Tax rebate money is going into bank accounts this week, with the mailing of paper checks to follow.

Read more about it in today’s story. Find out when your rebate will come here.

As part of writing the above story, I went to Fashion Fair mall to ask people how they planned to spend their money.

I talked to nine people and only one said she’d definitely spend it on something fun. The rest said they’d buy gasoline, pay bills or spend it on other necessities. One woman said her $300 rebate check will pay for three fill-ups of her Ford F-150 truck.

Here's a survey about how people will spend the money.

Personally, I upped my budget while wedding dress shopping because I knew that money was coming.

How will you spend your rebate money?