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Rika_Furude 07/02/17 2:39:27 AM #1:	Yes or no Yes No View Results And what would you buy with it? just say the $1000 is deposited as a lump sum, after tax, in addition to that fortnights pay --- http://www.imgur.com/oQHLBrx.jpg http://www.imgur.com/ah5IE8D.jpg http://www.imgur.com/USV84z9.jpg http://www.imgur.com/PSjlohO.jpg <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:882187248] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote> Yes or no Yes No View Results And what would you buy with it? just say the $1000 is deposited as a lump sum, after tax, in addition to that fortnights pay</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LysistrataMedea 07/02/17 2:41:03 AM #2:	it would either go to the extensive dental work i need done, or my school which i can't get a loan for --- don't look ahead, there's stormy weather <cite>LysistrataMedea posted [p:882187290] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>it would either go to the extensive dental work i need done, or my school which i can't get a loan for</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wetterdew 07/02/17 2:43:37 AM #3:	It would make me happy, but I wouldn't spend it, I would save it. And honestly, if your first thought when you are paid is "what shall I spend this on" then you will probably never have much money. --- Touch fuzzy get dizzy. <cite>Wetterdew posted [p:882187356] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>It would make me happy, but I wouldn't spend it, I would save it. And honestly, if your first thought when you are paid is "what shall I spend this on" then you will probably never have much money.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Rika_Furude 07/02/17 2:47:44 AM #4:	Wetterdew posted... It would make me happy, but I wouldn't spend it, I would save it. And honestly, if your first thought when you are paid is "what shall I spend this on" then you will probably never have much money. what if you already have a fair amount of savings? not enough to like buy a house but enough where you feel comfortable paying for any reasonable accident --- http://www.imgur.com/oQHLBrx.jpg http://www.imgur.com/ah5IE8D.jpg http://www.imgur.com/USV84z9.jpg http://www.imgur.com/PSjlohO.jpg <cite>Rika_Furude posted [p:882187473] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote><cite>Wetterdew posted...</cite> <quote>It would make me happy, but I wouldn't spend it, I would save it. And honestly, if your first thought when you are paid is "what shall I spend this on" then you will probably never have much money.</quote> what if you already have a fair amount of savings? not enough to like buy a house but enough where you feel comfortable paying for any reasonable accident</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HashtagTartarus 07/02/17 2:55:53 AM #5:	It wouldn't change my plans, but would be nice in case something really really goes wrong. --- https://puu.sh/tsvPi/2281d37d96.png https://puu.sh/vbW49/579c34013a.png <cite>HashtagTartarus posted [p:882187708] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>It wouldn't change my plans, but would be nice in case something really really goes wrong.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WilliamPorygon 07/02/17 2:58:11 AM #6:	Yes I could really use some cash to commission some erotic art >_> --- "i'm glad the guy who posted winter wrap up won it as that is definitively one of the best songs in the show" - Mecha Sonic <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:882187779] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>Yes I could really use some cash to commission some erotic art >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
littlebro07 07/02/17 2:59:45 AM #7:	I'd finish my starter emergency fund of $1000. Currently only have $415 in there. The rest would go to something nice for my wife. Our anniversary is in a few weeks. --- http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb289/volcaitlin/gifs/dancning.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:882187825] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>I'd finish my starter emergency fund of $1000. Currently only have $415 in there. The rest would go to something nice for my wife. Our anniversary is in a few weeks.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
creativeme 07/02/17 3:02:34 AM #8:	it would be nice to have but not enough to make a difference to me. i'm buying a new(used) car soon and have that covered so the 1k would just help toward building my savings back up. <cite>creativeme posted [p:882187911] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>it would be nice to have but not enough to make a difference to me. i'm buying a new(used) car soon and have that covered so the 1k would just help toward building my savings back up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
samuricex 07/02/17 3:12:20 AM #9:	Go pig out with the family. Then put the rest of it into building a pond. --- "Think you're a dragon slayer? Come here and try." -Shyvana <cite>samuricex posted [p:882188190] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>Go pig out with the family. Then put the rest of it into building a pond.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 07/02/17 3:13:33 AM #10:	samuricex posted... Go pig out with the family. Then put the rest of it into building a pond. This, this is the best response i've heard in a while. Tagging you as genius. --- Ten million dollars on a losing campaign Twenty million starving and writhing in pain <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:882188221] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote><cite>samuricex posted...</cite> <quote>Go pig out with the family. Then put the rest of it into building a pond.</quote> This, this is the best response i've heard in a while. Tagging you as genius.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wetterdew 07/02/17 1:02:58 PM #11:	Rika_Furude posted... Wetterdew posted... It would make me happy, but I wouldn't spend it, I would save it. And honestly, if your first thought when you are paid is "what shall I spend this on" then you will probably never have much money. what if you already have a fair amount of savings? not enough to like buy a house but enough where you feel comfortable paying for any reasonable accident That doesn't change anything. If you already had $40,000 in savings, and one day you suddenly had $41,000, then you could just as easily have spent $1000 of your money before you got the bonus. My point is that you shouldn't go aimlessly looking for things to spend your money on. If you happen to come across something you want, THEN you decide if you should buy it. --- Touch fuzzy get dizzy. <cite>Wetterdew posted [p:882204231] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote><cite>Rika_Furude posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Wetterdew posted...</cite> <quote>It would make me happy, but I wouldn't spend it, I would save it. And honestly, if your first thought when you are paid is "what shall I spend this on" then you will probably never have much money.</quote> what if you already have a fair amount of savings? not enough to like buy a house but enough where you feel comfortable paying for any reasonable accident</quote> That doesn't change anything. If you already had $40,000 in savings, and one day you suddenly had $41,000, then you could just as easily have spent $1000 of your money before you got the bonus. My point is that you shouldn't go aimlessly looking for things to spend your money on. If you happen to come across something you want, THEN you decide if you should buy it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FursonaNonGrata 07/02/17 1:04:47 PM #12:	Five pairs of jeans <cite>FursonaNonGrata posted [p:882204306] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>Five pairs of jeans</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
littlebro07 07/02/17 3:48:29 PM #13:	samuricex posted... Go pig out with the family. Then put the rest of it into building a pond. Why a pond? --- http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb289/volcaitlin/gifs/dancning.gif <cite>littlebro07 posted [p:882212053] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote><cite>samuricex posted...</cite> <quote>Go pig out with the family. Then put the rest of it into building a pond.</quote> Why a pond?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Super Saiyan 3 Goku 07/02/17 3:49:39 PM #14:	Not life changing, but a decent chunk of change. I'd just put towards my car loan and call it a day. --- When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. - Confucius <cite>Super Saiyan 3 Goku posted [p:882212106] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>Not life changing, but a decent chunk of change. I'd just put towards my car loan and call it a day.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MysteryMan923 07/02/17 3:50:09 PM #15:	Losing $1k would be significant to me. Gaining $1k would not. --- You ain't gotta like me You just mad cuz I tell it how it is and you tell it how it might be <cite>MysteryMan923 posted [p:882212131] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>Losing $1k would be significant to me. Gaining $1k would not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BalloonBattle05 07/03/17 1:16:20 PM #16:	Wetterdew posted... It would make me happy, but I wouldn't spend it, I would save it. And honestly, if your first thought when you are paid is "what shall I spend this on" then you will probably never have much money. --- I wonder if several users here like to type with big meaty claws. If not, they don't defend dumb choices like Pokemon Transporter or Nintendo charging for OLMP. <cite>BalloonBattle05 posted [p:882261250] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote><cite>Wetterdew posted...</cite> <quote>It would make me happy, but I wouldn't spend it, I would save it. And honestly, if your first thought when you are paid is "what shall I spend this on" then you will probably never have much money.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Twin3Turbo 07/03/17 1:20:49 PM #17:	Certainly wouldn't change my life or anything like that. There's nothing $1,000 could buy me that I couldn't just buy right now if I really wanted or needed it. That being said I'd certainly appreciate it, but I would more than likely not do anything that I wouldn't normally do. --- https://imgflip.com/gif/di4a4 <cite>Twin3Turbo posted [p:882261486] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>Certainly wouldn't change my life or anything like that. There's nothing $1,000 could buy me that I couldn't just buy right now if I really wanted or needed it. That being said I'd certainly appreciate it, but I would more than likely not do anything that I wouldn't normally do.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I Like Toast 07/03/17 1:22:42 PM #18:	Not really, it's less than a weeks pay. And after taxes you get like 600-700, would just go to paying extra on student loans --- If you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all <cite>I Like Toast posted [p:882261584] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>Not really, it's less than a weeks pay. And after taxes you get like 600-700, would just go to paying extra on student loans</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Xelltrix 07/03/17 1:23:12 PM #19:	Probably get laser eye surgery. --- Reading this post may induce one or more of the following: Nausea / Butt-Hurt / Lulz / UM? Syndrome / Angst / Diarrhea <cite>Xelltrix posted [p:882261607] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>Probably get laser eye surgery.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
whitelytning 07/03/17 1:24:52 PM #20:	Not significant. I would probably just add it to my poker roll. --- ************************************************ http://i.imgur.com/iZdWIKJ.jpg <cite>whitelytning posted [p:882261694] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>Not significant. I would probably just add it to my poker roll.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 07/03/17 1:26:18 PM #21:	would save half of it for savings, other half to spend on myself. --- Embrace the rage, my dear boy. Let the cortisol levels shave hour after hour off your general life expectancy - Starmieketone <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:882261758] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>would save half of it for savings, other half to spend on myself.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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DepreceV2 07/03/17 1:33:50 PM #23:	Sure it would be significant but I wouldn't be paying anything off with it either. I've already saved quite a bit as of right now and I can pay my car off at the end of the year. --- GT: Deprece (X1) Hunter 32/ Titan 32/ Warlock 32 IB/ GHorn/ Vex/ Faithbringer/ Thunder/ Etc <cite>DepreceV2 posted [p:882262106] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>Sure it would be significant but I wouldn't be paying anything off with it either. I've already saved quite a bit as of right now and I can pay my car off at the end of the year.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
sylverlolol 07/03/17 1:36:25 PM #24:	Wetterdew posted... It would make me happy, but I wouldn't spend it, I would save it. And honestly, if your first thought when you are paid is "what shall I spend this on" then you will probably never have much money. There is no point in just blindly dumping money into a savings account. You should have a decent "nest egg" set aside and the rest, or what you are comfortable doing, should go into a retirement/investment account. There is nothing wrong with spending any remainder on yourself. --- This is my signature. There are many like it, but this one is mine. <cite>sylverlolol posted [p:882262234] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote><cite>Wetterdew posted...</cite> <quote>It would make me happy, but I wouldn't spend it, I would save it. And honestly, if your first thought when you are paid is "what shall I spend this on" then you will probably never have much money.</quote> There is no point in just blindly dumping money into a savings account. You should have a decent "nest egg" set aside and the rest, or what you are comfortable doing, should go into a retirement/investment account. There is nothing wrong with spending any remainder on yourself.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
yanksfan4247 07/03/17 1:37:39 PM #25:	I would pay off my car. --- GT: Mac Da Murderer <cite>yanksfan4247 posted [p:882262297] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>I would pay off my car.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wetterdew 07/03/17 3:21:01 PM #26:	sylverlolol posted... Wetterdew posted... It would make me happy, but I wouldn't spend it, I would save it. And honestly, if your first thought when you are paid is "what shall I spend this on" then you will probably never have much money. There is no point in just blindly dumping money into a savings account. You should have a decent "nest egg" set aside and the rest, or what you are comfortable doing, should go into a retirement/investment account. There is nothing wrong with spending any remainder on yourself. Ugh, come on, I never said there's anything wrong with spending money on yourself. Reread my post and you'll see my problem is with the "gotta spend it" attitude. Assuming you're making the money, you should have an emergency fund, then put money into retirement accounts, and max them out if you make enough money. Keep some money for yourself and splurge when you feel like it or when you see something you like. The "gotta spend it" attitude is a huge part of why people stay poor. People actually seek out opportunities to spend money. --- Touch fuzzy get dizzy. <cite>Wetterdew posted [p:882267550] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote><cite>sylverlolol posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Wetterdew posted...</cite> <quote>It would make me happy, but I wouldn't spend it, I would save it. And honestly, if your first thought when you are paid is "what shall I spend this on" then you will probably never have much money.</quote> There is no point in just blindly dumping money into a savings account. You should have a decent "nest egg" set aside and the rest, or what you are comfortable doing, should go into a retirement/investment account. There is nothing wrong with spending any remainder on yourself.</quote> Ugh, come on, I never said there's anything wrong with spending money on yourself. Reread my post and you'll see my problem is with the "gotta spend it" attitude. Assuming you're making the money, you should have an emergency fund, then put money into retirement accounts, and max them out if you make enough money. Keep some money for yourself and splurge when you feel like it or when you see something you like. The "gotta spend it" attitude is a huge part of why people stay poor. People actually seek out opportunities to spend money.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 07/03/17 3:31:27 PM #27:	spending helps the economy. long as the production and materials are from the US. --- Embrace the rage, my dear boy. Let the cortisol levels shave hour after hour off your general life expectancy - Starmieketone <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:882268133] in Would a $1... [t:75522984]...</cite> <quote>spending helps the economy. long as the production and materials are from the US.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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