▲ 223 ▼ You're given $20,000 USD (or the equivalent in your local currency) to spend, but anything still left by the end of the day you lose for good. What are you spending it on? (piefed.world) submitted 8 months ago by toomanypancakes@piefed.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 300 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] gnuplusmatt@reddthat.com 19 points 8 months ago (2 children) can I just throw it on my mortgage? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] weew@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 months ago Technically you're using it to buy a house, so I guess that qualifies as spending it? permalink fedilink source parent [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) Seriously this. Like imagine taking a chunk out of principal like that, you would save thousands in interest!!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) I actually did do that, the advantage of having rich grandparents. It's amazing how once you get a bit of money the system just throws advantages at you. Capitalism really is broken. Because I was able to get together enough money to be able to buy a house and put down quite a lot in collateral, my mortgage repayments aren't very much, considerably less than I was paying monthly in rent, even when you take into account that the rent included water bills. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago Same, but substitute rich grand parent with being hit by a car in suit happy South Florida. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] weew@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 months ago Technically you're using it to buy a house, so I guess that qualifies as spending it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) Seriously this. Like imagine taking a chunk out of principal like that, you would save thousands in interest!!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) I actually did do that, the advantage of having rich grandparents. It's amazing how once you get a bit of money the system just throws advantages at you. Capitalism really is broken. Because I was able to get together enough money to be able to buy a house and put down quite a lot in collateral, my mortgage repayments aren't very much, considerably less than I was paying monthly in rent, even when you take into account that the rent included water bills. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago Same, but substitute rich grand parent with being hit by a car in suit happy South Florida. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 7 points 8 months ago (1 child) I actually did do that, the advantage of having rich grandparents. It's amazing how once you get a bit of money the system just throws advantages at you. Capitalism really is broken. Because I was able to get together enough money to be able to buy a house and put down quite a lot in collateral, my mortgage repayments aren't very much, considerably less than I was paying monthly in rent, even when you take into account that the rent included water bills. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago Same, but substitute rich grand parent with being hit by a car in suit happy South Florida. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 8 months ago Same, but substitute rich grand parent with being hit by a car in suit happy South Florida. permalink fedilink source parent