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Yayita 03-08-2012 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by cookiemonster (Post 5368839)
you must all be rich on here if you think 50k's nothing

After taxes you lose half

smeagol 03-08-2012 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Yayita (Post 5368825)
I like how you roll Smeagol, next time give me a call and we'll blow some mayor loot LOL

haha i,ll call you when i win the lotto. i blew 18k once before that god knows what on. id be wiser now and just spend it on booze women and drugs and waste the rest lol

King Gizzard 03-08-2012 10:16 PM

Of course it is. You're winning it just like that. You haven't had to work for it, and it's not going on bills/other payments like a year wage would. It's enough for a deposit on a house, and it makes you alot more flexible to do the stuff you want.

Put all your Conor hate to the side for the minute and imagine if you won 50k just like that. I bet all your answers would be very different.

King Gizzard 03-08-2012 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Yayita (Post 5368862)
After taxes you lose half

You only lose half if you're earning something like 175k a year, so I really doubt that

cookiemonster 03-08-2012 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by smeagol (Post 5368864)
haha i,ll call you when i win the lotto. i blew 18k once before that god knows what on. id be wiser now and just spend it on booze women and drugs and waste the rest lol

i wish i was as cool as you

armand.kay 03-08-2012 10:18 PM

I would spend it all on food and cloths withing two weeks :joker:.

Saph 03-08-2012 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by armand.kay (Post 5368885)
I would spend it all on food and cloths withing two weeks :joker:.

same :joker:

Yayita 03-08-2012 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Nathan (Post 5368874)
You only lose half if you're earning something like 175k a year, so I really doubt that

Does he have a job? they will add the prize to his earnings and calculate on that. At most he'll have 30K, who knows.

Yayita 03-08-2012 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by smeagol (Post 5368864)
haha i,ll call you when i win the lotto. i blew 18k once before that god knows what on. id be wiser now and just spend it on booze women and drugs and waste the rest lol

LOL, hookers and drugs? Im not down for that, lets go shopping instead :P

Angus 03-08-2012 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Gizmo (Post 5368735)
Does it depend on which part of the UK you live in?
To me life changing means you can give up work. I don't think you can do this on 50K.

Does he have any work to give up?

Scream 03-08-2012 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jezzy (Post 5368784)
I think if you are clever with it, £50,000 could indeed be life-changing.

Yeah but in Conor's case..

Gizmo 03-08-2012 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cookiemonster (Post 5368839)
you must all be rich on here if you think 50k's nothing

No not rich at all. Just been around long enough to know that 50K wouldn't last long and if put down on a deposit for a house (as Conor wants) it just means you're tied to your job.

King Gizzard 03-08-2012 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Yayita (Post 5368899)
Does he have a job? they will add the prize to his earnings and calculate on that. At most he'll have 30K, who knows.

He won't have a job that rakes in that kind of money and I doubt the prize money is taxed. It isn't in most TV shows

Shaun 03-08-2012 10:22 PM

I'd probably use it to see the world, get a car and furnish the house nicely... so I guess it'd kinda life-changing

smeagol 03-08-2012 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Yayita (Post 5368909)
LOL, hookers and drugs? Im not down for that, lets go shopping instead :P

lol hookers yikes you dont need hookers if got money lol.
ok lets go shooping bread milk and t bags lol

Livia 03-08-2012 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesBond (Post 5368860)
Most people in London drive cars that cost more than 50k, so no not where I live.

There are some very poor people in London. It's not all Hampstead and Knightsbridge!

£50k would allow you to train to do something you really loved doing, so yes, it could be life-changing if your life needed changing.

Marc 03-08-2012 10:23 PM

Deposit on a house, car, savings

cookiemonster 03-08-2012 10:24 PM

you can't tax cash. that's why they gave it to him in cash.

Black Dagger 03-08-2012 10:25 PM

It personally would change my life if I had 50k at one time.

I could get myself a deposit on a house, get a car etc... it'd set me up for a bit and that is all I could ask for.

thesheriff443 03-08-2012 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Marc (Post 5368942)
Deposit on a house, car, savings

a dolls house a smart car and pound to open a bank account:joker:

JamesBond 03-08-2012 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Livia (Post 5368939)
There are some very poor people in London. It's not all Hampstead and Knightsbridge!

£50k would allow you to train to do something you really loved doing, so yes, it could be life-changing if your life needed changing.

I guess it depends what stage you're at in life. As students most of us had jack **** after buying books and all other costs. So yeah I get what you're saying.

smudgie 03-08-2012 10:27 PM

50 grand,and it will be tax free, would go a long way for most people, our mortgage is all but paid, but 50 grand would still be welcome, buy us a nice caravan.
:hugesmile:

Jords 03-08-2012 10:27 PM

Its not life-changing but rather very handy.

Yayita 03-08-2012 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by smeagol (Post 5368936)
lol hookers yikes you dont need hookers if got money lol.
ok lets go shooping bread milk and t bags lol

:joker: :joker: :joker:

I have more exquisite taste, baguettes, Soy Milk, and whole tea HaHaHa... we are so rich!

Yayita 03-08-2012 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by smudgie (Post 5368987)
50 grand,and it will be tax free, would go a long way for most people, our mortgage is all but paid, but 50 grand would still be welcome, buy us a nice caravan.
:hugesmile:

LOL, i love seeing what people would do with the 50 grand


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