Top Ten Ways to Drop $600

Go for a Vegas Boondoggle. We would tell you how much a plane ticket to Vegas costs, but we literally don’t know where you live! That said, you can almost certainly get a round-trip ticket to Sin City for less than 600 bones, and once you’re there you can drink free beers in the sports book, sleep in the Keno area, and gamble with the remainder of your rebate. The kicker is that your winnings will be tax deductible—cash back!

Upgrade Your Tech Status. The iPhone ($499 for 16GB version) is the tech toy du jour, so snag it now or wait for the rumored 32GB version to drop. Any extra cash can go toward your cell phone bill. A quality digital camera or mini-camcorder is always a good look, as well. Check out the Canon EOS Digital Rebel ($450), or buy a bunch of ultra-mobile Flip Video Ultra Series Camcorders ($450) for you and your friends to start filming Blair Witch-style footage.

Treat Yourself to an Incredible Chair. First pads are rarely palatial, but the right La-Z-Boy can make you feel less like a peasant and more like the Lord or Lady of the Manor. )These team-themed recliners are also exceedingly excellent.) If you want to throw in some money of your own, you can treat the tax rebate as an “effective sale” on an unbelievable massage chair from the Relax the Back store—even though it advertises 0Gs, the Sanyo Zero Gravity Massage Chair actually costs $5Gs!

Join a Gym. If your building doesn’t have a gym or your employer won’t pony up to keep you in shape, diverting precious dollars away from your “leisure fund" and into “fitness” can be a painful proposition. But a gym membership can have many auxiliary benefits, particularly if the water in your apartment gets shut off and you need a place where you can shower and utilize various hygiene products. Before throwing down your initiation fee, check out our tips for Joining a Gym.

Make It Rain at a Strip Club. Though Fat Joe and Pacman Jones helped cement 2007 as the year of strip club shenanigans, “making it rain” (see Urban Dictionary) is still something no one in their right mind would want to do with money they actually earned. Take advantage of a rare opportunity for conspicuous consumption!

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