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Debt.

Like 15 abortions. God I love abortions.

can I just throw it on my mortgage?

I'll buy $20,000 of gold. :3

Laser hair removal, car, estrogen

Two chicks at the same time

Stocks

Yeah, paying off loans.

Alternatively and less boringly, upgrade my desktop and peripherals, new laptop for me and my wife, get nice homelab/server stuff, smart home stuff/sensors, surround sound system for my family room and office/gaming room, proper furniture for my office, new matresses for almost every bed in the house. That would most likely eat most of it, give or take ~$2,000.

Shares.

$20,000 worth of low-fee S&P 500 index fund

Debt, then idk. Maybe a burger or something?

Easy. Second hand electric car with a big range.

I've learned reading these comments that way too many people don't know just how little 20k is.

Putting it toward my mortgage payment.

How is this even a question. If you have a mortgage you pay off your mortgage, or at least as much as they let you, anything else would go on a new car.

I would like to get my house renovated but that's going to take more than a day.

Mortgage, no question.

The boring but truthful answers of "I have bills that can easily soak it all up without an issue (mortgage, student loans, car, etc)" have been said, so assuming I cannot use it to repay any debts, and I have to make actual new purchases, I'd buy things that I could pay for now but enjoy for a long time. 3-year VPN plan, multi-year phone plan, gift cards to restaurants (especially with a bulk discount like at a Costco), etc. Upgrade my cockatiels to a cage that goes wall to wall with real plants hanging out and all that. The little things that cost enough that I don't get them but not enough to be a life-changer. Probably be a good amount left, I'd get a moped or electric bike of some kind, and I'd upgrade my laptop to a stupid powerful one.

If you're american, probably pay 10% of your medical debt or some shit like that.

Its going on the car loan. The whole amount.

Boring answer but with the 1974 built house I have that 20k disappears into the renovations void.

Take your pick: furnace, central A/C, driveway repairs.

Gold

I'd take it all to the casino and bet it all on one game. Walk out ten minutes later with 100k or the nothing I'd have at the end of the day anyway.

Invest it/ simply convert it to another currency

I have a car dealership right next to my office. And I'd really love to retire my 20yo car

Hookers & blow!

Buy here pay here used car lot, pay all cash for a good Toyota or Honda on the spot, immediately turn it back around and post for private party sale, whenever it sells I get the cash scot free and can turn it back into a real investment

I volunteer at some food pantries, and they could really use the help.

I’d use it to pay my mortgage. That would bring me down to like $6k (bought this place a long time ago on foreclosure, so it was cheap but it’s a piece of shit place, so tradeoff). I’d then just pay the remaining 6k from savings and have zero leftover savings (but that would replenish eventually), and be done with it forever. That would feel amazing and take a lot of stress off my fixed income situation.

Another currency.

Index fund. Duh.

Would have to be cover the roof in solar panels and a battery set-up. Suddenly no electricity bills would be sick, then you add the potential to make money however miniscule instead... With no up front real cost it's a no brainer to me

Paying less than 20k due to conversion of my 85k UK student loan debt wouldn't be worth it

Im a project car guy, can I add funds? Seriously, daddy needs a new engine.

Shares in index funds.

Put it on my mortgage.