If someone gave you $20,000 tomorrow, what would you spend it on?
Greenman said, 1646485366
a) Purpose built shed/art studio, with electricity supply.
b) New full frame camera.
c) 3 good length model shoots. (I mean time, not the height of the lady).
d) And a new laptop if any left over.
Why do you ask Russ; have you just found this amount down the back of your settee?
Sandra Blu said, 1646485567
Put 10,000 into a low risk investment fund, use the rest to give myself a break (holiday in some sunny beach location) and do some magic mushrooms. It’s been a very hard two years and I could really do with 3 months of in the sun to refill batteries.
James Webb said, 1646487306
Two chicks at the same time.
I’m sorry, I watched ‘Office Space’ last night and couldn’t resist 😉
Real answer, a little bit to one side for the holiday fund. Most of it into the house deposit savings account. That’s perhaps a little boring, but I’m getting older and it’s getting close to now or never or I’ll be renting forever!
Timmee said, 1646488209
I would give 10% to charity and spend 90% on a PR agency and social media campaign to convince people I was extremely virtuous and a wonderful human being.
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mike rowley said, 1646488242
I'd split it in 4 - quarter each to me, wife and 2 boys. My quarter I'd buy a new computer.
Orson Carter said, 1646489308
It would go to charity. I can't think of anything costing $20K that would make any significant difference to my life. But $20K could make a difference to some other people's lives.
JPea said, 1646489611
You don't need to go to those lengths
We all know this already and bow our knee at the temple of your Nikon passion and knowledge.
Timmee said, 1646490814
JPea My enthusiasm for large, heavy D3/S/X & D4 bodies and unsharp F-Mount lenses is based purely on sentimentality, prejudice, and that I can afford the used prices. The photography part comes a distant second to my camera obession.
CalmNudes said, 1646490885
$20K is a awkward sum of money, £1-3K there are things that I want. But there is very little in the £10-30K range. I'm not after a super-car but an a Tesla would be £60K+ Home improvements wouldn't get far on 20K. In reality it would probably go into my pension fund, but that's doing well enough as it is. I've been known to give windfalls away, maybe I'd give it to a couple of charities.
People may know the "Captain Vimes' Boots theory", that poor people stay poor because they can't invest in the things which save money, so someone who can stump the money for (say) one good set of boots pays double up front, but only pays once, but someone who can't pays many times over for lousy ones. Perhaps I might buy some £1-3K trinket for myself and look use the rest to do the equivalent of giving people good boots letting them save money put into something which saves more money.
PaulSH said, 1646491164
I don't need or even want anything really so I'd give $5k to my wife, $5k to my daughter and split the rest amongst smaller charities.
Timmee said, 1646491369
CalmNudes said
$20K is a awkward sum of money, £1-3K there are things that I want. But there is very little in the £10-30K range. I'm not after a super-car but an a Tesla would be £60K+ Home improvements wouldn't get far on 20K. In reality it would probably go into my pension fund, but that's doing well enough as it is. I've been known to give windfalls away, maybe I'd give it to a couple of charities.
People may know the "Captain Vimes' Boots theory", that poor people stay poor because they can't invest in the things which save money, so someone who can stump the money for (say) one good set of boots pays double up front, but only pays once, but someone who can't pays many times over for lousy ones. Perhaps I might buy some £1-3K trinket for myself and look use the rest to do the equivalent of giving people good boots letting them save money put into something which saves more money.
One of the strongest examples would be buying a low end washing machine from Bright House (or similar) with credit. A poor person going that route looses out BIG TIME.
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Spiderplant22 said, 1646491391
A new bed for my son, and put half of it aside for the school he has to pay to attend. Then a new bed for us. Then some wine.
