If you inherited $50,000...

[Chicago526]

Pay off the credit cards, then take about $3000 and take a nice vacation, and invest what's left over.

 

[Alice28]

Pay off some bills
Take about a $5K vacation
Use the rest for home improvements

 

[jgmklmhem]

Pay off both cars and student loan...Disney Cruise, rest towards retirement

 

[JimB.]

Eliminate as much debt as possible.

 

[Missy1961]

Down payment on a house.

 

[dismom9761]

Pay off debt,buy a van,and finish basement.

 

[mickeyfan2]

I would invest it for retirement.

 

[LadyBears]

Pay off debt, take a nice vacation, put some towards fixing the house & the rest towards retirement & a college fund for DD.

 

[disneynutt1225]

Buy something frivelous for DFi, pay off the credit cards (mostly his now), and save the rest for a house....

 

[inaminute]

I'd pay off my car loan and invest the rest.

 

[Ragnrok23]

pay off student loans
pay off car loan
Pay for wedding
Pay for honeymoon
Down payment for house (if I have any left )

 

[Nancy]

One good vacation and the rest in an account for the kids college fund (and mine too I might add!) With a 17 1/2 year old, a 16 year old (who wants to be a lawyer) and a 13 year old, I would certainly put the money to good use for education purposes.

 

[mallcat]

I'd put almost all of it away for retirement, after taking a nice vacation.

 

[AuntieM03]

Pay off bills, put a little in savings and treat my best friend and my brothers family to a WDW vacation (of course I would be there too).

 

[Cindy B]

Get the tree uprooted in our backyard (I have a hard time realizing this tree would cost 4K to remove)
Fencing on side/back of house--pretty white fence
New cabinets/counter/floor for kitchen

college fund

 

[RadioNate]

Well I'll likely be in this situation soon. 1/2 is going into long term savings and investments. 1/4 is going into an emergency fund and the rest is being spent.

I need a lot of dental work. I never got my permanent eye teeth so I have bridges. Because my 15 year old bridges are ok, it's considered 'cosmetic' by the insurance co. The bulk of the 'spending' money will go towards new bridges and making the teeth that the bridges are attached to look better.

The rest of the spending money will go towards any debt and if the home improvement projects we are looking at aren't finished it'll go towards those.

 

[MidgeD79]

Build attached garage, finish backyard with pool and deck and go to WDW

 

[crz4mm2]

I'd pay off as much debt as possible and invest the rest.

 

[bigmerle1966]

Put part of it in savings, pay off some debts, put enough of a down payment on a new van that I would have a small monthly payment, get some work done on my house, go to WDW.

 

[disneymom3]

Pay off car loan, get DH a newer car with good gas mileage and finish the basement so I can have my dream homeschooling room. That would about use it up but the leftovers would go into savings/retirement.