Money burning a hole in my pocket
19 August 2002, 11:55 AM
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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]
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]
19 August 2002, 12:03 PM
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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
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
19 August 2002, 12:08 PM
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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.
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.
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19 August 2002, 01:20 PM
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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
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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..
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..
20 August 2002, 10:59 AM
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