[Yayita]

Originally Posted by cookiemonster

you must all be rich on here if you think 50k's nothing

After taxes you lose half

[smeagol]

Originally Posted by Yayita

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]

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]

Originally Posted by Yayita

After taxes you lose half

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

[cookiemonster]

Originally Posted by smeagol

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]

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

[Saph]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

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

same

[Yayita]

Originally Posted by Nathan

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]

Originally Posted by smeagol

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]

Originally Posted by Gizmo

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]

Originally Posted by Jezzy

I think if you are clever with it, Ł50,000 could indeed be life-changing.

Yeah but in Conor's case..

[Gizmo]

Originally Posted by cookiemonster

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]

Originally Posted by Yayita

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]

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]

Originally Posted by Yayita

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]

Originally Posted by JamesBond

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!

Ł50k 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]

Deposit on a house, car, savings

[cookiemonster]

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

[Black Dagger]

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]

Originally Posted by Marc

Deposit on a house, car, savings

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

[JamesBond]

Originally Posted by Livia

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

Ł50k 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]

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.

[Jords]

Its not life-changing but rather very handy.

[Yayita]

Originally Posted by smeagol

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

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

[Yayita]

Originally Posted by smudgie

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.

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