# I'm about to come into some big(ish) money, and I can't stop spending it (even though I won't have it for months) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 31, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-come-into-some-big-ish-money-and-i-cant-stop-spending-it-even-though-i-wont-have-it-for-months/1026217 "2025-12-31T20:37:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2025, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-come-into-some-big-ish-money-and-i-cant-stop-spending-it-even-though-i-wont-have-it-for-months/1026217/11 "2025-12-31T23:59:02Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > On a related note, I’ve got a Fiat Spider I’ll make you a Smokin’ Deal on! 😉 I’m to understand that “Fiat” stands for “Fix it again, Tony.” To paraphrase Jean Shepherd, some men are Baptists, some are Presbyterian, I’m a Toyota Man. Finicky little machines they are, but they will last you a lifetime, lest you bring shame on some guy’s family in Tokyo. I see some tension coming up between myself and Mrs. Homie, truth be told. She is a prudent sort, and though she’s on board with what I plan to be the biggest withdrawals from the Mom Money fund (viz, [Dream Trip to England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-do-things-in-london-or-within-an-afternoon-s-drive/1025314), pay off our current vehicle), she’s going to want to spend any leftover very prudently - like on new floors & shit. Whereas I’ve got my eye on a Toyota MR2 Spyder. Part of me thinks that it’s my money, not hers, but I don’t see that argument ending well for me. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-about-to-come-into-some-big-ish-money-and-i-cant-stop-spending-it-even-though-i-wont-have-it-for-months/1026217)._