What would you do?

[FrogZ]

Overseas - get a loan for the rest if you need it
Ensure to get some MotoGP action happening, i.e. Malaysian GP ?? etc.
I did Assen/Italy wicked !! But LONG flights....
Some cheap pirate shopping, custom made leathers, MotoGP plus a normal hol.... sounds SO good might have to do it meself !!

My next o/s will be NZ for the road races (plus whatever) .... Wangunui Cemetery Circuit

[Smitty]

Cougs

you have earned it...use it to take a holiday (here or os)

[mrmina]

* Buy a big-screen plasma tv

that one

[Cath]

Since you've narrowed it down to the TV or the new bike -> well, trust me: A new bike is awesome

Otherwise -> go the holiday. Material goods are nice, but experiences are far better IMO.

[SenNey]

Sure simple solution.

Complete the following sentance, it will be something you have said in the last week.

Fark i need a new ...........!

Unless of course you have just enough to get the couch, but need to chip in more for the TV.

Either spend the whole bonus, or add more to it?

[Glen]

* Buy a new lounge

Boring. Little long term satisfaction value. You've sat on one lounge you've sat on them all. Everyone who comes to your place gets the benefit

* Use it towards another (i.e. used) bike

Satisfaction Value points massive and you'll get a buzz every time you ride it. And it's all yours

* Buy a big-screen plasma tv

Very nice but they'll get cheaper eventually anyway (and LCD's are better). Like the Lounge everyones gets to use it

* Put it towards an overseas trip

Up there I think but long term benfits don't match the bike. You'll just end up with a bunch of photo's and some weird foreign disease

* Buy clothes and shoes, etc

Short term. Nice at the time but...... Unless you have tendencies like Imelda Marcos

What would you do??

Depending on the amount of money I'd probably upgrade the bike

or

Like someone suggested

Throw a big party for your Kawasaki pals and shout them beers and bourbons until they fall down

Pssst can you lend me $160 I've got a ride day to pay for next week

Hey I've worked out how to do that freaky mutliple quote bizzo. Impressive.....

[Strika]

If the bonus is enough, or you've got a bit aside to add to get into a new bike,....and there is actually a bike you really want......then Col, I would do that first!! As someone else has said, if there really is a bike you would love, and this makes it affordable, go and do it!! Every single time, you think about it, look at it, wash it, or ride it you are gunna feel awesome!

Otherwise, don't waste it on crap like Plasmas, or fancy lounges, (unless your is Donald Ducked ), or even Piss for the KSRC piss heads (they can aford their own, and what right has someone to spend anothers bike money on Piss!!!! ) Invest it! Wisely! Preferably in a good Bricks and Mortar investment!

[mick_dundee]

Every single time, you think about it, look at it, wash it, or ride it you are gunna feel awesome!

WTF is that about, WASH it? Far canal man, wash it, who (apart from Mina cos he never rides it) would wanna do something like that...

[Neka79]

welll im in a similar posi Colly..... so what did me do...
bought a cheap 2nd hand lounge off a freind (bargain).... cant ride, cant drive (was debating upgrading bike or car)...
but i AM going to GP...so thats my yearly holiday..... thats what im spending my tax cheque on....

c ya there??

[Pabs]

All electrical goods can only get cheaper as we a heading towards Xmas
Come down to de MGP we'll all help u decide then
ps
bike upgrade is the go

[mohawk miss]

I'm with gray_rm. I'd put it in 6 mths short term, then after that you have a bit more to spend and you'll have worked out what bike to put it towards....

[Neka79]

I'm with gray_rm. I'd put it in 6 mths short term, then after that you have a bit more to spend and you'll have worked out what bike to put it towards....

u dont earn that much tho...
i had a $10k short term... 7% or sumthin..it equated to abt $400 a year.... if that,....

if its say $2-3k we are talking abt, then its only gunna be half that, when u can make 20% in shares/stocks...

id go the bike upgrade personally..

[I-K]

i had a $10k short term... 7% or sumthin..it equated to abt $400 a year.... if that,....

$700, dude. 1% of 10G's is $100.

What kind of salesbloke did you say you were, again?

Re: Cougs' original dilemma, I'm not commenting... I came home this afternoon to find my $2100 tax return in my bank account[1]. It was in my ING account 45 seconds later.



[1]I lodged a week ago exactly. Is this some kind of record?

[Neka79]

i had a $10k short term... 7% or sumthin..it equated to abt $400 a year.... if that,....

$700, dude. 1% of 10G's is $100.

What kind of salesbloke did you say you were, again?

Re: Cougs' original dilemma, I'm not commenting... I came home this afternoon to find my $2100 tax return in my bank account[1]. It was in my ING account 45 seconds later.



[1]I lodged a week ago exactly. Is this some kind of record?

ahh ok ...got me..just had a look at my old statements....

4.5% ..hence only $450 a year....but that aint that much really...

as for my tax cheque...it be gone..mind u i got a nice lil account goin for GP beer money...