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Best ways to splurge during last year of college with a decent amount of money?
Going to be somewhat vague but been playing poker "professionally" for the last year and had some success. Always been quite frugal but gonna be going into my last year of college this fall and trying to think of good ways to spend some to make it more enjoyable (already have a trip booked for the...
What's your preferred vice?
Liquor, hash, Mary Jane, Molly - what's your preferred substance when it comes to taking the edge off or making things just interesting enough? I've gone through a few, including all of the above, a few hallucinogens, some experimental stuff that is said to be produced by the brain when you die,...
What to do with my bonus??
Hey guys! I am brazikian monkey and for the last days I've been thinking about what I am going to do with my bonus. I'm already in my third year working but have changed jobs in the last two, so this will be my first real bonus. For my country, I will earn something about 30 - 40 K and i realized...
Christmas Is Around the corner; how are you all spoiling yourselves this holiday season?
Christmas is approaching, and I usually like to spoil myself by treating myself to something nice. Im not sure what I want to get yet, but I am curious to what others purchase for themselves. Enjoy your holidays monkeys!
What to buy with some extra coin: BBQ smoker or new golf clubs
I was originally saving money to pay for my fraternity dues, because I will be starting college at an SEC school next year. However, I have decided to delay my rush until Sophomore year for a variety of excellent reasons. I am now planning on what I should spend around $2k. I have narrowed my...
Welcome to Fiscal Cliff Week!
We’re doing something a little different on WSO this week. Since you can hardly turn on the TV or the radio, or go online without being inundated by stories about the Fiscal Cliff, we thought we’d give the Fiscal Cliff the old WSO treatment. To that end, TheKing and I will be doing a series of...
What's your guilty plea$ure?
Woo hoo hoo, I've got money to burn I wanna burn it on you Come on yeah yeah, we got one short life I wanna spend it with you. As I understand it, most in IB/PE/ HF are (naturally) fiscal and don’t piss away every penny that they make. That said, it seems that, by your late 20’s, you can be...
Do you think the U.S. government can resolve its fiscal spending issues?
Do you think the U.S. government can resolve its fiscal spending issues?
D'Arruda All Evil
Often people forget things they deal with every day. A great example is the investment banker. Working on big figure deals which greatly impact global commerce and markets, sometimes can lead to forgetfulness. Namely, if the brand name bank you work for can function off a constant stream of lending...
Guilty Pleasures and Expensive Toys
The Gaim conference is in full gear and yet another of Bernie Madoff’s boats is up for sale. Given as further evidence that not only the poor and downtrodden go to repo auctions, the fiscal elite is converging around the leftovers of the Madoff family ruins. As the 90-footer some have called...
Smartest Way to Spend 50k
What's the smartest (most future potential) way to spend 50k? I'm an undergrad, and have that all saved up.
The End of Profits
Ambition, hopes, dreams, achievement, success…all to the letter driven by profits. Though they are the foundation upon which capitalism is built, we rarely actually discuss the importance of profits. It is implied, after all, that if we don’t profit from our ventures…they are not worth...
The Affluent Get Thrifty
The Rich are Different How Rich Spend Money [quote]Bentleys and Hermes bags are selling again. Yet the wealthiest Americans are emerging from the financial downturn as different consumers than they were.
Weekend Wars: Saving vs. Spending
Money. To spend or to save? That is today's question. I thought that it was pretty a safe assumption to make that most people look at spending as a fun luxury and saving as a tedious necessity, but for the first time in my life I met someone who felt differently. Someone who genuinely finds it fun...
$53 Billion for High-Speed Rail
The Obama Administration is planing on seeking funding for a $53 Billion high speed railroad project. $53 Billion to Build High-Speed Rail Networks $53 Billion Rail-Funding Plan Having visited Europe several times I personally believe a national high speed railroad is long over due. I was just...
How to spend millions in a year?
How is this possible? Quickest way I can imagine is the costs associate with using a personal jet a lot or a mega-yacht a lot. Also large donations. Other than that, it is not easy to picture "spending" millions. If you buy an awesome house, it goes on your balance sheet . If you buy one of the...
What will happen Saturday if no spending bill?
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senate leaders were negotiating the details Friday of a must-pass measure to fund the federal government into early 2011, racing against a deadline of midnight Saturday to prevent a shutdown of government operations . The need for a short-term spending bill comes after Democrats...
First thing I bought with my sign-on...
So I know there have been posts like this before, but what the heck... I just decided on an offer, and signed the contract today... and went and spent half of my sign on on a Rolex.. I had my eye on the Milgauss, but in the end went for the GMT II... I was just curious to see how others spent their...
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