What would You do with $10,000?
By Jo Ann
@akalinus (43196)
United States
July 28, 2023 12:01pm CST
While surfing on Facebook, I found a contest to write an inspiring story about your cat. The top prize is $10,000.
What would you say about your cat? What would you do with the money if you won? Would you spend it on your furbaby?
I can't give any links to the contest but thinking about it gave me the idea for this discussion. I know you will have interesting answers.
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17 responses
@lovebuglena (44524)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul 23
I don't have a cat and I am actually a dog person, though I am afraid of big dogs. It's a good amount of money to win simply for writing about your cat.
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@lovebuglena (44524)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul 23
@akalinus That's not that bad. It is definitely doable.
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@lovebuglena (44524)
• Staten Island, New York
28 Jul 23
@akalinus Yeah. That seems a bit unfair. But a 1000-word poem may not be easy to write though.
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@LindaOHio (178568)
• United States
28 Jul 23
We don't have cats; but the contest sounds cool. We probably would take some of it and put railings on the porch steps. I always worry about the Meals on Wheels people falling down the steps. Enjoy your day.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
30 Jul 23
I hope you win the prize, Dearheart.
When I was young, I had a cat named Sneakers. We only had Sneakers and dogs at our farm at the time and were surprised one day when we kept hearing a dog bark but we didn't recognize which dog was barking so my younger brother and I went looking. Imagine out surprise when we found Sneakers barking at a rabbit in the field.
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@DaddyEvil (137257)
• United States
1 Aug 23
@akalinus That's what we thought, too. He was really a funny cat.
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@akalinus (43196)
• United States
7 Aug 23
@DaddyEvil I can't remember ever hearing a cat bark. He is unique and funny.
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@solidcodes (1764)
• Philippines
28 Jul 23
I have no cat story.
but I will use the 10k to buy a new smartphone, tablet and the rest will invest it in FOREX.
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@akalinus (43196)
• United States
1 Aug 23
@solidcodes Oh, okay. I don't get out much these days.
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@solidcodes (1764)
• Philippines
30 Jul 23
@akalinus
FOREX is a financial market.
FOREX = Foreign Exchange.
It is where people trade currencies like U.S. dollars. Pounds, Yen. Piso etc...
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@toniganzon (72281)
• Philippines
29 Jul 23
This made me imagine of one grumpy old man here with cats. I'm pretty sure he could come up with such an interesting thing to say about his cats and has a good chance of winning.
I don't dream of it. I don't have cats but I have dogs. But I know I wouldn't stand a chance in winning. But if I ever did, I would save up the money. The fur babies will definitely be spoiled.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50250)
• United States
28 Jul 23
I’d rebuild my kitchen that is pretty much gutted out and definitely treat my fur child to something.
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@Marilynda1225 (82791)
• United States
29 Jul 23
Top prize of $10,000 is pretty awesome. I don't have a cat but I bet there will be some interesting submissions to the contest
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@moffittjc (121581)
• Gainesville, Florida
29 Jul 23
Hmmm...considering I don't have a cat, I could make up a really epic story to send in! haha
If I won $10k, the first thing I would do is settle up any taxes that are owed due to the award (which could be anywhere from 30-50% of the award amount). Then whatever is leftover would pay for an epic trip to Disney World!
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