If you got a $150k Bonus. what would you do with it right now?

Thinking of doing a degenerate $10k booze and gambling trip to let off some steam from a horrible year, and then like parking $70k in $SPY. (I already have a really agressive portfolio with a lot of NVIDIA, QQQU, Palantir, faang, etc). Thoughts?

Any advice?

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How much PTO do you have / willing to take? Would do an insane trip somewhere where you can relax and party. Consider some experiences that cost a lot of money that you’d never get to do normally. Also, even if you’re not a big clothes person, I would set aside a lot to upgrade wardrobe.

 

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