Ask HN: What is the best way to use $200 to improve your life/career

Posted by bobbba on Sunday June 04, 2017 @08:43AM
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If you had an extra $200 to spend how would you use it to improve your life and/or career? I have a prepaid gift card and want to use it productively. Thank you for your thoughts!

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to use $200 to improve your ... by JSeymourATL on Monday June 05, 2017 @02:13PM (#14489872)

Reminded me of the Derek Sivers quote> “If [more] information was the answer, then we’d all be billionaires with perfect abs.”

Create a memory with someone you love. On $200, go on a weekend camping trip someplace within a reasonable drive. Have a decent bottle of champagne, watch the sunset.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to use $200 to improve your ... by brudgers on Sunday June 04, 2017 @09:26AM (#14481462)

Spend $35 on a dog from a kill shelter. Give the rest to the to a no kill shelter.

Good luck.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to use $200 to improve your ... by Can_Not on Monday June 05, 2017 @02:28PM (#14490018)

Each of these have great options up to and under $200: an ebook reader with technical ebooks, a certification, a quieter CPU fan (I'm about to spend $10 on one, current is jet engine), more RAM, an SSD, second monitor, webhosting/VPS ($200 can cover a domain, a shared cpanel, and a VPS) for personal projects, a netbook or tablet.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to use $200 to improve your ... by pattrn on Monday June 05, 2017 @12:25PM (#14488867)

Buy and read as many books as possible.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to use $200 to improve your ... by limeblack on Monday June 05, 2017 @07:23PM (#14493237)

I would go on a trip with someone you care for alternatively I would get a Thinkpad or Phone(iPhone & Android) that is used.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to use $200 to improve your ... by whb07 on Monday June 05, 2017 @09:34PM (#14494031)

$200 for a months worth of bjj

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to use $200 to improve your ... by keviv on Monday June 05, 2017 @02:29PM (#14490029)

Buy a good mechanical keyboard

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to use $200 to improve your ... by GoldenMonkey on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @08:20AM (#14496635)

subscription to safari books online.

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to use $200 to improve your ... by maxwin on Monday June 05, 2017 @01:07PM (#14489227)

Buy a kindle

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Re:Ask HN: What is the best way to use $200 to improve your ... by kradem on Sunday June 04, 2017 @10:20AM (#14481722)

A grow box and weed seeds.

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