I put mine in savings. My husband just bought a stationary bike, so I guess we could say the payment went towards that, but not really.
I donate food, money, and other things to various charities or just to help a friend or family member, and the stimulus check didn’t change how much. I know it sounds better to say I earmarked it to help a specific charity, but I haven’t. I don’t think of money that way.
The last thing I did was help my BILs who are starting a new business, I ordered from them and sent some to friends near where my BILs live hoping to help word of mouth.
I’m surrounded by a fairly poor area and there are always food pantries to give to and schools needing equipment, the community here helps a lot, it’s really amazing. It wouldn’t surprise me if people here decided to use their stimulus checks that way.
I’m hoping they don’t give checks to everyone again. Give more to those who need it. Giving it to me means the money is worth less. I get it and I pay a high tax on the $500. If someone is low income they may pay little to no tax and really get the whole amount.