So much money...

[Rhyfelwyr]

So my student loan for the year finally came, normally it comes in gradual payments but I got it all at once due to some mix up. Now, I have £560 to spend on what I want.

Last year I bought a PS3 and some games, but I can't really think of what to buy right now, since I plan on spending most of my gaming time on EB.

Any ideas?

[TinCow]

Drink half of it. Save the other half.

[Monk]

Drink half of it. Save the other half.

You have much to teach us.

I know it might make me sound boring, but whenever my loans have come and gone and I got some money left over I always attempt to get a few books(among other things). My most recent acquisition is the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy series, which i purchased off of Amazon for a good price. Got one of those "single book" compilations of the series for around 25 USD (shipping included).

[Hooahguy]

bah. id buy a new guitar. maybe a few amps.

[Ethelred Unread]

An interail ticket round europe, or some sort of holiday. You could even get a pants car & insure it and get travelling in that?

[Louis VI the Fat]

Spend half of it on booze and women. Squander the other half.

[Rhyfelwyr]

I think I'm going to be really boring and just buy some books and save the rest.

[edyzmedieval]

Buy a couple of books, probably some cheap and good games (Red Orchestra - best buy ever for 5 bucks) but the rest I would keep. Ideally, spend 60 pounds and keep the 500. And build on it for future purposes.

[Gregoshi]

Drink half of it. Save the other half.

Liquidation of your assets...in this economic climate? Are you drunk?

Here's what you do...

[Rhyfelwyr]

I'm tempted to gamble it all on the stock market, just to see what it is like to be a businessman or whatever the right term is.

Or I could bet it on the football when the next season starts. I know a guy who places big bets (1k plus) on games using this system called any unquoted. It means if neither team scores more than 3 goals, then he can net a decent profit. He also places a lot of bets on games involving the likes of San Marino and Andorra, if you look around you can get odds that make it worthwhile.

[TinCow]

I'm tempted to gamble it all on the stock market, just to see what it is like to be a businessman or whatever the right term is.

Actually, plunking a lot of it into the market right now is a good idea. It's already hit the bottom from this recession and it's not going much lower, the only question is how long before it starts going back up again. If you've got cash to spare, slot it into a long-term mutual fund and then try and forget it exists (except to add more whenever you're able). You won't be able to do anything with it for many years, but you'll have a lot more to work with when you do!

[Hooahguy]

Actually, plunking a lot of it into the market right now is a good idea. It's already hit the bottom from this recession and it's not going much lower, the only question is how long before it starts going back up again. If you've got cash to spare, slot it into a long-term mutual fund and then try and forget it exists (except to add more whenever you're able). You won't be able to do anything with it for many years, but you'll have a lot more to work with when you do!

plus, itll make great retirement cash.

[Rhyfelwyr]

plus, itll make great retirement cash.

Which, as we all know, is what student loans are for.

[Megas Methuselah]

I'm tempted to gamble it all on the stock market, just to see what it is like to be a businessman or whatever the right term is.

Or I could bet it on the football when the next season starts. I know a guy who places big bets (1k plus) on games using this system called any unquoted. It means if neither team scores more than 3 goals, then he can net a decent profit. He also places a lot of bets on games involving the likes of San Marino and Andorra, if you look around you can get odds that make it worthwhile.

No. Woo 7 girls at once.

[Rhyfelwyr]

No. Woo 7 girls at once.

If I ever go bankrupt, I'm probably wouldn't do it by blowing it all on the high life. I think I will just gradually waste it all away at the races, take some money off a loan shark, lose it all, go on a dramatic spree to win it back in the bet of a life time, but then lose it all before I pay it back. Then I get my legs broken and I live out the rest of my life drinking buckfast and living in a dumpster.

Student loans, helping to build a better generation...

[Gregoshi]

Which, as we all know, is what student loans are for.

Hey Rhyfelwyr, put down that PS3 controller when you say that.

[Rhyfelwyr]

Hey Rhyfelwyr, put down that PS3 controller when you say that.

[Gregoshi]

Love it! Game on my friend.

[Megas Methuselah]

[Fragony]

A Nintendo DSi of course, what else

[Andres]

For a humble fee of £ 280, I will advice you on how to invest half of that money into the promising product "Andres".

[pevergreen]

As one of my workmates said to me:

"Why not get the new one with the photos? You can distort them! Isn't that what every kid wishes he could do?"

edit: I will advice you?

[Louis VI the Fat]

For a humble fee of £ 280, I will advice you on how to invest half of that money into the promising product "Andres".

With all due respect, Andres, this is a fun, non-serious thread. It is not meant for serious business proposals for your legal firm, my dear lawyer.

[Rhyfelwyr]

For a humble fee of £ 280, I will advice you on how to invest half of that money into the promising product "Andres".

Mods... seems someone needs to be instagibbed.

[Gregoshi]

Mods... seems someone needs to be instagibbed.

For a small fee...

[TinCow]

Mods... seems someone needs to be instagibbed.

My services are available to bring suit against Andres for his tortious statements, for the small sum of £279.

[Andres]

My services are available to bring suit against Andres for his tortious statements, for the small sum of £279.

That's less than the minimum wages! You're a disgrace for the profession

[Ice]

So my student loan for the year finally came, normally it comes in gradual payments but I got it all at once due to some mix up. Now, I have £560 to spend on what I want.

Last year I bought a PS3 and some games, but I can't really think of what to buy right now, since I plan on spending most of my gaming time on EB.

Any ideas?

Call me crazy, but wouldn't it be wise to use the excess the money that you do not need for school to pay back some of your loans? After all you are getting money for an education, not a PS3.

[naut]

Call me crazy, but wouldn't it be wise to use the excess the money that you do not need for school to pay back some of your loans? After all you are getting money for an education, not a PS3.

AFAIK UK student loans work differently, you only pay them back if you earn a certain % over the average UK wage. I could be wrong though...

[Rhyfelwyr]

Call me crazy, but wouldn't it be wise to use the excess the money that you do not need for school to pay back some of your loans? After all you are getting money for an education, not a PS3.

Don't tell me how to run my life! *runs to room and slams door*