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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably pay off the condo. Maybe do some upgrades.

Travel with my wife somewhere for a 2 week long vacation.

Throw the rest in savings.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Saving for what? You'd still live in a condo?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I mean, I won’t have much leftover after paying off my condo. I live in a very expensive city.

Plus, you never know what you need money for down the line. Maybe my heating will need replacement. Maybe I lose my job. Maybe a family member will need professional care, like a home attendant. Or maybe I’ll take another vacation next year. Who knows.

$500K is not a crazy amount of money. It’s certainly enough to dramatically improve my life. But not enough for me to stop working, or buy stupid things - or anything like that

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Friend, the question proposed $500 Million to play with, not $500 thousand. You have a lot more budget to play with.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The question was five hundred million...