I have a car dealership right next to my office. And I’d really love to retire my 20yo car
Car is the easy answer. I don’t drive much anymore as a commuter so I’m buying as much hauling strength as 20k will get me.
Invest it/ simply convert it to another currency
I’d pay to get my roof fixed and if there’s something left I’d buy some tools and maybe upgrade my PC.
Send difficult to get your roof fixed in one day.
But not difficult to pay for in a day. The contracter will happily take a $20,000 deposit.
Its still cash and you haven’t received anything for it. You just transfered it to someone else’s account. With that logic you could go to the bank and put it in a 30 day CD.
Yeah.
The challenge was to spend the 20 grand by the end of the day. Not to exchange it for equivalent goods in hand.
Im a project car guy, can I add funds? Seriously, daddy needs a new engine.
New furniture for my den and a new wardrobe.
Or maybe trade my car in with the 20k and get a car that’s only a few years old.
Fuck car prices these days. The cheapest new car on the market today (in the US) is the 2025 Nissan Versa at $18,330. This is a manual transmission version. So you need to be able to drive stick.
An automatic transmission will cost extra for a grand total of $20,150.
Gold
The only correct answer
Silver or any other somewhat stable precious metal is probably okay too.
If you’re american, probably pay 10% of your medical debt or some shit like that.
Or just refuse to pay it.
What are they gonna do? Reposess your organs?
Shh! Don’t give them ideas.
One camera lens
Debt, then idk. Maybe a burger or something?
Look at Mr. Humble Brag here with only $19,980 in debt. Oooooo. So fancy.
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A, gun, 5000 rounds of ammunution and then clear out the supermarkets of non perishable food.
Premium Bonds, keep it in there for a month and wait until the next prize draw.
Then probably buy a van to convert for my next campervan project
Boat.
Saving up for one now, but 20k should get me there.
Mortgage
Boring answer but with the 1974 built house I have that 20k disappears into the renovations void.
Take your pick: furnace, central A/C, driveway repairs.
I see your 1974 and raise you a 1931
My rented house was built around 1900 and I can see into the unfinished basement through a small hole in the floor by the front door. I’d still use that 20k for a down payment to purchase it.
The list never ends yours is just longer 🤣
If I could find one cheap enough and get everything settled in a day, I think my family needs a new¹ vehicle more than me being selfish.
I was gonna leave a comment about all the things I would buy, but I stopped for a brief second to consider I wouldn’t have the space in my room for everything I want. All the manga, games, and CDs I’d end up buying. Though, getting a tall plastic storage tower is an absolutely nonnegotiable thing I would buy without question before everything else.
¹ new as in something that fits our needs and doesn’t need a lot of maintenance immediately after being bought just to get it running.
