What fun thing would you do with $25,000 - $30,000

Investor · Northern, VA · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 904 votes

Post by Austin Fruechting motivated this post..

If you were financially free, and just wanted to splurge money on some new hobby or a toy or activity, what is the fun thing you would do?

I will go first.. I am a huge baseball fan, so I would go to every single major league ballpark (all 30 of them) in one single season. We are talking from Fenway to Marlins Park, and Safeco Field to Petco Park, and everything in between.

I would also buy the best seats right behind home plate. Watching Kershaw throw right at you... PRICELESS !

Please don't say...."I will invest in the next real estate venture, or lend money at a gazillion percent interest rate". In reality, I would invest in next property too, but this post is not about that. This is about something that you always dreamed of doing.

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Investor · Baltimore, MD · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 688 votes

30000 = 900 lap dances

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Michael Lucero
Rental Property Investor · Pasadena, CA · Member since 2016 · 164 posts · 149 votes
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oops, I wrote buy real estate. If I was forced to not "invest" this money and do something "fun", I'd probably travel to see the northern lights, maybe alaska to go fishing, egypt, etc.
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Aaron Millis
Rental Property Investor · Montgomery, AL · Member since 2016 · 179 posts · 188 votes
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Cocaine
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Stanley Parsley
Investor · Chandler, AZ · Member since 2015 · 409 posts · 214 votes
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I would go for the xtreme rollercoaster safari
every park, every rollercoaster in the world
and buy motion sickness patches HA! HA! YEA!!!!
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Kuba F.Pro Member
Real Estate Investor · Los Angeles, CA · Member since 2013 · 2k+ posts · 694 votes
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Originally posted by @Mike Cumbie:

Buy a seaworthy Sailboat for about 10K. Sail through the St Lawrence down the coast to the keys. Do some diving and Float around close to some island moving every couple days until the provisions and rum ran out. Sail back to the mainland and sell the boat off on a fire sale to pay for a cheap car, gas and a tent. Take a long slow road trip back stopping at all the sites and camping.
Just my thoughts.
@Mike Cumbie I'm not sure "seaworthy" and "for 10K" belong in the same sentence :)
In my case I would use the money for a downpayment on a nice catamaran and charter it in the Bahamas to pay for the rest of it...and the rum.
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Jennifer Clark
Realtor · Crete, IL · Member since 2017 · 14 posts · 4 votes
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I would like to take my family to any Island that ends with an "i", Hawaii, Tahiti, or Figi.
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Seth Hobbs
Investor · Houston, TX · Member since 2016 · 54 posts · 25 votes
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@Chinmay J. I'm a huge baseball guy, used to play professionally - I love the idea! but man would that be an expensive trip lol
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Garth McGinley
Investor · Chicago, IL · Member since 2016 · 2 posts · 0 votes
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I would spend a few months in Chile: surfing in the morning, learning Spanish in the afternoon, and just relaxing in the evenings. Jay Hinrichs I'm slated to spend a few days in Istanbul in May, but I'm considering rerouting that leg of my trip due to safety concerns. I don't want to be an overly paranoid American, but I also don't want to put myself in a bad situation. Any perspective you can offer?
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Peter Assaad
NYC, NY · Member since 2013 · 50 posts · 22 votes
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Buy a small plot of land along the coast and build a self sustainable pad I could chill in while playing guitar, enjoying greens and chilling the f out.
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Chinmay J.
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Investor · Northern, VA · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 904 votes
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Originally posted by @Seth Hobbs:

@Chinmay J. I'm a huge baseball guy, used to play professionally - I love the idea! but man would that be an expensive trip lol
Yeah it would be crazy expensive for sure. Bud Selig did it in his last year in office, before he handed the baton to Rob Manfred, but I am sure he had more resources at his disposal than the average guy...lol.
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Real Estate Agent · Hagerstown, MD · Member since 2017 · 21 posts · 6 votes
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I would drive in the Mongol Rally (cheap old car from London to Mongolia, unsupported) which might take a month and maybe $10k, but it's for sure top of my list. My father is a big cycling fan, so I'd fly him out to follow the Tour de France one year. Probably spend what's left on good stir-fry and a Saddleback briefcase.
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Charlie MacPherson
China, ME · Member since 2014 · 3k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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In my "other" life, I'm a wildlife photographer. I used to have a company that ran tours for wildlife photographers, some in the lower 48, but my favorite was Alaska and the arctic.
So if I had cash to play with I'd start with a 3 week driving tour of Alaska, then go back to Kuujjuaq, Quebec, topped off with a visit to Bylot Island at the northern tip of Baffin Island and then to Quttinirpaaq National Park at the norther end of Ellesmere Island.
These are s few of my favorite bears...shot from a small boat with my Eskimo friend in Kaktovik, Alaska.
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Jay HinrichsBusiness Member
Real Estate Consultant · Summerlin, NV · Member since 2014 · 45k+ posts · 66k+ votes
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@Garth McGinley I have been to Instanbul many times. Its an awesome city.. but its huge 16 million people.. so chance of being in the wrong spot is quite remote.
Ephesus in my mind is a must do in Turkey.. the other thing we have done is you go further south and then to the east along the med and there are really cool beach towns. And we rented one of the Turkish boats with a capitan and crew .. that's a great way to see the area for 3 to 5 days.. water gin clear.. you can see Roman ruins below the water line.. ( sunk in earthquakes) We like Turkey a lot.
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Nichole Stohler
Rental Property Investor · Scottsdale, AZ · Member since 2017 · 116 posts · 136 votes
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For my husband, travel to every major golf tournament for a year.... The Masters in Augusta, The US Open, The Open Championship in the UK, etc.
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Robert Schumacher
Investor · Campbell, CA · Member since 2016 · 76 posts · 91 votes
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Fun Question but my answer would change every few months depend on what "Experience" I was most interested in exchanging the money for. I'm a Husband, Dad, & Grandfather and so I would have to pick depending on where I was in life. This is also the reason that I've invested in real estate because I'm planning to be able to splurge on creating these experiences with my family. Today - I would purchase tickets to the Golden State Warriors Finals. Go Dubs !!
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Bill R.
Henderson, NV · Member since 2014 · 111 posts · 163 votes
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Originally posted by @Account Closed:

30000 = 900 lap dances
You better allocate some money to pants. 900 lap dances generates a lot of wear and tear.
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Kyparissia, Messinia · Member since 2017 · 56 posts · 15 votes
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I would buy an expensive bicycle, one of those fancy carbon frame ones. The rest of the money would be added to what we have already and given to our two sons..... the oldest to buy a house in CA and the youngest as a wedding present to either invest in his own ventures or go towards paying the mortgage on his house.
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Amber Rugan
Investor · Ellinwood, KS · Member since 2017 · 15 posts · 4 votes
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Play in the dirt: improve our pastureland and forest property-grade the sledding hill, fix pond and add a "creek", blaze trails, Clear a camping area and resting spots. Kill all ticks. Host gatherings large and small. Private and public fundraisers.
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Justin B.
Investor · Gaithersburg, MD · Member since 2013 · 660 posts · 441 votes
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I'm sure the common answer is to buy more real estate, but for the purposes of the post, I'll assume that you are asking based on having to "blow it". I'd see how long it could get me for a vacation in the Maldives and go there until the money ran out!
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Jon B.
Maspeth, NY · Member since 2016 · 75 posts · 62 votes
9y
I'd get two jet ski's and two 4-wheel atv's and just have fun in some lakes and some countryside trails.
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Sylvia B.
Rental Property Investor · Douglas County, MO · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
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Originally posted by @Amber Rugan:

Kill all ticks.
When you figure out how to do that share the details. PLEASE?
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Bartley Malicoat
Contractor · Denver, CO · Member since 2017 · 10 posts · 3 votes
9y
I'd blow half of it on skydiving in cool places that I haven't jumped at already and the other half would be taking some friends and family to Octoberfest.
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Donna Martin
Investor · Crawfordville, FL · Member since 2016 · 1 post · 0 votes
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I would use it for a down payment on a house or property near my children.
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Garth McGinley
Investor · Chicago, IL · Member since 2016 · 2 posts · 0 votes
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Thanks for the Turkey perspective Jay Hinrichs I've gone from apprehensive to excited. Will have to save Ephesus and the coastal boat tour for another trip, but definitely adding that to the bucket list - sounds amazing!
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Jason Poelma
Investor · Las Vegas, NV · Member since 2012 · 8 posts · 6 votes
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Travel is the easy answer... down payment on a trophy/pre-runner truck could be fun too...
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Aaron Tjomsland
Swarthmore, PA · Member since 2017 · 49 posts · 12 votes
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do something to help Syrian refugees... giving is the best fun ;)
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