GTKY: Non-necessities.

[lia1303]

Right now I think I would like a few pieces of really well made tailored clothes. I seem to be such a weird postpartum shape nothing fits me well anymore. Even larger sizes have strange gaps and tight spots.

I should probably just get my ass back to working out.

[azieber]

I really would like to help my mom out. I would buy her a new vehicle. Then I would redo my landscaping and put a nice patio on the back of our house. Possibly redo our main bathroom.

[jessicainwa]

Pay off mortgage

go on a fancy long vacation

put more money in the kids' college funds

[clarkebar1013]

Pay off student loan.
Pay off mortgage.
Update our main bathroom and kitchen. Wait, if money is not an issue, I would update all bathrooms, the kitchen, get two new garage doors, add a deck, and buy a new SUV for the driveway.

[clarkebar1013]

Or maybe I would skip the updates on the house since I would be saving monthly not paying a mortgage or student loans and take a bunch of family and friends on a tropical vacation. Yes, I change my answer.   We will update the home here and there with the money saved on the bills that are paid off.

pay off student loan
pay off mortgage
Vacation to Bora Bora

[mosy]

Home renovations (knock down walls for open floor plan downstairs, replace carpet/flooring throughout, redo bathrooms and master bedroom closet, new windows, extend fence to enclose entire yard, new patio/spa area, possibly add pool, a greenhouse/garden adjoined to the kitchen, garage finished and converted to home gym with sauna and bouldering walls)

A "What Not To Wear" experience to update my wardrobe, complete w/ advice from Stacy and Clinton

A major vacation

(Screw all the responsible stuff...the mortgage and student loan bills are paid regardless, so I'm going all-out in my fantasy!)

[PA Mom]

Amazing around the world vacation
Add major additions to my house
Put money aside for DD

[NinNin85]

Invest a good chunk of money into a CD for D's college fund.

Take an awesome and long trip to somewhere nice & warm.

Get our house paid off.

[cassey910]

We are in the process of house hunting. So I would get a new house, all new furniture for it, and put a big chunk of money back for O and future LOs.

[lynnyloo]

- Finally buy our 1st house
- Self renovations: get a breast reduction, braces, and lasik
- Take 6 months of maternity leave (paid from this magical money)

[lynnyloo]

Feb 11, 2015 14:19:02 GMT -5 deeds1017 said:

Feb 11, 2015 13:54:41 GMT -5 lynnyloo said:

- Finally buy our 1st house
- Self renovations: get a breast reduction, braces, and lasik
- Take 6 months of maternity leave (paid from this magical money)

that's a great answer.  I'd probably take a year or two.  As bad as I wanted my career, I love being with O all day.

I should have said 6 months, and then part-time work until the kids go to college (I think 2-3 days a week would be ideal)

[crunchymama11]

Feb 10, 2015 14:20:48 GMT -5 jessicainwa said:

Pay off mortgage

go on a fancy long vacation

put more money in the kids' college funds

#moneytwins

[jennlin]

how much money are we talking about? cause that could vary a lot-- real estate investments, remodeling, or maybe just a nice dinner lol.

[jennlin]

Feb 12, 2015 13:02:36 GMT -5 deeds1017 said:

and jennlin, i'm happy to see you around. I was thinking about you this morning.