that's a big wad of cash

[zewrestler]

Regardless of weather you are for or against the $700 Billion bailout plan that was rejected by the House of Representatives the other day the fact remains, that is a HUGE amount of money. I didn't even realize that the U.S. has that much money with so many resources being used for a 2 front war. Nevertheless, that is more money than easily most,

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[kittykate]

Why am I the only one replying to this?

Let's see...

• About $120,000 would go to my student loans.
  
• About $3,000 would pay off all my credit card debt.
  
• I'd buy myself a brand new Honda CRV, fully loaded, and have it painted a sparkly blue.
  
• I'd buy Mom a Hyundai Tucson, or a Ford Explorer, or whatever car she wants at the time, in whatever color she wants at the time.
  
• I'd buy Nick a Scion XB (or an XD, whichever he wants) in whatever color he wants.
  
• I'd buy Nick a new Mac, and buy myself a personal iMac, as well as a couple monitors and a Mac tower set up with Final Cut Pro. I'd add some different format video decks and have my own little editing suite right in my home. Of course, I'd but a new professional grade video camera.
  
• I'd find house blueprints with Nick and Mom and build a dream house for all three of us. Mom would have her own separate apartment/pool house in the back. Nick and I would have the master bedroom with a walk-in closet and 2 sinks in the adjoining bathroom. We'd have 2 bedrooms (one for our future child, one

[vbrooksutk]

Pay off student loans and credit card debt / car payments / etc. Pay for my insurance several years in advance.

Then invest the rest. Be philanthropic and productive at the same time - provide training programs for unemployed, unskilled workers... and also provide informational sessions for uninformed mortgage-seeking people who don't know what a variable rate mortgage is.

[lualyrr]

Let me just comment a bit upon the 700 billion dollar rejected plan. We actually don't have the money; we're borrowing it from other nations. Don't we have great money management skills?

Anyways, what would I do with that insane amount of money. Well, of course all the 'normal' things. Travel around the world, doing ALL of the awesome things. And I mean all of them, not just the major tourist attractions. Eating at the best places with all the floofy things. Then, I would probably give a huge chunk of the dinero to science; particularly stem cell research and cloning. Then I know I'd give a huge chunk for conservation efforts and saving animals everywhere.

Hell, at that price I'd probably be able to buy off all the reserves and make sure nothing imposes harms on these threatened areas.

But oddly enough, I think that would probably eat a way alot of the money really quickly.