What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

[ezbtr]

I am so curious!
$500-$1000

$1000-$5000

$5000-$10000

$10000-$20000

and had no bills, a decent down on a house, or already own one, and any mix of above -

not sure how to make this a poll.

 

[puddle jumper]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

$500-$20,000 probably save for a rainy day or retirement.

Ok the wife not looking, a new out board for the boat and then save for a rainy day.

 

[rbh]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

Are you sure all my bills are paid???

20% on unsecured, 80% on most trusted.

 

[JB]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

Low risk, dividend paying portfolio.

 

[paultjohnson]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

I would wake up from my dream and come back to the reality that I am so broke I cant even afford to pay attention:facepalm:

 

[scipper77]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

max out my 403b contribution at work and use that money to offset the income that is now going into the 403b. Hold the cash in a money market account for the short term. Alternatively, a roth IRA for some of it.

While recent history suggests 401k/403b's are not as safe of an investment as they were once thought to be, so is pretty much everything else when the market takes a bath.

The other line of thinking I have on this is to "diversify". Pretty much all of my eggs are in the 403b basket right now (and a 401k on the wife's side). The wife and I are following a David Ramsey's strategy right now where we need to pay off all debt, then save 5-6 months income, then invest heavily. Between buying the house, 2 student loans, car payments, kids in daycare, etc we piled on some debt getting established. Now we are in a good place and actively turning that all around.

Saving 5-6 months income is important because a year of unemployment can easily negate 5 years of retirement savings if you have to tap into that cash to survive.

 

[LippCJ7]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

$500-$1000 Beer and gas

$1000-$5000 Ammunition

$5000-$10000 Ammunition and a new gun

$10000-$20000 Ammunition and a real big gun

 

[thurps]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

See the above.

22LR
308 NATO
9MM
30-06

Ammo is going up faster than gold.

 

[ezbtr]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

You guys are great, hilarious and damn smart!!! Thanks!!

 

[ezbtr]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

oh, and percentage wise, I'm going to do a bit of all!!

 

[partskenn]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

$20,000 for a real big gun? For that price, I'm thinking howitzer. Always did want one sitting out in the front yard.

 

[LippCJ7]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

$20,000 for a real big gun? For that price, I'm thinking howitzer. Always did want one sitting out in the front yard.

Close, its no longer considered anti personnel

Barrett M82A1
deadly from 3 miles away in the hands of the US Armed Forces Sniper

I plan on being deadly from a couple hundred yards, that would make me happy

Current prices are in the $12,000 range with BORS sighting system included
this gun just makes me all tingely inside!!

 

[jkust]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

I am so curious!
$500-$1000 - $1000-$5000 -$5000-$10000 - $10000-$20000 -
and had no bills, a decent down on a house, or already own one, and any mix of above -

not sure how to make this a poll.

$500-$1000 - Fill up all my gas tanks
$1000-$5000 - Save it
$5000-$10000 - Replace my commuter car
$10000-$20000 - Invest it

In reality I keep at least 100k in cash for a rainy day. It sits in a account earning next to nothing and I sleep better at night.

 

[LippCJ7]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

jkust, at the risk of sounding like the doom and gloom guy again, you would be better served having half of that $100k in gold and silver, in your safe.....

 

[rbh]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

jkust, at the risk of sounding like the doom and gloom guy again, you would be better served having half of that $100k in gold and silver, in your safe.....

Or as liquid stock in my soon to be built basement bar.

 

[kenmyfam]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

$500 to $1000, save it till I had more.
$1000 to $5000, Caribbean vacation
$5000 to 10000, 2 Caribbean vacations
$10000 to $20000 4 Caribbean vacations

Invest the change !!!!!!!

 

[dingbat]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

$500-$1000 - fill the boat with gas for this weekend

$1000-$5000 - Buy a new radar dome and a bow pulpit with windlass

$5000-$10000 - Have the bottom of the swimming pool painted

$10000-$20000 - Put it towards fencing the side field or add a couple more stalls to the barn

 

[QC]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

$500-$1000 - Havasu this week(end) as budget is keeping us home . . .

Mrs QC thinks we can go for $300, I say $500. Yes, I have this backwards. I should tell her $200 and then we'd go.

$1000-$5000 - Havasu + save

$5000-$10000 - Havasu + save more + pay off car

$10000-$20000 - Havasu + save even more + pay off car + plan for Mrs. QCs 50th in July

 

[WIMUSKY]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

I see how you put Mrs QC's 50th on the bottom of the list.

 

[QC]

Re: What would you do if you had this much to invest, play with, or other?

I see how you put Mrs QC's 50th on the bottom of the list.

Fact is, I have to do something for her B-day no matter what. With a bigger chunk I think I'd go big. I knew someone would call me on that . . . Doh!