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If you suddenly got $5,000, what would you do with it?

199 views 18 replies 17 participants last post by  Hansa  
#1 ·
Honestly I’d immediately blow it all on binge food and I think a lot of y’all will agree xD
 
#3 ·
In all honesty, I'd put it straight into savings and not allow myself to spend it on binge food. That's one thing I have restraint with. I do like to splurge on "health" stuff, though....or if you could get really good plastic surgery or lipo for $5k, I'd be tempted....or the chance to live and eat like Brian Johnson for a week
 
#5 ·
Pay an actually good physical trainer who could get me to recomp my skinny body so I wasn't randomly doing strength training all wrong and motivate me to weight train instead of lay in bed bemoaning the fact my body has become the consistency of an emaciated jellyfish ...I'd say a gym membership but (1) I hate exercising around other people (2) I live over an hour drive from any gym and the closest gyms that are over an hour away are really shoddy
 
#6 ·
Both binge foods and safe foods (includes vitamins, electrolytes, alcohol etc. since they have calories) but like 70/30 since I'm suddenly craving fast food again lol.

I manage my income well and never owe people so mostly likely won't be needing it for other stuff.

Eh I could do with some new clothes too!
 
#11 ·
my lizard brain says "buy allllll your favourite binge foods and don't hold back!! get those expensive pastries and cakes from the bakery! get 16 lbs of ice cream! b/p on 3 large pizzas every day! maybe even get a hotel room just to b/p on all that food on in peace!"

(what i'd like to believe is) my somewhat attempting to logical "higher self" says to put it savings and don't even think about spending a cent on binge food.

hopefully the latter would win but i cannot 100% guarantee this lol
 
#13 ·
Pay off my credit card debt and spend the rest on binge food and alcohol. The usual. For a moment I thought I could save some of it but in August I literally spent 2 000 € on binge food and alcohol, so no, I don't have the self control to save any money.
 
#15 ·
Pursue all the hobbies and hire babysitters