Annie Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 $15k into the new car fund $10k into the college fund Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TraceyS/FL Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 * tires for my car * windows for the house (1973 single panes in FL suck!) * take the kids on a road trip to CA to visit family * buy a couch * new carpet-floors * driveway gravel so I don't have to park in the dirt * curriculum maybe Hopefully some left to throw at the student loans I now have :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upward Journey Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Get braces for the two that need them, and payoff oldests' college debt. I think if there was anything left after that we'd just save it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy in NH Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'd put a new roof on the house, and maybe new siding too. If anything was left I would put some money toward new cooking appliances for the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Marmalade Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Fix DH's car, he has a few minor things that need to be done, but they all take funds. Pay off some bills. Put a substantial amount into an account to pay for the kids dance for the next few years- including summer intensives. Go to Hawaii. I have a new nephew due to be born any day now, and they live in Hawaii. It will likely be Christmas before I get to meet the new little guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisbeth Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would distribute it evenly to my kids' college funds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Build the tiny house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann.without.an.e Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Pay off our vehicle, get dd's teeth fixed, take a family vacation, and the rest would go in savings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildiris Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 What I would do with $25K: I really need a new stove. I only have three working burners and no oven. Insulate, sheetrock, paint and flooring for the rest of our 30 year home building project. I'd love to have a bedroom. Send $ to my son far away. Plant trees. Got to the Dr. and Dentist. We've never had insurance so we don't get to do these visits very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Double pane the stained glass windows in the house which means hiring a custom glass expert. That will cost a bit. Vacation for just DH and I. He needs it! Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimeeM Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Dude, do you KNOW how much curriculum I could buy for 25K????? In all seriousness, throw it towards dh's student loan debt, our middle son's medical, and the parish's new church fund! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 At this point, it would go in the bank until we need it for college in the fall. Then once this year of college was paid for, I'd use it toward the house we will prob have to purchase so IL can move in with us. Not what I really want to spend it on though. If I didn't have the above, I'd use it to take all of us to New Zealand for a "Hobbit tour". I saw a groupon for it and it sounds lovely. $25k may not be enough for all 5 of us with flights. I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelAR05 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Use it as a down payment to buy a house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Put some aside, a short vacation for dh and I (we NEVER do this) and do some household repairs that we have been putting off - bathroom partial re-do, refinish some wood floors, update a couple rooms out of their '80s style:). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeschoolMamaOfTwo Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 This is so boring, but I would save it. We have bills that I could pay with it (cars/mortgage) but I wouldn't. They are low interest and I'd feel better with more of a cushion in the bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would pay off my credit cards. Then, I'd take the kids on the Celtic Thunder cruise next fall and maybe trips to Disney and Ireland, too. The rest would go in the bank to help cover living expenses while I finish school. ETA: I'd also take my kids and my parents on a trip to visit my brother in California. We haven't seen him and his family in about 4 years. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'd go grocery shopping to feed these little human vacuum cleaners. If there was anything left, I'd finally get the deck replaced, the yard landscaped, and work on other piddly house stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Family vacation to include all the kids and grands would be awesome. Paying off the mortgage would be my other thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flowing Brook Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would spend first to finish my midwife training. I would then want to invest some. I would also want to give some to help someone that really needed the funds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Fly my siblings home from the UK and Taiwan for a family reunion at my parent's place. My bil is very ill with cancer and we would all like to see each other before he is too ill to enjoy a reunion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mnemosyne Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would use it to pay off a $7k student loan and put the rest into investments (I can make more of a return through those than to pay my lower interest loans off early). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 definitely home maintenance. we have desperately needed bathroom work in the master bath, new windows, and porch repairs. dh is simply not willing to go in to debt for it. ok, if i really pushed, maybe . .. but yeah, home maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would use 10,000 for bills/emergency fund and such. I would give each child 2500 for their families and savings for son. The remainder we would have a nice family vacation all of us together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would use it to buy a reliable vehicle that would get us through until I'm employed, and pay some rent. The rest would get spend on medical bills and food, because we'd lose our medicaid and food stamps for several months, and I'd have to pay out of pocket for DD's meds and counseling, the kids' upcoming well checks, and my meds. Hopefully I'd have enough to pay for DD's psychoed eval, for which she's on a wait list. Just as hopefully my financial aid loan access wouldn't be cut for summer. If anyone wants to give me $25K, please wait until after I take the bar exam. After financial aid is gone and before I'm employed is when I could really, really use it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'd pay off debt. I'd love to be debt free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 tithe put in wood flooring upstairs to help dc with their asthma ($7K) put aside for braces for 2 dc who are going to need them ($7K) do a neuro-psych on oldest ($2K) buy school books ($2K) go on a nice, memory building family vacation I would do the math on putting it towards our mortgage, fwiw....but I would spend it on the above kid needs. After losing a child to cancer, I see the value in building family memories. It can't all be debt-busting all the time. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeking Squirrels Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Oh I change my answer. I would start the adoption process we're currently held back from because we can't afford it. And use the rest to help fund the bigger vehicle we would need. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qtkimi Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Buy some curriculum and start homeschooling both my boys. Then pray for God to provide again for the next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I would remodel our kitchen. It has awful particleboard cabinets that were poor quality in the 80's, and now they are just falling apart. That will or cost us $25k, so the rest will go to fix up the outdated bathrooms too. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 TRAVEL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Buy a larger house - we are crammed in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Honestly Audrey, if I came into $25,000 now that you asked the question, I'd respectfully ask that I could come visit when the crazy lady was coming to dinner. I'd have enough $$ to get there and bring some serious wine. The rest, I'd probably use to rebuild a nest egg that was pretty much decimated over the last couple years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaleidoscope Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I'd use it for my non functioning bathroom first. When dh was around we were going to do it ourselves and it was going to take about 3K to do the job. Now that I'd have to hire it done I don't know what it would cost. The rest would go into savings. I know eventually I'm going to have a van to buy so anything I can put away is going towards that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I'd buy new furniture for my den and 2 of my bedrooms, and take a 2-week Disney trip with all my children and grandchildren. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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