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Mon Dec-13-04 12:40 PM
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I'm going to put most of my bonus away and maybe pay off some bills, but I'm going to blow $500. What do you think I should spend it on? Keep in mind, I'm an atheist from an atheist family, so we don't do the holiday thing.
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:41 PM
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:42 PM
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2. What are your hobbies? |
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I love computers so spending $500 would not be a problem for me.
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Modem Butterfly
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:56 PM
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16. I've been working so damn much I hardly have time for anything else! |
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Besides, my hobbies are cooking and knitting- disgustingly practical.
I want to do something wild and stupid with the money, but all I can think of are practical things- like getting my car painted or donating to DU. When did I get so boring?
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Mon Dec-13-04 01:12 PM
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:42 PM
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3. You didn't get a membership in the Jam of the Month Club? |
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You got actual money? Well, I'm afraid I can't help you with that! ;)
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:43 PM
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5. Oh - c'mon. It's the gift that keeps on giving! |
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:43 PM
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:49 PM
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12. Well, I can't do that |
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It would be playing favorites to give one DUer some money and others nothing.
But I can send some of it Skinner's way to help ensure that DU is still around for all of us.
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:50 PM
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Edited on Mon Dec-13-04 12:50 PM by datasuspect
i'd probably just blow it on booze . . .
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:45 PM
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All I ever get is a $35 gift card for Macy's.
Throw a big party for your friends who might be less fortunate. Give your pets fancy presents. Share the wealth. :)
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:45 PM
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Cool! Can I borrow some money? I promise I'll pay you back O8)
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:46 PM
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8. I remember what a bonus is.. |
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Back when I used to get them, during the Clinton era. Must be a coincidence that I haven't received a bonus since 2000.
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:48 PM
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10. Our bonuses were light this year |
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My boss knows I've been working very hard, averaging 60 hour weeks, so she made sure that my bonus was "fully funded" this year (meaning I got what I would have gotten if the company had done better).
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:48 PM
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9. Bonus? BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!! |
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We were told that we won't get a bonus this year. We're acquiring other companies and need the capital for that.
Oh, well...at least I have a job. I'm thankful for that.
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:48 PM
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Kidding, mostly.
What are your interests? I could spend it on some cases of good wine, or treat myself to a bed and breakfast somewhere, or even donate it to a charity I like.
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:50 PM
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14. congrats on your bonus! |
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i'd spend part of it on a spa day ... dayum, i could use a massage after working this year!
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:54 PM
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15. Take some broke friends out for a great dinner |
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At a LIBERAL restaurant. The kind that sponsors AMFAR and similar charity events. The Outback is OUT, those miserable nazi bastards.
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:56 PM
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How's this sound: Tents right on the beach, no electricity, noise, beach vendors or social directors, but great food and good people at $130/night I've never been there myself, but many friends have used it to unwind, and they rave about it. http://www.mexicoholiday.com/destinations/kailuum.htmlAwesome reviews on trip advisor as well http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g150812-d264488-r2614615-Kailuum_II_Playa_del_Carmen-Playa_del_Carmen_Yucatan_Peninsula.html
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Mon Dec-13-04 12:59 PM
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18. Buy 200 bumper stickers |
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And cover all the W bumper stickers at the largest Baptist Church in your town.
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Mon Dec-13-04 01:14 PM
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What's that? I see some discussion of money here, you mean you get paid to work?
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Mon Dec-13-04 09:26 PM
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21. This will be my second year of watching everyone I work with |
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getting a bonus while I get nada. Two years of working as a contractor for the company while everyone else is an employee. No benefits, no vacation, no insurance, no bonus. Thanks, George, I really like your economy...
Take a portion of your money to blow and spend it on other people - it doesn't have to be even people you know. Spend the rest on yourself, you deserve it.
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Mon Dec-13-04 09:48 PM
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Edited on Mon Dec-13-04 09:49 PM by BiggJawn
Bonuses....I remember those days....The "Bonus Process" here was so convoluted and had such the stench of fraud that the VP of IT had to issue a memo swearing that NONE of his "direct reports" got the bonuses...Funny how that was EXACTLY who I thought got them...
Get something special for yourself, because you earned it! :-)
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