My apologies for posting two memes in a row, but it’s time for Friday Fun: The Windfall Edition
- 1. If you were to get a unexpected windfall, what is your first thought on what to do with the money? Were you practical or not?!
- My first impulse is just to sit on it. Is that practical? I guess that depends on your point of view. Most people would probably urge me to buy a new car, a big-screen TV, or to go on a cruise. Others would shrewdly suggest I invest the cash rather than let it languish in a savings account But, something tells me I’d probably need it for something or other, and sooner rather than later.
- 2. You have $1000 to spend on yourself. What do you buy? With $5000?
- For $1000, I’d look into a new laptop. For $5000, I’d look into a nice new laptop. Or (I admit it) a little bit of cosmetic dentistry.
- 3. You have $1000 to spend on something for your home. What do you buy? With $5000?
- I’d take either sum and put it toward a better location.
- 4. You have your windfall and you realize your car is older than you. So what do you buy?
- Last time I was in that situation, I was bamboozled into driving home with something I wasn’t exactly thrilled with, and paid quite a bit more than I wanted to spend. Next time, maybe I’ll be situated so that I won’t need to buy a car at all. Bah, cars are the root of all of our problems anyway. Traffic? Cars! Pollution? Cars! Middle East? Cars!
- 5. You decide to buy some books with your windfall at Amazon. What 5 books would you get?
- Five books that I don’t already have? Hmm. I don’t know. When I get an impulse to find a particular book, I usually try to order it from paperbackswap.com. So I don’t really have a big wishlist. In fact, I’ve got quite a big To-Be-Read pile. However, I can tell you that I’d probably first browse the how-to section, then the science section, then the science-fiction section.
