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Investing My Tax Rebate In the ColdFusion Economy

So it's official now: eligible Americans will be getting a tax rebate check in the mail, probably in May, between $300 and $600 each ($1200 total for an eligible couple filing jointly).

The government's hope is that we'll go out and spend this money, thereby stimulating the retail economy. Personally, I doubt it'll help the economy that much, but I'm willing to spend a little of that money for the cause.

But I'm a big fan of killing multiple vultures with a single rock, so why not invest in the ColdFusion economy as well as the national retail economy? To that end, I just purchased all three of the ColdFusion 8 CFWACK books in anticipation of my rebate check. I might also spend some of it on related material, maybe on an upgrade of my Visibone cheat sheets or an upgrade of Flex Builder once version 3 is out (should be soon now...).

(Grin) And hey, maybe I can deduct all of these purchases as professional expenses.

P.S In my zeal to get the CFWACK books ordered, I forgot about investing in the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update, another excellent ColdFusion resource.

Comments
Well, this is awfully self-serving, but why not subscribe to the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update? :)

Judith
# Posted By Judith Dinowitz | 2/15/08 12:34 AM
I knew there was something I had forgotten! Thanks, Judith, I'll do that when I get home tonight.
# Posted By Brian Swartzfager | 2/15/08 7:26 AM
How about, learning some responsibility and when the check arrives instead of running about to purchase some goods (that are probably made somewhere else, thus helping us not that much) run to the bank and open a money market account. Sure your benifits wont be realized at the time, but in the future you will eb thankful.
# Posted By Chimbles | 4/2/08 10:49 PM
@"Chimbles": I'm quite responsible, thank you very much.
# Posted By Brian Swartzfager | 4/3/08 7:25 AM
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