If you received $50,000, what would you do with it?

Invest in my own business 57
Down payment on a home 52
Buy a new car and/or a form of transportation 22
Remodel 3
Plastic Surgeries 14
Risk it on Gambling 6
Buy all sorts of fun stuff 63
Quit your job for a year 5
Donate it to good causes 16
Keep it all for yourself 34
Share it with loved ones 50
I don't know what I'd do with it 28
My answer isn't listed here 96
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  • ithinki'mnormal

    that is really not that much money

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    • lukeuser

      probably the average annual household salary

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  • dappled

    Nothing. Dollars aren't legal currency here. If I had the equivalent in my own currency, though, I'd probably think about setting up a home for animals no-one else wants. It's something I've always wanted to do but lack the funds. If there's a millionaire reading this who wants to salve their conscience in any way, get in touch. I'll do anything. Work 18 hour days. Wear a daft uniform. Anything. I'm actually serious.

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    • lukeuser

      How about "buy however much of my currency that I can get with $50,000"?

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      • dappled

        Well, that would be the logical answer. Knowing me, though, I was probably proving a point that the internet extends beyond America and currency extends beyond dollars. I'm not as bad now but 18 months ago, I was pretty arsey about a tiny minority of people thinking they are the whole world and that the internet is their entire opinion and nothing else exists beyond it.

        I was a bit militant. Not always a good thing.

        Today, I agree with you. Let's exchange currency. :)

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        • dappled

          Actually, screw this. My past self talked about exchanging it for his own currency and setting up a home for animals nobody else wants. I think he did what you asked, and more. I'm going to high five my past self. :P

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          • lukeuser

            If I recall correctly, you answered a question no-one was asking, "If I had the equivalent in my own currency...".

            I was merely championing globalisation by refuting the suggestion that dollars are of no use to someone living in a Stirling-run economy :)

            The English aren't very forthcoming in accepting that they aren't the centre of the universe either. Try giving a Northern Irish *Stirling* bank note to an English person as payment ;)

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            • dappled

              With all honesty, I can't buy things with dollar bills here. It wasn't a question of equivalence. In fact, quite the opposite. It was a point that the dollar isn't the world currency.

              Kind of interested in your point, though, because it's one I also hold.

              P.S. It's Sterling. "Stirling" implies good.

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    • TehPurpleOne

      Commendable~! :) Where do you live, anyway? :3

      Personally, I would open my own bakery. I love baking. :)

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      • dappled

        England. I love baking too. I know you've probably left now but if you want to set up a bakery here, I'd be a willing apprentice. I really do love baking.

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  • DiscoDuck

    Put it in the bank and continue on like nothing ever happened. $50K spends pretty fast, its really not that much cash in the grand scheme of things.

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  • buy a oompa loompa,have a rolloercoaster built throughout my house so i can have a fun ride and not have to walk, secret doors that lead into a secret lair full of guns swords and projectile weapons,get drunk as hell,do whatever i want ,get an amusement park, etc. but could you rank the money up to 50 million trillion because i would go bankrupt with my imagination

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  • RCSTEW15

    I would go an buy a shit load of beer, alot of gay porn movies from Adult Movies stores in Alexandria, LA, go home and get butt naked lay on the bed drink beer watch the gay porn and just jack off for hours. I don't even clean then bed when I am done, I just sleep on it.

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  • UliNalaMansae

    buy a dog, or panda, then invest half of whats left over and then donate to water aid projects.

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  • ratsrgood123

    put it In the a bank with a high interest rate.

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  • HeadOfState

    My answer wasn't listed.

    I'd make investments in stocks/bonds etc.

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    • Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress

      similar here... savings and investing.

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  • SMILEifyourstupid

    I would save some, spend some and donate some

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  • GermiaJohnson

    Invest in solid bonds and a few secure funds while taking a portion and using it for some more risky ventures such as stocks, hopefully allowing it to grow a little quicker while not risking the pot, then taking the revenue and re-investing it. Then once I had enough I would blow it on a three week whore and coke bender. Yup.

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  • Arm0se

    bank it

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  • Mersaphe

    Save the money and invest it until I really need it

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  • geek_god_101

    Traveling and have sex with hookers. Maybe get a mail order bride instead.

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  • Cherry&Mocha

    I would buy a better camera and travel the world - my two greatest passions.

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  • suishokiba

    spend it on mostly essential things, like food. I wouldn't spend it right away.

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  • lukeuser

    Invest it in a high-risk investment fund, then when I leave uni use it to rent a nice flat in London.

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  • I already own alot more than 50.000 dollars but if i didnt and it would be money for mne id buy weed and coke

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  • HolyHotPockets

    I would pay off my credit card and student loans and the rest I would put in TFSA. 45000$ to get rid of my debt and 5000$ to save

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  • Redheadedveggie

    I'm 18 and I would save it for my wedding/honeymoon/first house ect...i'm not even seeing anyone atm :P ..is that odd :D

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  • Ibelievethis

    Of course I'd donate some to charity. However I will make no apology for saying that I would see my daughter, my family and self ok first x

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  • wedding, visa, move to england stay with my fiance... spend on myself n him, get a lil house in halifax england.. and put the rest in savings for my future children!

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  • Easy.

    $49,000,000.00 lap dance

    $999,000.00 Car

    $1,000.00 to pay Dec. mortgage

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    • CrystalButterfly

      I'm relatively certain that the amount of money was $50,000. Your math could use some serious work, my dear.

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      • your attention to detail may need some "serious work".

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      • actually it was $50,000,

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    • 49,000,000 for a lap dance? What strip club are you going to? Also your math sucks.

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  • SoccerStud88

    invest it is something that is guaranteed to earn money over time. And I'd leave it in there for the rest of my life till i retire :)

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  • colourmoon

    paying all the bills of my family, then donate the rest.

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  • SoccerStud88

    Not listed....ide have someone help me invest it in something smart...whether that be stocks or w/e

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  • zerostate

    My answer isn't listed. (read: pay tuition and/or credit debt, mortgage etc)

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  • I would manage my spending wisely and probably start buying my music, at least with artists that deserve the support.

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  • I_steal_free_bread

    I wouuld buy a shit load of: polo, kicks,true religions, G-shocks

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  • TheLogicalJew

    I wouldn't invest it in my own business, I don' even have a business to invest it in. I would get somebody to invest it wisely for me. Then, if all goes well, I would make more money, and by investing part of the new earnings and spending part of it on fun stuff and donations every once in a while, things would go well.

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  • Legion

    Restore my car, buy another for daily transportation, and invest the rest.

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  • jennamew

    I'd give some to my parents. The rest would go straight to my savings account where it will collect interest and remain until the day I need it when I buy a house.

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  • Golden

    Pay off the house for my mom, give her and my sister a nice chunk and then travel as much of the world as I could with the rest.

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  • Sheisdelirium

    Shop til' I drop.

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  • howaminotmyself

    Buy land for farming.

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