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An obligation to leave the house this winter

What is a low stress but high-motivation thing I can do to get me out of the house on weekends this winter? [more inside]
posted by bbqturtle on Sep 12, 2020 - 12 answers

Best, most economically efficient use for stimulus money

We just received our stimulus funds, and we're trying to figure out the best, most economically efficient use for it in terms of helping society generally. Financially we're fine and should continue to be, and we save quite a bit already, so we don't need to save it. So it seems like the choice is between donating or spending. But how do we decide what's best? [more inside]
posted by McPuppington the Third on Apr 16, 2020 - 9 answers

What to do with stimulus money that isn't direly needed right now?

How should we save, invest, spend, or donate? Current family salaries and savings appear stable enough that we can weather a lot of short-term uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic. We certainly welcome the bump to secure our position - but also want to help our neighbors and community in thoughtful and effective ways. What ideas--or factors in deciding--do you have?
posted by GPF on Apr 15, 2020 - 18 answers

Liquidate investments as they were for house deposit for this year?

Was planning on buying a house this year, and had invested in some mostly-cautious stocks and shares to help boost savings a bit. However, I'm now at a loss and suspect I'll lose even more this year. Given things might take 2+ years to recover, and I may need my savings to cover potential income loss (I'm freelance), or the original plan to buy a house, would you disinvest into cash? [more inside]
posted by starstarstar on Mar 12, 2020 - 7 answers

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