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Receiving 50k that isn’t yours

Hey guys just a debate that I saw on tiktok made me want to come on here and ask?

If you received 50k from ur late parents who passed. What would you spend it on and why, plus tell me your age? Would love to know 😃

Reply 1

Uni 😭
Original post by Anonymous
Hey guys just a debate that I saw on tiktok made me want to come on here and ask?

If you received 50k from ur late parents who passed. What would you spend it on and why, plus tell me your age? Would love to know 😃


Put it straight into savings to act as emergency money.

Reply 3

Original post by cando_H
Uni 😭

No not worth it. Jobs you get from uni such as nurse, paramedic , teacher is below 50k year even before tax. No point paying for uni better to use student finance.

I have like 98k in sfe debt but I know the job I’ll earn I won’t pay back much monthly towards sfe plus after 30 years gets written off

Reply 4

Original post by Talkative Toad
Put it straight into savings to act as emergency money.

The entire 50k?

I feel like life is worth travelling and money comes and go.
I would do half savings half travel if I could :smile:

Reply 5

I bought a flat, a car and started a small business.

Reply 6

Save half, travel the other half. That way you’ve satisfied both sides of your brain.

Reply 7

Original post by StriderHort
I bought a flat, a car and started a small business.


With 50k?

Reply 8

'Passed' - passed what?

Reply 9

Original post by McGinger
'Passed' - passed what?


Passed away silly, or do you need someone to define and measure that for you too?

Reply 10

Original post by bimbibap
Passed away silly, or do you need someone to define and measure that for you too?



'Passed' could also refer to a bowel movement.

Reply 11

Put it in a money clip

Reply 12

Original post by bimbibap
With 50k?

actually 80, but yeah, I bought somewhere quiet in Scotland, massively more affordable than most of UK and I was looking for a break from city life anyway.

Reply 13

Original post by Anonymous
Hey guys just a debate that I saw on tiktok made me want to come on here and ask?
If you received 50k from ur late parents who passed. What would you spend it on and why, plus tell me your age? Would love to know 😃

Mortgage for a house. Rent it out and make more money.

Reply 14

Original post by StriderHort
actually 80, but yeah, I bought somewhere quiet in Scotland, massively more affordable than most of UK and I was looking for a break from city life anyway.


Even with 80k that’s pretty impressive, go you

Reply 15

Original post by Anonymous
Hey guys just a debate that I saw on tiktok made me want to come on here and ask?
If you received 50k from ur late parents who passed. What would you spend it on and why, plus tell me your age? Would love to know 😃

15 and i would say stocks not sure how they work but ik it usual is a way to earn more money but i also know its risky but i would probably find someone who knows a bit about it and then decide what to invest in all ik is that i wouldnt invest in bitcoin or anything like that

Reply 16

I would make a youtube channel and then show myself spending £10k on each of the following: Scratchcards, lottery tickets, horseraces, random crypto and super high risk investments. Then update each day on how its going.

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(edited 1 year ago)
Original post by Anonymous
The entire 50k?

I feel like life is worth travelling and money comes and go.
I would do half savings half travel if I could :smile:

Yes all/most of it, then use the money when needed.

Reply 18

Original post by Talkative Toad
Yes all/most of it, then use the money when needed.

That’s basically what I did spent 23 kept 27 but then in last year spent all the 27 saved as I don’t work. Left with 3k. I feel bad should I? Since receiving 4 years ago I’ve travelled about 10 times

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