# What to do with $10,000?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-10-000/500820>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 24, 2009, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-10-000/500820 "2009-06-24T12:55:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-10-000/500820/41 "2009-06-26T12:41:19Z")

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> [@Cyberhwk](#):
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> **Two chicks at the same time.**
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> /It took FORTY POSTS guys?!?!?! SERIOUSLY?!?!?!

If my wife would agree to be one of them, I could save myself $5,000.

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-10-000/500820/42 "2009-06-26T15:04:22Z")

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> [@Cyberhwk](#):
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> **Two chicks at the same time.**
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> /It took FORTY POSTS guys?!?!?! SERIOUSLY?!?!?!

Well, yeah, but see Post 9…

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**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-10-000/500820/43 "2009-06-26T15:33:06Z")

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Whenever I get a lump sum, I save / invest 50% and spend the rest.

It’s working pretty well so far (I’m semi-retired - aged 55 - and am about to buy a model railway!)

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-10-000/500820/44 "2009-06-26T15:49:45Z")

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> [@Hal\_Briston](#):
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> All of it on black!
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> No, wait…red!

Better go half on black and half on red, just to be safe.

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**Author:** ![TheMadEngineer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cc9497/32.png) [@TheMadEngineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadEngineer)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-10-000/500820/45 "2009-06-26T16:33:34Z")

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> [@Cyberhwk](#):
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> **Two chicks at the same time.**
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> /It took FORTY POSTS guys?!?!?! SERIOUSLY?!?!?!

You don’t need ten thousand dollars for this!

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**Author:** ![Arachne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Arachne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arachne)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-10-000/500820/46 "2009-06-29T13:29:11Z")

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Hmm, 10 grand would be a nice thing to have, take a little less stress offa my paycheck (I’ve got a couple savings goals for the summer that I’m nicke&diming for)…

$1000 for a new computer  
$3600 put away for books and other school expenses for the next 3 years  
$5000 to tuck into a CD I started with my highschool graduation party moolah.  
$400 put away for a half-lease on a horse next summer

So I guess I’m with the “save most of it, but treat a little bit too” crowd

> [@TheMadEngineer](#):
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> > [@Cyberhwk](#):
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> > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/images/buttons/viewpost.gif](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=11281777#post11281777)  
> > _ **Two chicks at the same time.** _  
> > _/It took FORTY POSTS guys?!?!?! SERIOUSLY?!?!?!_
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> You don’t need ten thousand dollars for this!

…No comment 😛

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