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What's the minimum amount of cash it would take to change your life significantly?

  • 10-08-2010 11:43AM
    #1
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 25,000 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    I'm not talking about enough money to never have to work again type stuff. Just whatever it'd take to make an impact on your day-to-day life, whether that's to clear your personal debt and let you start enjoying your full pay packet every month / to buy your first car / move out of home / free yourself from a negative equity mortgage / whatever.

    For me, it'd be 25k to clear all traces of debt and leave me free to start saving a deposit.

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  • #2
    Gummy Panda
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,919 ✭✭✭✭Gummy Panda


    probably about 25-30K though winning the lotto would pretty sort me for life :D


  • #3
    littlebitdull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 518 ✭✭✭littlebitdull


    40 thousand euro, minimum. 170 thousand euro maximum.


  • #4
    Peyton Manning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    €12.5k to clear my student loans and I'd be over the moon. Anybody interested, just send me a PM.


  • #5
    Biggins
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 34,567 ✭✭✭✭Biggins


    Whats the price of an election these days?
    That will be how much!


  • #6
    Uriel.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,059 ✭✭✭Uriel.


    €211,865.78.

    I would take €50k though... that would make a big difference too!


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  • #7
    PeterIanStaker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,072 ✭✭✭PeterIanStaker


    I'd say €30K.


  • #8
    Dixie Chick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,062 ✭✭✭Dixie Chick


    310K to buy my house
    10k to get a new car
    1k to pay off credit card


    321K please!


  • #9
    NothingMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,178 ✭✭✭✭NothingMan


    €12,000.

    €2,000 to clear my debt and €10,000 more and I'd take a leave of absence or just quit and go traveling the world with a rucksack and sandals and see where it takes me.


  • #10
    Kasabian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    €40000 and I would never have to speak to someone again :)

    But to change it a bit €5K , without touching my retirement fund.


  • #11
    Run_to_da_hills
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,009 ✭✭✭✭Run_to_da_hills


    Short term 5K just to clear my fcuking credit card. :mad:


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  • #12
    Captain Darling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,542 ✭✭✭Captain Darling


    Two mortgages, roughly 230k total.

    Job done.


  • #13
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    €100k would probably do enough to make a significant, day-to-day difference. €200k would be ideal :)


  • #14
    alwaysadub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,554 ✭✭✭✭alwaysadub


    €20k would clear my debts and get me a new car-which i'm really in need of.


  • #15
    Sykk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,327 ✭✭✭Sykk


    Around €50k if it's to be sustainable. Any less and it would be gone on the family and holidays etc.


  • #16
    tommy21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭tommy21


    -€30,000 to paint the exterior of house with proper long-lasting paint (three story)
    -€20,000 to re-tile roof properly instead of being forced to do emergency jobs paid for by insurance (thank you last year's storm).
    -€300 to pay off my laser overdraft (credit card is clear at last thankfully).
    -€50 for a Boards membership
    -No other debts thankfully (though my parents have plenty enough to spread it around)

    So €50,350 please!:)


  • #17
    racso1975
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,273 ✭✭✭racso1975


    200k to clear mortgage, car loan and cards


  • #18
    NothingMan
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,178 ✭✭✭✭NothingMan


    Wow, I feel great about my €2,000 debt now. Thank you all for cheering me up.


  • #19
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    €15 - do a €1 Lucky 15 on the nags down the bookies!


  • #20
    Kasabian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    NothingMan wrote: »
    Wow, I feel great about my €2,000 debt now. Thank you all for cheering me up.

    Jeez Man , live a bit :P :pac:


  • #21
    Kasabian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    kfallon wrote: »
    €15 - do a €1 Lucky 15 on the nags down the bookies!

    Anything worth looking at ?


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  • #22
    ash23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭ash23


    30k to clear all debt and take a nice holiday.
    And if I were really honest, another 280k to buy my house and be mortgage free. But I'd settle for the 30k :D


  • #23
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    About €100 extra a month would do me. Have no debts to clear, so an extra €100 a month would be just nice for a couple of nice dinners out with the OH as we're breaking even at the minute with spending at a minimum.


  • #24
    Dax Substantial Autograph
    Posts: 81,308 CMod ✭✭✭✭ Dax Substantial Autograph


    I don't have any debt so... I'll take whatever is on offer


  • #25
    aDeener
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭aDeener


    tommy21 wrote: »
    -€30,000 to paint the exterior of house with proper long-lasting paint (three story)
    -€20,000 to re-tile roof properly instead of being forced to do emergency jobs paid for by insurance (thank you last year's storm).
    -€300 to pay off my laser overdraft (credit card is clear at last thankfully).
    -€50 for a Boards membership
    -No other debts thankfully (though my parents have plenty enough to spread it around)

    So €50,350 please!:)

    even if it is 3 storey, that seems like a very high price!!


  • #26
    Kasabian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    aDeener wrote: »
    even if it is 3 storey, that seems like a very high price!!

    I was thinking that , what is he painting it with. :eek:


  • #27
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    Kasabian wrote: »
    I was thinking that , what is he painting it with. :eek:

    proper long lasting paint.


  • #28
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    Kasabian wrote: »
    Anything worth looking at ?

    Not had a chance to look yet to see where my namesake is riding!


  • #29
    Kasabian
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭Kasabian


    kfallon wrote: »
    Not had a chance to look yet to see where my namesake is riding!

    Crusheen mostly likely or round someone else's gaff.


  • #30
    120_Minutes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,706 ✭✭✭120_Minutes


    prinz wrote: »
    About €100 extra a month would do me. Have no debts to clear, so an extra €100 a month would be just nice for a couple of nice dinners out with the OH as we're breaking even at the minute with spending at a minimum.

    Ditto, or 1500 quid to clear my credit card bill


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  • #31
    kfallon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,775 ✭✭✭✭kfallon


    Kasabian wrote: »
    Crusheen mostly likely or round someone else's gaff.

    Poor, very poor! Must do better!


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