How would you spend your last $20?

Daily | August 13th, 2008 by Carrie McCarthy

“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.” - Norman Vincent Peale

Carrie says: I would hunt for a lovely object to give to my husband - some Grateful Dead memorabilia.

Danielle says: I’d take an angel investor out for a drink and tell them about our next great idea.

And while we’re talkin’ cash, read today’s blog: What’s Your Purpose for Money?

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Joanne 08/13/2008 05:11 AM 1 point
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This question is a bit close to home for me at the moment, so I'm going to have to go practical! I'd buy as much food as I could for $20.

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bene 08/13/2008 06:16 AM 1 point
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I love my lattes, so I would probably buy as many of them as I could. Not very profound, I am afraid:)

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Kristin 08/13/2008 06:51 AM 1 point
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I'd save it, and find enough inspiration from things that are free - people-watching, wandering a new path, feeling the sun on my face - to create something new that would turn around my fortune.

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Julia 08/13/2008 07:32 AM 1 point
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oh--I'm embarrassed to say, but honestly, I would buy good coffee & a pastry, a fabulous magazine and lip gloss. Not very noble, but probable.

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Julia 08/13/2008 07:33 AM 1 point
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Hang in there, Joanne. I'll pray that you get what you need.You'll be okay!

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Julia 08/13/2008 07:34 AM 1 point
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I am with you! Love a latte!

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Crys 08/13/2008 07:40 AM 1 point
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$20, Well, depends on what is needed and how I feel... More than likely I would purchase dinner for our family of 5 - yes in today's society it CAN be done. You see I don't like to cook too much and the break is always something I appreciate, or I'd get groceries and have dh cook ( he IS a better cook than me).

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Jennifer Sage 08/13/2008 07:45 AM 1 point
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As a person who always sees the glass half full I can't even begin to try to guess the answer to this question.
I once read about the two ways to be rich:
1. Have more money than you know what to do with
2. Be completely happy with what you've got. I am wealthy in this way. Maybe I would jusy give it away.

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Chantal 08/13/2008 07:46 AM 1 point
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Cook a meal with friends!
I'm noticing a food trend here...

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http://www.chantalmonte.com

Jennifer 08/13/2008 08:05 AM 1 point
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I'd spend $10 of it on a public yoga class, $5 on a "Recession Special" at Gray's Papaya (2 perfectly grilled Hot Dogs and a Frothy Papaya Drink), and the balance I would give to the homeless man on my subway line who has a great pitch.

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Debbie R 08/13/2008 08:06 AM 1 point
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I'd buy enough all the postage stamps I could - and send out cards to all of my friends!

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Kathleen 08/13/2008 08:24 AM 1 point
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I'd buy a bunch of flowers, probably pink tulips.

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Suzie Sunshine 08/13/2008 08:24 AM 1 point
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Food for sure - almonds, soya beans,a dry protein that will sustain me until I could get to a shelter.

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Xai Vicente Charles 08/13/2008 08:29 AM 1 point
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I would give it away to a person in need.

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http://www.manifestbeauty.wordpress.com

Joannie 08/13/2008 08:30 AM 1 point
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I would save it!

I'd so much like to say I'd give it to Joanne so she can buy more food or to someone else in need, but...

Then I think of the parable about the talents (coins I believe) and the moral is to use it to help others, give it away. Isn't there some saying about when you give something away you get it back a thousand fold?

That's what I'm aiming for.

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Joannie 08/13/2008 08:31 AM 1 point
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I love this answer!

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Colette 08/13/2008 08:56 AM 1 point
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Maybe I am a "party Pooper" on this one, but I have no plans to head in that direction. There are always means to create income, no matter what. This is not just some philosophy, this also comes from experience.

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Jess 08/13/2008 09:01 AM 1 point
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An small meal at McD's, a gelato, a magazine and snuggle up in my bf's nook and I am happy :)

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Joanne 08/13/2008 09:02 AM 1 point
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Thank you for the thought anyway Joannie! I know we'll be fine, just going through a tough patch at the moment. My husband has just set up a new business, and of course it takes some time to become established. And I have to give thanks for the fact that I live in a country (UK) which has a safety net, so nobody needs to go without the essentials. Imagine living in a country where no money is the difference between life and death. I'm very lucky.

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Cecile 08/13/2008 09:03 AM 1 point
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BONJOUR MES AMIS!!!

Now let's see... I might give the money to a monastery and hope they let me join... meditation and yard work forever seems like a good life if you enjoy instrospection and communion with the Earth... which I do... OR, OR if it must be a worldly good I'd try to get a bottle of Estee Lauder's Privare Collections Tuberose Gardenia in the black market... Nah.. That's highly unlikely... So going the practical route, I'd try to find a way to invest it to make it yield even if a little somethig which is better than nothing,I THINK...

Bisous, Cécile

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Donna 08/13/2008 09:18 AM 1 point
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I'd say invest to reap the harvest but $20 will not even feed my family for 2 days! So I would break out the china and celebrate what we do have (even if we are eating beans and rice)and pray that God will provide a source of earned income.

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Jill 08/13/2008 09:22 AM 1 point
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Since we've been on a tight budget lately, I've felt the pinch of the last dollars. I'm too practical, so I would look to see if there was anything we needed -- milk, toilet paper, etc. -- and then if we were OK for a week or so, I'd probably spend the $20 on a treat -- ice cream, eating out or even my ultimate splurge, a magazine!

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Afi 08/13/2008 09:23 AM 1 point
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I'd probably look at it. By the time I'd made up my mind, it would probably be too late to do anything. :)

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How would you spend your last $20?

“Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.” - Norman Vincent Peale

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