What would YOU do if you inherited £20000?

[MoveYourArmsLikeHenry]

Hi all. Just exactly as the title says What would you spend it on?

[TheNunsOfGavarone]

Pay off credit card debt, do some work on the house and take a holiday.

[flipchart]

YABU it not an AIBU

Yeah, like anyone cares. Have you seen the other questions in AIBU?
They aren't much better than this.

[Pigsmummy]

Have another baby.

[Lazysuzanne]

Pay off all debts then since I'd have no repayments to make I'd be able to save some money to buy things I wanted

[starfishmummy]

House improvements and maintenance.

[BackforGood]

Pay off the mortgage, thereby giving us the money we would have used on payments to save towards other things - probably starting with replacing the car.

[ChippingInNeedsSleepAndCoffee]

Heart - travel.

Head - Put it towards a deposit on a house we actually want to live in, whilst keeping this one, renting it out [thus having our pension plan in a box!]

If I didn't want to move then probably £10k off the mortgage, £3k savings, £7k on a few bits we need to upgrade & a holiday.

[theothermrssoos]

Take the kids on a fantastic holiday.
Clear debts.
Finish doing the house up.
Get me & DH driving lessons and a car each.

[Tikkamasala]

Put towards a deposit for a flat.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

A really interesting holiday somewhere, sort out our crumbling driveway and save the rest to help dd out when she goes off to uni.

[LackaDAISYcal]

Pay off half my mortgage, clear all our debt and put some money aside for my DC.
Then perhaps use some as a deposit on a rental property; need some sort of retirement fund as I currently don't have much going on that front.

[WalkingDeadFan]

Buy a car (£4000) Renew our passports and go on holiday (£3000) Not sure about the rest..

[Lazysuzanne]

Surely everyone would just pay down their debts giving priority to those with the highest rate of interest, thus freeing up the greatest amount of money for future use?

[UsedToBeNDP]

Sex & drugs & rock and roll.




Or failing that, take a bite out of my mortgage.

[ChippingInNeedsSleepAndCoffee]

lazysusan ??????? Is your way the only way then? Have you bothered to read the thread?

[BearsInMotion]

Deposit for a house. Only way it will ever happen :(

[Lazysuzanne]

calm down ChippingIn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


cant you see I was just playing devils advocate???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

[Blu]

New kitchen, new bathroom, hall and landing redecorated and carpeted, garden sorted out.

[CatAmongThePigeons]

£10k on a car, £9k paying off a bit of the mortgage and £1k on a UK holiday

[GailTheGoldfish]

I'd get some good advice about how to make it grow.

[Catchhimatwhat]

I would put five thousand into an account to help the children when they're older. Education, if they go to university or driving lessons and a car maybe if they don't.

I'd then get a new boiler, new bathroom and/or kitchen.
Oh, maybe a nice piece of costume jewellery too just for me.

[FatherHankTree]

We recently inherited and paid off a bit of the mortgage. The rest is for DD's uni fund and a trip to Australia/NZ. We're very grateful for the money and really appreciate my aunt and DH's mum for thinking of us.

[Mouserama]

Save it. Boring, I know...

[ICanSeeTheSeaFromHere]

Pay off car (£8000) then save £10,000. The rest would go on little things and a winter holiday.