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[McAwesome]

I was thinking about how much money can change someone's life.

I think that $1000 is a huge sum of money, especially if you do not have a job / are a student. It can help pay rent, buy school books, pay school fees etc.

What does $1000 mean to you?

[Elindoril]

Lots and lots of anime.

[Sweeney]

A thousand dollars is nothing. A month's rent, where I live.

[Irradium]

$1000 (which I assume to be ~£720, just so I have something to base it on) just means that I can splurge on all the small things I want.
For serious or essential things, like Sweeney sort of mentioned, it's not really that much. From what I think I know, the monthly rent for a good flat is about the same.

Edited by Russell, 23 June 2012 - 05:53 AM.

[Turnip]

Oh man, £700? Sweet~ I'd finally be able to buy some new clothes and maybe some furniture too with that >w<
And LOTS of Pokemon/Neopets cards 8D ♥

But heheh, that's quite a lot to me! Wooo not really having a consistent (and usually non-existent) income because mom's an artist and refuses to get a job D:

Edited by Turnip, 23 June 2012 - 06:10 AM.

[Jun]

Some extra money to buy more NP with.

Actually, 1000$ isn't a big amount of money unless you are a student and don't get much money from your parents

It wouldn't change my life, but it could help me to enjoy my life a bit more for about a week or two, until I spent it all.

[Mr. Hobo]

Padding to my savings account so I don't have to worry about missing a paycheck

[grapes]

A medium (12 inches) sized Cintiq. or LOTS of super sculpey. or a Xbox + lots of Xbox games. (I don't currently have one, though I have a Wii and DS. )

Edited by grapes, 23 June 2012 - 06:23 AM.

[Kamos]

With 1000$ = 795,45€ I'd like to buy a Galaxy S3

[Mew]

£650 lol it's nothing really

[Jun]

£650 lol it's nothing really

It is 650£ more than nothing.

[Random]

A bit of play money. Nothing really.

[IcedEarth]

It wouldn't change my life, I'm a student but I have all my rent and bills covered so I'd probably spend it on a luxury.

Either a Cintiq like grapes said, a new guitar, clothes or put it towards a more powerful computer.

[Pilot]

Mo' money mo' problems into my savings account I suppose.

[Yung]

That's about 2 1/2 months of rent for me.

If I didn't spend it on rent/bills/debts then I would make a down payment on a car.

[McAwesome]

That's about 2 1/2 months of rent for me.

If I didn't spend it on rent/bills/debts then I would make a down payment on a car.

You are in debt?

[Yung]

The local economy here isn't very strong, work is seasonal. My income is around $900~$1100 per month.

So figure $450 for rent, $150 for electric, $85 for internet, $25 for water, $50 for cell phone, and then there are variable expenses; food varies pending what is needed (figure $50-$100 per month), as does petrol fuel (gasoline; $50~$100 there). So my expenses before any splurges is $860-$960. I'm a smoker that runs me about another $100 a month.

Then there is the local economy, typically most jobs are seasonal. 3-4 months of down time every single year. So debt adds up, currently owe my landlord 4-5 months back rent.

[McAwesome]

The local economy here isn't very strong, work is seasonal. My income is around $900~$1100 per month.

So figure $450 for rent, $150 for electric, $85 for internet, $25 for water, $50 for cell phone, and then there are variable expenses; food varies pending what is needed (figure $50-$100 per month), as does petrol fuel (gasoline; $50~$100 there). So my expenses before any splurges is $860-$960. I'm a smoker that runs me about another $100 a month.

Then there is the local economy, typically most jobs are seasonal. 3-4 months of down time every single year. So debt adds up, currently owe my landlord 4-5 months back rent.

Ouch. Must suck getting into debt

Where do you live?

[Cript]

Slightly less than my monthly student loan payment.

[andreaxo]

Just under half of my semesters tuition.

[Vyers]

yeah, i was just thinking that. it is barely enough to cover a semester of school.

[pens87]

pay off some of my car haha

[Romy]

I would prob add it to my bank account :L
I really wanna travel to south america so this will be a HUUGE bump in my futile attempt at saving money for it.

And LOTS of Pokemon/Neopets cards 8D ♥

I APPROVE!

[Lasciel]

$1000 isn't nothing, but it's not everything. It could get spent pretty fast if you do spend it, on a big one-time splurge or in little batches of $50-$100 like on a few dinners at restaurants and a few more nights at the club or wherever. But it is good money, enough to do quite a lot, and when saved it also looks like a lot in the account Definitely means a lot to me. I aim to save at least that amount every month once I start my job Monday. Just hope bills and other stupid things don't sap it all away before I can lock it somewhere difficult to reach.

[Galadriel]

First I'd buy my mom something nice.

Then I'd spend half of the remaining on clothes and put the left over in my bank account.

Edited by cronus, 23 June 2012 - 11:53 AM.