coalduck
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A new roof, a new driveway, new carpeting. Then I could be ER'ed all the sooner.
Custom roll-down hurricane shutters, including two big roll-down ones to go over both sets of French doors looking out on the back yard.
I would have this done anyway, but it is one of those upgrades that probably wouldn't pay back on resale, so not a good investment. But hey, if the $10K is mine only on the condition that I spend it....
Those rules were arbitrary (and W2R doesn't really care for travel. She only travels when a hurricane forces her to leave town!)lots of ppl are dreaming of travel but that was one of the no-no's!
The reason that I set it up this way has to do with happiness. I think that many (or at least some) of us are motivated to travel when we cannot instantly think of anything else that would make us any happier where we are. In other words, we don't always travel because we actually want to GO someplace, but sometimes some people travel because they can't easily imagine any other way to spend our available funds that would make us happy. As a group, we can benefit from exercising our imaginations a little more.
So, I removed travel and vehicles used for travel, in order to make people THINK - - there are probably things/experiences/whatever that you could buy with $10K that would enhance your life and bring you closer to your personal nirvana, right where you are.
Also, I admit it. I get tired of people saying that I should spend more money. So there is also a more secret, secondary motivation for the thread. It is an exercise that I was hoping may help some realize that if one isn't an avid traveler, it is not hard to be content without infinite spending. And perhaps (dare I hope?) some might choose to contemplate their own motivations for traveling, whatever they might or might not be.
So who is the winner? Hopefully all of us. Some answers really stand out, though. Even on the first page we have a great answer from Nords:
Obviously he has had a lot of practice with this exercise, since he and his wife do it and that is what gave me the idea for the thread.
Also, I like BestWifeEver's answer, where she seconds the idea of plastic surgery and adds more:
Costco often carries D'Artagnan product available for on-line ordering and shipping included. Won't break the bank. I hadn't ordered any duck confit yet because I need to share with a neighbor - I don't have that much freezer space available at the moment.I have been seeing ads from D'Artagnan, an online source for gourmet meats, appearing on screen. Do they think this $10K thread is for real, that checks have been mailed out to forum members? Lordy, a $10K check does not last long at that place.
I would buy a custom baritone ukulele and I'd make an offer on LeavingOhio's Les Paul, if its vintage.
That's good to know. We buy online but the prices including shipping are steep. This looks like a good option.Costco often carries D'Artagnan product available for on-line ordering and shipping included. Won't break the bank.