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Entrepreneurship:  if you had $1000 to play with, what would you do?  |
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_Rebecca_
True Blue Farmgirl
568 Posts
Rebecca
OK
USA
568 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 07:29:13 AM
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I am thinking about investing some money in paint supplies. I would love to begin painting. I would do watercolor, which is what i'm most experienced with, but I'm tempted to branch out to oils, which I have no experience with!
Just for fun, what would you gals do with $1000 if you just had it to play with?
.·:*¨¨* :·.Rebecca.·:*¨¨* :·.
Wife of Jonathan, Mother of Joel, Caitlyn, Elia, Nathanael |
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Leezard
True Blue Farmgirl
950 Posts
Elizabeth
Novi
MI
USA
950 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 07:47:43 AM
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I'd plan a garden...flowers, fruits and vegetables...I'd just go all out. I'm very drawn to raised garden beds so that'd be something I'd play with in my concept and I would try to use all herloom varities of fruits and veggies.
http://ruby--slippers.blogspot.com/ |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
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Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 07:58:18 AM
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I'd pay off 1000$ of my 80,000$ college loan!
Jewelry, art, baskets, etc.
www.willowtreecreek.com |
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_Rebecca_
True Blue Farmgirl
568 Posts
Rebecca
OK
USA
568 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 08:21:09 AM
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Originally posted by willowtreecreek
I'd pay off 1000$ of my 80,000$ college loan!
Jewelry, art, baskets, etc.
www.willowtreecreek.com
OH! bless your heart! college loans are no fun!
.·:*¨¨* :·.Rebecca.·:*¨¨* :·.
Wife of Jonathan, Mother of Joel, Caitlyn, Elia, Nathanael |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 09:43:13 AM
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I would go to school. I have always wanted to go back and finish, but it has either not been the right time, we haven't had the money, kids, home repairs, etc. The list is endless. I don't want my life to fade away without accomplishing that. One of these days.......
Karin |
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_Rebecca_
True Blue Farmgirl
568 Posts
Rebecca
OK
USA
568 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 10:15:36 AM
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Karin,
I've toyed with that idea too. What degree would you be getting? I never wanted to be anything besides a mom, so I never settled on a major. I went for three years and dropped out. I did lots of things, engineering, teaching, religion....
Now I don't have any idea what I would go back for. OR where? or how or when, but these days it's so easy to take online classes.
.·:*¨¨* :·.Rebecca.·:*¨¨* :·.
Wife of Jonathan, Mother of Joel, Caitlyn, Elia, Nathanael |
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ponyexpress
True Blue Farmgirl
320 Posts
Sandy
Kirkwood
Missouri
USA
320 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 10:32:03 AM
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Rebecca and Karin - I am now finishing an undergraduate degree through an online program at Southeast Missouri State University - at age 50! And no, I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up! The degree is in general studies, so I have had the opportunity to choose from a wide variety of course subjects. Many have been in psychology and what they call the interdisciplinary studies. My first goal was to pass College Algebra and get the Associate degree. I did pass with many, many tears shed, but am so glad that I took the challenge.
Whether or not you intend to use the degree to further a career, a general liberal arts foundation will take you in many directions. Even if you don't work outside the home, I find the discipline required to work online and the interaction with other people, many of them much younger with very different values and ideals, has kept my brain active and functioning.
I am taking two classes this semester, will take one during the summer and then I AM FINISHED!!
You will hear the loudest WOO HOO coming from Missouri on that last day!
I'd get a face lift - but then it wouldn't match my body! |
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therusticcottage
True Blue Farmgirl
4439 Posts
Kay
Vancouver
WA
USA
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lilpunkin
True Blue Farmgirl
368 Posts
Texas
USA
368 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 11:00:34 AM
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I think I would go on a little trip with my big sis. It would be fun to just get away and have some girl time. We always have a good time together!
lilpunkin
Life isn't measured by how many breaths you take, but by how many moments take your breath away. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 11:02:45 AM
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I think I would have my family room and stairs carpeted...nothing fancy but anything is better than the orange shag we have now!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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faithymom
True Blue Farmgirl
360 Posts
Faith
Sandpoint
ID
USA
360 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 11:05:36 AM
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Much as I'd love to take a fun trip, I'd most likely use it to pay some bills. Thoug I might sneak some out to go book shopping...
"All television is educational television. The only question is, what is it teaching?"-Fmr. FCC Commissioner Nicholas Johnson |
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_Rebecca_
True Blue Farmgirl
568 Posts
Rebecca
OK
USA
568 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 11:23:16 AM
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Faith---LOL!! You and my dh have the book disease!! He would would have no problem buying books with extra cash! And the sneakier he can be about it, the more he enjoys it!
ponyexpress--WAY TO GO!
lilpunkin--my big sis is already on her trip, she didn't wait for me! but that is an idea--to go somewhere with just my sister, doing just girl stuff, yikes, I'm kind of freaked out about what that would entail! I think we would be quite dangerous! There is an architectural salvage about 1.5 hrs from me and I would LOVE to take the pick-up and go shopping there! Not a very far roadtrip, but we would be dangerous, just the same!
Jenny--embrace the orange shag! I'm thinking about having the house recarpeted in a red color to match Oklahoma's red dirt!!! : ) You should post a pic of your orange shag carpet!
Or you could do what one family at our church did, you could just strip the stairs bare and leave it for about 5 years like that or longer. They did that just because they couldn't make up their minds what to do with them. They did eventually have them redone. And they have a very nice home in a very nice part of town.
.·:*¨¨* :·.Rebecca.·:*¨¨* :·.
Wife of Jonathan, Mother of Joel, Caitlyn, Elia, Nathanael |
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sweetproserpina
True Blue Farmgirl
535 Posts
meg
Vinemount
Ontario
Canada
535 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 5:52:39 PM
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I would take a ballet class.
Years ago I used to dance a lot, but never ballet.
I think it would be lots of fun.
With the leftover, I'd buy lots of crafting supplies - fabric, floss, yarns, candle making and soap making supplies...
"Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--it's such an interesting world."
http://theprimroseway.blogspot.com/ |
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doglady
True Blue Farmgirl
435 Posts
Tina
Howard
Ohio
USA
435 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 8:16:56 PM
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I would donate some to Habitat For Humanity, take a weekend vacation with my sister, and spend a little on just myself - probably something that sparkles! Oh Jenny, I got my carpet for my family room by bartering with our spare car with the carpet guy. The car looks really nice in the family room now that its carpet instead of as a car in the driveway!!
Tina
The dogs own the house but the people pay the mortgage!
www.kennelcreations.com |
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Nicie
True Blue Farmgirl
185 Posts
Denise
Lincoln
NE
USA
185 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 8:31:43 PM
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I would save it until it is baseball season and then my husband and I would take the train to Chicago and go to a Cub's game.
Denise
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momto6
True Blue Farmgirl
134 Posts
Valerie
Goltry
OK
USA
134 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 9:59:05 PM
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I'd want to do something frivilous...but I would more than likely pay bills. I'd sneak some out for books, though, definitely...and maybe some yarn!
Val |
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
1122 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2007 : 10:53:05 AM
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$1000??? Hmmmm...
Probably use it to build a chicken coop, pens for the ducks and geese, and if there's anything left over, spend it on seeds for my garden.
Or use it to buy the animals I want to get! (Llama!)
My Homesteading Journal http://toomyvara.livejournal.com
My craft journal http://bluewrenn.livejournal.com
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kitchensqueen
True Blue Farmgirl
521 Posts
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Posted - Feb 11 2007 : 12:28:37 PM
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I would put together some advertising for my Etsy shop and blog, purchase some craft supplies so I can keep my Etsy inventory going, and buy some gardening supplies to help get my market gardening venture going. I'm thrifty so I could make it stretch!
http://apartmentfarm.wordpress.com
Opening in March 2007:
http://shadetreestudios.etsy.com |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2007 : 04:57:33 AM
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spend it on our 'grands'!! (or give it to them for their bank accounts)
True Friends, Frannie
CABIN CREEK FARM
KENTUCKY
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ktknits
True Blue Farmgirl
582 Posts
Kathy
Northwest Indiana
USA
582 Posts |
Posted - Feb 12 2007 : 05:46:35 AM
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If it was truly my play money, I would take a class at the John C. Campbell Folkschool in Brasstown, NC. I had the good fortune to be able to take a couple of classes there about 5 years ago, and it was one of the best things I've ever done! They have classes in quite a few areas. I took a lace knitting class from a woman from Russia, a "learn to play the mountain dulcimer" class, and a blanket weaving class. Truly a wonderful vacation, but now, inflation has hit their rates, and it would end up costing about $1000 for a week. Check it out.... www.folkschool.com
Kathy
http://ktknits.blogspot.com |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
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shelle
True Blue Farmgirl
404 Posts
Shelle
oklahoma
USA
404 Posts |
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Nance in France
True Blue Farmgirl
1438 Posts
Nancy
St. Laurent de la Salanque
France
1438 Posts |
Posted - Feb 14 2007 : 03:34:18 AM
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| You guys never cease to amaze me; ya'll have the best ideas and aspirations! I would buy a pottery kiln (expensive!!!) and definitely spend the leftovers on books and yarn, maybe a plant or two..... Nance |
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brookerene
Farmgirl in Training
11 Posts
Brooke
O'Neill
NE
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 3:00:18 PM
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| Hmmm....I think that I wold repaint and decorate my three childrens' room to make it more exciting. Also I would repair our bathroom shower.! |
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katalind
True Blue Farmgirl
177 Posts
Kathy
Chapin
SC
USA
177 Posts |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 04:28:39 AM
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| I would put some in my retirement fund, and I'd donate some to animal shelters to help our furry friends. |
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Faransgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
895 Posts
Beth
Houston
Texas
USA
895 Posts |
Posted - May 24 2010 : 08:12:11 AM
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I would buy a treeless saddle for my little gelding. I am having an awful time finding a saddle to fit him. My friend brought a treeless one for me to try and it was awesome. He moved so much better and enjoyed working so much more. Usually I ride bareback but we are about to make a trip to do 4 days worth of trail riding where we will be up and down hills and through rivers etc. I can't do that bareback and I hate to use a saddle he is not comfortable in.
Farmgirl Sister 572
When manure happens just say "WOO HOO Fertilizer". |
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Entrepreneurship: if you had $1000 to play with, what would you do? |
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if you had $1000 to play with, what would you do?
