What totally impractical item would you buy first if you suddenly came into some money?

I’d have someone build me that huge swinging blade in Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum and use it to slice tomatoes and onions. Plus, a full body model of @WillWorkForChocolate made of chocolate…while holding that Burberry bag, also made in chocolate. : )

Seriously though, it’s this one!

Do I have to spend it? Spend it all? I am going to assume I have to, or I can’t answer the question. Probably on a trip. But, I can take a trip anyway. Maybe fly some friends on a girl weekend with me and have some spending money.

Probably some jewelry.

I would like a diploma from the International School For Elephant Management.

After that, I will get two or more elephants (they get lonely if you don’t have two or more).

That’s what I want. That is my goal in life. No kidding. And don’t say this is impractical again or I will fight you.

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@JLeslie Haha, no it doesn’t have to be the whole 5k. That handbag is only $1300. I just threw 5k out there, and was curious about the first thing people would blow it on.

Been there done that.
My pride and joy, an original huge, modern abstract acrylic painting that measures 5×5 and is an incredible oceanic compilation of greens, blues, aquas, golds and ambers.
I was given the honor of naming it as an un-named piece as the buyer.
I call it ” Ascension of mind.”

I painted its background wall a metallic bronze for optimum showcasing. It is stunning with it’s bronze background and backlit by green lighting.
If I had millions of dollars art would be my passion.

I’d hire a young group of arborists to rebuild some dry walls, cut some trails and lop off the bottoms of mature old white pines in my woods..making the area more of a nature conservancy for the next generation who lives here.

I’d replace a hollow exterior wooden door with a solid one and have a special cat door installed for Milo.

(Last month my sister and I sent a lot of my mother’s jewelry to auction and were surprised at how much most of the items brought. So we both have come into some unexpected money. I •am• going to hire my arborists, as it happens. Preserving my woods and stream makes me happy.)

@WillWorkForChocolate It’s just that when I am given money I just put it in the bank. I never think what can I spend this on. It would have to be much more money for me to blow some of it on something very frivolous. Unless of course I am forced to spend it. I do want a new laptop come to think of it. That would be about $800 I think.

I’d get a first 3 ribs beef roast and have a party, without considering the cost. No one needs a quality roast of beef, but what a treat it would be.

Sorry, but it would all go to paying down debt I stacked up to survive the Great Recession. Building ecommerce websites was dead in the water for quite some time, and the pain still lingers.

I would use it to pay for a trip. Perhaps put it towards the Alaskan cruise I’ve always wanted to do.

Only five grand… no R34 Nür edition then. Barely enough for a decent gaming PC. Probably just expand the Steampunk section of my wardrobe with it.

Live a little, that’s my mantra. When times are prosperous enjoy, when times are lean, tighten the belt. Money in the bank is great, but not at the expense of truly living.
Extreme frugality is every bit as bad as extreme spending.

No one at this point has given any free lurve though so I will! stingy jellies…

@Coloma I hate living under a tightened belt. It seems to me if you live by what you said in your second sentence that is extreme spending, even if you are not going into debt.

A mannequin, and a banjo.

There is so much our family needs that it’s hard for me to come up with something impractical. I guess I could easily spend a lot of money on a really good digital camera if someone twisted my arm a little. I have the enthusiasm of a professional photographer, but I’m stuck with a Kodak Easyshare. :/

@JLeslie I don’t consider being surrounded by beauty to be extreme, I consider it to be part of joyful living. I have had my painting for 8 years and it brings me daily joy. Money WELL spent IMHO. :-) It’s also an investment.

@Coloma I don’t either. I think things that positively affect our senses are some of the greatest joys in life. Beauty, nature, music, physical comfort. It’s just your sentence sounded like you don’t save anything.

@JLeslie I save, but I also spend when it’s something I know will bring me years of joy. :-)
I could care less about cars and jewelry but good food and art are my passions yes.

vvv I know it is bedtime here when @Jeruba shows up.

$5000 free and clear, with no strings? My first thought is that I’d buy some books, and then I’d probably tuck the other $4900 away for a later impulse.

But maybe I’d buy a painting. In fact, I probably would. The few pieces of original art that I do have give me a great deal of pleasure.

Oh, and a few select pieces of antique Limoges porcelain.

Just as likely, though, I’d undertake the long-overdue replacement of the living room furniture, which might not be completely impractical but is unnecessary as long as what we have still works.

I’m sorry to be so boring. I know, I should have said I’d charter a plane, fly up to Tahoe, and go whitewater rafting in the Truckee River . . .

Well….during my prosperous times I have also bought an antique temple gong, antique solid wrought iron graveyard fencing for my unique little patio and a vintage persian rug. I flipping LOVE my home, every morning when I walk out into my living room I think ” I LOVE this house!
EVERY DAY for almost 7 years.
I must be doing something right to have this kind of sustainable appreciation! lol

Fickle I am not, when some-thing seduces me, it’s forever!

^^ Googling Limoges porcelain…

Google Tressemann & Vogt, or T&V, if you want to see the kind of thing I like. The few pieces I have are all more than a hundred years old.

Aww…this one I like. : )

Yes, stuff just like that, beautifully hand-painted, gilt and all, although my favorites are the purple violets and not the ever-so-available pink roses.

^^ Definitely within budget this one. : )

I would buy a small travel trailer like a Casita and take off around the US.

Oooh! Yes, like that.

Ok, my new answer is definitely some porcelain. This 5-piece set would double the size of my collection.

A big ass fuckin Xenomorph statue.

A 3D tv
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the original Playstation platform and a new copy of Final Fantasy 7.

@SABOTEUR I got both, (PS1 and FFVII) but I’m not giving them up. But if you really want them, I truly wish you luck, and you fucking rock. :)

@Symbeline I’m jealous.

FF7 and the original Tomb Raider were the epiphany of my gaming experience. Played both games 2 or 3 times.

I purchased the digital reissue of FF7 for pc with the expectation of reliving the adventure through my youngest daughter.

Damn thing won’t load.

(((sigh)))

Thanks for the compliment.

Doesn’t load…? Well I gotta say, that sucks. :( Don’t know what to suggest, no good in PC games.
If you ever get a PS3 though, you can buy the game from the Sony store for ten bucks. If you have a big hootey tootey TV it won’t look all that good at first, but there are settings you can fix so it looks like the original. I just don’t know what those settings are, prolly depends on the type of TV, but apparently it isn’t complicated. And it’s an option, if you ever get a PS3.
Otherwise, maybe you could search for a physical copy of the PC version. Not sure how available they are today though. But they’re out there; hopefully not for 5000 smackers lol.

@SABOTEUR “Epiphany of my gaming experience.” What the hell does that mean?

@SABOTEUR Alright…I used a word inappropriately. Don’t get your panties in a twist.

@Symbeline Thanks for the suggestion…I’ll keep my eyes open. As I said, I looked forward to watching my daughter play FF7 and…eh…I wouldn’t mind playing it at least one more time before senility sets in.

@Jeruba Ha! You’re not being boring at all. When it comes to blowing money, everyone has different things that make them happy. I’d also love a new living room furniture set. As you said, we have a set, so it would be unnecessary, but still new and exciting.

Mail-order bride.

I’d have to clean the cash if I just “came” into it…money laundering!
Probably a full size 12ft by 6ft snooker table, way too big for any room in the house but still…

Anything material for that amount would be practical – like a kitchen upgrade.

My ideal impractical $5000 expense would be a five-star spa getaway for a week or two.

@hearkat Lets go! haha
I found a new hair stylist yesterday that gives massage too. I enjoyed a great haircut and a 10 minute head and neck and shoulder and arm and hand massage. I am SOLD, she just got herself a new regular customer. ALL for the bargain price of $35
How’s THAT for affordable luxury?

@SABOTEUR, it was just a slip of the fancy-word gear. That can happen to anybody. Probably what was intended was acme or zenith, or possibly epitome. But if you do come up with a meaning for the phrase as written, I’d love to see it.

@Coloma: I can’t even get a haircut for that anymore.

@Jeruba Probably means I should stop using fancy words, but thanks. I feel slightly less ridiculous than I did this morning when I realized what i said.

Ruined my morning shower, it did…

(Epiphany…good grief!)

I resent the concept that doing nice things for yourself is considered ” blowing” money.
I completely disagree and besides, ones persons idea of blowing money is anothers idea of really enjoying life.
Whatever you want to spend your money on is nobody elses biz. let alone labeling others wants and passions as somehow irresponsible. Bah!

@Coloma Wait…what? What got your knickers in a twist on this? I thought everyone was having fun with this question.

@WillWorkForChocolate Oh no,not in a twist, just one of my pet peeves that people feel they have to defend things they buy. Not about you or the Q. in general…just an out loud thought. I do that sometimes. :-p

I’d buy a pound of Panama Red for @Coloma

@FutureMemory Everybody sing!
Panama red, Panama reeed, on his white horse Mescalito he’ll come breezin’ through town, bet Colomas up in bed, with ol’ Panama red. ..... :-D

Ahh, okay. It just seemed like a gripe was coming out of left field and I was all confused.

And did you just stick your tongue out at me, young lady? The nerve!

@WillWorkForChocolate Well…us right brained types do come out of left field a lot.haha