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If I won $25,000...
Nov 11, 2017 10:38 AM
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annibe11e
I'd put some toward a down payment, beef up the retirement a bit, and gamble a few hundred.
milliedollar
I would grow my business so we could work our way to bring secure. Not blow it on frivolity.
NotGoneYet
I'd give it to my partner and get him to take his lying thieving bitch ex wife through the courts. In ten months, we'd have the money back.
LarryFine
I would add it to my portfolio of dividend-growth stocks.
charondaboatman
$25,000 minus taxes. so about $15 - $18k. so really not that much in the scheme of things.
tls72
PorneliusHubertII
I would pay of my debt and bank the rest. 25k is not a life changing amount of money.
HarleyQuinnRomance
That Mike guy in the middle has done several “people get stoned and...” videos for buzzfeed.
ProphetChuck
I'd be incredibly boring, I'd pay off my student loan and dump the rest into my retirement account.
JupitersWitch
Middle guy has either poor self confidence or commitment issues. You don't need to be rich to get married.
FrankiesGirl
Invest it in total market index funds.
twerksforfish
i would get dental implants and a Harley
RegrettableDecisions
As a single parent I can definitely say it would be life changing.
mop82
I'd go to the doctor.
strap426
I️ expected the last one to be a rich person like “$25,000? Is that a big deal?”
Halibel03
I'd buy a decent used car that has A/C and get a better apartment.
RemyTime
I'd buy a lot of flesh lights and PC parts. I'm being serious.
Gavener
look at a down payment on some land, or pay off my car
Hornethappy
Amber could afford a haircut that doesn't make her look like a Romulan.
HandsomeJack19
New car. I'm poor. My car is dying. Once I have to take on a car payment I'm going to have like $100 a month that's not allocated to bills.
Drakhma
25k? idk
MrPredator
If I won 25k? Try to put it into a 401k right now before the new laws hit in the US.
ProfessorSnugglesworth
IRA. 401K don't work like that.
MrPredator
Fine, "retirement account" if you want to be really, really, REALLY technical about it.
n0n53n53
Roth IRA if you want to be extra technical. Also you'd put 75% in the Roth after paying Uncle Sam
MrPredator
No. "Retirement Account" because there are more options than just Roth IRA.
KingCornish
Hire a hit man to kidnap and threaten the executive producer at the Food Network if he doesn’t fill their programming with shows on FOOD.
SluntBiggums
I don't do jobs for 25k.
tarataqa
Next up, I vote for Music on the MusicTeleVision channel
flyingdutchfrenchman
Wait, what else can they have on a channel called the Food Network ? Is it like your history channel with dumb alien shit ?
reallynotmikepence
It's mostly food related, but it's like all reality shows/diners, drive ins, and dives.
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25k ain't enough to really change your life unless you fly around the world for a few months
CrystalCry
I'd still take 25,000 dollars
SanguineKnave
For people living paycheck to paycheck it makes a pretty big difference, but if you have any savings it's not much
MadMupp
25k would change my life. It would help out with a lot of shit and take the strain off
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but would your life be drastically different than it wss before?
sharkbirdbitecaw
I could pay off a 1/3rd of my debt and wouldn't have to worry about food anymore. That's pretty life changing.
Drgreennug
Someone who's never been poor
Hongkongcav
Someone could use that for a down payment on a house.
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sure. and continue the life they live while paying the bank instead of a landlord.
JohnyCarlos
Dude..... it's just 25k.... that's just too little for a life caging decision.
TheEdmontonMan
could barely buy a truck for that, it should just be savings and keep 5k liquid for emergencies
Schitzoflink
I agree, I would put that 25k in my retirement account and forget about it. Couldn't even pay off grad school student loans with that.
tarataqa
"caging" https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C3RnaigUMAE86QW.jpg
GirdleTurtle
HoneyBunchesOfStoats
That would be the down payment on a house for me, and depending on the house it could cut my monthly housing expense in half,
HoneyBunchesOfStoats
which would be very much life changing for me.
Vydrach
chugeknight
Yup
iamlikelytoforgetthis
Plot twist : these are the same story from different perspectives
Mephian
jennym123
My sides.
RezzyP
Thanks. I laughed at this so hard for some reason.
Vydrach
Good to hear.
Iknowphotoshop
Hey, this looks like oc! Did you make this?
Vydrach
I did not. Though it had to be someone's OC at some point.
penisparty
DuckTales always gets an upvote.
LvAllen
Only classic DuckTales for me. The new one with the square heads can suck it.
JamesBluntThatSmartassCunt
Why?
penisparty
Yah tried to watch it, I vomited my entire childhood up ????
BornToBeDownvoted666
secretoaster
Only one smart kid in that shot. The kid in the back actually picking up the money.
SadCannibalNoises
"In five years we'll all either be working for him... or dead by his hand."
Surejustnotpositive
"I like you. You have the boldness of a much younger woman."
SadCannibalNoises
"I packed underwear...that isn't gray!"
SemperFiZero
If I won 25k I'd pay off my gfs debt and use the rest for a vacation
FuzzyNutSak
z3lfmoord
Only if you’re married first. Also, get a savings account.
MADhouse64
Can I be your GF? I have $4K in CC debt. We could have an AWESOME vacay!
Fvxst
Maybe pay it off after getting married
Ozarck
Maybe. Maybe pay joint bills while she works to pay her own. Depends on the relational dynamic and if she contributes well elsewhere.
effcensorship101
Seriously don't do that. Even if her name is Alabama, you'll end up with an eye shot out.
PleasantPeasantPheasant
Vacation to the dollar menu.
SemperFiZero
Yeah I guess 19k of dollar menu items!
n0n53n53
$19k vacation when you can't even pay off $6k in debt? I'd visit a financial planner first
PleasantPeasantPheasant
Lucky her, I'll be in debt about 40K after I'm finished with my education.
SemperFiZero
I hear ya. I was in debt from school to the tune of 59k. I paid it off in 2yrs thankfully.
UncleArkie
As someone who once paid a partners debt, don't.
sirwolfyy
I hear that story a lot. Get married before you consider paying it off. Far too often people pay off and then break up.
Patient00
Now I'm curious, tell us the story!
ankegipfu
dooot
bathtap
Well i can tell you my story. We broke up
TimeForMaybeDog
Let's go!
UncleArkie
She felt that I tried to own her, said that it made her feel less of a partner. We argued, she left.
marsgoose
Never pay of your gfs debt!
marsgoose
Also gf in debt is a red flag so big people in Russia think the USSR is getting reinstated. You might want to examine that.
LittleMissZombiebait
Depends, could be student debt?
n0n53n53
How is that different?
marsgoose
Doesn't matter, you don't know if other person is in relationships with you because they really like you
marsgoose
or are you just a crutch making them comfortable. I'm not saying it's not possible to be happy and loved with someone in debt
LittleMissZombiebait
I have a student debt but am also the main breadwinner in our household. My husband and I pay a share into a joint account for bills but
Ketheres
1. Pay off student loan. 2. Get new glasses. 3. Fix my teeth. With whatever is left get a new phone and a PC. Also warm clothes.
CarbonShaft
Spend it in finding a real job.
Ozarck
I'd have to win nine more times to complete step one.
7thlevelLazerLotus
1. Pay off half my student loans. 2. Cry.
TheAdventurousAlbino
Tfw I won’t get to Step 2
mydailydoseofantidepressantsisyourbooty
I could pay off my loans for 1 year with that. $90k more would do it though.
Ketheres
Thankfully in Finland government pays for most of the "fun", so I am only 9k€ in debt.
mydailydoseofantidepressantsisyourbooty
Well, tbf my debt is for a medical degree so I'll be able to pay it off. The US has semi-affordable schooling w/ community college. Also (1)
mydailydoseofantidepressantsisyourbooty
Scholarship is all over the place, but the issue is that it's commonly based on standardized testing which isn't ideal. All in all (2)
mydailydoseofantidepressantsisyourbooty
I went to uni for free. It's professional school that's an arm and a leg.. (3)
tjluv
Middle dude needs 25k to propose to his girlfriend??
tarataqa
"I ain't gonna marry you unless you got da cash!" --his girlfriend probably
ShootYourGooMyDude
I mean the ring is supposed to cost 3 month's salary, and then the wedding cost itself is ridiculously expensive.
Millsslslsls
Dowry
imsmallfry
Average wedding including honeymoon in ireland costs €24k
TallDude
All these people saying the girlfreind is greedy, or that weddings are expensive. Dude, maybe he wants to have a stable life economically.
Thisusernameisalreadyinusefuckyou
Now I ain't saying she's a gold digger...
bellapadella
But from today with the gold package only 15.000 and you can propose! Call now! Avoid been left behind!
SillyZombie
Someone probably convinced him rings must be 10k+
APackOfExcitedGingers
Average cost of engagement ring and wedding probably comes out to about $25k, depending on region and number of guests
CaptainLegot
Fuck you Mike
mikeatike
wat
LogicJab
That wouldn't have paid for my wedding.
MadMupp
Dude needs a new girlfriend
Halflingflinger
Give me 12k USD and I'll propose to mine. I want to take her to Disneyland. Q_Q
mikeatike
His girlfriend is a gold digger in an abandoned mine.
Kkenn
I believe u r single
DocVolt
yeah fuck that. i'll buy a car instead
bobstallone
This better be the good stuff.
DoublevBomb
He's a thrall to the advertising of the diamond companies.
justarandombloke
Ain't sayin she a gold digga, but she ain't messin with no broke n......
HarleyQuinnRomance
Or he doesn’t want to propose until they can afford their dream wedding.
Theman098
What with the shitty expectations the jewelry industry has hoisted on people... i can totally see it.
LarryFine
Foisted.
Skizzlesnap
If he really needs that much to propose, I️ suggest he save the $25k and find someone less needy.
Maggiesperson
You're missing the point - he is the one that wants the money.
valkwalk
Or it can be to provide a stable life for after.
tarataqa
Now I ain't sayin she a gold digga, but she ain't messin with no broke broke.
ImSorryFriend
Folks here missing the implication they'd not marry without a windfall. they're surviving now; it needn't be costlier to do so together.
prairiepenguin
I didn't have to pay for it, but my wedding cost about $30k, we asked for the cash but the inlaws said no
EvilNapkin
Tacos unite!!!
DoublevBomb
HappyEngineer
Dude, you know how much a wedding can cost? You're only planning on getting married once, so it's worth waiting and doing it right.
DoublevBomb
Not everyone cares to have a Bridal Magazine wedding. That industry will do whatever it needs to to convince you to spend more.
LittleMissZombiebait
I wanted to be married, didn't care about the wedding. Cost us £500 for the venue, license, clothes, rings, and dinner for the guests.
Lilshadow48
It's also not worth 25k. Fuckin scam tbh.
AriBerri55
I had a freaking beautiful, full blown wedding for $8k, and $3k of that was the catering. It can be done cheap if you work hard.
DrKriegersClone
Implying people who don't spend $25k on their weddings are doing it wrong?
OolongOogenesis
my wedding cost about $300, rings, and license included
HurryUpIGotNuts2bustButtstoFuckndSlutstofuckinUppercut
Last wedding I went to cost the couple 230k
LooseyGooseyBrett
Idontbelieveyou.gif
NihonJinLover
Friend of my husband’s had a wedding that cost $100k. Brides parents paid for the whole thing. Divorced 2 years later.
TasteyourTears
Worth it
thingssomeonesays
What the actual fuck? Follow up question: why do you know that figure, were they telling people?
Nikkiaz
Um... I want to go to the weddings you go to!!
Cheomesh
Mine was $1,000, tops. Including dinner.
LittleMissZombiebait
Same(ish). £500 including dinner, guests got the drinks. That also included the venue and our clothes
LittleMissZombiebait
And our rings
WhatTheFrench
Mine was $5,000 including kegs at the venue, and I paid for wedding party’s clothing. Dinner and the cake were gifted by motherly friends.
VolcanoHerder
My coworker used to do wedding planning at a hotel. One wedding she did spent 100k on just the flowers!
tjluv
those must be some fucking amazing flowers
VolcanoHerder
Floor to ceiling roses. In my honest opinion, it was hideous. But hey, to each their own. And if you're rich AF why not.
mteainside
what
VolcanoHerder
Is that a serious what because my comment didn't make sense or like a "no way" kinda what?
mteainside
no way what cuz 100k on flowers is insane
PussySlayerIRL
I think he means to have a stable life. You aren’t gonna propose when you can’t pay rent.
Dionysus187
Why not? Seems like it makes the relationship more of 'bill' than about love.
bezuer
In medieval times, yeah. Two incomes make that much less of a problem in my experience
mywifelovesthedogmore
Oops did that wrong
ArtOfKarolMichalec
I wonder how many people propose not being able to pay rent.
AbigailLongbottom
Getting 25k at random isn’t going to give you a stable life.
z3lfmoord
25k doesn’t make a stable life...it’s like rent for maybe 2 years.
TheMagicalHindu
Or a downpayment on a house.
FelixTheAnimator
Tch. I got 25k as an inheritance, I used it to put 20% down on a fixer upper & make it livable. Our payment is 1/2 the rent of the area.
SaintMaceToTheFace
It can solve a lot of your problems and help you get started sooner
Schex44
It's a safety net
OneHitUpvoteWonder
If he loses, I'm sure he can work at the strip club. I hear there's a 50/50 shot of somebody coming in to pay everybody's rent
Cheomesh
A stable life for what, 6 months?
FelixTheAnimator
A year and a quarter for us.
PMmeurPuppies
It's not like he's gonna quit his job and live on it, it's gonna bolster his income and probably pay off a lot if not all debt he has
Durtschi
This, I've got $10k of credit card debt (1 year as an unpaid intern +childcare) That I'm paying ~ $400 a month for. 25k would wipe that out
TallDude
No no we must think that the girlfriend is a greedy bitch and that the guy is going to waste all the money on rings.
IfYouAreReadingThisILoveYou
I hope he buys 100,000 of those plastic $0.25 vending machine rings
WeFoundSomethingBeneathTheIce
Ring + destination wedding probably.
corig123
This is 25k, not 250k, that's all ring baby!
mayo33
Destination weddings are much less expensive for the bride and groom. I work for hotels in Mexico and DR and generally you can save 10k
WombatTheMad
I proposed while we lived in a studio, barely got by. We've had a kid, bought a house, still not married. My in-laws can't stand each other.
mikeatike
Romeo.and Juliets parents couldn't stand each other and loom how it worked out.... oh.
mrwinelover24
@WombatTheMad we are literally living the same exact life. Mind officially blown...
WombatTheMad
Did you also leave a sweet job that didn't pay enough for a mind numbing desk job?
mrwinelover24
Yes. I actually did.
PussySlayerIRL
Yeah, but what I meant was maybe that was what he meant, that he wanted to become a bit more stable before trying to propose.
WombatTheMad
Oh I know!
providedlava
I had a coworker who complained 7k wasnt enough money to pick out the 2 rings she needed... Then after you still got the dress, food, venue
CrazyGuyOnABike
For my mom's second wedding, we invited eight food trucks to a city park. Best wedding I've ever been to.
Dedeurmetdebaard
What a fucking waste. But heh, it's their choice.
josethemailman
wtf. I got my ring for $80. wedding and dress came in under 10k.
Jynxy85
God damn ridiculous. Me and the wife did our whole wedding for under 5K. A lot of work went into it though.
Direkt4
I got married in my mom's living room for $200. Yay me.
StarkRhino
My fiancee's ring was $350, the wedding is $8000. I wasn't ready
dorenavant
Why is the ring in the past tense while the wedding is in the present?
StarkRhino
Engagement ring
Caerbannog12433
Damn. That's some spoiled people....y'all cant get a plain gold band and call it a day? They cost maybe a couple hundred bucks.
FuckMeFuckYou
Proposing is vastly cheaper than the wedding. People usually wait at least a year before getting married after the proposal.
EveryotheroneItriedwastaken
Wife and I waited three months, then got married in a public park for the cost of the pastor and papers; less than $500. No ragrets.
tarataqa
[citation needed]
PaperCl1p
In the USA that's the societal norm
tarataqa
[citation still needed for your opinion to become fact]
ItCanOnlyBeANipple
OtterAvalanche
Jesus. The rings my wife and i bought didnt even break 4 digits. Theyre simple gold bands
LittleMissZombiebait
Ours didn't break 3. Decided on tungsten as we both hate gold and it's hard and durable, as well as inexpensive. More money for a deposit!
OtterAvalanche
Makes sense to me... But iirc theyre too tough to cut off which can be dangerous in the trades (which i work) cool rings though
unefemmeingenieur
Got engaged a year ago. We looked at the money in our accounts and decided to buy a home and postpone the wedding. Parents are pisseddddd
chelli
Smart as hell.
unefemmeingenieur
Yeah we're very happy with the decision. We'll get married when we can responsibly afford it!
marsgoose
Just do a small ceremony and take your family out for dinner. Done and done.
unefemmeingenieur
That's what I pushed for but his parents had a long list of people they "just CAN'T not invite". Eventually pushed me to just say screw it
NihonJinLover
Why are they pissed? Home investment is important too. If I truly love & care about a family member I want them to NOT rush into a marriage
unefemmeingenieur
Something about living in sin. They'll get over it....hopefully!
NihonJinLover
So old fashioned and illogical. Putting your ideals before your kids’ success and happiness.
ashipthatshipsshippingships
When/if my daughter decides to marry, I PRAY she chooses to purchase a home rather than drop 20k on 6 HOURS OF PARTYING.
unefemmeingenieur
Exactly my thoughts. It's ONE NIGHT. I know plenty of people that have spent 40k+ which is literally insane to me
ashipthatshipsshippingships
My wife's parents wanted a big party. I wanted a house. We had a fun night, but the evening cost 25k.i still get anxious thinking about it.
MrHobbes14
My ex husband spent around 10k on my ring set. I asked him not to. When we discussed marriage i said over and over that I didn't want an 1/
MrHobbes14
Expensive ring. If anything it pissed me off how expensive it was. I didn't find out till after we were married how much he'd spent.
ThroughTheLookingGlass
So do you still have the ring?
MrHobbes14
Nope. He told me he didn't want it back, so I sold it. We're still on pretty good terms. Wasn't a super nasty break up. We have kids and 1/
MOTHERFUCKINGLUCIFERMORNINGSTAR
That's why i love my wife. The ring and wedding was about 6k total. The perks of marrying someone who's ideal wedding is a star wars...
MOTHERFUCKINGLUCIFERMORNINGSTAR
Wedding in Vegas. Yes we were han solo and princess Leia and were married by Darth Vader. Chewy was my best man and r2 was the maid of honor
MOTHERFUCKINGLUCIFERMORNINGSTAR
Pro tip: research what you are buying and pick out all of your own stones. Then haggle...a lot. Ring was originally 8k and i got it under 4k
ashipthatshipsshippingships
Divorce rate is at 50% here in America. My wife got a nice pragmatic ring at first. When we make it to 10 yrs we'll upgrade. It's a deposit.
DarkwingDuc
Divorce rate is 50% b/c of people who get married and divorced multiple times. 70% of first time marriages last.
Starwars2thewrathofhan
Check out anjaydesigns on Etsy. I got a custom made ring from him for just under $500 (I supplied the diamond).
ElbowdeepinElmo
Upgrade every 10 years until she got a robotic hand with lazers and flamethrowers.
ashipthatshipsshippingships
Fuck yes.
LittleMissZombiebait
Omg yes!
FindYourChillMate
50% doesnt mean 50% of people get divorced. The number is skewed by 20-40% of people getting divorced and married 5+ times.;
ashipthatshipsshippingships
Ah ok. Thanks
TheStargateIsReal
Statistics are skewed by Spider George who has been divorced over six thousand times
PrincessDonaldTrumpBANNED2
70% of first marriages last till death.
pokebug666
Is that first marriages where both people have never married, or at least 1 has never married? Not making any kind of point, just curious.
Skizzlesnap
Way to put faith in your marriage.
ashipthatshipsshippingships
I have faith in my marriage. But I'm also far too pragmatic to drop many, many paychecks on a ring. Tis a steep opportunity cost.
ohdeepthought
My mum bought her ring because dad couldn’t afford one as a med student.He bought/designed one for her on their 25th. Everyone’s different
JustFuckingWatchCowboyBebop
Faith is literally blind trust, fuck that. I have trust, not faith, and trust has to be earned over time. Faith has burned me too often.
Triprw
If you don't have faith in your partner than you shouldn't be married. They problem is rushing into marriage not marriage itself.
MrWookloaf
Ya its ridiculous. The whole 3 months salary for a ring theory was a myth created by diamond companies to get dummies to spend more.
ashipthatshipsshippingships
And it worked. I rock a qalo ring and I love it.
z3lfmoord
Yup
Botatious
I like my dads method, he let my mom pick her ring but told her they weren't going to get married till the ring was paid off
zimirken
Genius
SaintMaceToTheFace
My wife’s three rings and my ring combined are $1000ish dollars
onyerselweeman
What are the three rings? Wedding band and engagement ring I got but what's the other one?
sailingthesoutherncross
Just like buying diamonds, period.
SmeachThePeach
If you can't propose with a ringpop and still have your significant other be super stoked about it then they're not right for you.
sailingthesoutherncross
Right On.
VolcanoHerder
My hubby (before he proposed) got a Tiffany's box & put a ring pop in it. His friends all said it was a bad idea but I laughed my ass off.
l8rz
Or a hot onion ring, a la Homer and Marge.
AndImRonBurgundy
Deadpool agrees