# Things to do with $50 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 8, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726 "2003-08-08T01:40:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/1 "2003-08-08T01:40:19Z")
Its my birthday tomorrow and my mummy and daddy have thankfully decided not to buy me a covered cat litter tray. Instead I have recieved a loverly deposit of $50 into my bank account. šŸ˜ƒ So what shall I do with this large amount of money? Pay off some of the phone bill? Go out for a fancy dinner with leechboy? Buffy Season 3 Part 2 is only $59 on DVD? Ideaā€™s people I need ideasā€¦ Half the fun is in dreaming of the spending šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/2 "2003-08-08T01:43:49Z")
you could prolly get a NIFTY cat litter trayā€¦ maybe even _covered_! ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/3 "2003-08-08T01:48:32Z")
Yeah but I donā€™t need _another_ cat litter tray (Iā€™ve got two). Especially as Iā€™m prolly going to have to part with my babies as they are **not** dealing well with my human baby. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/4 "2003-08-08T01:51:06Z")
(Thatā€™s just over Ā£20) Iā€™d buy a DVD. Send it back unsatisfied, use the refund for fancy dinner with leechboy. Pretend to have mislaid money forcing leechboy to pay. Pay off some of the phone bill. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/5 "2003-08-08T01:52:09Z")
(after watching it of course) ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/6 "2003-08-08T01:54:29Z")
Thatā€™s a good idea **Lobsang** but sadly Leechboy works security at the store I was going to buy the DVD from. Thus he would have to arrest me for trying to defraud his employerā€¦ hey wait a minute, arrest = handcuffs = kinky sex toyā€¦ . hmmm there is possibilities there šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/7 "2003-08-08T01:58:05Z")
Do whatever will bring the most enjoyment for the longest amount of time. Of that list, Iā€™d guess thatā€™d be Buffy. Personally, Iā€™d buy the recent remastered releases from my favorite band, and put the rest aside for the box set coming out later this year. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/8 "2003-08-08T02:09:57Z")
I just spent a $50 gift certificate on a raincoat. Not exciting, I know, but I really needed a good, lightweight raincoat that I can layer with something warmer. $49 at REI. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/9 "2003-08-08T02:11:05Z")
an aromatherapy facial. I come out of those floating and happy with the whole world. Plus, I look better. How much better can it get? ---
**Author:** ![rolandgunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@rolandgunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rolandgunslinger)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/10 "2003-08-08T02:35:34Z")
I just got a $50.00 Wal-Mart gift card from workā€¦Gonna get Silent Hill 3ā€¦get it and we can start a post in CS about how much it fun it was!šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/11 "2003-08-08T03:47:22Z")
Itā€™s only been an hour. Is it too early for the obligatory ā€œSend it to meā€ post? ---
**Author:** ![Latch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f475e1/32.png) [@Latch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Latch)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/12 "2003-08-08T04:03:34Z")
Thereā€™s a slab of Crownies for 50 bucks at a bottle-o in Melbourne somewhereā€¦ Some place on the east side of Melbourne that starts with a B. ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/13 "2003-08-08T05:46:23Z")
Sorry **Casey1505** but itā€™s mine, all mine Bwahahahaha šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/14 "2003-08-08T06:01:53Z")
Buy books! Thatā€™s what I do if any cash should happen to wander in my general direction. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Captain\_Gutgore\_Blooddrink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Gutgore_Blooddrink)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/15 "2003-08-08T06:45:07Z")
My bar: Dirty Bird special - Shot of Wild Turkey (you keep the shot glass) and a tall boy of PBR = $7.00 4 of these = $28.00 Pack of smokes = $4.00 Tip to bartender = $7.00 Cab Home = $10.00 Jack-in-the-Box Jumbo Jack (no cheese) = $.99 You have a penny left. Spend it wisely. From the collection: The Devine Wisdom of The MeatBeast ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/16 "2003-08-08T07:41:42Z")
Hookers and blow. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/17 "2003-08-08T21:36:52Z")
Books. Or music. Or chocolate. $50 ought to buy plenty of quality chocolate! ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/18 "2003-08-08T21:56:10Z")
Go to [Overstock.com](http://Overstock.com)ā€¦ lots of stuff there under $50 bucksā€¦ great deals tooā€¦ or you could buy 50 McChicken sandwiches ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/19 "2003-08-08T22:17:20Z")
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEECHBABE. So, whaddidya decide to buy? ---
**Author:** ![superstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@superstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superstar)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726/20 "2003-08-08T22:49:42Z")
Buy something you WANT not NEED. As you are going to buy the thing you NEED anyway, and whereā€™s the pleasure in that? Get something you wouldnā€™t normally get. And then call your parents and tell them. Your parents gave you the money so that you could get something YOU really liked. Donā€™t waste it on booze or bills. Imagine calling your parents and saying thanks for the money I bought beer with it??? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-50/193726.md?page=2)