Thursday, April 16, 2009

Booking Through Thursday - April 16


Today's prompt:

Yesterday, April 15th, was Tax Day here in the U.S., which means lots of lucky people will get refunds of over-paid taxes.

Whether you’re one of them or not, what would you spend an unexpected windfall on? Say … $50? How about $500?

(And, this is a reading meme, so by rights the answer should be book-related, but hey, feel free to go wild and splurge on anything you like.)


As I am not one of the lucky recipients of a refund this year, I can only dream. *sigh* If I were to somehow receive some unexpected money, and I wasn't allowed to be practical with it, I can think of a few things I might splurge on.

Let's just say that $500 showed up one day. I couldn't use it for paying bills and I couldn't put it in my savings account. I would buy a Kindle. Yes, something that I've been on the fence about for a while. It would be wonderful for traveling. Because I know it will never replace an actual book in my heart and my bookcase, it's something I wouldn't use every day. This makes it frivolous and therefore could only be purchased with unexpected money.

There are a few non-book related things I'd buy as well. I want a Flip Mino video camera so I can capture my naughty puppy in the act of dragging my shoes through the house. I'd like to do some re-organizing which requires baskets and shelves, so I'd buy that too. Hmm. . . I think my $500 is spent.

3 comments:

Brooke from The Bluestocking Guide said...

The ever popular Kindle.

Windfall

jlshall said...

So many people have said they'd use the money to buy a Kindle! Must be on just about everyone's wish list.

-.- said...

Others have said Kindle as well. I don't know if I'd get one at this moment, but I do think it would incredibly convenient to have a bunch of books on the Kindle to read while at the airport, instead of carrying all of the paperbacks in your bag.

~ Popin