Most people plan to do this with their $1,400 stimulus checks
Over the weekend, the Senate passed a revised version of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, sending it back to the House for a final …
Jacob Siegal
Jacob Siegal is Associate Editor at BGR, having joined the news team in 2013. He has over a decade of professional writing and editing experience, and helps to lead our technology and entertainment product launch and movie release coverage.
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