Did they withhold taxes? If not, save some for April.
i also have an annual bonus, due to hit the account at the end of august...
bills, savings, daughter's college fund, and i am looking at new/used cars
Nevermind... just got back from the orthodontist. It would go to paying for not even half of my daughters braces.If the default answer is to blow it....
With the wife still going through cancer treatments with the end not too far off... I would invest it in her some way. Maybe a long weekend where the two of us get away.... or maybe plan a weekend of pampering stuff for her. Not exactly sure but something along those lines. She deserves it.
ETA: The end of the treaments that is. I reread that and it could come off the way wrong way.
KilljoyI just received some fantastic news yesterday– I got a new annual bonus at work! Now, I'm curious about how to make the most of it.
So, what would you do with a work bonus? (Expecting answers on how to blow it )
You probably don't want to hear this but...
Did they withhold taxes? If not, save some for April.
Do you have any credit card debt?
Are you on target to max out your 401(k) and IRA?
I'm with you... I'm also a killjoy when it comes to this type of stuff.KilljoyI just received some fantastic news yesterday– I got a new annual bonus at work! Now, I'm curious about how to make the most of it.
So, what would you do with a work bonus? (Expecting answers on how to blow it )
You probably don't want to hear this but...
Did they withhold taxes? If not, save some for April.
Do you have any credit card debt?
Are you on target to max out your 401(k) and IRA?
My bad. This month, I'm facing a 5k bill for my daughter's braces and 15k for my son's first semester of college. And I'm going to pay them and be totally fine with it, because 15 years ago we really got serious about making better financial decisions, paying off debt, and saving money. Just passing on advice.
I'm with you... I'm also a killjoy when it comes to this type of stuff.KilljoyI just received some fantastic news yesterday– I got a new annual bonus at work! Now, I'm curious about how to make the most of it.
So, what would you do with a work bonus? (Expecting answers on how to blow it )
You probably don't want to hear this but...
Did they withhold taxes? If not, save some for April.
Do you have any credit card debt?
Are you on target to max out your 401(k) and IRA?
My bad. This month, I'm facing a 5k bill for my daughter's braces and 15k for my son's first semester of college. And I'm going to pay them and be totally fine with it, because 15 years ago we really got serious about making better financial decisions, paying off debt, and saving money. Just passing on advice.
But holy crap 30k a year for college...
I just received some fantastic news yesterday– I got a new annual bonus at work! Now, I'm curious about how to make the most of it.
So, what would you do with a work bonus? (Expecting answers on how to blow it )
Congratulations!I just received some fantastic news yesterday– I got a new annual bonus at work! Now, I'm curious about how to make the most of it.
So, what would you do with a work bonus? (Expecting answers on how to blow it )
I think it's because I've not had this amount of money before. It feels nice to have some breathing room / unsure if index funds are a smart investment.Enjoy the bonus though. I worked with a chemistry teacher who left his auto related chemical engineering related career to become a teacher and he joked that in his former job, his Christmas bonus would be enough to buy a hot tub or take the family to NYC for a weekend. His Christmas bonus as a teacher is a candy cane in his mailbox. Though, it's all good because he is an amazing teacher and said he's 100x happier teaching despite the loss in income.
Two grand goes into investments,For context, I make 80k in MA as a librarian (single, live with roommates)