My sister is a little worried. She completed the economic stimulus payment calculator and found that her family should expect $1,200 for her tax rebate. After looking at the economic stimulus payment schedule, she discovered that she should have received her stimulus payment, via direct deposit, just over three weeks ago.
So, she went to the IRS Web site to find out what the problem is. There is a feature called “Where’s My Stimulus Payment?” No matter how hard (and how much later) she tried, this is what she got:

Also, she got a message on another part of the Web site …read more

We received a notice over the weekend that our economic stimulus check should arrive “by May 30.” This is very exciting for me, since I figured we wouldn’t see the thing until sometime in July. I’ve always been the primary filer (since I make most of the $$$), and the last two numbers of my SSN put us in July for receiving our economic stimulus tax rebate.
So, even though the IRS transposed two numbers on our address and the notice (and likely our check) went to the neighbors across the street, I’m feeling very optimistic. For myself. Because I don’t …read more

I’ve got a guest post up over at Lazy Man and Money. It offers four investment ideas for your economic stimulus check. Head on over and give it a read!
Also: I have a guest post on paying down college debt over at Generation X Finance. A little bit of insight into how my husband and I are paying off the student debt, now that credit card debt is gone.