£1000 - What Would You Buy?

G-MAN2004 · 13 Jan 2011 at 08:32

Greenlizard0 said:
Question to the side, but why do some people have an inability to save things for a rainy day?

It's raining right now.

Will Gill · 13 Jan 2011 at 08:41

nikon 70-200 2.8 lens

BenjiSayers · 13 Jan 2011 at 08:43

Repair the front bumper on my car.
Snowboarding jacket.
New TV
New Xbox 360

I could go on...

Hades · 13 Jan 2011 at 08:49

Greenlizard0 said:
Question to the side, but why do some people have an inability to save things for a rainy day?

I can sometimes understand if it's to do with tax etc., but by and large doing the above would be the most prudent course of action. You'll get to six months later when a laptop needs repairing etc., and a nice wad of cash would be helpful.

I completely agree. I've spent the last few years scraping by due to a new house and kids so I've become accustomed to not spending money in the way I used to. I've recently managed to put some money aside and almost splurged it on a luxury. But I'd rather keep it for a rainy day. So I've decided to save some of it and invest a part of it instead. It will be fun making investments and even if it doesn't work out I'll still have some spare for emergencies if they happen.

Tilluss · 13 Jan 2011 at 08:51

If you get an iPad then get a sumo sack to chill in too.

Xordium · 13 Jan 2011 at 08:52

Could you not just buy some amazingly expensive Lego?

jp_bl_68 · 13 Jan 2011 at 08:53

Buchanan0204 said:
So, if it was you... what would you buy with £1k

Save it. You will need it later.

There's no point spending money for the sake of it.

^TANK^ · 13 Jan 2011 at 09:02

I would put it towards one of these 1/8 scale, radio controlled full metal tanks. I will get my Leopard 2A5 rc tank one day

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Vonhelmet · 13 Jan 2011 at 09:03

Second hand current gen Mac Mini for a media centre. Nintendo 3DS and some games.

G-MAN2004 · 13 Jan 2011 at 09:03

^TANK^ said:
I would put it towards one of these 1/8 scale, radio controlled full metal tanks. I will get my Leopard 2A5 rc tank one day .

Awesome.

LeJosh · 13 Jan 2011 at 09:07

Shares.

Yup, I'm boring right now.

^TANK^ · 13 Jan 2011 at 09:14

G-MAN2004 said:
Awesome.

£3,000 awesome :eek:

, there is another place that does this kind of thing "Mark 1 tanks" but much larger scale if you want, but they're not metal and for that kind of money I want my tank to be made of metal not plastic

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Drizmod · 13 Jan 2011 at 09:23

Optoma HD200X 1080p Full HD Home Cinema Projector and a big massive screen

Margaret · 13 Jan 2011 at 09:24

Possibly a decent bike.

Drizmod · 13 Jan 2011 at 09:28

Please delete as duplicate

agnes · 13 Jan 2011 at 09:38

If you have £300 spare, I need to tyres for my Ducati...

ags

psd99 · 13 Jan 2011 at 09:43

bum said:
Stand on your roof and throw it away, you'd get great fun from doing it

when you do this OP

let psd99 know...

Disco Boy · 13 Jan 2011 at 09:46

A can of coke and some ladies.

Cosimo · 13 Jan 2011 at 09:52

^TANK^ said:
I would put it towards one of these 1/8 scale, radio controlled full metal tanks. I will get my Leopard 2A5 rc tank one day .

You've given me my birthday present idea, now to start dropping hints.