If you got a pay rise in today Id...

Voltex · 29-02-2012 8:24pm #1

If you got a pay rise what would you do with it?
Would you do the "right thing" and pay off debts..save it all away...or would you act like it was 2007 and buy a car..a swanky holiday..a second home??

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-02-2012 8:27pm

If I got a payrise that allowed me the car and the swanky holiday, then that. Less than that, pay of debts, maybe go out for am extra night out.

tony1kenobi · 29-02-2012 8:27pm

I'd pay for your English tuition.

The King of Moo · 29-02-2012 8:27pm

I've no idea what you'd do if I got a pay rise.

I'd be sensible and save a little more.

fedor.2. · 29-02-2012 8:27pm

Cant think of anything funny at the moment, ill edit this later

woodoo · 29-02-2012 8:27pm

Voltex wrote: »

If you got a pay rise what would you do with it?
Would you do the "right thing" and pay off debts..save it all away...or would you act like it was 2007 and buy a car..a swanky holiday..a second home??

Car FTW

Keith186 · 29-02-2012 8:29pm

One thing is for sure. I'd pay more tax.

44leto · 29-02-2012 8:29pm

As boring as this sounds I would save it, one thing the bust has thought me you can never be certain and its good to have a reserve.

Rabidlamb · 29-02-2012 8:32pm

If I got a payrise I'd realise it was an incremental increase allowed under the CPA & I'd laugh at the poor bastards in the private sector.

Sky King · 29-02-2012 8:37pm

I'd drink a litre of urine, then book a holiday somewhere warm.

That reminds me, must check lotto.....

df1985 · 29-02-2012 8:37pm

How much you get OP?

Duiske · 29-02-2012 8:42pm

44leto wrote: »

As boring as this sounds I would save it, one thing the bust has thought me you can never be certain and its good to have a reserve.

And whats going to prolong this bust is people doing exactly what you describe. Saving and not spending. Can't say I blame people for being careful with their cash, especially with all the uncertainty at the moment. I guess its all about confidence in the future.

Sindri · 29-02-2012 8:45pm

I'd buy some magic beans. The last 40 times I bought some didn't go so well but I feel the law of averages should mean that this time when I buy them they'll actually be magic.

I'm feeling lucky any way (unless I misread that law).

44leto · 29-02-2012 8:52pm

Duiske wrote: »

And whats going to prolong this bust is people doing exactly what you describe. Saving and not spending. Can't say I blame people for being careful with their cash, especially with all the uncertainty at the moment. I guess its all about confidence in the future.

And that is the crux of it and I am still not that confident about the future, the government is still not finished increasing my taxes, there is food and energy inflation looming and the Euro is still in trouble.