Things I Would Buy Instead Of Vet School....

[Robdude]

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Ford Mustang
$20k

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle
$10k

New Furniture
$7k

Jet Ski
$6k

New Clothes
$4k

Alaskan Cruise
$3k

Power Tools
$3k

Hot Tub
$3k

Camping Gear
$2k

Playstation 3 + Xbox 360 + many games
$2k

 

[Robdude]

Lasik
$2k

Strip Club Visit
$2k

Frigidaire 4 Piece Stainless Steel Kitchen Package
$1.4k

Washer & Dryer
$1.2k

58" HDTV
$1.2k

Road Bicycle
$1.1k

HP Pavilion Envy Laptop
$1k

Treadmill
$1k

Sleep Number Bed
$1k

Home Gym
$.7k

 

[Robdude]

Epiphone Les Paul Guitar
$.5k

Guitar Amp
$.5k

AND......

~2,000 Sq Ft. Home In Fort Collins, CO
$197k

 

[Alhazred]

37,047 bags of almond M&Ms ($3.59 each).

 

[lei325]

37,047 bags of almond m&ms ($3.59 each).

win.

 

[StartingoverVet]

or Sale - $199,500, N425RG; 5921 TT; 922 SOH / 678 SOH; IFR; 2004 Paint; 6 Seats; Very Nicely Equipped Cessna 340A Ram with STEC 60 Autopilot & STEC ST 360 Altitude Selector. Price..

 

[heylodeb]

or Sale - $199,500, N425RG; 5921 TT; 922 SOH / 678 SOH; IFR; 2004 Paint; 6 Seats; Very Nicely Equipped Cessna 340A Ram with STEC 60 Autopilot & STEC ST 360 Altitude Selector. Price..

Is it a sign that I need to spend less time on here when I knew EXACTELY what you had posted before I had even opened the thread?

 

[LetItSnow]

or Sale - $199,500, N425RG; 5921 TT; 922 SOH / 678 SOH; IFR; 2004 Paint; 6 Seats; Very Nicely Equipped Cessna 340A Ram with STEC 60 Autopilot & STEC ST 360 Altitude Selector. Price..

Sigh. I still remember the first flight I made in a plane with an STEC a/p w/ alt pre-select slaved to a Garmin 430. It was a thing of beauty if you're just trying to cruise somewhere. I felt like I was somewhat obsolete as a pilot.

After all my powered flight hours, though, I still think one of my top 3 favorite flying moments was in a glider circling in a thermal opposite some sort of hawk.

 

[shm2985]

I read something somewhere that a child (from birth to fledgling and beyond) will cost you upwards on $200,000. Strikingly similar to the amount of vet school!

So... I guess I may have to compromise on the 2.5 kids and settle on 1.5? I guess I could leave out the house instead.

 

[LetItSnow]

I read something somewhere that a child (from birth to fledgling and beyond) will cost you upwards on $200,000. Strikingly similar to the amount of vet school!

That's why you sell them when they're still young.

After you part out their organs on the black market.

(Funny. This just came up on my class's FB page a few weeks back.)

 

[lostbunny]

it costs $2K to go to a strip club??!? Go to freaking Thailand its probably $2 lol. But then again you might not be seeing what you expect to see.... :\

 

[K9DANE]

have a decent home, and dependable cars

had Lasik...BEST, BEST, BEST money I've ever spent on myself!!!!!!!!!!!!

(shall I repeat ^^^^^ that again?!?!?!)

I guess this is the part where I state it's great to be 37 yrs old, and the only thing I WANT to spend money on....is my education?!?!

Seriously though....don't wish your lives away. Be proud of where you are and everything else will eventually fall into place. There was a time in my life where I literally counted out hotdogs for the week (and chicken nuggets) just for my kids & I to survive. You will reap the benefits of all your hard work!!!

Have faith!!!!

 

[Robdude]

it costs $2K to go to a strip club??!? Go to freaking Thailand its probably $2 lol. But then again you might not be seeing what you expect to see.... :\

I was thinking multiple visits; but either way 🙂

 

[libster06]

Trip to Vegas:

$10K (for the trip I WANT....)

Buy my parents a nice car:

$40K

Downpayment on a decent starter house:

$50,000

Trip to Bora Bora

$7K

Another dog...

Priceless....

 

[breenie]

BUGATTI VEYRON!!!

wait... vet school doesn't cost $1.7M.

I'll have to give it more thought, I guess. I hadn't planned out all of my extravagant dream purchases.

 

[HopefulAg]

Strip Club Visit
$2k

Holy crap dude. Go big or go home, eh? You might as well just buy the stripper.


I would buy this:

Not including the dude, but would need the gear so he does serve a purpose, though he's missing riding pants (denim shreads and khakis fuse). That would all cost about three or four grand.

I'd also likely buy some fishing gear, a sail boat, and various tools, plus start many hobbies I don't have the time nor money for. I'd also buy more stock, cause I'm exciting like that.

 

[nyanko]

all of the pucks. all of them. every single puck.

 

[cowgirla]

Grand Prix quality jumper: 100K
Lessons/trainer to learn how to ride above horse: 25K+
APHA trail/WP horse (so above 100K'er doesnt fry his brains out in the "wild" or get a boo-boo): 4K.
horse trailer with living quarters: 40K
Big *ss fancy truck to pull it: 50K
Fully retire my old TB gelding: 20Kish, assuming he lives another 10 years.

Yup, that's where my priorities are.
And of course: a margarita shack on a beach somewhere, and a hammock to sleep in. Vet school is soooo overrated.

 

[Cautionary Tail]

In no particular order:

- House.
- Pricey experimental FIV treatment for FAILcat.
- Dog!
- Storm chasing trip!
- Ditch the Subaru of FAIL and replace it with something comparable but reliable.
- Writing implements. Lots of them. In bright, obnoxious colors. (Yes, I have a problem.)

I'm too lazy to price everything out, but around here even a cheap house is pretty costly... so that's probably the extent of my skipping-out-on-vet-school fun. 😉

(If there's anything left, I am totally jumping on the horse bandwagon. 😀)

 

[lostbunny]

Okay- now that I'm over the $2000 strippers, I can add my "what i'd do with my vet school money":


* travel the globe until it all runs out. Easy as!

 

[Whyevernot55]

-house
-new car
-PONIES. Probably a fancy-ass jumper who could cart my a** around the 4', and an OTTB or two because I loff them.
-allow the Special TB to retire in style instead of having to continue to earn his keep for the next ten years (which he'd better, considering how much he's cost me in vet bills alone).

Actually I don't even need a house. Just upgrading to a 2br apartment instead of the postage stamp we're going to be living in for the next year would be nice.

 

[twelvetigers]

Um. I dunno. I have a house, I like my car... I don't need any ponies... so, yeah. I think I want vet school, actually. And, thankfully, my education will cost *less* than my house.

 

[Tator17]

Um. I dunno. I have a house, I like my car... I don't need any ponies... so, yeah. I think I want vet school, actually. And, thankfully, my education will cost *less* than my house.

Agreed. I've cut so much out of my budget to afford pre-reqs (without loans) that I have fooled myself into not wanting because I can't afford it anyway . And after all this sacrificing, I'm pretty sure I just want vet school.

Now later on? Or if I win the lottery? Travel travel travel. In nice hotels all over the world. No more backpacking. And cable TV. Man do I miss me some Animal Planet. And Discovery Channel. And Bravo. And ESPN.

(not dwelling on it. not dwelling on it. not dwelling on it. 🙂 )

 

[Whyevernot55]

I don't even remember what cable TV is like any more....


ETA: Also, I would buy a fancy schmancy custom saddle for my shiny new pony. You know, when I win the lotto. And actually pay someone to braid my horse at shows so I didn't have to.

And I would buy a king-sized bed so there *might* be enough room for me, the boyfriend, and a percentage of the cats to sleep comfortably!

Also I could go to Starbucks every day instead of limiting myself to once a week. This is Really Hard when you live across the street from one.

 

[PetPony]

I'd like to get that dewalt power tool set for my boyfriend so he has good tools to built me a ton of jumps for the fancy jumper I would buy myself. 🙂

If I'd win the lottery, I'd buy my own farm to keep all the animals I want to have in the future: Horses, ponies, chickens, cows, dogs, rats, ...

 

[breenie]

Also I could go to Starbucks every day instead of limiting myself to once a week. This is Really Hard when you live across the street from one.

Iced americanos eeeerrrrydayyyy.

 

[chyactnate]

RUMBA!!!!!! He would cost more than my education but I would buy him in a heartbeat😍


I would fix up my '70 Chevelle

Buy an AWESOME Camera and go around the world taking pictures of horses 🙂

Put a bowling alley and home theater in my house..

Thats all I can think of right now...

 

[heylodeb]

Also I could go to Starbucks every day instead of limiting myself to once a week. This is Really Hard when you live across the street from one.

This would quite literally be impossible for me to resist. We just moved out to the country and I haven't had a shot from the mother ship since Tuesday. Yes, I said mothership and YES, I'm freaking out because it's been over two days since my last one.

Making them at home is just not the same. I'm going to try and learn, though - I won't be able to afford drink the stuff once I quit my job! 😳

 

[LetItSnow]

Um. I dunno. I have a house, I like my car... I don't need any ponies... so, yeah. I think I want vet school, actually. And, thankfully, my education will cost *less* than my house.

My house USED to be worth more than my education. Now I think it might be trade-able for a piece of bazooka bubble gum. Already chewed. Stuck on the bottom of somebody's shoe.

 

[dyachei]

My house USED to be worth more than my education. Now I think it might be trade-able for a piece of bazooka bubble gum. Already chewed. Stuck on the bottom of somebody's shoe.

Probably willing to do that...with an inspection😉

 

[lostbunny]

Um. I dunno. I have a house, I like my car... I don't need any ponies... so, yeah. I think I want vet school, actually. And, thankfully, my education will cost *less* than my house.

... but granted vet school became eradicated..... come onnnn be a little superficial! 😀

 

[jmo1012]

i think i'd really just like the actual money to pay for vet school rather than all of these student loans 😀 haha

 

[Cautionary Tail]

i think i'd really just like the actual money to pay for vet school rather than all of these student loans 😀 haha

Amen to that!

Then, once I graduated, I could eventually earn all the stuff on my list.

With all the depressing loan / crappy job market related derailments that happen in here, I often find myself vacillating between "yay, vet school!" and "holy I'm-going-to-spend-the-rest-of-my-natural-life-residing-in-a-cardboard-box-and-eating-ramen-noodles, Batman!"

Darn you people with IS/contract options. 😉

 

[jmo1012]

Amen to that!

Then, once I graduated, I could eventually earn all the stuff on my list.

With all the depressing loan / crappy job market related derailments that happen in here, I often find myself vacillating between "yay, vet school!" and "holy I'm-going-to-spend-the-rest-of-my-natural-life-residing-in-a-cardboard-box-and-eating-ramen-noodles, Batman!"

Darn you people with IS/contract options. 😉

the third one to add would be geez i really need to find a husband who has money! 😉

 

[Cautionary Tail]

the third one to add would be geez i really need to find a husband who has money! 😉

I think I saw some article a while back about veterinarians being considered highly dateable by the general public, so perhaps the odds are in your favor...

 

[lostbunny]

I think I saw some article a while back about veterinarians being considered highly dateable by the general public, so perhaps the odds are in your favor...

I read this really fast and thought it said "....veterinarians being considered highly DEBATABLE... " I was like wha? why? ... how??

 

[goldnretrivrgrl]

I think I saw some article a while back about veterinarians being considered highly dateable by the general public, so perhaps the odds are in your favor...

👍👍👍 please let this be true!!!!

 

[DVMDream]

Small yacht that I could live on and travel the seas for the rest of my life while somebody caters to me and feeds me grapes.....ok so it might eventually end up costing more than vet school, but I can dream...🙄

 

[cowgirla]

I think I saw some article a while back about veterinarians being considered highly dateable by the general public, so perhaps the odds are in your favor...

But I dont want to date the general public. I want the exclusive trust fund boy that still has a hefty 6 figure income coming in every year. Occupation is flexible, as long as the big bucks are there, he's tall, dark, handsome and has all his teeth. I think that about covers it

 

[LetItSnow]

But I dont want to date the general public. I want the exclusive trust fund boy that still has a hefty 6 figure income coming in every year. Occupation is flexible, as long as the big bucks are there, he's tall, dark, handsome and has all his teeth. I think that about covers it

My first suggestion would be to change your avatar. Just a thought. 😉

 

[cowgirla]

My first suggestion would be to change your avatar. Just a thought. 😉

Now why would I go and do something silly like that?
If future hubby behaves himself, he has nothing to worry about. If not, well....

 

[JSpitz]

Holy crap dude. Go big or go home, eh? You might as well just buy the stripper.


I would buy this:

Not including the dude, but would need the gear so he does serve a purpose, though he's missing riding pants (denim shreads and khakis fuse). That would all cost about three or four grand.

I'd also likely buy some fishing gear, a sail boat, and various tools, plus start many hobbies I don't have the time nor money for. I'd also buy more stock, cause I'm exciting like that.

good sir/ma'am, you need to check out the 2011 Ninja 650R 🙂

May I also recommend the 2011 Honda CBR 600RR? 😍

 

[JSpitz]

Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale 2011: $220,000

Leaves nothing behind for maintenance fees.

 

[that redhead]

A couple of these:

One of these...

I don't need much 😀

 

[lareinesoleil]

Kick-*ss trip to Japan:

A Belgian Draft horse, because they are so sweet:

A house, so that my pets and I can live in comfort and style.

(this is a picture of a chateau - prettier than the houses I'd be able to afford, LOL)

An abyssinian cat, because my current dog and cat would love another buddy (but these cats are kinda pricey):

Lots and lots of these:

 

[Kiwi4Vet]

I read something somewhere that a child (from birth to fledgling and beyond) will cost you upwards on $200,000. Strikingly similar to the amount of vet school!

So... I guess I may have to compromise on the 2.5 kids and settle on 1.5? I guess I could leave out the house instead.

I've always wondered, if I guarantee my firstborn in lieu of my loans, then just never happen to have children, would that count as default?

 

[Maddiegirl]

My house USED to be worth more than my education. Now I think it might be trade-able for a piece of bazooka bubble gum. Already chewed. Stuck on the bottom of somebody's shoe.

Amen to that - same boat here!

 

[cowgirla]

I've always wondered, if I guarantee my firstborn in lieu of my loans, then just never happen to have children, would that count as default?

You could send them an egg and tell them to fertilize it themselves Better than nothing?

 

[pennyonthefloor]

Small yacht that I could live on and travel the seas for the rest of my life while somebody caters to me and feeds me grapes.....ok so it might eventually end up costing more than vet school, but I can dream...🙄

Have you ever actually eaten too many grapes at once? You might want to save some $$ for pepto bismol or something!

 

[pennyonthefloor]

Bwahahaha.... just listening to replay of the Daily show.... some CNN news anchor calculated how much it would cost to attend Hogwarts (if it existed).... $43,000 per year.... all expenses.....

Equivalent price.... too bad we don't get wands......