c4countdown

So I recently got paid about £500 for some teaching work, and I'm determined to spend it on something, rather than just let it disappear into my bank account. I have some ideas, ranging from the sensible (a new laptop and monitor setup for my living room) to the rather less sensible (a SHINY IPAD!!!), but thought it would be interesting to see what other people would do with a similar amount of money.

The question, then, is what would you do with £500 if you had to spend it on something. A new TV? A holiday? 500 lottery tickets? The choice is yours!

Half a Canon 7D, camping and walking gear to wander about England, a new PC/monitor. I shortly will be spending money on these things.

Pay you to do some more teaching work.

Jon Corby wrote:Pay you to do some more teaching work.

What would you like me to teach?

Michael Wallace wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:Pay you to do some more teaching work.

What would you like me to teach?

What were you were teaching this time to get paid £500? That.

Jon Corby wrote:

Michael Wallace wrote:

Jon Corby wrote:Pay you to do some more teaching work.

What would you like me to teach?

What were you were teaching this time to get paid £500? That.

O rite. (I was teaching people how to do statistics an' ting.)

Night-vision goggles (or a monocular) are pretty cool.

You should spend the money pimping your ride.

Mark James wrote:You should spend the money pimping your ride.

What would my ride be? (I don't have a car.)

Michael Wallace wrote:

Mark James wrote:You should spend the money pimping your ride.

What would my ride be? (I don't have a car.)

Oh right. Anyway, here's a video you might like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DPP6w0N5GQ

Mark James wrote:

Michael Wallace wrote:

Mark James wrote:You should spend the money pimping your ride.

What would my ride be? (I don't have a car.)

Oh right. Anyway, here's a video you might like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DPP6w0N5GQ

YES

Michael Wallace wrote:

Mark James wrote:You should spend the money pimping your ride.

I don't have a car.

In that case, spend it riding your pimp.

Heh. I'd buy a baritone ukulele and a ticket to primavera sound 2011.

Michael Wallace wrote:

Mark James wrote:You should spend the money pimping your ride.

What would my ride be? (I don't have a car.)

cf CF

Holidays innit. Would have £100 more than I would have brought home on The Chase!

What I would do with £500...
I'm a fairly generous person, therefore this is what I think I would do if I was given £500 to do anything I wanted with: I'd probably give £110 to my grandparents, £120 to my parents, £50 to my brother, spend £100 on essentials, £30 on a few luxury things and £90 on things the don't need doing, but things that would make it a bit easier and better. £500 would do a good deal, even though, to some people, it doesn't sound much; frankly, my very first thought would have been this: '500 quid? It'd do hardly anything. A few shops, then done. Not much at all, £500.' Although, now I've thought about it more carefully, it would do a good job, £500. It isn't bad money.

The West Wing complete box set, the complete Thunderbirds collection, 10 kilos of chocolate, every bond film ever made, 36 cans of your favourite alcoholic beverage, a 12oz fillet steak, next year's subscription to apterous, a Countdown teapot, the complete works of William Shakespeare and a lottery ticket. And you'd still have 17p change.

James Hall wrote:The West Wing complete box set, the complete Thunderbirds collection, 10 kilos of chocolate, every bond film ever made, 36 cans of your favourite alcoholic beverage, a 12oz fillet steak, next year's subscription to apterous, a Countdown teapot, the complete works of William Shakespeare and a lottery ticket. And you'd still have 17p change.

I like the dedication in this post. This is probably the best answer so far.

I'd piss it up the wall.

Ryan Taylor wrote:

James Hall wrote:The West Wing complete box set, the complete Thunderbirds collection, 10 kilos of chocolate, every bond film ever made, 36 cans of your favourite alcoholic beverage, a 12oz fillet steak, next year's subscription to apterous, a Countdown teapot, the complete works of William Shakespeare and a lottery ticket. And you'd still have 17p change.

I like the dedication in this post. This is probably the best answer so far.

Agreed.

I would probably buy a load of board games.

Charlie Reams wrote: I would probably buy a load of board games.

Aaah but which ones? Discussion of that could end up needing a whole new thread of its own.

Follow-up please!

Penis extension

Ryan Taylor wrote:

James Hall wrote:The West Wing complete box set, the complete Thunderbirds collection, 10 kilos of chocolate, every bond film ever made, 36 cans of your favourite alcoholic beverage, a 12oz fillet steak, next year's subscription to apterous, a Countdown teapot, the complete works of William Shakespeare and a lottery ticket. And you'd still have 17p change.

I like the dedication in this post. This is probably the best answer so far.

It's not the best answer so far!! I would SO NOT spend it all!! I'd spend a bit of it and save about half or two thirds of it definitely!

Soph K wrote:frankly, my very first thought would have been this: '500 quid? It'd do hardly anything. A few shops, then done. Not much at all, £500.'

Really? When I was your age (even taking inflation into account) my first thought would certainly not have been that.

Gavin Chipper wrote:

Soph K wrote:frankly, my very first thought would have been this: '500 quid? It'd do hardly anything. A few shops, then done. Not much at all, £500.'

Really? When I was your age (even taking inflation into account) my first thought would certainly not have been that.

Most 11 year olds I know (admittedly not a whole lot) would have no idea how much £500 is worth, although not all of them would be so keen to advertise the fact on the Internet.

James Hall wrote:

Charlie Reams wrote: I would probably buy a load of board games.

Aaah but which ones? Discussion of that could end up needing a whole new thread of its own.

Hmm, quite possibly Settlers of Catan and expansions, although I'd look into getting other stuff, I'm sure there are new games out there that I've not come across which I'd love.

Also, possibly one of those teeny laptops (can't remember what you call them now) just so I could continue working on the various spreadsheets that suck up my free time at the moment when on the bus.

As far as I can remember, the only other occasions where I've had £500 spare were spent on:

a) A holiday in 1994
b) A stereo and my first stack of CDs in 1995 (and socialising)
c) A flat in 2007

I look forward to the next time such an occurrence, erm, occurs.

I just remembered I won 500 quid on the lotto a few years ago and I spent in on a big bag of weed. Nowadays I'd probably spend it on a new guitar.

Gavin Chipper wrote:When I was your age (even taking inflation into account) my first thought would certainly not have been that.

Well that's you!
It's probably because I watch a lot of Deal or No Deal and most of them go away with thousands and thousands of pounds. Not very many go away with £500, do they?
The minimum I would class as a lot of money (just to make things easier) is probably £300. But if I was wanting things that not only make life easier, but also a lot of luxury items and to improve on things that already are okay but would be a lot better if it was bigger, more modern, etc then I would class the following amount as a lot of money: £900.

Charlie Reams wrote:

Gavin Chipper wrote:

Soph K wrote:frankly, my very first thought would have been this: '500 quid? It'd do hardly anything. A few shops, then done. Not much at all, £500.'

Really? When I was your age (even taking inflation into account) my first thought would certainly not have been that.

Most 11 year olds I know (admittedly not a whole lot) would have no idea how much £500 is worth, although not all of them would be so keen to advertise the fact on the Internet.

IM TEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


...well, 11 in a few months... But still! IM TEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Soph K wrote:

Gavin Chipper wrote:When I was your age (even taking inflation into account) my first thought would certainly not have been that.

Well that's you!
It's probably because I watch a lot of Deal or No Deal and most of them go away with thousands and thousands of pounds. Not very many go away with £500, do they?
The minimum I would class as a lot of money (just to make things easier) is probably £300. But if I was wanting things that not only make life easier, but also a lot of luxury items and to improve on things that already are okay but would be a lot better if it was bigger, more modern, etc then I would class the following amount as a lot of money: £900.

quoted for lol

Mark James wrote:I won 500 quid on the lotto a few years ago and I spent in on a big bag of weed

Weird!!!!!!

Soph K wrote:

Mark James wrote:I won 500 quid on the lotto a few years ago and I spent in on a big bag of weed

Weird!!!!!!

No - weed.

Gavin Chipper wrote:

Soph K wrote:

Mark James wrote:I won 500 quid on the lotto a few years ago and I spent in on a big bag of weed

Weird!!!!!!

No - weed.

A-lol.

spunk it up the wall

Marc Meakin wrote:spunk it up the wall

You really would have come into the money

Chris Corby wrote:

Marc Meakin wrote:spunk it up the wall

You really would have come into the money

A-lol. That's much funnier than my comeback, which was going to be:
"For £500? For that you could get him to swallow it"

Proper put in my place

Lesley Hines wrote:

Michael Wallace wrote:

Mark James wrote:You should spend the money pimping your ride.

What would my ride be? (I don't have a car.)

cf CF

Looks like Marc's not the only one who recycles.

Liam Tiernan wrote:

Lesley Hines wrote:cf CF

Looks like Marc's not the only one who recycles.

Genuinely hadn't clocked that (consciously). Clearly great minds think alike, or fools rarely differ, or something
Wit of the Irish

JackHurst wrote:Penis extension

Getting a conservatory put in or something?

Lesley Hines wrote:

Liam Tiernan wrote:

Lesley Hines wrote:cf CF

Looks like Marc's not the only one who recycles.

Genuinely hadn't clocked that (consciously). Clearly great minds think alike, or fools rarely differ, or something
Wit of the Irish

In haven't got this joke twice now.

Jon O'Neill wrote:

Lesley Hines wrote:cf CF

In haven't got this joke twice now.

Does this help?

Lesley Hines wrote:

Chris Corby wrote:

Marc Meakin wrote:spunk it up the wall

You really would have come into the money

A-lol. That's much funnier than my comeback, which was going to be:
"For £500? For that you could get him to swallow it"

Proper put in my place

That would be a B-lol.

Liam Tiernan wrote:

Jon O'Neill wrote:

Lesley Hines wrote:cf CF

In haven't got this joke twice now.

Does this help?

A bit.

To be honest I'd save it up as I love saving so that in the future if I wanted a holiday to somewhere I'd take one. It depends what you were doing at the current time. I've just booked flights to New York for £500 as my mate is getting married over there so it would have gone on that. Had it not then I'd have saved it or paid £284 for a 7 day all line rail rover and banked the rest - maybe bought a camcorder/digital camera so I could take pictures on my travels (like with me under each of the train stations names on so you can see one day I'm in Penzance and the next in Inverness).