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If you were gifted £1000 today

72 replies

oObyeOo · 07/07/2024 21:42

What would you do with it?

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Emily1583 · 07/07/2024 22:38

Go on a holiday.

TimeForMyMonthlyNameChange · 07/07/2024 22:39

I would clear my Amazon wish list. An ice maker, a new microwave (nothing wrong with mine but I want one with buttons to set the time not a dial because I never get it right), a shit ton of books and some crafting bits.

Assuming the ‘rules’ of no bills etc.

BobbyBiscuits · 07/07/2024 22:40

Go out for a nice meal with my closest 3 family. I'd order lobster and fries and salad with garlic butter, and a cocktail! Taxis there and back and a couple of bottles of prosecco for home. Maybe a bottle of nice whisky or brandy and some posh cheese for after as well at home.

Anything left over I'd probably buy some beauty stuff as I've got a bit into that again after 20 years of avoiding it.

So, when can I expect the payment? 😁

FortunataTagnips · 07/07/2024 22:41

A new big garden shed. Ours is currently floorless and roofless.

46mumof6 · 07/07/2024 22:42

Buy food, start a new job tomorrow haven't worked for 2 months due to my health. Have £2.77 in the bank until the 22nd and only freezer food for 5 people!!

MooonDreamer · 07/07/2024 22:43

I got a bonus of around £1500 this month and couldn't think of anything to spend it on so mostly used it to pay off a loan!

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 07/07/2024 22:43

oObyeOo · 07/07/2024 21:54

I still don’t give a shit.

Do you mean "gifted a shit"?

timetorefresh · 07/07/2024 22:44

Add it to my kids instrument fund. They currently have a rented one and they are so expensive!

HoHoHoliday · 07/07/2024 22:50

I'm saving up to see a private menopause specialist so I'd do that, then get a deep clean of my home, and then do a food shop but buy all of the nice stuff instead of the cheap stuff.
(Shocked myself with how boring I sound!)

Sillyness1066 · 07/07/2024 22:54

Pay some of my debts

Marmose · 07/07/2024 22:58

Honestly: nothing. I’d just put it in the bank.

sanityisamyth · 07/07/2024 23:00

LibertyDuck · 07/07/2024 21:47

Pay you to stop using gifted as a verb.

Love it!

CommaChameleon7 · 07/07/2024 23:00

I'd get my broken teeth fixed at the dentist - that'd be £485 spent! Then I'd take my car to the garage to find out what that rattling noise is 🤔

Otherwise I'd take my daughter away for a holiday 😊

GoingRoundInTriangularCircles · 07/07/2024 23:01

Plaster the lounge/ diner

andjustlikethat1 · 07/07/2024 23:03

DuckyShincracker · 07/07/2024 21:47

Give it to my bff who's worrying about money and returning to work after her secondary cancer treatment.

You sound lovely 🥰

onwardandupwards · 07/07/2024 23:04

Use it towards getting a stud wall put in and a bed so I can have a small space of my own and stop sleeping on a camping bed and not have to get my clothes out of a suitcase daily.

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 07/07/2024 23:04

Honestly: nothing. I’d just put it in the bank.

Same. Bit boring...

ColinMyWifeBridgerton · 07/07/2024 23:27

Straight to savings. And perhaps, £150 for a jumper from toast...

larkstar · 08/07/2024 11:34

Well £1k isn't going to change anyone's life but if it was used as an unexpected gift that's a beautiful thing for both parties - I'd like to use it up paying for other people's shopping at Christmas.

stayathomer · 16/08/2024 23:28

I’d make a start on getting my teeth fixed and get a plumber in for our dodgy toilet!!

SprinkleOfSunak · 16/08/2024 23:48

Chanel sunglasses - £350
Gold chain and pendant - £180
Bag for work - £65
Japanese meal out with family - £100
Handyman to construct 2 x beds, and do a few little odd jobs around the house - £300 approx.

pastabest · 17/08/2024 00:04

A new sewing machine with an automatic thread cutter

Or a new sofa

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