How would you spend 50,000?

[big lo]

With that type of money, Garm would be a richer man, I would by stuff that that cant be found for my sedan, how about you?

[tomato]

down payment on a little place of my own out some place quiet where I can go chill when I need to.

[Stove]

Parts for the car are fun to think about but the first thing the popped into mind was college tuition for the kids... getting old and responsible sucks.:wink:

[big lo]

No doubt, my son is set in that dept, thank god, but this is a dream so look at it in a different way, one wont spend that money all on a car, pay bills, pay the house note etc.

[kac]

1. pay off the car
2. pay off student loans
3. party.

[Billiam]

Throw it in the bank.

[eTiMaGo]

you guys are boring... booze and hookers!

[33OH]

I actually just spent $50,000, got our first place. :thumbup:

[tomato]

I actually just spent $50,000, got our first place. :thumbup:

:clap::w00t:

[Astroman]

Pay off my debt.

[JumpmanYaris]

With that type of money, Garm would be a richer man, I would by stuff that that cant be found for my sedan, how about you?

I would pay some on my car and maybe get a house, down payment that is
and some white weels !! lol

[tomato]

OK, fine, assuming I didnt need it for anything else,
take time off work and go travel around the world for a while.

The thing is, $50 K isn't a lot of money to do dream stuff. (I have big dreams) :wink:

[cali yaris]

Buy a rental house.

OR

Buy an Ariel Atom for cash.

very tough choice.

[big lo]

I would pay some on my car and maybe get a house, down payment that is
and some white weels !! lol

Jumpman since I know that you are in need of white wheels I would buy two set for you my dude.

[Altitude]

Donate it to a privately run animal shelter.

[STC]

Hmmm?

If I put it in a bank... I would lose the value of the $50,000 in one year with the interest of <1% not even keeping up with inflation and the Cost of Living Ajustments (COLA's).

If I put it in stocks, bonds, and finacial advisors... the Wall Street Market... I would gain over the COLA's from inflation, but more definately would risk losing my money through ponzi schemes and shady characters like Bernie Madoff!

If I put the money under my pillow and didn't do anything with it... I would wake up the next year and find the value of of the $50,000 erode to down to around $45,000 of its initial purchasing power do to inflation.

So, I would spend it... all of it... today! :laugh: :frown: :laugh: :wink:

Is there such a thing called 'honest money'???

Cheers!

[solarVitz]

OK, fine, assuming I didnt need it for anything else,
take time off work and go travel around the world for a while.

The thing is, $50 K isn't a lot of money to do dream stuff. (I have big dreams) :wink:

Would love to travel too if I got that money to spend. Wanna go to Europe, Japan, China, Philippines, Hawaii, New York City, Chicago, etc...

[tomato]

Hmmm?

If I put it in a bank... I would lose the value of the $50,000 in one year with the interest of <1% not even keeping up with inflation and the Cost of Living Ajustments (COLA's).

If I put it in stocks, bonds, and finacial advisors... the Wall Street Market... I would gain over the COLA's from inflation, but more definately would risk losing my money through ponzi schemes and shady characters like Bernie Madoff!

If I put the money under my pillow and didn't do anything with it... I would wake up the next year and find the value of of the $50,000 erode to down to around $45,000 of its initial purchasing power do to inflation.

So, I would spend it... all of it... today! :laugh: :frown: :laugh: :wink:

Is there such a thing called 'honest money'???

Cheers!

OK but you didn't quite answer his question. Spend it on what?! :biggrin:

[FSANE]

step 1 Take $49,450 to the bank and exchange them for pennies.
step 2 Take $50 and buy super glue
step 3 ??????
step 4 Profit

[slothman86]

step 1 Take $49,450 to the bank and exchange them for pennies.
step 2 Take $50 and buy super glue
step 3 ??????
step 4 Profit

best answer yet!

[JBougie]

I would buy another Yaris, donate the majority of it to Masonic Charities, and then I would go and take one hell of a vacation to Puerto Rico ;)

[firemachine69]

$50K?



A venture investment.


Think big, or stay home.

[JBougie]

step 1 Take $49,450 to the bank and exchange them for pennies.
step 2 Take $50 and buy super glue
step 3 ??????
step 4 Profit

I :wub: your TA

Sorry, completely OT, I know lol

[zachryboles]

id throw it into my mutual funds..... 50k compounded at the rate of return im getting would yield $2,685,032.48 at my retirement(without adding another dime).... heck might even retire early instead lol.

[PETERPOOP]

HOUSE!

[TEHxFALLEN V1.2]

With 50k, I'd use it as a down payment for a house.

[janices_yaris]

I'd buy a white BMW 328i coupe! That's my dream car

[cali yaris]

^ and we'd even let you stay. :D

[big lo]

I would buy another Yaris, donate the majority of it to Masonic Charities, and then I would go and take one hell of a vacation to Puerto Rico ;)

Did you know that PR is the real island of enchantment, you probably wouldnt want to leave.

[FSANE]

I :wub: your TA

Sorry, completely OT, I know lol

Thank you very much.

[Vioz]

I would pay off my yaris, trade it in for a kia forte koup pay that off and then I should have about 25k left, donate 5k to charities and then take that 20k and put away for investing to make more money off of it to buy a house in full.

[1stToyota]

Spend a month or two in Tuscany Italy (haven't had a real vacation in 15 years and I'd sure like to go back!!!)

http://images01.olx.ie/ui/1/53/90/f_755390_1.jpg

Come home and give what's leftover to the Humane Society.

[STC]

OK but you didn't quite answer his question. Spend it on what?! :biggrin:

Definately improvements for my Yaris... :thumbup:

Rear Sway Bar, Nice alloy rims (forged) and good LRR tires, rear disc brakes, coilovers, 3-M Scotch Guard Hood and Side Protector Film, both Scanguage II and Ecometer... to start! :smile:

The rest of the loot improve the home exterior & interior, and take a vacation to Europe for a half a year... I've always wanted to tour the Russian country-side... :biggrin:

Cheers!

[BailOut]

I would use $30k of it as a down payment on a rental property that I have my eye on, and place the rest into my brokerage account for long term investing.

[big lo]

I really like the way its going, keep it up creativity is gettin good.

[Cutie Pie #2]

I would use it to put towards my dream car any year Ford Mustang Shelby 500KR. Now, If I won more than $50k I would buy the Mustang,get a garage for it, pay off all debt which is pretty much nothing, and safe the rest.

[tomato]

Spend a month or two in Tuscany Italy (haven't had a real vacation in 15 years and I'd sure like to go back!!!)

http://images01.olx.ie/ui/1/53/90/f_755390_1.jpg

Come home and give what's leftover to the Humane Society.

Nice!!! :respekt::coolpics:

[silver_echo]

1. pay off wrx
2. pay next years car insurance
3. pay a years rent at an apt with a garage
4. fix all the minor things with wrx
5. have 25k left over to both mod the wrx and take a vacation road trip to va

[JBougie]

Did you know that PR is the real island of enchantment, you probably wouldnt want to leave.

Crazy you mention that .... outside of family, I have a friend there who owes me a date. lol

[Vioz]

Did you know that PR is the real island of enchantment, you probably wouldnt want to leave.

PR is so nice, i love it there, went for a week and never wanted to leave, my nationality women are beatiful, some rican girls are nice from new york but you do have some eh's there, but in puerto rico not one ugly young chick my age group was ugly hell even a little older women are hot lol, and the scenery is awesome, el yunque is so sweet, the beaches are awesome, basketball court every mile, I was driving around at night and saw multiple car meets happening and people chilling, blastin reggaeton goin to the movies all that on a wednesday night lol nothing im used to over here, wednesday nights are middle of the work weeks no one wants to party

[big lo]

How long ago was that Vioz? And in what area were you staying? And the women yes I cant complain, in fact I was just here for vacation and forgot about Brooklyn, and stood here. All for the best I must say, I have my own house 2 cars and a lovable son, no regrets at all, but yeah I go back every year to go shopping see my peoples and fam. But I dont miss shoveling snow hahahaha, one my dude.

[Kioshi]

1. finish college.
2. travel to japan (again)
3. travel to italy
4. travel to japan
5. buy and restore an AE 86
6. travel some more~
7. send some money to poor countries in the world

[tomato]

Yeah, I feel bad about not even thinking about charities of any kind but 50K is not that much money if you think about it.

I sure wish I could take a bit of time off for a change and go travel the world.

I find that as I get older, I am more and more attracted towards countries completely different from what I already know.

So my dreams are: to go to India, during Holi (when people throw color at each other for fun http://www.holifestival.org/ ) to parts of Asia, Africa, Southern America, just to start with. Never been downunder and that's gotta be cool, too.

Wonder what the Taj Mahal structure looks like in person... imagine, to look up to the Great Pyramids of Egypt ... to listen to bossa nova in Rio. to stand next to the Sydney opera house ... :drool:

my BF used to tell me when I get up in the morning, my hair looks like this

http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/t/images/theatr_sydney.opera.lg.jpg

sure would like to see the real thing some day.

The world is a big place and I sure would like to see some more of it before my time's up.

[tomato]

Last year, they had advertisements all over the underground here to get people to go to Dubai and I think it would be cool to simply say, hey sure, let's go for a couple of weeks and check it out, even if it is a few thousand dollars out of the way.

*sigh*

Aww, well, we can dream.. I guess.

Wait, I know!!! downpayment on the little house in Victoria, BC. British Columbia is one of the most beautiful places I know.

hmmm OK, break's over :wink:

[big lo]

I would go to one place and stay, thats Amsterdam.

[blacksandiegovitz]

1.Pay off the yaris
2.part out yaris and put it back to stock
3.trade stock yaris + cash for used 2005-up m5 BMW
4.Enjoy !!!

[puetato89]

i would buy a used lotus exige, buy a toyota venza, or put it down for a crib,

[1stToyota]

I would go to one place and stay, thats Amsterdam.

Fond memories of that place...getting ran over/ran into by a driver that didn't care that the street was crowded with hundreds of people, taking a shortcut down an alley and having a guy start swinging a chain at me... :thumbup:

[big lo]

Fond memories of that place...getting ran over/ran into by a driver that didn't care that the street was crowded with hundreds of people, taking a shortcut down an alley and having a guy start swinging a chain at me... :thumbup:

Nothing fond about that, damn man that must of hurt big time, but before that happened did you like the place? Enjoyed anything, now I have second thoughts, I ll spend it elseware then.

[*MAD DOG*]

1. Credit Cards
2. Car Loan

and what's left would go on the house loan.

Boring = Yes. Smart in the long term = Yes.

Is the op giving $50k away? Pick me Pick me! :P

[*MAD DOG*]

Yeah, I feel bad about not even thinking about charities of any kind but 50K is not that much money if you think about it.

I sure wish I could take a bit of time off for a change and go travel the world.

I find that as I get older, I am more and more attracted towards countries completely different from what I already know.

So my dreams are: to go to India, during Holi (when people throw color at each other for fun http://www.holifestival.org/ ) to parts of Asia, Africa, Southern America, just to start with. Never been downunder and that's gotta be cool, too.

Wonder what the Taj Mahal structure looks like in person... imagine, to look up to the Great Pyramids of Egypt ... to listen to bossa nova in Rio. to stand next to the Sydney opera house ... :drool:

my BF used to tell me when I get up in the morning, my hair looks like this

http://www.artlex.com/ArtLex/t/images/theatr_sydney.opera.lg.jpg

sure would like to see the real thing some day.

The world is a big place and I sure would like to see some more of it before my time's up.

If you ever head to Australia, head down to Melbourne, i'll give you a guided tour.

[1stToyota]

Nothing fond about that, damn man that must of hurt big time, but before that happened did you like the place? Enjoyed anything, now I have second thoughts, I ll spend it elseware then.

Even though I was hurt and got scared I still liked it ...young, slightly intoxicated, and in the red light district. :redface:

I prefer smaller cities/towns...but it was a nice way to end a 2 week tour with a bang.

For example: Rome is great, but I'll take the city of La Spezia any day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5mRzFBQ18g

[big lo]

Awesome stuff, when I hit the lotto your invited my dude, so we can go the red light district and after drink some of that funky tea, feel me, one my dude, holla.

[tomato]

I didn't have any problems in Amsterdam but I only visited for a few days.

If there is something I didn't care for, that would be the huge concentration of bikes everywhere. Streets are very small (downtown at least) and people get around w/ bikes which is great, but there are so many bikes everywhere, you constantly have to watch out for them. They don't seem to have brakes, either, and it's not like here where pedestrians have the right of way, it's "get out of the way when you hear the bell" because they don't stop for you, even downtown in the pedestrian area. That can be annoying.

Otherwise, people are expected to behave in public, so when you walk around, you don't notice anything out of the ordinary, but what you do behind closed doors is understood to be nobody's business (within limits though, I'm sure)... IDK I like a society that treats adults like adults :smile:




check out the bike parking lot (I think that's the one near the train station) insanely huge, not a single car in there, just bikes, bikes, bikes

http://www.darkdata.org/ghz/images/eu07/amsterdam%20bike%20lot%20zoom.jpg

[tomato]

If you ever head to Australia, head down to Melbourne, i'll give you a guided tour.

Tony, thanks! No immediate plans but I'll be sure to let you know if I ever run into 50K :wink: Just kidding, I knew what you meant. Thanks. :smile:

[toyo]

my god, I would probably give 20 k to my mom, 20k to my dad, with 5k I would buy stuff for my nephews, because If I give the money to my brother his wife would probably buy useless shit with it,

and 5k for me, probably save 2.5k and spend 2.5k, buy a laptop, shoes, some shirts, sports supplements, lol

[Rain]

Pay off my student loan T_T
Private school now sounds like a bad idea