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04 February 2014

Share your frivolous $10k dream purchase →[More:] Debt repayments, practical things need not apply.

Mine is this ruby, diamond, and pearl ring. No one has bought it out from under imaginary-rich-me yet, but when someone does, I will be very sad.

post by: rmless2 at: 10:46 | 33 comments

Probably a vintage Hans Wegner Ox Chair or a Finn Juhl chair or a Kofod Larsen chair.

posted by mullacc 04 February | 11:31

This Dali tapestry. I would do a helluva lot more research than a quick google search, but this is well within the ballpark of what I would seek.

posted by Ardiril 04 February | 11:33

I could quickly do ten thousand dollars worth of damage on these rugs.

posted by msali 04 February | 11:38

Fender Masterbuilt Telecaster. Double bound body. Sherwood Green. Two of them, or what the heck, a matching Strat. :-)

posted by buttnozzle 04 February | 11:53

Oh, so much music. A piano, electric guitar(s), a viola and finally learn how to play it. Maybe a cello. After that I might have enough for a down payment on a harp.

posted by lysdexic 04 February | 12:53

Coastal cruise to Antarctica.

posted by Melismata 04 February | 12:56

Travel to and across Australia.

posted by JanetLand 04 February | 13:01

oddly, what I want these days is an unlimited amazon.com book purchasing account. I could get through a couple thousand dollars just off books I already want I think. And then use up the rest in a 2-3 years easy

posted by Firas 04 February | 13:19

I would really like a car and a dedicated parking space, but I probably can't get that in Manhattan for $10k.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 04 February | 14:11

Probably a bunch of smaller, but expensive items that I'm too spendthrift to splurge on myself. But if I had to spend most/all of it on one item, then a refurbished 1977 Triumph Bonneville.

posted by ufez 04 February | 16:05

maybe the parking space, tps!

posted by rmless2 04 February | 16:44

I'd've topped out the Mac Pro instead of spending the $5k I could afford.

posted by cjorgensen 04 February | 16:59

3D printer, digitizer, filament. The change in Elijah Craig 21.

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posted by Splunge 04 February | 17:17

I would also go to Australia, to visit my childhood home.

posted by Senyar 04 February | 18:13

I'd set aside about $500 for a weekend at one of those indoor water parks for my kid. He would love that so much. The rest I'd give to my hub to spend on a new computer and whatever else he wanted. I don't really want any more stuff for myself.

posted by Kangaroo 04 February | 18:22

Either a vintage Rolex like this one or a piece of art.

posted by bearwife 04 February | 19:16

This is the painting I really want. Saw it last year in Willamsburg. It is gorgeous.

posted by bearwife 04 February | 19:29

Um, and this is the Rolex.

posted by bearwife 04 February | 19:31

A Colnago C59 EPS disc. It's a fancy Italian carbon fiber road bike with the highest-end electronic shifting and hydraulic disc brake systems currently available.

or maybe I'd just go back to Hawaii. It's snowing again today...

posted by lonefrontranger 04 February | 19:31

Yes, if I can't have my car, I'll take a trip to Bora, Bora, please.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 04 February | 20:24

another kidlet

posted by bluesapphires 04 February | 20:55

Probably get the floors sanded and sealed on the first floor of this house. OK, that's kind of practical but I'm getting tired of splinters.

posted by octothorpe 04 February | 21:00

That's the going rate for local city official.

posted by ethylene 04 February | 21:38

Mine was a diamond and black sapphire Swiss watch when I turned 40.

posted by brujita 04 February | 22:37

Go on ahead and put in a pool, which we have debated for many years and are never able to justify.

posted by rainbaby 05 February | 06:59

Definitely travel. Preferably outside the US. Where, exactly, is hard to nail-down. 10k only goes so far.

posted by Thorzdad 05 February | 07:51

Put it in savings as insurance against unemployment.

posted by Eideteker 05 February | 07:55

This truck.

posted by octothorpe 05 February | 16:42

I'd love a screened in porch to ward off the vicious mosquitoes when I wish to enjoy sitting outside sans bug spray.

posted by mightshould 05 February | 17:26

Well, I'd probably buy a better car but that's not really frivolous. If it has to be something I don't actually need, it would be an exciting holiday somewhere for the kids and I. Don't know where because that's so far out of reach at the moment that I haven't really given any thought to it.

posted by dg 05 February | 18:05

Weird but I have been wanting to replace all the interior and one exterior door of our house since we bought it, but that will cost about $5k unless we do them all ourselves. So, that. And then the rest would probably go towards building a deck.

posted by amro 06 February | 09:05

Absolutely what Melismata said. Antarctica is my dream destination.

posted by initapplette 06 February | 12:24

10k the frivolous way... hmmm. Some of those 'spinner' rims for the Westy, with lots of inlaid gold, silver, and platinum.

posted by buzzman 06 February | 22:12

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