If you were given 20.000 dollars right now.... - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

oane · 04-21-2003, 05:01 AM

or Euros for that matter, and you had to spend it in say a couple of hours at most, what stuff would you buy?

Let's assume going to market etc is not a problem, and you could order online.

ME:
A Nikon prosumer camera.
19" LCD Monitor!

New graphics card.
An R6?!

What about you?

phunktastic · 04-21-2003, 05:04 AM

A nice new laptop and a decent car. I'd have about 17 grand left over.. I wonder how much those hybrid cars are

BoCo · 04-21-2003, 05:11 AM

Since it has to be spent right away:

I'd get a Sony LCD projection TV ($4,000), a Litespeed road bike (~$5,000), some new 17" wheels/tires for my car ($2,000), some new speakers for my livingroom ($3,000) and the rest would be spent in a mad rush through the mall.

frenik · 04-21-2003, 05:12 AM

I'd buy $20,000 in gold, and slowly sell it to pay for college. Technically, I spent it in a few hours, right?

If that's ruled cheating, then I'd buy a car, a computer or two, and use the rest to stock my freezer with a few month's worth of frozen pizzas.

Peetster · 04-21-2003, 05:31 AM

Put it all into the US Stock Market. It's poised to rally.

Bob Biter · 04-21-2003, 05:37 AM

I'd by a van, some traveler's cheques and go on the mother of all road trips.

troit · 04-21-2003, 05:38 AM

20 grand huh?

I hate to be so plain but I would use it to put toward the purchase of a house since that is a fairly good chunk of change and therefore requires longer to accumulate.

Ganguro · 04-21-2003, 05:45 AM

Good question.. If I couldnt give it away I would buy a new computer, a car, or be the clotheshorse I was born to be! Can we say fashion plate of questionable sexuality? Call me what you want.. but when im waking up to a bevy of Aligator skin suits
.. we all know who the real winner is

Empty_One · 04-21-2003, 05:53 AM

well, I'd have it spent pretty damn quick. A new HDTv with a plasma screen that I was looking at costs around 12,000, then a quick trip over to the computer store to pick up a new top of the line laptop and desktop, and I'll probably have to fish in my wallet to cover the difference.

sapiens · 04-21-2003, 06:05 AM

I'd pay off my student loans. (If I could do it in that short of time.). If it had to be totally frivolous, I would put it toward a new computer, a vacation on some tropical isle, or Subaru WRX.

bundy · 04-21-2003, 06:06 AM

$20,000 would immediately mean a motorbike. a cool motorbike.
oh, then i'd pay off my dirty credit card debt.

End User · 04-21-2003, 06:08 AM

I'd probably buy myself a nice lunch, then go over to paypal and donate the rest of it to Hal to ensure this awesome community never goes offline again!

CSflim · 04-21-2003, 06:47 AM

hmmmmm.... maybe....some rope. Yeah some rope. I reallly like rope. A nice long bit.

Somenosuke · 04-21-2003, 07:01 AM

What would happen if we DIDN'T spend it in a few hours? I'd probably horde it between my mattresses or in some super secret spot nobody could ever in a million years find (except me).

I'd probably move out, get a cheap apartment, and live off it for a little b..oh who am I kidding? That money would get used up on my schooling. :P

boatguy234 · 04-21-2003, 07:06 AM

Cynthetiq · 04-21-2003, 07:17 AM

I'd be paying for all the renovations for the new apartment the wife and I just bought in the lower east side.

fienna · 04-21-2003, 07:36 AM

20,000 huh? i'd have to buy that car, or at least put a nice down payment on it... hey, those new 3 series BMW's are nice, and 20 grand could push the financing payments down to less then 100 a month, which would be sweet!

shalafi · 04-21-2003, 07:37 AM

ooohhh i could pay off my truck, finally get my bike running again, and probably a downpayment on the new bike i could afford if i didnt have my truck payments

yournamehere · 04-21-2003, 07:39 AM

Send it off the the mortgage company with the notation "Apply to principal only."

zf0enix · 04-21-2003, 07:41 AM

I'd use half of it as a down on a fixer-upper and the rest in the market to use as collateral to fix up the fixer-upper.

Or, hookers and beer and maybe a little weed.

zf0enix · 04-21-2003, 07:43 AM

While we're talking about being given money, my wife and I were just "gifted" about that much money. So this is a like a practice run for me!

degrawj · 04-21-2003, 08:45 AM

i would pay off my student loans, which are around 18,000 bucks. the rest i would spend on CD's, if i HAD to spend the money. i would rather save it though.

snowy · 04-21-2003, 08:48 AM

I'd prolly pay my parents back for money I've borrowed, and then spend the rest on a trip to Europe.

If I had money left over, I'd save it for spending money for next school year.

Junchbailey · 04-21-2003, 08:55 AM

I'd pay off all my debts, which would leave me only about 3000 more to pay off.

Grondar · 04-21-2003, 09:01 AM

Given my current situation, I would certainly buy a car.

Assuming we had to spend it all and couldn't invest/save it, I would probably spend as much as I could on a car without topping $20,000.

sandeep · 04-21-2003, 09:07 AM

I'd get that ipod that i've been dying to get for a good year or so now.

Then i guess i'd lose myself in the closest HMV.
knowing me i'd probably spend too much and end up with a bigger credit card debt then i walked in with

NoCure · 04-21-2003, 09:12 AM

Pay off College Loans, and get car fixed

onodrim · 04-21-2003, 09:18 AM

While there are dozens of things I would like to buy, I would put it in the bank and save it towards paying off college, no question. I guess thats what I get for deciding to go to a 30,000 a year school

zizdog69 · 04-21-2003, 09:21 AM

Looks like a great wish list!!

I would definatly pay off my car and credit cards. I would have about $5000 left so I would get two awesome laptops, one for me and one for my woman (she has always wanted a laptop).

hotzot · 04-21-2003, 09:38 AM

pay of the bills

hotzot · 04-21-2003, 09:38 AM

pay off! the bills, my spelling SUX

ARTelevision · 04-21-2003, 09:40 AM

redo the home LAN, should be able to do it for that much.
Then put the old stuff to extra use, backup duty, etc.

SaltPork · 04-21-2003, 09:47 AM

A nice new computer and the rest I would put toward a car.

Daval · 04-21-2003, 09:49 AM

1. Pay back my parents for the loan I have with them - that frees up $250/month

2. Pay off both of my credit cards and then chop them up with scissors - frees up another $250/month

3. Pay off my barbecue financing - frees up $60/month

4. $7500 CDN for two vacations - one this year, one next.

5. Any leftover money goes into RRSP's

With the money that I am freeing up every month would go into savings and mutual funds.

sixate · 04-21-2003, 10:11 AM

Pay a few things off and save the rest.

Quadraton · 04-21-2003, 11:04 AM

I'd dive into the local Future Shop/Electronics Boutique, and pass out from all the excitement.

teflonian · 04-21-2003, 11:09 AM

pay off the car, buy a new computer with two LCD monitors, buy a couple hundred cds and books, buy my girlfriend some diamonds (even though I think they are the worst example of commercialism and consumerism).

Phaenx · 04-21-2003, 11:10 AM

20.000? Blockbuster, food, driving range.

20,000, investments. I don't know which ones.

arael · 04-21-2003, 11:13 AM

20,000 dollars... prob invest most of it and buy an I-pod for myself... nothing else i really want or need

phoenix1002 · 04-21-2003, 11:25 AM

Hmm... probably would really spend it on college. But hey, since its not going to happen, I'd spend it on a slightly used car, a new computer, and plane tickets and supplies so I could backpack across Europe.

Car $10-15k approx
Computer $2k
New backpack, tent, food, tickets, etc... whatever's left over.

04-21-2003, 05:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
oane Insane	If you were given 20.000 dollars right now.... or Euros for that matter, and you had to spend it in say a couple of hours at most, what stuff would you buy? Let's assume going to market etc is not a problem, and you could order online. ME: A Nikon prosumer camera. 19" LCD Monitor! New graphics card. An R6?! What about you? __________________ Make me Mad. Make me Sad. Make me feel Alright.

04-21-2003, 05:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
phunktastic Insane Location: Dayton, Ohio	A nice new laptop and a decent car. I'd have about 17 grand left over.. I wonder how much those hybrid cars are __________________ "Relax, the world will spin beside itself and suck you in. With threats and hopes beyond compare"

04-21-2003, 05:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
BoCo Fear the bunny Location: Hanging off the tip of the Right Wing	Since it has to be spent right away: I'd get a Sony LCD projection TV ($4,000), a Litespeed road bike (~$5,000), some new 17" wheels/tires for my car ($2,000), some new speakers for my livingroom ($3,000) and the rest would be spent in a mad rush through the mall. __________________ Activism is a way for useless people to feel important.

04-21-2003, 05:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
frenik Crazy Location: blah	I'd buy $20,000 in gold, and slowly sell it to pay for college. Technically, I spent it in a few hours, right? If that's ruled cheating, then I'd buy a car, a computer or two, and use the rest to stock my freezer with a few month's worth of frozen pizzas. __________________ I don't know what's worse, that I dreamed about putting my ex-girlfriend in a woodchipper, or that I woke up with an erection. - jim norton

04-21-2003, 05:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bob Biter Non-smokers die everyday Location: Montreal	I'd by a van, some traveler's cheques and go on the mother of all road trips. __________________ A plan is just a list of things that don't happen.

04-21-2003, 05:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Peetster Right Now Location: Home	Put it all into the US Stock Market. It's poised to rally.

04-21-2003, 05:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
troit Transfer Agent Location: NYC	20 grand huh? I hate to be so plain but I would use it to put toward the purchase of a house since that is a fairly good chunk of change and therefore requires longer to accumulate. __________________ I've yet to dephile myself...

04-21-2003, 05:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
Ganguro Army of Me	Good question.. If I couldnt give it away I would buy a new computer, a car, or be the clotheshorse I was born to be! Can we say fashion plate of questionable sexuality? Call me what you want.. but when im waking up to a bevy of Aligator skin suits .. we all know who the real winner is

04-21-2003, 05:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
Empty_One Addict Location: Milwaukee, WI	well, I'd have it spent pretty damn quick. A new HDTv with a plasma screen that I was looking at costs around 12,000, then a quick trip over to the computer store to pick up a new top of the line laptop and desktop, and I'll probably have to fish in my wallet to cover the difference.

04-21-2003, 06:05 AM	#10 (permalink)
sapiens Junkie Location: Some place windy	I'd pay off my student loans. (If I could do it in that short of time.). If it had to be totally frivolous, I would put it toward a new computer, a vacation on some tropical isle, or Subaru WRX.

04-21-2003, 06:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
bundy . Location: Tokyo	$20,000 would immediately mean a motorbike. a cool motorbike. oh, then i'd pay off my dirty credit card debt. __________________ Ohayo!!!

04-21-2003, 06:08 AM	#12 (permalink)
End User Insane Location: Sydney, Australia	I'd probably buy myself a nice lunch, then go over to paypal and donate the rest of it to Hal to ensure this awesome community never goes offline again! __________________ People who have no faults are terrible!

04-21-2003, 06:47 AM	#13 (permalink)
CSflim Sky Piercer Location: Ireland	hmmmmm.... maybe....some rope. Yeah some rope. I reallly like rope. A nice long bit. __________________

04-21-2003, 07:01 AM	#14 (permalink)
Somenosuke Insane Location: The 7th Level..	What would happen if we DIDN'T spend it in a few hours? I'd probably horde it between my mattresses or in some super secret spot nobody could ever in a million years find (except me). I'd probably move out, get a cheap apartment, and live off it for a little b..oh who am I kidding? That money would get used up on my schooling. :P __________________ Sex is not the answer. Sex is the question. Yes is the answer.

04-21-2003, 07:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
boatguy234 Crazy	00 Last edited by boatguy234; 11-09-2009 at 09:07 AM..

04-21-2003, 07:17 AM	#16 (permalink)
Cynthetiq Tilted Cat Head Administrator Location: Manhattan, NY	I'd be paying for all the renovations for the new apartment the wife and I just bought in the lower east side. __________________ I don't care if you are black, white, purple, green, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, hippie, cop, bum, admin, user, English, Irish, French, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Muslim, indian, cowboy, tall, short, fat, skinny, emo, punk, mod, rocker, straight, gay, lesbian, jock, nerd, geek, Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, driver, pedestrian, or bicyclist, either you're an asshole or you're not. What's the best nation in the world? DO-NATION!

04-21-2003, 07:39 AM	#19 (permalink)
yournamehere Invisible Location: tentative, at best	Send it off the the mortgage company with the notation "Apply to principal only." __________________ If you want to avoid 95% of internet spelling errors: "If your ridiculous pants are too loose, you're definitely going to lose them. Tell your two loser friends over there that they're going to lose theirs, too." It won't hurt your fashion sense, either.

04-21-2003, 09:38 AM	#30 (permalink)
hotzot We're having potato pancakes! Location: stalag 13	pay of the bills __________________ The Bully Boys are here!

04-21-2003, 07:36 AM	#17 (permalink)
fienna i wanna be just like you Location: n to the j	20,000 huh? i'd have to buy that car, or at least put a nice down payment on it... hey, those new 3 series BMW's are nice, and 20 grand could push the financing payments down to less then 100 a month, which would be sweet! __________________ to leave is never easy perhaps it shouldn't be but return is even harder yes return is harder still

04-21-2003, 07:37 AM	#18 (permalink)
shalafi ARRRRRRRRRR Location: Stuart, Florida	ooohhh i could pay off my truck, finally get my bike running again, and probably a downpayment on the new bike i could afford if i didnt have my truck payments

04-21-2003, 07:41 AM	#20 (permalink)
zf0enix Psycho Location: PacNW	I'd use half of it as a down on a fixer-upper and the rest in the market to use as collateral to fix up the fixer-upper. Or, hookers and beer and maybe a little weed. __________________ One step closer to the edge... Last edited by zf0enix; 04-21-2003 at 03:20 PM..

04-21-2003, 07:43 AM	#21 (permalink)
zf0enix Psycho Location: PacNW	While we're talking about being given money, my wife and I were just "gifted" about that much money. So this is a like a practice run for me! __________________ One step closer to the edge...

04-21-2003, 08:45 AM	#22 (permalink)
degrawj I'm still waiting... Location: West Linn, OR	i would pay off my student loans, which are around 18,000 bucks. the rest i would spend on CD's, if i HAD to spend the money. i would rather save it though.

04-21-2003, 08:48 AM	#23 (permalink)
snowy Kick Ass Kunoichi Location: Oregon	I'd prolly pay my parents back for money I've borrowed, and then spend the rest on a trip to Europe. If I had money left over, I'd save it for spending money for next school year. __________________ If I am not better, at least I am different. --Jean-Jacques Rousseau

04-21-2003, 08:55 AM	#24 (permalink)
Junchbailey Psycho Location: Columbia Falls, MT	I'd pay off all my debts, which would leave me only about 3000 more to pay off. __________________ Hey guys -- I finally got a semen sample after pumping on my wiener for 2 whole days

04-21-2003, 09:01 AM	#25 (permalink)
Grondar Junkie Location: Pa, USA	Given my current situation, I would certainly buy a car. Assuming we had to spend it all and couldn't invest/save it, I would probably spend as much as I could on a car without topping $20,000. __________________ "Yes, I rather like this God fellow. He's very theatrical, you know, a pestilence here, a plague there. Omnipotence. Gotta get me some of that." -Stewie

04-21-2003, 09:07 AM	#26 (permalink)
sandeep Insane	I'd get that ipod that i've been dying to get for a good year or so now. Then i guess i'd lose myself in the closest HMV. knowing me i'd probably spend too much and end up with a bigger credit card debt then i walked in with

04-21-2003, 09:12 AM	#27 (permalink)
NoCure Crazy Location: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio	Pay off College Loans, and get car fixed __________________ ...So I punched her in the cunt

04-21-2003, 09:18 AM	#28 (permalink)
onodrim Cosmically Curious Location: Chicago, IL	While there are dozens of things I would like to buy, I would put it in the bank and save it towards paying off college, no question. I guess thats what I get for deciding to go to a 30,000 a year school __________________ "The world is so exquisite with so much love and moral depth, that there is no reason to deceive ourselves with pretty stories for which there’s little good evidence. Far better it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look death in the eye and to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides" -Carl Sagan

04-21-2003, 09:21 AM	#29 (permalink)
zizdog69 Crazy Location: Arizona	Looks like a great wish list!! I would definatly pay off my car and credit cards. I would have about $5000 left so I would get two awesome laptops, one for me and one for my woman (she has always wanted a laptop). __________________ "So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my life." -Peter Gibbons, Office Space

04-21-2003, 09:38 AM	#31 (permalink)
hotzot We're having potato pancakes! Location: stalag 13	pay off! the bills, my spelling SUX __________________ The Bully Boys are here!

04-21-2003, 09:40 AM	#32 (permalink)
ARTelevision I change Location: USA	redo the home LAN, should be able to do it for that much. Then put the old stuff to extra use, backup duty, etc. __________________ create evolution

04-21-2003, 09:47 AM	#33 (permalink)
SaltPork Everything's better with bacon Location: In your local grocer's freezer.	A nice new computer and the rest I would put toward a car. __________________ It was like that when I got here....I swear.

04-21-2003, 09:49 AM	#34 (permalink)
Daval Junkie Location: The True North Strong and Free!	1. Pay back my parents for the loan I have with them - that frees up $250/month 2. Pay off both of my credit cards and then chop them up with scissors - frees up another $250/month 3. Pay off my barbecue financing - frees up $60/month 4. $7500 CDN for two vacations - one this year, one next. 5. Any leftover money goes into RRSP's With the money that I am freeing up every month would go into savings and mutual funds. __________________ "It is impossible to obtain a conviction for sodomy from an English jury. Half of them don't believe that it can physically be done, and the other half are doing it." Winston Churchill

04-21-2003, 10:11 AM	#35 (permalink)
sixate Registered User Location: Somewhere in Ohio	Pay a few things off and save the rest.

04-21-2003, 11:04 AM	#36 (permalink)
Quadraton Addict Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada	I'd dive into the local Future Shop/Electronics Boutique, and pass out from all the excitement. __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing" - Voltaire

04-21-2003, 11:09 AM	#37 (permalink)
teflonian Appreciative Location: Paradise	pay off the car, buy a new computer with two LCD monitors, buy a couple hundred cds and books, buy my girlfriend some diamonds (even though I think they are the worst example of commercialism and consumerism).

04-21-2003, 11:10 AM	#38 (permalink)
Phaenx The Northern Ward Location: Columbus, Ohio	20.000? Blockbuster, food, driving range. 20,000, investments. I don't know which ones. __________________ "I went shopping last night at like 1am. The place was empty and this old woman just making polite conversation said to me, 'where is everyone??' I replied, 'In bed, same place you and I should be!' Took me ten minutes to figure out why she gave me a dirty look." --Some guy