as they were forced to remain at home, so they decide to use the latest stimulus payments to relax.
47-year-old Katie Kopiec, who took no hits to her income over the last year, said she is planning on using the money for a trip to Tennessee:
“To us, this means something extra for everything we’ve lost in this awful year.”
Many Twitter users claim they will do the same.
https://twitter.com/KateBieri/status/1372628066632011777
https://twitter.com/cierra_j0716/status/1371673837658501125
https://twitter.com/claricecruz16/status/1372726866197557249
I love that I was able to spend that whole stimulus on the vacation we planned out and not have to worry about it
Thanks gov for the lil bonus lol
— Jei (@TheGlamPlan) March 17, 2021
Last year, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Congress did not start considering stimulus bills to fund peoples’ vacations.
"The money should go for the workers and get the economy back on its feet," Sen. Durbin says about the coronavirus stimulus. "We're not trying to find some vacation hideaway for someone to buy because we've come up with this package."https://t.co/zayp5dFMvk
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 24, 2020
- Other Unnecessary Things
Some of the dumbest ways to spend the stimulus money on also include:
Big Tech products:
https://twitter.com/_anna_conda/status/1372222575259086849
Spent nearly all my stimulus money on #Apple products. Maybe it was my Pixel but Android still doesn’t feel polished enough. I liked Google Assistant screening my calls, but jfc is was the battery life bad. On the bright side, I can now use the device as a unlimited
— Travis M (@HermesConrad00) March 20, 2021
and home decor:
Received my stimulus money today. My first thought was, “I’m going to buy some new curtains!”
I have a wild lifestyle.
— Katherine Klingseis (@Katkling) March 17, 2021
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Source: thefederalist.com
