Now that the Stimulus Checks are here, it will save me from Being Poor!

You’ve been waiting forever for this moment. Well it seems like it. You’ve been checking the mailbox to only find miscellaneous junk mail. You’ve been checking your account to only find that you are left with the same balance that is supposed to get you through a week hopefully. But now it is here. Your stimulus payment is supposed to be your Lifesaver for gas, bills, groceries, rent, mortgage, and all the other necessities you desire. Mmmmmm. But why does this Lifesaver taste sweet at first and then sour when you’re almost done with it?

Now everyone can go spend like crazy on things they need. But wait! There are so many companies advertising for your stimulus payment, it’s kind of hard to choose one. Wal-Mart wants to cash your check for free and wants you to get a Wal-Mart card. Banks are having Economic Cd’s for your money. Groceries stores are either giving you a percentage off your groceries or are trying to double them when you cash your check with them. Car dealerships are trying to double your payment if you purchase a car with them. It’s not like you can’t use that kind of deal because they normally don’t offer this one that much. So you spend your check with relief knowing that some of your needs will finally be met.

Now there is more food in the pantry and fridge. Now you are not riding on the verge of E anymore. Now you have saved yourself from becoming homeless by paying this month’s bill. You are now half way caught up with your other bills. Just like the President said, the stimulus checks would help the economy out in a time of need. Well they did but to keep your self on top of the financial hill, you’re going to probably need some more financial relieving funds. It’s not like this temporary feeling of being worry free won’t dissipate in the air.

The President believes that the stimulus payment will save everyone from the so called recession. Yeah it will temporarily but not permanently. When our fuel needle pursues back to E and there are fewer groceries in our houses, what’s next? We then find ourselves back to square one when we use up all the stimulus refund or we find ourselves being paranoid and trying to save every bit of what we might never see again.

There have been rumors saying that the President may issue another payment to everyone again. This is nice, but what happens when we run out of that check too? Some people say to spend the check wisely or put it in savings. But if you have children whose bellies are rumbling due to hunger, how can you tell them you can’t get them food because you need to save that money? Plus many of us save money for when we get in financial burdens. But a lot of our savings accounts are looking empty due to the economy.

Then who can we point the finger at when it comes to the economy that is becoming poor? Will we always be hoping to receive another check from the government? Will we always have to decide on getting needs and never wants? Will the homeless rate keep rising to the point of no return?

So as some of us still wait for our stimulus checks to arrive, and some have already received theirs, the economy is still on the back burner. These checks don’t stop the reality of becoming poor. But yet we are still wishing something could cure our minds and our pockets too. So what is next? Will gas finally go back down? Will groceries lower down to a reasonable price? We just have to stand by unfortunately and see.

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