I had no idea did you know about this?

ok after reading this and knowing tha ti have heard many different things i looked it up. here is what i found. No. And here's why. Your stimulus payment is a one-time tax cut - an advance on a credit you'll receive on your 2008 return. You will not owe tax on your payment when you file your 2008 tax return, and it will not increase the amount you owe or reduce your 2008 refund. The stimulus payment is based on your 2007 income initially. If it turns out that your 2008 income and number of children would have qualified you for a larger rebate than the one you received, you'll be sent the difference. If it turns out your 2008 income was lower than in 2007 and you should have gotten a lower rebate, you get to keep the difference. "If you were supposed to receive a larger payment than you did, you will get the extra money," said Treasury spokesman Andrew DeSouza. "If you received more than what you should have gotten, you will not be penalized."

i have heard different things on this. some people said they had to pay back the whole thing some said they are paying part of it the next few years and some stated that they arent having to pay it back at all. it may depend on your money.

I didn't know about it but I don't have to worry, I hadn't worked at all this year, we couldn't find a job...

That's not what the government said when they sent them out. I really don't think that that's true. I'd call your local tax prep place and ask.