One gallon of gas.
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2rocks and a handy
Invest it.
Use it for whatever will bring you the most pleasure.
Food bank?
Safe bet is corn
Who is that in the image? whats the story behind this image?
It's probably a hunter leaving bait for deer or something. Hence the orange getup.
That’s a man that used to have $75. Now he has corn.
I’d be rolling in that shit like I was Scrooge McDuck.
If you're from the Midwest, that's how you get cornbred.
How to wisely use $75.
Step 1) Send it to me.
There is no step 2.
Buy as many stick on googly eyes as you can and put them on everything you see
We have a winner!
In the humble words of Bender B Rodriguez, you could buy one 75.00 hookerbot or seventy-five 1.00 hookerbots.
Whatever you spend it on, may I make a suggestion, if you have a little extra money yourself? Spend the gift card money, yes: buy something you'll enjoy, share that joy with the people who got it for you, let them see how happy they've made you.
Then take the card that the giftcard came in, put in $75 cash, and put it in a special place. Do that every time someone gives you money or a giftcard. As I've gotten older, a lot of the people in my life have died, gotten ill, or moved away. Sometimes, when I'm feeling sad or depressed, I'll go to my little drawer of cards and pull one out at random. I'll re-read the message, and think about the person and the love that we shared at that time, and I'll take the money and do something special for myself, to cheer myself up a bit.
Then sometime in the next few days, I'll get the same amount of cash from the bank, put it in the envelope, and replace it in my stash: the caring we felt for each other at that time was true (regardless of how things eventually turned out), so the cards give me a little emotional boost and the cash lets me do something for myself that I'd normally not spend money on. It helps me feel better, even if only for a little time.
[I'll also be honest and say that sometimes I've run out of money, and something will twinge and I'll remember I have this little stash of cash, and having that has helped me get through some slightly tough times. But I always put the money back in the cards when I can afford it.]
That's really beautiful.
A nice butt plug ☺️
To be fair, good silicone stuff basically lasts forever. BIFL butt plug time?
Oxballs and Squarepeg Toys make some high quality silicone toys. Njoy does stainless steel, pricey but worth it. I just bought a couple of glass ones from Luscious playthings; well made with high quality glass.
Give it to your parents for taking good care of you.
If you (or your parents) like to cook, you could get some choice steaks (or other high-end ingredients) and make a nice meal that the whole family can enjoy.
Could also get a nice game controller if you're into video games. Most first-party controllers seem to cost about $70-$80 these days.
I dunno what the "smart" thing to do with $75 would be; $75 isn't a whole lot of money in the grand scheme of things so investing it wouldn't exactly pay dividends any time soon. Maybe buy 1GB of DDR5 RAM and in a year it might be worth $75,000 if the market continues its current trend.
Classic Lemmy answer. RAM and steaks.
you could get some choice steaks (or other high-end ingredients)
That's hilarious because this saver was gonna say, "Chickpeas. Lots of chickpeas."
Have ok dinner somewhere? $75 won't get you to a good place. But it may get you into an ok one.
Where the hell do you live where $75 doesn't get you a great meal for 1 person?
Depends on your priorities and needs, but 75 dollars should cover most of the bill if visiting a nice-ish restaurant
This makes me sad. About 15 years ago we could go out as a family of 4 to a nice-ish restaurant for just entrees for just under $50 before tip.
Inflation is 88 percent since y2k. Excited for a 50k a year job out of college in the year 2000? That's 90k now. 7.25 minimum wage from 2000? Should be at least 13 now. It isn't, should be.
People are alway "oh, money doesn't go as far as it used to", but they don't get how dramatic it is.
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An HOKC Finka-C is almost exactly $75 on Amazon right now.
Apropos of nothing, really.
I have a couple of these. It is a good stabber for the money.
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Thermapen is on sale for $75 right now. https://www.thermoworks.com/thermapen-one/
Best food temperature probe out there. Might not sound like a big deal, but you'll get so much use out of it if you cook meat (including fish).
Not long ago that would feed you McDonald dinner for a month.
What you should do its find a good gift card buying site, there are a few. Choose the card that gives the highest cash payout. Save the money.
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