$10,000 Question Revised

[fineday]

It was mentioned in the previous $10,000 question thread I started that the answers were boring since everyone here seems to be in the saving for the future mindframe. So I'm going to ask the question again with a little twist.

If you receive $10,000 out of the blue and you had to spend it (no investing, no paying down debt, no savings, etc.), What are the things that you would purchase with it?

[97guns]

gold and silver

YES, im first this time

[jpg7n16]

the answers were boring since everyone here seems to be in the saving for the future mindframe.

Really? On SavingAdvice.com?? I don't know what happened there...

[humandraydel]

Well, I answered this in the other thread but I'll list it again.

a tube amplifier ($3k)
a set of headphones ($1k)
a new monitor ($500)
a kayak ($1500)
a 1979 VW bus ($4k)

What about you fineday? What would you buy?

[seen]

$10k, no strings attached and I lose it if I don't use it?

I would throw in another $10k and pick up a limited BMW 330ci ZHP in good condition. I've always wanted one due to its handling and rarity (was only available at the end of its life and came off the line with an upgraded M3 kit) and the fact that it's not as expensive to maintain as its M3 counterpart, but since it would be my commuter car I would stack on miles so fast it would kill the residual value too quickly so I've always been hesitant to buy one.

[LuckyRobin]

Well, then I'd go on a really nice vacation, like renting a villa in Spain for 3 weeks or going to a tropical island, where I could veg on the beach during the day but experience a foreign but active culture at night. Or take a whirlwind tour of Europe.

If the vacation were out of the question, then I'd buy a nicer piano and a much nicer viola and start taking music lessons again.

[FrugalTexan75]

If I *had* to spend it all .... I would probably go ahead and buy my replacement vehicle outright (well, I'd wait til October or so, for the end of fiscal year to get the best deal.) Then the money I've been putting towards the car replacement category could go towards my ROTH, EF and fun categories. I'd just get my car a whole lot sooner.

[disneysteve]

I'd probably replace one of our vehicles. 10K would be a nice chunk of the cost of a late model used car or van (we'd probably replace the van first even though the car is older).

[jteezie]

Hmm... I'd make a bet like this one:

Mitt Romney Offers To Bet Rick Perry $10,000 On Debate Stage | TPM2012

[marvholly]

Take my kids (2) + spouses (2) + grands (4) on a 7 day/more cruise inc airfare & hotel at least 1 night before embarcation, most likely to either Alaska or Western carribean depending on time of year.

[kork13]

Take my kids (2) + spouses (2) + grands (4) on a 7 day/more cruise inc airfare & hotel at least 1 night before embarcation, most likely to either Alaska or Western carribean depending on time of year.

oooo.... love that one. My parents went on an Alaskan cruise a few years ago and absolutely raved about it. Besides, "western Carribean" just means "Mexico".

[kv968]

I'd maybe place a couple of big bets on either red or black on roulette down at Atlantic City.

If I lose I should at least get a comped buffet dinner or something

[seen]

Take my kids (2) + spouses (2) + grands (4) on a 7 day/more cruise inc airfare & hotel at least 1 night before embarcation, most likely to either Alaska or Western carribean depending on time of year.

I had to read that twice to realize you're not actually a polygamist

[fineday]

What about you fineday? What would you buy?

I think I would take one of those National Geographic trips. I think that would be a pretty exciting thing to do and I would take as many as I could I havd the money.

[marvholly]

oooo.... love that one. My parents went on an Alaskan cruise a few years ago and absolutely raved about it. Besides, "western Carribean" just means "Mexico".

Kork
No, to me Western Carrib means places like Cozumel, Grand Cayman, maybe Jamaica, Belize and/or Roatan. I KNOW the grands would go nuts for the stingrays in Grand Cayman I all would LOVE cave tubing which is an excursion in several places. Oldest 2 would prob go for Dunn's River Falls in Jamaica.

Alaska is MUCH harder w/the kids with age ranges of 3-7.