Cha-Ching!
A while ago, I posted about how I worked for this dot.com that had failed, and I was owed about 3 months of back wages from August - October 2003. And that we, the former employees, had to file for a forced liquidation then claim the lost wages through Bituach Leumi, the National Insurance Institute here in Israel.
Knowing the process would be lengthy, and the likelihood that I would ever see the money slim, I decided to consider the money gone, and if I ever did get the money back from Bituach Leumi it would be considered like winning the lottery.
Well, this morning I checked my bank account, and I did indeed win the lottery. My account was healthier than it has ever been here! I won't disclose the amount, but its enough to take a trip to anywhere I've ever wanted to go! I'm rich!!! Bituach Leumi actually paid the money.
I think I will be responsible, and buy one item that I really want but don't need, and put the rest in savings.
What would you do with a windfall of let's say $10,000 (this is NOT the amount I received). Would you spend it all on something fun, put it all away in savings, or a combination??
Knowing the process would be lengthy, and the likelihood that I would ever see the money slim, I decided to consider the money gone, and if I ever did get the money back from Bituach Leumi it would be considered like winning the lottery.
Well, this morning I checked my bank account, and I did indeed win the lottery. My account was healthier than it has ever been here! I won't disclose the amount, but its enough to take a trip to anywhere I've ever wanted to go! I'm rich!!! Bituach Leumi actually paid the money.
I think I will be responsible, and buy one item that I really want but don't need, and put the rest in savings.
What would you do with a windfall of let's say $10,000 (this is NOT the amount I received). Would you spend it all on something fun, put it all away in savings, or a combination??
posted by Noa at 2:32 PM
6 Comments:
I would fill a room with 5 and 10 agarot coins! Then I would swim around in it like Daffy Duck in those old Bugs bunny cartoons.
Hey... why is everyone looking at me like that??? She asked!
~treppenwitz~
So if Zahava asks what happened to the kids college fund, I'll just tell her to check the swimming pool?
How unlike you to be coy. How much did you get?
You know that I'd try to be sensible but the better half would probably have something to say about that!
Really pleased to hear your good news - don't spend it all at once but treat yourself (and B).
Gilly
I would squander the money by moving to New York and living in Manhattan while attempting to find a job in the television industry for a year before realizing the ridiculousness of the quest and find a nice 9 to 5 job with health benefits. I mean, if I hadn't already done that.
Hmmm.... a windfall of $10K? Honestly, I'm not sure I would notice. My wife handles the finances. We borrowed a ton of money to start my practice 2 years ago, so it would most likely just go to decreasing our debt. My wife might mention it in passing as a happy event while we ate dinner. Yikes! Is that bad?
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