Jesus saves, I spend

I never claimed that I am a patriotic person. After all, at any job I have had, I have begged to work on July 4. But with all the talk of this stimulus check coming in the mail (still haven’t received mine), I might do something besides keep it in the bank.

You see, my mp3 player died eight months after purchase and probably after 10 solid uses. Its FM transmitter died with it or either killed itself in an electronic murder-suicide. The second option sounds more accurate.

Anyway, I want a new one, this time preferably an iPod since there are more options and accessories. It might mean that it’s less likely that it will die immediately or it could mean there are even more ways to die.

But that little voice of reason in my head keeps telling me that the money doesn’t exist — this is my form of hypnosis — and that I can’t spend what I don’t have.

Then again, as this AP article says:

Or maybe — shh, don’t tell the president — they’d pay off a credit card or set the rebate aside for a big purchase in the future, notwithstanding Washington’s intentions that they pump it immediately into the flagging economy.

How very unpatriotic of me to consider saving my money. It’s my duty as an American to go to the nearest retailer, spend all of my stimulus check on an iPod, accessories and even a home theater system. I don’t need the theater, but why not upgrade the 22-year-old TV and 6-year-old sound system while I’m at it. Then i should go to iTunes and download Mariah Carey’s latest CD and all the “American Idol” performances available.

Because right now, I’ve been listening to the same four songs on a greatly scratch CD in my car for the last four months and I get my tunes from the free download of the day at CNET or pirate mashup sites. I’m letting the terrorists win, aren’t I?

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