• baltakatei@sopuli.xyz
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    A winning lotto ticket costs the same as a losing lotto ticket, which is about 2 USD. So, I’ll buy a winning lotto ticket for every lotto I can remotely cash in via phone call. The rest can go into hiring a lawyer to provide me legal protection from lawsuits caused by my sudden inexplicable luck.

  • Mac@mander.xyz
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    1 hour ago

    My roof needs attention. I’d easily spend the whole $20 and some of my own.

  • Melon Husk™@sh.itjust.works
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    3 hours ago

    Fixing the leaky roof finally, then a really good gaming chair, and whatever’s left on a ridiculous amount of fancy snacks. no way i’m letting that money just evaporate.

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      5 hours ago

      Out of curiosity, how low would that dollar amount have to be for you to opt to spend it on something else? Would it still go to debt if it was only 1,000 or something?

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        I guess if it was a few hundred, I would just put it in the bank with the rest of my money where it would go towards food, bills, and any other day to day expenses. Probably anything over $1000 would go directly towards debt.

        EDIT: I forgot about the by the end of the day rule. I can’t just save it for later. We’d do a Sam’s club run and put the rest towards a bill.

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        It’s probably highly specific to how much money somebody makes. If my monthly paycheck is $2000, and you give me $1000, I would use that to get ahead by a half a month. If I make $10k a month and you give me $1000, getting ahead by a tenth of a month won’t do much. So hookers and blow all day.

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      It would either go to the principal my mortgage or to Procter and gamble stock

      Edit, actually right now I’d buy the rocket lab dip with half, then the other half to mortgage principal

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    2 hours ago

    Finance prople, Is it wrong to not spend and keep it at my bank, just in case I suddenly decide to move to France, or I get sick or finally have the guts to start my dream business, or I die so my family can have it?