Audrey Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 What would you do with it? I think I would pay a few bills with some and put away some for ds. I would also like to go on a family vacation that was just for fun, not to visit relatives, but just as an escape for us. We've never done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'd buy a new oven. Dual fuel, convection, high BTU burners. With the rest, something wonderful for the family. Maybe a trip abroad or a summer in the wilderness or on the coast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Tithe to our church building fund, maybe use $2000-$3000 to go on a train trip with the kids, and then put the rest toward paying off our house or rental. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'd get new floors and add some insulation to cut down on noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 A month-long trip for the family to someplace really amazing. I'm thinking Greece and maybe Italy. And with the rest, a remodel of our master bathroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest inoubliable Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Pay a few bills, put a down payment on that house that I'm terrified I'm missing out on, buy curriculum that I need but can't afford (and help out a few homeschoolers that are in the same situation), and take a family vacation since we've never had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 so many things I could think of, but probably I would put it in the bank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Pay off the oldest vehicle. Use the rest to clean up my credit enough to qualify for a (small, cozy) new home loan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 For all of us a vacation to the beach with ALL the children/grandbaby!!!! Maybe an indoor climate controlled arena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would give some away, pay off the bills we've acquired while dh is laid off, take the kids on some kind of fun vacation, buy school curriculum for next year, and put the rest in the bank to use until he gets another job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Put in some kind of interest-earning account and know that our next van is paid for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang!Zoom! Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 What would you do with it? Oh, I'd spend it all on cosmetics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma2Many66 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Put it into savings to have a more secure future when my husband retires in 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would put it towards an addition to our home. We need a family room/office and additional bathroom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 After thinking about all the practical things I could do with it, I think I would take the entire family - including son-in-law, granddaughter, boyfriend - to the coast for vacation. The rest I would put in savings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 New car or new windows. I think I'd push for new car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'd spend it vacation for the family to somewhere very far away, and if there was any left, I'd save for a rainier day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartingOver Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would put it towards a truck. We want to but a truck and RV. I don't like long term payments. We have paid cash for everything We have bought in the last two years, except for my Yukon. We had small payments for a year, and paid it of in 6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caitlinsmom Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would pay off our remaining debt, surprise someone with a large chunk of money on the doorstep, repair our van, rent a lake/ocean/river front cabin somewhere for a month, and put the rest in savings. I keep hoping this scenario will happen to us but no such luck so far. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would wipe out the last of the cc debt once and for all. Then, we'd go on a vacation - probably a Disney cruise, so that *I* could have a vacation, too while the kids were occupied at the kid places. ETA: I'd probably share some with my parents, too. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Hard question....it would pay for the next 2 years of tuition for dd and ds or It would pay for a 1/2 day weekly house keeper for 4 years or It would come close to paying off my new car loan or It would pay for a qualified baby sitter and weekly date night for dh and I for about 4 years. or It could be a down payment on a different house. or It could pay for a few years of various classes for the kids Hmmmm, I don't know if I could pick! I would want to put it toward one thing to make it really feel like I did something long term with it instead of lots of little things in one year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 See what my aunt wants, since I'm living in her house. With her permission, I'd give some to my bro to get him started in real estate (he has grand plans for world domination or something :p) The rest would go in the bank for my own future in real estate. (No plans for world domination, just a house of my own.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'd beef up our adoption fund so our profile could be shown to more expectant parents. We're really hoping 2013 is our year to get a baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Give some away to our charity. Pay off our van. Buy some books regardless of shipping expense. I think dh would want a tv. (we have our current one from our neighbors garbage a few years ago) or a more comfortable spot to watch tv.Or some other thing Im not thinking off. I will of course say that yes, I think it's a good idea. Go on a mini shopping spree at the mall. (new dancing shoes to wear at my weekly dance class and general no hum boring stuff I never get around to buying such as underwear, new swimsuit for eldest...) Buy another HEPA air filter. A really big one. Maybe buy a new toilet, or something equally exciting. Perhaps depending on if I get it fixed this weekend buy a drier that always works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Put it in our tiny house with a huge sunny yard savings fund. We want to put at least 50% down the next time we buy. We want a small house with enough space for some outdoor living space and serious gardening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carriede Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Buy my DH a new (to us) truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Practically? I'd save it for my oldest's college fund. Not practical? an amazing vacation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Finish paying off my student loans and spend a weekend somewhere really neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking Squirrels Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Pay off credit card. Put some toward a new (to us) vehicle. I don't know after that. Put some in savings. Or maybe a separate account to be used for lessons and classes for DDs. I'd love to not have to make her choose between dance and gymnastics next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Carribean here I come! I would wake up every morning and swim and eat juicy fruit and sleep, for about a month. I am sure then I will be recovered enough to think of better things to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 braces for dd13 that's neurofeedback therapy for ds14 family vacation if driving and camping home repairs another year of extracurrics for the kids. $25K doesn't go far with that list. $7K for braces, $5K for neurofeedback, $2-3K for vacation provided we were driving not flying and being frugal otherwise, that would leave $10K to do home repairs in my 83 year old house and the kids extracurrics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violamama Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Use it so our boys can come with us when we pick up our next minion in China. Any leftovers would go to a couple of weekends away all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Rent a country cottage for a week for a holiday - probably on the west coast of Scotland or one of the islands. Put the rest into retirement savings. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Practical: part of next year's college tuition for two kids Practical but cool: solar roof panels! Absolutely impractical: a diamond tennis bracelet for me OR a trip to Australia/NZ :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Put it in the bank to use over the next several months as hubby lost his job a couple weeks ago. :-( If he hadn't lost his job, I'd be on the next plane to California to see my folks, whom I have not seen since last July. Both have been diagnosed with dementia since then...in dad's case it was already obvious - in mom's case, whoa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would finish remodeling our house and plan a really nice vacation traveling out west to all the national parks again with the whole family before ds goes off to college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Make repairs to my house. Put the rest in a college fund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Buy new counters for kitchen and bathroom, pay off visa and put the rest on our mortgage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would put some into a stable investment, buy a cheap used car, take ds to a really nice Japanese steak house, and not think about looking for work until later this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xixstar Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 finish paying off debt and add to emergency fund. Though I would probably take out about $1-2k for something around the house* in order to not have dh throw tomatoes at me. *something being one of the many put off repairs needed, not like a new living room set. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would move, buy a new-to-me car, repeat dd's neuropsych testing, get ds's neuropsych testing done, get some fun school stuff, and with anything left over, go on a cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 See what my aunt wants, since I'm living in her house. With her permission, I'd give some to my bro to get him started in real estate (he has grand plans for world domination or something :p) The rest would go in the bank for my own future in real estate. (No plans for world domination, just a house of my own.) Oh, but you'd be such a fantastic world leader! (I was going to say, "so good at world domination!" but that didn't sound like a compliment!) :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender's green Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Pay off student loans, then use the money that would have gone to student loans to save up for a new car and nice vacations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'd spend the $11k to finish getting my crowns, so I could eat with a full set of teeth again. Then, I'd replace one of our 12-13yr old vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 i'd reside the house. It needs doing badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Practical - pay off debt Also Practical - our house needs new roof and windows Would love to - Buy my husband a new flute and pay for braces for him Get my ds a beater car and have money for insurance so he can get his license Or maybe a combination of the above? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would just add it to savings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tita Gidge Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'm mid-remodel on a home, so it'd all go towards that! Save for maybe a thousand or so to fund the "it's finally done!" party LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbeym Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 We'd buy a cheap, used truck for DH and a small car for DS & DD to share. Replace the flooring in our house, install a new stove, and paint everything. Take a family vacation with all of us. Put the rest in savings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'd get that other car we're currently looking for. (We lost ours in a car accident.) We're looking used. We're currently debt-free and don't plan on getting a loan for a car but adding to the car budget would increase the pool of available cars to choose from. And I'd visit my mom and sis because I haven't seen them in many years. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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