The taxman has just given me a cheque for 2 grand. I'm in several minds as what to do with it.
1. Blow it on the STI PPP
2. Buy a LCD projector and screen for a kick *** Home cinema setup
3. Pay off part(a small one) of the mortgage
4. Upgrade various bits and bobs
.. Add 125gb Disk to my Tivo, giving me 100+ hours on it
.. Upgrade my 2 spare PC's from (2 350/400 to 1Ghz+)
.. Fit wireless networking in the house so I roam and surf
5. Blow it on a holiday
6. Save it for a rainy day/unexpected bills.
7. Spend it on satnav for the car


Help!

[Edited by Neil Smalley - 8/19/2002 11:59:17 AM]

 

If the money is something you were not expecting, then you have two options:

A) My missus would say, pay off your debts
B) I would say, buy some toys

Personaly, I would blow it on a holiday, but that is just down to the kind of day I'm having

Cheers

Ian

 

I think you've got the order pretty much correct there.

This is also the order in your mind, so go get the PPP...!!

 

1. Blow it on the STI PPP
Too much money for not enough gain.
2. Buy a LCD projector and screen for a kick *** Home cinema setup
Could do, but you'd probably need to structurally alter the house (the fan of an LCD projector's annoying, so you'd want it in another room behind glass, really).
3. Pay off part(a small one) of the mortgage
Pointless - unless your mortgage is very small, it'll be insignificant. If your mortgage is small enough, you don't need to rush to pay it off.
4. Upgrade various bits and bobs
Could do, but you can do that anyway over time.
5. Blow it on a holiday
Definitely a possibility.
6. Save it for a rainy day/unexpected bills.
You could put it aside for your next tax bill.
7. Spend it on satnav for the car
2 grand? Get yourself a StreetPilot III for £700, and spend the other £1300 on something else.

 

I could help you out by taking off your hands.

You won't need to worry about what to spend it on then

 

split the 2k with you UB

 

Neil

I'm sure I can sort you out a SatNav 'cept this would be on a FJ Loox with a BT GPS device

 

Puff

Cheapest I can get satnav is for about 700 quid. Ipaq+the satnav package

Any links to the kit you mentioned?

 

I would save it because working for HP you will probably be unemployed soon

 

Wurzel.

Been through all that and survived.
Not worried anyway.

 

So what dept do you work for then??? One of my colleagues in Roseville got canned and I now have 3times as much work to do, Not impressed but also not fireable, there are some advantages to living in Sausageland

 

Wurzel. Not telling online m8 , Look me up in the address book.

 

Neil - the only decent thing to do is to get poor old Dream Weaver a good dentist

 

Jasey

I'll be DW's dentist for free

 

LOL

 

Just got a promo email through from a supplier regarding satnav..

Compaq Ipaq H3850
- 64MB Ram/32MB Rom
- 206MHz Processor
- Full Colour TFT
- Email on the Move
- Outlook/Internet Explorer
- Word/Excel/MP3-MediaPlayer8
- Refurbished as New

- Navman 3000 GPS System
- Over 100,000 European Cities
- Complete European Road Map
- Street Detail Maps
- Points of Interest, Features
- Plan Routes, add comments
- Drive anywhere in Europe
- Find your position Anywhere
- Brand New

-128MB Compaq Flash Card
- Expand your Ipaq
- Store Additional Maps
- Brand New

- Universal CarMount
- Your Ipaq always at hand
- Brand New

£499

Is this a decent deal? Any extras I should be looking at - it quite appeals!

Paul..

 

Awh, thanks mate!


[Edited by BOB.T - 8/19/2002 7:16:45 PM]

 

RallyMarshall,

Is that offer open to anyone

Steve

 

I think you should let your wife spend the money on nice new designer clothes and shoes. Women can never have too many!

 

Steve (and anyone else!),

Take a look at http://www.totalpda.co.uk/accesspdaview.asp?id=92

Paul..

 

ROTFLMAO @ Bob T

Neil, mod the car mate, you know it makes sense

Sal

 

Neil

A bit of stuff about it in that I was playing last night with it

Here

I still can't confirm the pricing ATM

 

save half and blow half, that way your concience and your desire for new toys are equally satisfied!