Economic stimulus.

For once in my life, I filed my taxes well in advance of the deadline, and today I received my deservèd refund. With my check from the federal government came a small piece of paper from the SEC titled "Check Out These Saving and Investing Tips". Here are the tips:

1. Pay off credit card or high-interest debt.
2. Boost your emergency fund.
3. Beware of promises of "guaranteed returns."
4. Don't put all your eggs in one basket.

What helpful advice, SEC! I will be sure to take my $17 refund check and put it to good use, paying off $11 dollars of my credit card debt, and depositing the remaining $6 into my savings account. I probably should spread it around a bit more (see tip #4), but when you only have two eggs, it's hard to to put them in more than two baskets!