Many U.S. consumers say they will try to take a serious approach to using the stimulus rebate checks they will get from the federal government.
Researchers at the Lincoln Retirement Institute, an arm of Lincoln National Corp., Philadelphia, commissioned a Web-based survey of 392 U.S. adults ages 18 to 54 in March.
About one-third of the participants said they will save the rebate money for a rainy day, and 17% said they will use the money for rent or mortgage payments.