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What would you do if you had...

The Sweeper · 2002-03-08 13:32:14

Ever notice that when people ask you what you'd do with money it's always a huge figure? Like what would you do if you had a million pounds, or half a million pounds, or even fifty grand. Well here's one for ya. What would you do if you came into the non-bank-breaking sum of, say, 2,000 euros? Not enough to get excited…

08-03-2002 1:32pm

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Ever notice that when people ask you what you'd do with money it's always a huge figure? Like what would you do if you had a million pounds, or half a million pounds, or even fifty grand.

Well here's one for ya.

What would you do if you came into the non-bank-breaking sum of, say, 2,000 euros?

Not enough to get excited about, not enough to buy anything really substantial (vehicle, deposit on house etc.), but still a healthy enough sum as sums go...

I would use it to get my eyes lasered.

Any other suggestions?

(It's Friday afternoon... actually, if I had two grand right now, I'd probably spend it on beer...)

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#2 08-03-2002 1:40pm

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2 grand? Simple!...

I'd pay off my credit card bill and take a holiday.

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#3 08-03-2002 1:42pm

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I'd pay off my credit card bill and take a holiday.

ditto

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#4 08-03-2002 1:43pm

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You'll only get one eye lasered for 2000 Euro. I'd put it my savings on the off chance I ever get in a position to buy a house/Flat. (highly unlikely).

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#5 08-03-2002 1:46pm

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Originally posted by Castor Troy
You'll only get one eye lasered for 2000 Euro.

...I can pretend I'm a pirate...

...aaarrrrrrr..........

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#6 08-03-2002 1:46pm

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If i was sensible and level headed I'd do as Castor Troy says and save it... but since I'm not I'd head off for a few weeks in the sun and relax... :cool:

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#7 08-03-2002 1:51pm

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lol 2 grand euro would be in no way shape of form a deposit on a house :rolleyes:.
But in saying that I would go with bard and say pay off my cc (btw if you ever get one make sure you pay it off as you go trust me on this).

kayos

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#8 08-03-2002 1:54pm

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Pay off my girlfriends CC bill, and buy myself a nice new drum kit
Or else get píssed

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#9 08-03-2002 2:16pm

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pay off my car loan so I would

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#10 08-03-2002 2:21pm

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I'd buy a big feckin donkey and talk to it, all day.
And a laptop.

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#11 08-03-2002 2:24pm

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pay of one car loan, pay of 3 credit cards and start on the 2nd car loan

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#12 08-03-2002 3:00pm

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travel around europe for a bit

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#13 08-03-2002 3:05pm

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buy a banger and drive the shíte out of it up the fields.
Then save the other €1700

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#14 08-03-2002 4:18pm

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build a bomb shelter in my back garden.

or make the entire garden into a big pond, with fish and a boat.

or give it to charity

-because I'm good like that.

I suppose.

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#15 08-03-2002 4:56pm

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Get a decent amp. And spend the rest on drink.

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#16 08-03-2002 5:16pm

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hmmmm.......get a new tattoo......get my ticket for Aus.....and go on one hell of a piss up!!!

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#17 09-03-2002 3:36am

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Buy a house, new car, go on holiday & put the rest in the Bank
for a rainy day....:p

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#18 09-03-2002 3:45am

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Get a top of the range widescreen tv + dvd player + leet speakers for my room :d

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#19 09-03-2002 3:47am

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would spend it on taytos in the hope that i would get the free money inside

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#20 09-03-2002 4:34am

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I'd buy one of those small made-up countries like Luxemburg or Canada

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#21 09-03-2002 12:22pm

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Originally posted by PORNAPSTER
Get a decent amp. And spend the rest on drink.

What about this amp? I hear it comes cheap...!

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#22 09-03-2002 1:36pm

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I'll have to go with Pornapster on this one.
I'd buy a nice gig-worthy Marshall.
And possibly a new Bass guitar also.

Then whatever's left over, drink, CDs, possibly savings.

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#23 09-03-2002 1:50pm

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I actually was given 2k not so long ago, as part of somebody’s will.

I bought this uber PC... it’s got all the bells and whistles.

It was STG£2k though... so I had a good bit left to get pi$sed with :cool:

...if I was given another 2k, I would probobly travel Europe for a while...

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#24 09-03-2002 2:01pm

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*laughs at the concept of Euro2,000 paying off a CC debt and having leftovers for a holiday...

Me, I'd give it all to visa and wish that I had another few k to go along with it

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#25 09-03-2002 5:05pm

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I'd use it to pay off a large chunk of the loan on my bike.

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#26 09-03-2002 6:28pm

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I'd start a boneless chickens factory.
Everyone loves boneless chickens right?

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#27 09-03-2002 6:33pm

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It'll take far less than 2k to buy me.

And as most people have said 2k would pay off the credit card. The leftovers I'd save, probably direct debiting into an SSIA. Boring yes, but I'm sick of being in the red.

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#28 10-03-2002 5:37pm

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pay off that damned credit card. then go out for a session, then save the rest.

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#29 10-03-2002 6:03pm

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Throw it in the credit union till I got to college in september/october and use it to pay a chunk of the accomadation costs

Sad but True.

What i'd love to do would be have a few good nights out tho.

<< Fio >>

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#30 10-03-2002 6:32pm

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Spend a grand on an uber l337 camera,
and spend the rest on drink

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#31 10-03-2002 9:55pm

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Originally posted by kayos
lol 2 grand euro would be in no way shape of form a deposit on a house :rolleyes:.

/viking smiles and realises again what a good deal he got on a 1300 sq. feet, four bedroom house...

aahhhh....

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#32 10-03-2002 11:43pm

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probably spend it all on cds.
Or maybe get a ps2 or something and a few games

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#33 11-03-2002 12:53am

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I'd get one large tattoo on my back going from lower back up to the tip of my neck and over shoulders and down my triceps.

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#34 11-03-2002 4:18pm

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pay off half my car insurance, or else go to USA with (hopefully) my greencard if i get it, and the 2k in my wallet, join the airforce, fly a plane and drop bombs all day long!

what ya mean 2k on a CC??? i set my limit to 1k, and i owe only €77 on it, ive used it 3 times since i got it, and i have it about 3 months!

keep em for emergencies only, thats what i say.:rolleyes:

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#35 11-03-2002 5:40pm

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id get out of this country, go somewhere sunny and stay there for as long as the money lasted me.

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#36 11-03-2002 5:55pm

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pay for the rest of my holiday...
buy a bass so my friends don't lose all faith in me and go to Edinburgh for a vodka & iron bru fuelled weekend...

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#37 12-03-2002 8:27am

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It would go into my (currently cash starved) company

*sigh*

Then I'd take in out again in two months and buy myself some gagets (and also pay off my credit card bill ).

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#38 12-03-2002 10:53am

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Get an operation to get 3inches off my coc....Emmm 2 birds at the same time, women dig men with money......

Really.. I would buy a rolex watch....if you can get one for 2 grand.....

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#39 12-03-2002 4:40pm

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Would pay off my bass and save the rest to go to Wacken + The Gathering!

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