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New sled with student loans?

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iskeaah
Posts: 248 - Karma: 762
Just copped a couple extra g's from uncle sam. What have others done with this enormous amount of money? I'm thinking of a new skidoo, and a trip to japan, Maybe I'll just gamble it all? Advice from other financial wizards out there? Making money in the future will be easier ya dig?
a year ago
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BrattyTick
Posts: 22 - Karma: 476
If you think about it as an investment into being a pro then it makes sense. Use the money to buy a sled, camera and make a video part. Then attract new sponsors and use the money they give you to be an athlete to pay your student loans.

Sounds like a working strategy to me
a year ago
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ReturnToMonkey
Posts: 6445 - Karma: 70,131
If you don't need it for tuition or housing, pay off some of your loans or save it, invest it, etc. It's a student loan don't spend it on a toy and vacation.
a year ago
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elm.
Posts: 1510 - Karma: 13,605
Sled it’s an easy choice. Although $2k isn’t quite enough for something modern and reliable
a year ago
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Christian_Bale
Posts: 2134 - Karma: 24,038
hit the slot machines
a year ago
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snomaster
Posts: 3346 - Karma: 5,776
you wouldn't be the first.
yolo
a year ago
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ajbski
Posts: 1312 - Karma: 5,404
why you gotta lie? we all know its your parents money...
a year ago
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sindreplassen
Posts: 1175 - Karma: 10,728
you should definitely gamble it bro!! remember that 99% quit before they hit big!!
a year ago
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muffMan.
Posts: 2864 - Karma: 27,252
I used mine for rent help, but the last year I took a little extra for a MTB.

Now I’m paying it off and it alright, I recommend just working and saving honestly.

**This post was edited on Oct 20th 2023 at 9:50:50pm
a year ago
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Kyguyy
Posts: 603 - Karma: 6,480
Remember the math behind gambling… you know the answer
a year ago
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KEVTRON
Posts: 3545 - Karma: 1,222
18 leg parlay and retire.
a year ago
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soup
Posts: 6354 - Karma: 4,486
I spent mine on my dream ski setup (5 pairs of skis) and ski trips every week I was off school.

Totally worth it.
a year ago
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eljefe
Posts: 915 - Karma: 468
Gambling is arguably more affordable than sledding.
a year ago
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_brrett
Posts: 1727 - Karma: 28,685
The fact that you have even asked this question implies that you are not financially literate enough to be making decisions with this level of complexity. Me on the other hand, has used my business skills and knowledge to compound my assets, and inflate my cashflow to propagate my net worth up to 6x its original value. Its a risk-free, simplistic way of gaining money I invented myself. I call it, “Betting on red”.

So you walk into the casino with $50 right. Go up to the roulette table and watch a couple rounds. Wait for it to hit like 5 blacks in a row, and then bet $10 on red until you hit. Statistically, its not gonna hit black 10 times in a row, so you’re guaranteed to win minimum $300 every time you do it. I am now a multimillionaire and own a massive corporation under the alias Rodney Sacks to protect my identity, everyone wants to know my secret.
a year ago
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mikem
Posts: 953 - Karma: 9,522
Yo homie, you could give it to me and ill keep it safe for you
a year ago
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chiknmcplanks
Posts: 99 - Karma: 459
Buy teh sled yo, Biden will bail you out
a year ago
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partyandBS
Posts: 5421 - Karma: 84,504
let me handle your financial portfolio. i can turn $5k into $2k quick!
a year ago
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b0ss
Posts: 816 - Karma: 6,281
I thought about it when I was in college. Im glad I didn’t. Its personal choice of course but I didn’t get one because; its a depreciating asset, its even more dangerous than skiing/snowboarding, you will need a trailer/pickup, which have cultural markups and are depreciating assets. I got a whole life insurance policy instead.
a year ago
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Millenialfalcon
Posts: 123 - Karma: -1,157
Cop a zone then buy the sled.
a year ago
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soup
Posts: 6354 - Karma: 4,486
b0ssI thought about it when I was in college. Im glad I didn’t. Its personal choice of course but I didn’t get one because; its a depreciating asset, its even more dangerous than skiing/snowboarding, you will need a trailer/pickup, which have cultural markups and are depreciating assets. I got a whole life insurance policy instead.


The fuckk is a cultural markup?
a year ago
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KilaTsunami
Posts: 3311 - Karma: 31,607
3 card poker baby send it
a year ago
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