If you suddenly had a hundred dollars...
By Amy
@artemis432 (7474)
Abernathy, Texas
27 responses
@BayleighGray (4334)
• United States
15 Oct 07
Right now, I would put it up and save it. It would def go to paying a bill or putting some food in the fridge in the very near future. Certainly not going to anything fun when responsibility takes over. lol My day is coming, its got too! Just have to be patient. lol
Bay xx
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
You're right about that, your day is coming soon. For good stuff. What if you HAD to spend it - and not on practical things?
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
You're right about that, your day is coming soon. For good stuff. What if you HAD to spend it - and not on practical things?
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@BayleighGray (4334)
• United States
15 Oct 07
Well if I MUST spend it, I would take me and my husband out to eat or to a movie, or both. Just do something fun with him. We dont get to do that much, hes always working.
Bay xx
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
15 Oct 07
Being that I go through my ink cartridges of my printer fairly fast I'd probably stock up on printer ink...okay not very exciting or glamorous..but practical and something I always need ...LOL
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
15 Oct 07
Mmm..hate to disappoint you...LOL..but I've always tended to be on the practical side....but if I were to just really blow it ---the money-- on something non-essential and to pamper myself...mmm...how about some really expensive perfume..like my favorite..Christian Dior's Opium..LOL
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
I think that's a great thing to spend it on - because its for both practical and artistic purposes - well, depending on what you use the printer for!
What if, though, what if you couldn't use it for something even remotely practical?
@morgandrake (2136)
• United States
15 Oct 07
More glamourous than what I would do with a hundred dollars.
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@tarachand (3895)
• India
15 Oct 07
I'd probably add some more of my own money and invest it in some asset class and try and make it grow to a bigger amount.
The next option would be (if I had no option but to spend the money) to buy a gift for my wife.
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
Your first response is very practical - your second extremely sweet. :)
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
15 Oct 07
If I had a hundred dollars, I would put it in my Canadian Us bank account. I really missed not having enough to get all those bargains when we went on our trip. That is assuming it is a check in US dollars. Now if it were not, I would put it in my high interest bank account, so much more for my Mac computer.
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
So you would put it in your bank account - for your next trip? :)
@subathra (3519)
• India
15 Oct 07
As of Indian money value its a good sum..hope if i have 100 dollars i will do some shopping for my home people for 50 dollars in which i can buy clothes to all in better price and 20 dollars to spend it with my friends and the rest 30 dollars i will deposit in my savings account..
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
What a great balance - thank you so much for your contribution to my discussio.
@hopejordan (3561)
• Australia
15 Oct 07
probely yes i would spend it all and spend it on mcdonlads shopping for food
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
Do you shop at McDonalds? LOL - that's a lot of whoppers and fries and shakes!
@hopejordan (3561)
• Australia
15 Oct 07
i mean after shopping i go to mcdonalds i would not spend all the $100 at mcdonalds but to night i had pizza have a great day
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
16 Oct 07
Because my husband will be unemployed in just a few short weeks, I would stock up the pantry on items that we could use over the winter. Canned goods, flour, sugar, etc. You are right that $100 isn't much, but when you have so little it is a lot.
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
15 Oct 07
I would give it to my granny. She would love it and i am sure going to spend it on some devotional thing.
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
There's an early potty training book I want to get - its actually terribly expensive. My husband was potty trained by ten months and in many countries babies are potty trained much sooner then that - he's from Asia.
And I'd get presents for my mom - she was just diagnosed with cancer.
@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
16 Oct 07
Well Right now I would pay some bills and buy some grocerys and pet food. But because I see you want us to 'spurge' it away, I would say I would rent a room (alone!!!) in Gatlinburg with a jacuzzi and spend so much time in it that It would take me a week to de-prune!!LOL
I would LOVE to be able to do some fun for Mom stuff, but the budget won't allow it right now!
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
16 Oct 07
I do believe in being practical certainly, but this is the stuff of daydreams! I think your idea for renting a room sounds fun!
@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
15 Oct 07
I would arrange to buy some air or rail tickets and would like to see my dear mylot friends (who are close to me) if I get hundred dollars. It will be a considerable amount in Indian Rupees.
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@dpk262006 (58678)
• Delhi, India
15 Oct 07
Thanks for appreciating my idea!
I am fine.
How are you? Hope you are fine!
Have a great day!
:):)
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
Yay deepak! I think that's a great use for the money! How are you?
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
16 Oct 07
Of course, I always value your contributions.
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@anetteh (3590)
• Sweden
15 Oct 07
$100 are a lot in my country (Sweden) and I would use it for bills. It would help and let me use some for other things I could need. But mostly I would start thinking about presents for Christmas. It´s the big event coming up and expensive to. since the kids wishes these days are expensive.
Have a nice day
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
Nice choices. Kids toys are very expensive - I have a baby - and want to get a VTech computer. Of course there are so many free ways to play with a baby - and teach them new concepts at the same time.
@anetteh (3590)
• Sweden
16 Oct 07
Well, My kids are 20 and 16 so there are not so many toys on their list of wishes. No, it is more than that. However, my daughter have moved to her own place so I do know what I can by to her. But harder for my son in his 16 years. I really do not know what to by to him. He want things that cost more than I earn for a salary. Since I have cut down my working hours and he no longer gives child support from our government but from school I have less to spend on presents for Christmas.
I wish people would stop shop so much in this time of the year and start thinking more about why we celebrate this season instead of thinking about the gifts.
@princessa200145 (616)
• United States
15 Oct 07
if i suddenly had 100 i would treat myself to dinner get my haircut and then maybe buy something i have wanted lately or i may just pay at least 1 bill i dont know maybe id bank it
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
Hey thank you for participating - which restarunt would you go to?
@princessa200145 (616)
• United States
16 Oct 07
i would go to either subway or fazolis or the golden corral them are all good i dont like fast food i just had surgery for a deviated septum its not alot of pain its definitely worth it they took out my tonsils and my uvula that pink thing that hangs down from the top of your mouth i still have to sleep on a breathing machine cause i stop breathing about 50x a night so i dont really know what the surgery did i was hoping they would fix my nose cause it is to big for my face at least thats what i think i still have the same problems as be4 i think it did not help i got to talk to them again. if u have surgery make sure u have a good doctor i am still kind of mad cause i still need the machine and i dont feel any different
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
15 Oct 07
If I suddenly had a $100 I'd probably keep $20 or 30 for myself and put the rest towards groceries or a bill or something....
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
Wow - what an an excelent balance. You must be a very balanced person.
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
TerryZ - great plan and this is a great time to start shopping for Christmas! What would you spend it on if it was only for you?
@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
15 Oct 07
Eh, I'd have to pay a bill with it, if I had that money right now. As it is I have a few things I'm behind on, so I wouldn't be able to do anything fun or interesting with it. *pouts*
In normal times, when I was working and didn't have to worry quite so much, $100 would have bought me a few volumes of manga!!!
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
You beat me to my question: what would you buy if you had to use it for something far from practical - what's manga - one of your anime movies?
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
Nice a balance of spending between yourself and others!
@scarywhitegirl (2766)
• United States
15 Oct 07
I would probably save half of it and then use the other half to buy craft supplies. I don't really NEED more craft supplies, and there are probably better things I could do with $50 or $100, but it would be nice to be able to spend a little money on stuff that I want. :)
@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
Nice - another person who would use it in a balanced way!
@spiderlizard22 (3444)
• United States
15 Oct 07
I would spend it on things I want.
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@artemis432 (7474)
• Abernathy, Texas
15 Oct 07
Can you be more specific - obviously a lot of us would spend it on things we want.
