# You were just given $500... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 5, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795 "2014-11-05T19:38:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/1 "2014-11-05T19:38:59Z")
You must spend it on something for yourself. Can’t payoff a debt or bill. Can’t spend it on someone else. Can’t donate it to charity, political cause, or someone else. Can’t use it as a down payment on something bigger. You have to buy something for yourself today. What would it be? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/2 "2014-11-05T19:45:22Z")
A nice leather jacket or coat. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/3 "2014-11-05T19:46:01Z")
Skis. Always new skis. ---
**Author:** ![kk\_fusion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kk_fusion/32/15276_2.png) [@kk\_fusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kk_fusion)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/4 "2014-11-05T19:47:16Z")
A laptop. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/5 "2014-11-05T19:51:10Z")
Bike. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/6 "2014-11-05T19:53:44Z")
Shoes. ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/7 "2014-11-05T19:53:59Z")
A rowing machine. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/8 "2014-11-05T19:54:48Z")
OPPO BDP-103 Universal Disc Player ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/9 "2014-11-05T19:54:53Z")
A fully stocked liquor cabinet. Well, not the cabinet, just the booze to put in it. Scotch Rye Vodka Gin Drambuie Tequila Bourbon You get the picture. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/10 "2014-11-05T19:56:08Z")
To play along, I assume it needs to be a single item and you want a luxury thing, not “groceries”. New TV. The HDMI ports on the current one don’t work. We have it hooked up with the fancy composite cables so we get high def, but it hitches on fast action and it’s harder to find things like Roku that don’t require HDMI these days. I can’t justify dropping $500 out of my own pocket just for that but since I need to spend yours… ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/11 "2014-11-05T19:57:28Z")
I would buy a bass guitar. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/12 "2014-11-05T20:05:03Z")
Compound miter saw ---
**Author:** ![NVME702-redux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a183cd/32.png) [@NVME702-redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NVME702-redux)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/13 "2014-11-05T20:08:12Z")
New hair extensions ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/14 "2014-11-05T20:11:50Z")
I need a new iPad. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/15 "2014-11-05T20:12:07Z")
A new loveseat or chair for the living room. The current loveseat is from 1993. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/16 "2014-11-05T20:15:07Z")
Ooh, lucky me! Let’s see, that’s about £310. I think I’d get myself some new clothes and shoes. We’ve been on a bit of a budget lately and a lot of my current stuff is pretty worn out. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/17 "2014-11-05T20:15:24Z")
Ehh. Probably clothes. I could swing that today. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/18 "2014-11-05T20:15:47Z")
$500 worth of leftover on-sale Halloween candy. I have a van. ---
**Author:** ![F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/19 "2014-11-05T20:15:53Z")
New camera lens. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795/20 "2014-11-05T20:16:08Z")
Computer parts. I need a new hard drive (probably two new hard drives), a video card, and I want a new case. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795.md?page=2)