Funny Money Friday: Where to Spend Your Windfall

Money doesn't have to be boring! Each week, CreditBloggers.com takes a look at the lighter side of the personal finance world in a series called Funny Money Friday.

With tax rebates on the horizon and the economic stimulus package pumping out big check, most Americans are in for a bit of a cash windfall in the next four months. According to our poll earlier this week, 46% of people plan to use their rebate to pay bills and 30% plan to deposit in a savings account.

For Funny Money Friday this week we've come up with our own top five list of what to do with your windfall, considering the current economic climate:

Top 5 Ways to Spend Your Windfall in 2008

5. Invest in real estate! It is a sure thing since home values will never drop.

4. Convert it to gold coins and bury it in the yard to prepare for peak-oil armageddon.

3. Beanie babies.

2.  There's this Nigerian archbishop who needs your help getting his money out of the country...

1. You'll finally have enough to pay for a bankruptcy filing!

Have a great weekend!

Emily Davidson – Credit.com credit expert and former TransUnion insider. Emily writes about credit reports, credit cards, loans and personal finance as the CreditBloggers.com moderator.