"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Best way to use $1000? Ideas wanted

Quiksilver

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Hey guys

Made it good in the stock market over the weekend and I have 1000 bucks to throw around. Lucky me eh? The thing is, I don't want to waste it or buy dumb **** with it. Basically I don't want it to turn into beer money.

In short I need some ideas on how to either a)spend it effectively, b)re-invest it or c)save it.

What are some very good ways to use $1000 dollars?

Thanks
 

"I'm Not Looking for Anything Serious Right Now"

When a woman says it, guys hear a confession. A heads-up. A scheduling conflict.

Here's the translation: I don't feel anything. Right now. With you.

Watch what happens when a man triggers actual attraction. The busy career, the recent breakup, the "not in a place to date" — all of it evaporates instantly. The same woman who was guarding her freedom is suddenly free every night.

The "22 Rules" explain why. When the right switches flip, her timeline rearranges itself around you.

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If I had a grand, I'd save it until I have 5 grand and then get me a supercharger. There isn't enough you can make with a grand, unless you wanted to buy something, and I don't mean party it away.
 

comic_relief

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or how about buy stocks, bonds, or something that is an asset that will increase in value, instead of a car that will decrease in value.

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Michele l'Arcangelo

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use it on girls...
better to even use it on your oneitis... buy her flowers and clothes and food.
 

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Michele said:
use it on girls...
better to even use it on your oneitis... buy her flowers and clothes and food.
HAHAHAHAHA!!! That is such a terrible idea that it is comical.

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"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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SuperChillies

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4 hookers just kidding...

stock market or bonds ?
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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ramesses

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If you only have a small amount - $1000, these things have a good ability to appriciate in value or hold their value.

Stocks / Bonds

Silver

24cat 0.999 pure gold bullion

$1000 isn't alot i'd probably bank $300, use $500 back in the stock market and try to make some more and spend $200 on yourself.

Or a larger amount of money

Property

Invest in a Buisness
 

MrS

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1000$ to throw around at 18 is great for anyone, ramesses, don't knock it.

I'd say spend half, treat yourself, and re-invest the rest.
 

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invest it in yourself. always invest in yourself as much as possible.
 

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1k, bonds, what is the current IR in your country? You will probably make $50 from it in the next year. That is NOTHING, your young, enjoy yourself. You will have plenty more money to invest and save later on.

Made it from stocks, what did you buy, what is your current asset base?
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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I'd spend it on my car, because I'm a racer. For 1 grand you can get into cart racing. Or mod your ride for autox. That's my oneitis, I spend money on this all the time.

Cars depriciate when you buy them, drive them, trade them. Racing cars do not depreciate, they make money. If you could measure the adrenaline rush, you'd be spending a lot of money on cocaine. Eventually they get restored, rebuilt, and sold for more money to people who appreciate real rides.
 

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I'll give you $250 for it.
 
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