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Old 01-14-2008, 09:02 PM
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Old 01-14-2008, 09:05 PM
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I would donate it to my fav charity.....Ok, I wish I would do that but likely I would put it into our vacation fund. Isn't it amazing how fast 500 dollars goes these days....
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I would start an education savings account for my baby, something that we are planning to do soon anyway. Show me the money!
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Old 01-14-2008, 10:20 PM
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I am stunned. I don't know what I would do. My first thought was chance it on something. (I am not a gambler, but if it was given to me; play the lotto or something) My second thought was give it to my daughers birthmom since it would take alot more than $500 to help me.. SO i got to thinking , what if it was $50,000. That I can daydream forever about. New car? college fund? pay off a debt? dream vacation every year for ten years? Ok back to reality I now know what I would do. I would hire someone to clean/ organize my house (will $500.00 do that?)
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Well since we are starting to update our homestudy and it costs $500 to update it, I would spend it on that.
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Old 01-15-2008, 07:16 AM
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I would put it towards bills - probably our new furnace that we just had to get because our old one broke (a month after getting home from China...)
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Old 01-15-2008, 07:22 AM
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it would cover the cabin that we intend to stay in for a week. Our vacation is next month to Gatlinburg and it is SOOOO needed, and I can't wait.
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I'd get new tires for the truck, they aren't needed this very minute but soon.. those darn things are expensive!
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I would put the money towards the trip we are planning to Disney in April. Yay Mickey!
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I'd get new tires for the truck, they aren't needed this very minute but soon.. those darn things are expensive!

Ugh - I know! We had to get snow tires for our MINI the same week that our furnace broke - it was an expensive week!
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If I were to be selfish, I would get my teeth zoomed (whitened)
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I would put it in our adoption fund, for sure!
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I would put the money towards the trip we are planning to Disney in April. Yay Mickey!
Thats what I would do too! We are going9 April 19-25th when will you be there? Maybe we will run into each other?
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Thats what I would do too! We are going9 April 19-25th when will you be there? Maybe we will run into each other?

I sent you a pm with our dates.
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I happen to be "OK" in the money department- but if money could buy a few extra hours in the day- that's what I would buy- and spend them 100% on my daughter- not worrying about work, answering the phone, cleaning, or anything!

Whoever commented about the "ZOOM" whitener- I went for an appointment to get mine done- set it up a couple of weeks out, went- got prepped, then the dentist came & said my teeth were as white as they could be- and even if I think they are a little off- according to their charts my teeth are what others wanted- but they did it anyway- cost alot- I saw no difference.

Any "free" money is fun- spent different than if it was hard earned money.

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