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toomanypancakes@piefed.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours ago

You're given $20,000 USD (or the equivalent in your local currency) to spend, but anything still left by the end of the day you lose for good. What are you spending it on?

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You're given $20,000 USD (or the equivalent in your local currency) to spend, but anything still left by the end of the day you lose for good. What are you spending it on?

toomanypancakes@piefed.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours ago
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  • frog_brawler@lemmy.world
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    I’d get a $20k camping trailer

  • RattlerSix@lemmy.world
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    38 minutes ago

    I’d spend half on hookers and blow, the other half I’d just waste

  • thingAmaBob@lemmy.world
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    30 minutes ago

    Gold & ETFs

  • Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world
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    50 minutes ago

    gold

  • GladiusB@lemmy.world
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    1 hour ago

    Pokemon cards and baseball gear for my son

  • Clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works
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    1 hour ago

    I volunteer at some food pantries, and they could really use the help.

  • Gonzako@lemmy.world
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    I have a car dealership right next to my office. And I’d really love to retire my 20yo car

    • Apytele@sh.itjust.works
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      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.

  • Owl@mander.xyz
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    Invest it/ simply convert it to another currency

    • Katana314@lemmy.world
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      And that, children, is why the rich get richer.

  • quediuspayu@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    I’d pay to get my roof fixed and if there’s something left I’d buy some tools and maybe upgrade my PC.

    • wetling@lemmy.world
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      Send difficult to get your roof fixed in one day.

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        But not difficult to pay for in a day. The contracter will happily take a $20,000 deposit.

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          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.

          • obsoleteacct@lemmy.zip
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            Yeah.

            The challenge was to spend the 20 grand by the end of the day. Not to exchange it for equivalent goods in hand.

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              Am I missing something or is exchanging money for something else just spending the money?

  • rockandsock@lemmynsfw.com
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    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.

    • chaogomu@lemmy.world
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      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.

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        …So you need to be able to drive stick…

        Wait… wat? You mean you can’t?

        Dude, driving a stick is fuuunnnn. Also, kids that steal cars don’t drive sticks so it’s waaaay less likely to be stolen by some damn 13 year old.

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    Im a project car guy, can I add funds? Seriously, daddy needs a new engine.

  • angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com
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    Gold

    • ieatmeat@lemmy.world
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      The only correct answer

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        Silver or any other somewhat stable precious metal is probably okay too.

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    If you’re american, probably pay 10% of your medical debt or some shit like that.

    • 鳳凰院 凶真 (Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works
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      Or just refuse to pay it.

      What are they gonna do? Reposess your organs?

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        Zydrate comes in a little glass vial . . .

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        Shh! Don’t give them ideas.

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    One camera lens

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      Really?!

      What lens and for what camera? Honestly asking.

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    Debt, then idk. Maybe a burger or something?

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      A quintessentially American scene I want to see is, a guy wins a flamboyantly decorated game show to the applause of hundreds of thousands of people. The host leans in to ask him what he’s going to spend the money on. He replies all he can do with it is pay off half of his grandmother’s medical debt, and then go to his night shift to work on paying for the other half.

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      Look at Mr. Humble Brag here with only $19,980 in debt. Oooooo. So fancy.

      ;)

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