# I'm giving you 500 dollars. However, you must spend it immediately. What do you do with it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 26, 2016, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232 "2016-01-26T04:03:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/81 "2016-01-27T01:09:34Z")
Two cases of Boz Scaggs’ Vineyard Mt. Veeder Montage 2013 ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/82 "2016-01-27T01:19:20Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Work shoes that you need in women’s size 8EE, which you can’t get on special or on sale. > > I can stand and walk on concrete floors for 8 hours in those shoes and at the end of the day my feet DON’T hurt. > > This is in contrast to some “work shoes” in the form of designer high heels I saw while working as a cobbler, which ran into the four digits. Have you tried Z-coils ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/83 "2016-01-27T02:13:40Z")
Axel for my car. I’d love a membership at the rock climbing gym as well… but if my car isn’t working, I couldn’t get there anyway. So axel for my car is is. ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/84 "2016-01-27T02:45:49Z")
A [Walther PPK .38](http://www.waltherarms.com/handguns/ppk/ppk-ppks/). ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/85 "2016-01-27T03:35:54Z")
> [@Arrendajo](#): > > A [Walther PPK .38](http://www.waltherarms.com/handguns/ppk/ppk-ppks/). Yes. I get to borrow it. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/86 "2016-01-27T03:36:19Z")
> [@Wesley\_Clark](#): > > Have you tried Z-coils Never heard of them, but a quick google shows that they’re in the same price range, and they don’t actually produce true EE widths - their shoes are D width that you “adjust” by adjusting the lace up. I’ve done that before with various brands, and I’m not entirely pleased with the results. My New Balance shoes were explicitly designed for my foot width. On the other hand, if I couldn’t get my current shoes I’d certainly consider the z-coils. If you’re curious, I wear [these](http://www.newbalance.com/walking-928/?searchSource=walking%20928). Of course, we all have different feet, your mileage may vary, and wear what works for you. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/87 "2016-01-27T03:42:16Z")
A mid-range iPad and a Marlin 795 .22 rifle should about do it. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/88 "2016-01-27T04:34:35Z")
If you gave it to me Friday night it would be quite probably spent on booze and carnal pursuits. Mid week, meh. Pay this months phone bill (bundled bill with two mobiles, landline, pay tv and cable internet) which will slice off about $360 and go to the bottle shop with the rest. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/89 "2016-01-27T04:41:26Z")
Go crazy on Amazon. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/90 "2016-01-27T04:58:45Z")
Food and medication. My husband has been unable to work more than about 7 hours a week, on average due to a new cancer and its treatment, so the fridge is bare and the piggy banks are empty. ---
**Author:** ![4d3fect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/4d3fect/32/9728_2.png) [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/91 "2016-01-27T05:17:21Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Hookers-n-Blow… Plus you’d have a few hours left over! ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/92 "2016-01-27T06:59:50Z")
BTW L. Ron Hubbard (yes, that one) had a good story in Unknown in the early 1940s about a guy who was cursed, in that he had to spend $100 a night on amusement - no buying jewelry. This was in the middle of Manhattan. He had a hard time doing it. Times have changed. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/93 "2016-01-27T07:14:53Z")
Where’s the nearest bookstore? ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/94 "2016-01-27T07:15:16Z")
I’d put it towards a new lens. ---
**Author:** ![Dereknocue67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6de8d8/32.png) [@Dereknocue67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dereknocue67)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/95 "2016-01-27T07:19:34Z")
I’d use it to pay off a potion of the Vet bill incurred yesterday for Rosie The Wonder Dog. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/96 "2016-01-27T15:37:34Z")
> [@Whiskey\_Dickens](#): > > Noice! > > Whatcha ride? Sold my CBR600RR, currently restoring what I think of as its earliest direct ancestor, a 76 CB550F super sport, Honda’s first middleweight four-cylinder sportbike (imo, the CB500F and successor didn’t have it’s sporty inclinations). And there’s the daily battle to not buy a Ducati Scrambler, which that jacket would look **awesome** with! ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/97 "2016-01-27T21:27:54Z")
Banjo. If I can get one for $475, all the better - enough left over for noise-cancelling headphones for my wife! ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/98 "2016-01-27T22:07:31Z")
> [@DeepLiquid](#): > > Liquor store, bourbon and craft beer, I’d have the money gone in a half hour. I was going to say ‘pay off student loans’ but this is clearly the superior response. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2016, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/99 "2016-01-27T22:38:56Z")
New camera, also extra memory cards and batteries. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2016, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232/100 "2016-01-28T01:30:16Z")
Some gun-related toys: A laser-light dry fire target practice kit. A concealed-carry fanny pack A laser sight/gun light combo Some better sights than I have now; maybe a reflex sight? Come to think of it, $500 wouldn’t be enough 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-giving-you-500-dollars-however-you-must-spend-it-immediately-what-do-you-do-with-it/744232.md?page=6)