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volksdragon) wrote2005-09-21 04:27 pm
volksdragon) wrote2005-09-21 04:27 pm
What would YOU do with $20K of disposable income?
Someone posed this question to me today, so I thought I'd post it here, along with my answers.
Assuming you had $20,000 disposable income right now, what would you buy with your $20,000 today?
1: Used reasonable-mileage 1997 Mazda Miata, autocross car. - $7500 for a good example, plus autocross-ready goodies.
2: One week Racing School (Skip Barber, etc) - $2000
3: Suzuki Sv-650S Motorcycle - $6500
4: New Snowboard and Boots/bindings - $800
5: 5-7 day Ski vacation in Austria - $2500
(let me note at this point, I'm struggling to come up with other things that spring to mind immediately)
6: Mosquito Magnet - $300
7: Only very large Barbecue at a state park. - It could probably be done for $400.
That's it, that's my $20k. I'm a simple guy. :)
What would YOU do?
Assuming you had $20,000 disposable income right now, what would you buy with your $20,000 today?
1: Used reasonable-mileage 1997 Mazda Miata, autocross car. - $7500 for a good example, plus autocross-ready goodies.
2: One week Racing School (Skip Barber, etc) - $2000
3: Suzuki Sv-650S Motorcycle - $6500
4: New Snowboard and Boots/bindings - $800
5: 5-7 day Ski vacation in Austria - $2500
(let me note at this point, I'm struggling to come up with other things that spring to mind immediately)
6: Mosquito Magnet - $300
7: Only very large Barbecue at a state park. - It could probably be done for $400.
That's it, that's my $20k. I'm a simple guy. :)
What would YOU do?
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Pay off all debts: $7k
Buy a halfway decent used car: $10k
For the remaining $3k, I'd put it into a little travel account and use it to go to contests.
And if I were to assume that I'm debt-free in such a situation, I'd probably put that $7k in the travel account and use it to go to fun things like the Hawaii Pro-Am, the Arnold, WSW, and stuff like that.