# What would you do with a free 30k? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 15, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617 "2007-02-15T14:16:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 5:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/41 "2007-02-16T05:36:29Z")
I’d probably teach myself how to trade currencies with about 10k. Then blow the other half on a new passat TDI ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/42 "2007-02-16T06:08:17Z")
[quote=“93dx–hatch,post:41,topic:24617"”] I’d probably teach myself how to trade currencies with about 10k. Then blow the other half on a new passat TDI [/quote] 1. If you think you can have 30k, spend 10k, and have half left, can I be your accountant? 2. A new Passat TDI would cost more than 20k, if it existed. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 6:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/43 "2007-02-16T06:18:44Z")
NICE down payment on a house/property (and maybe pay the car off) ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/44 "2007-02-16T06:39:09Z")
1. pay taxes on 30K 2. cry that there is only like 16grand left 3. urinate self in public who cares if people laugh you have 16 grand in your pocket 4. buy new pants 5. pay off debts 6. buy a Dr. Pepper 7. research places to invest money 8. invest money or Completely cock block dex and find out who [this is](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25686) and tell her I have 16 grand to spend the weekend with her, and hopefully have sex with her 🙂 take pictures and rub it in Dex’s face ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/45 "2007-02-16T06:46:18Z")
Finish the race engine, play with another 3k, invest the remaining 17k or so. ---
**Author:** ![RedDawg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@RedDawg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedDawg)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/46 "2007-02-16T06:51:16Z")
pay-off credit cards & school loan take a vacation with whats left over ---
**Author:** ![Kramer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/97f17d/32.png) [@Kramer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kramer)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/47 "2007-02-16T07:08:42Z")
[quote=“ILCisDEAD,post:44,topic:24617"”] 1. pay taxes on 30K 2. cry that there is only like 16grand left 3. urinate self in public who cares if people laugh you have 16 grand in your pocket 4. buy new pants 5. pay off debts 6. buy a Dr. Pepper 7. research places to invest money 8. invest money or Completely cock block dex and find out who [this is](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25686) and tell her I have 16 grand to spend the weekend with her, and hopefully have sex with her 🙂 take pictures and rub it in Dex’s face [/quote] hmm do you have to pay taxes if the money comes from the res ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/48 "2007-02-16T07:12:32Z")
[quote=“strokingnova,post:47,topic:24617"”] hmm do you have to pay taxes if the money comes from the res [/quote] good question… that would be kick ass if you didn’t ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/49 "2007-02-16T08:06:41Z")
Pay off my student loans first, and then put 4k of it towards paying of my car. ---
**Author:** ![woz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/woz/32/7605_2.png) [@woz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/woz)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/50 "2007-02-16T08:09:12Z")
pay off existing loans/pay for rest of college buy a bike spend remaining money on vacations ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/51 "2007-02-16T08:13:52Z")
[quote=“Daddie,post:6,topic:24617"”] Good investment :lol: [/quote] ok? its only 30K… i would pay bills/debt… sell my car and buy a newer car. 30K… really not that much money today. ---
**Author:** ![93dx\_hatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/90ced4/32.png) [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/52 "2007-02-16T08:36:54Z")
[quote=“BikerFry,post:42,topic:24617"”] 1. If you think you can have 30k, spend 10k, and have half left, can I be your accountant? 2. A new Passat TDI would cost more than 20k, if it existed. [/quote] sorry the other 2/3s on a passat TDI…there was a Sabres game last night give me a break. I thought you could buy TDIs again in the fall of 07? Not only do you have to watch out for the grammar police, look out for the math PD as well :lol: ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/53 "2007-02-16T08:49:08Z")
[quote=“Violator,post:13,topic:24617"”] I would start up a small biz or ind ways to make more off the 30k. Spending it on anything would be REALLY stupid. How often does a person have 20-30K cash to work with. [/quote] Very often when you aren’t 18 and irresponsible… :smash2: ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 8:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/54 "2007-02-16T08:51:56Z")
and yes nimrods, you have to pay taxes on windfall from gambling. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/55 "2007-02-16T09:01:52Z")
[quote=“93dx–hatch,post:52,topic:24617"”] sorry the other 2/3s on a passat TDI…there was a Sabres game last night give me a break. I thought you could buy TDIs again in the fall of 07? Not only do you have to watch out for the grammar police, look out for the math PD as well :lol: [/quote] Haha oh I’m just being a pain in the ass. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/56 "2007-02-16T09:07:05Z")
pay off car, credit card, sink some cash into the bimmer, buy a newer honda accord. ---
**Author:** ![Afrank45](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/afrank45/32/5021_2.png) [@Afrank45](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Afrank45)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/57 "2007-02-16T09:09:34Z")
sit at the 10-20 nl table with my new poker bankroll ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/58 "2007-02-16T09:38:08Z")
Not that I would really buy it but, it is very cool… [http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300081037115](http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300081037115) ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 9:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/59 "2007-02-16T09:41:12Z")
I would eat at the Chop House every night for a year. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2007, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617/60 "2007-02-16T10:18:03Z")
I tell you what I did do with 30k extra income this year (my consulting biz pulled in 30150, just got all my 1099’s). 1. Pay off 12k boat loan. (one of the dumbest purchases I’ve made, but now it’s paid for). 2. Put a good down payment on my GTO. Needed to replace the wife’s car anway. 3. Put the rest in savings since the wife is taking 12 weeks maternity and NYS pays about a 1/3rd of what she makes normally. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-would-you-do-with-a-free-30k/24617.md?page=4)