You have 15$. How would you spend it so that you'll be the happiest you can be for 15$ ?
And yes you have to spend it all
Edit: There are a lot of little good things in these answers that I often ignore. Thanks everyone.
Weed
Came to check how high this comment was. Ofcourse it's the top comment.
you gonna bang that shit or what
Tell me you haven't smoked without telling me you haven't smoked
15$?
Register a domain name based on some hair brain fantasy for the year.
Then spend the year ideating and fantasizing about what might be while doing nothing.
Thats a whole year of value for 15 bucks.
I... think we have different definitions of happiness, and drastically different ideas of the "the happiest we could be".
And eventually, 10 years and over £100 for a domain you'll never use.
It's me. Too many domains I have no idea what to do with.
Cat cafe, you can chill in there for ages slurpin on coffee surrounded by the lil gremlins
I want rat cafes. Sadly there's only one, and it's in japan.
I just want to pet chaos potatoes while eating food that they are stealing from me
If we're talking random animal Cafes, I want a lizard cafe with separate rooms for tropical and desert lizards.
That would be neat. I couldn't handle having rats anymore due to the prospect of constant loss but would love a place to hang out with some.
Done it. But it took more money just to get there via Uber.
Worth it.
A big breakfast burrito and a latte.
a latte
“Yeah, well, I really don't think we have time for a hand job.“
I think I'd buy some bugs for my lizard. Maybe some hornworms? They're very good for hydration and basically every reptile that eats bugs goes absolutely crazy for them!
If my buddy is happy, then I'm happy, too.
Here's a picture of my ugly boy, Pączki.
Superb nakey wrinkly man!!! That Beardie morph was called something like Silkback or Leatherback right? Do they still slightly change their color like normal Beardies? :o
I'd go with the same gist of answer! I'd get some fun snack for my girl Revy, maybe Quail or African Soft Fur, and the rest of the budget would go to random fun enrichment items :)
Herps herps herps!!
Yeah, he's a silkback. Less of a "morph" and more of a genetic nightmare. Definitely would never recommend to anyone who doesn't have a ton of time & money to spend caring for them, + extensive experience with bearded dragon care. A leatherback is the best option of you're looking for a bit of a smoother dragon!
Revy is adorable!! What breed & morph is she?
Well I love Paczki with all my heart! I’m spending my $15 on Paczki too
OMG! That's the best name for a pet! As a Paczki lover I approve!
He is pretty!
Why are they named in a multiple, and not singular Pączek?
What species is this? It looks like house gecko but larger and oddly cute
He's a bearded dragon with a genetic defect that caused him to be born without proper scales or spikes.
Because of that, he's a "special needs" animal, so he needs lots of extra care to keep him healthy.
I'd definitely recommend (fully scaled) bearded dragons as pets! Mine is an excellent cuddle-buddy and constantly makes me smile with his dumb goofy antics and curiosity.
Huh, I didn't know that there were beardies without scales and spikes. Judging by his face, they still shed and it looks like sunburned skin peeling.
An icecream for me, one for my wife, and enough fuel to drive to the waterfront so we can eat them while sitting at the edge of the pier, swinging our legs.
That's very sweet. I guess I'd do something similar: buy a crab bucket and a rope, and head down to the waterfront where I'd swim under piers and see how many people's dangling legs I can hook and pull under with the rope
That makes me laugh harder than it should. 😆
10 bucks weed 5 bucks ben and jerrys
It depends on what I'm trying to maximize.
If I just want the happiness spike ASAP, then I would just buy $15 worth of Magic cards, or maybe a booster pack or three, depending on the set.
If I'm trying to maximize my overall happiness over any amount of time, I think spending $15 on something reusable, like a nice pair of socks or a hat would work out for me.
If I want to maximize happiness in general, then spending it on someone else I care about does double duty. It makes someone else happy, and I get happiness from being involved in the process.
Darn Tough socks on sale. Merino wool, so you dont have to wash them every time if you use wool wash and air then out (and don't wear then without shoes (dirt)), and a lifetime warranty. Now that's a nice $15 pair of socks.
An ex gave me an old pair of her's that she used for work and I've been a fan ever since
It's so hot right now I'd probably spend it on ice cream and/or frozen custard. Then be in the bathroom an hour later because I'm lactose intolerant.
You're not gonna grab some lactase pills with part of the cash, or spend that $15 on dairy free ice cream?
Did they stutter? The pain is part of the experience
I'm gonna pay my $15 to watch.
I also choose watching the shitter.
This better not unlock something in me
Buy Minecraft, which apparently is on sale for $14.99. It's not quite as fun when all your friends have the official version and get to play together while you're stuck with an - ahem - unofficial version.
For zero monies you & your friends could run VoxeLibre which has better performance characteristics. Microsoft doesn’t deserve your money or your user data, but I am sure VoxeLibre or Minetest wouldn’t mind a donation.
On the topic of games, Stick Fight The Game is $5 on steam and I got it while drinking with a few friends. It was the most fun I've had in years. I also hop on randomly when I get a chance and it's just as fun with random people.
Stick flight is great!
I got it at launch.
I sat here and thought about it, and I truly think I'd go to the dollar store, buy a few cheap water guns, and have a water fight with my sisters and their kids. Remember how fun water fights are??? Even those cheap little water guns; doesn't have to be fancy. Leftover money would go to popsicles.
Fam sounds like you need to get out there and make this a reality. $15 is cheap compared to a good memory like this
I prefer the little fake Nerf guns but same principle. You can get several and several darts for $15 and then you can do it in the house.
An edible
A 40
A little Caesars pizza, crazy bread
convert it to $1 and $2 coins. get the best super glue I can for $12
buy a $1 bag of popcorn (go pop it at home)
glue the remaining $2 coin to the path somewhere visible and near a bench so I can watch.
sit, with popcorn, and watch people try to pick up the glued $2 coin for as long as I feel entertained
I was thinking this but get a sock and convert $10 to rolls of nickels and hit them in the head when they bend over to get the quarter.
It's free money!
Did this when I was a kid with a 50 pence piece. Superglued it to the pavement in our town and watched from across the street as numerous people bent down to try and pick it up. Classic.
My dad did this once, he came back to find an old abandonned screwdriver and a "thank you" note
Give it to your dad for last night!
Haha, got 'em!
Acid!
Ok weed was up top but this is more bang for the buck
If you can get it for $5 a tab.
I could a few years back, it was a hell of a summer
I don't know what it goes for now but somehow the price of LSD stayed the same for at least 30 years.
Same
Great value for the money with it. One ~$7-$10 hit will get you going for 8 hours. Can any other non rc drugs compete price wise?
Stardew valley could bring you hundreds of hours if you already have something to play on
Version 1.6 came out this year in March. It was super fun to start a new game, so much new content.
Ecstacy.
Some of my happiest times were rolling at a concert. Im empathetic, happy, social, and my anxiety is pretty much gone.
And as far as I don't go too far, the only down time I need to recover is the next 24 hours eating junk food and watching Netflix motionless in bed.
Oh totally. Outside of a few festivals where I took it three nights in a row, typically I was only rolling at a show maybe once a month. I couldn't imagine doing it frequently or having an urge specifically to roll.
Send a gift to a friend. I don't know what I would send, but it would make them happy and it would make me happy, so it's a win-win. Mind you,I should actually just do that
Straight to the casino baby.
15 on red
no black FUCK
I invest it in the next stupid crypto fas and either lose $15 or become a millionaire.
I choose millionaire.
Put it towards a stupid sounding investment scheme that will turn those 15 into 5 within the month
I never had the income to do that. It sounds exciting. It's like gambling except it's considered classy instead of trashy.
It's like gambling except it's considered classy instead of trashy.
I'd give it to a homeless person or another person in need
If I have to spend money to be happy, then I’m already unhappy.
But now you have the means to change that with a free $15!
Let Hetty Green be a lesson.
Buy $15 worth of Taco Bell.
Approximately ~7 different packs of Haldiram's Minute Khana.
It'll keep me going another week or so, and is (hopefully) a little healthier than ramen! Certainly more flavorful, at least
I will spend it educating people that we write fifteen dollars as $15.
I would campaign for fifteen dollars to be written as 15$. The other way around makes no sense. Dollars is the unit, and you say "fifteen dollars" and not "dollars fifteen". That we landed on the backwards convention is a travesty.
Sure, 15$ wouldn't get me far, but it's a start!
Super regional, remember learning 15$ in French class but using $15 everywhere else because I'm an anglophone. Personally, as someone else said, it's a unit, totally makes sense treating it as such and I do tend to use iso currency codes when talking dollars because I'm Canadian, 40 USD is 54.75 CAD, 40 CAD is 29.23 USD, if I don't specify that it makes things look way more expensive comparatively.
Agreed on all aspects.
Fallaffel Kebap (11$) Soft drink (4$)
$4 coke? Jesus Christ just kill me
Not too bad. It was 4.5$ for one of those smallish bottles last I checked.
Honestly, one month of a service like Netflix or Disney. I'm against these services but I feel $15 will give great value for a month.
Can you even get a month for $15?
If it's $15 on a credit card, and you're willing to pay a few more fifteens of dollars later, sure
For 16€ you could get Real-Debrid + Stremio for 6 months and watch all the movies.
It has really nice UI for mobile/TV/PC.
How about a vpn instead, for reasons...
2 months of Dropout
Do like GeoWizard. Pocket the money and start walking in a direction. See how far you can get on the money. Buy simple needed items like water and snacks. Accept charity. Speak with people. Seems extremely fulfilling!
I would hold 5 owls.
Does it cost $3 to hold an owl? I did not know that...
There was a really fun show I found.... Let me get the name.... "Joe and Katherine bargain holidays", where they"vacation" on a "budget", in the first (or second?) episode the go to an owl sanctuary, where they learn it's 3$ (pounds) to hold an owl, Joe is flabbergasted by this and announces that he's going to spend more money holding owls than on anything else in this episode, I think they started with 10 owls for 30 pounds, then asked to round it up to a dozen, then a bakers dozen. It actually looked like something I'd gladly spend money to do, and I would imagine it's a pretty good cause.
The series is posted to YouTube, and if you haven't seen "task master" I cannot recommend it highly enough. Joe and Katherine are on season 2. Save season 7 until you've seen enough of it to be comfortable with what's going on, because it's an amazing season (as they all are) but the cast is the least restrained in their antics.
Buy my dog a delicious chew treat of her choice and watch her devour it.
One $15 hooker bot, or fifteen $1 hooker bots?
3 hands of blackjack.
Pizza
15 tacos for $15 dollars special
If it's like 100 tacos for $100, I think I could go for that right about now.
Is this in USD? Where would I be located?
It is USD, but you are in Vietnam.
Generic answer would be food and a beer. Depending upon where in Viet Nam, there might be other things I want to do.
I was supposed to go there, reserved hotels, transport, etc. and then corona killed it. Would still love to go.
I'm buying ingredients to bake brownies for my wife. Or with her.
Probably spend it on a favorites restaurant visit
Hmm. I am not convinced I can be much happier for $15 but a coffee for me, split a breakfast sandwich with my husband in the little Cuban cafe near me. Or buy gas and a diet coke and go by myself, alone, to the beach, that is such a relaxing activity.
Buy an internet ad that tells people the damn dollar sign goes BEFORE the number.
It is funny to see comments like these trying to find creative ways of being pedantic lol
Not in Europe. We put our currency behind the number and our decimal is a "," instead of a "."
Instead we divide thousands by empty spaces or "." (at least in Germany).
Interestingly, in europe this seems to vary by country!
I was just thinking that I wasn't sure which was correct, but it seems both are actually acceptable in Germany although after the number is preferred
Why is your decimal a comma and the separator a full stop? A comma continues a thought just like it continues a number, and a full stop (period) separates sentences, much like it separates a whole and fractional part of a number. Your system is ass-backwards and you fucking know it. You should be ashamed of it.
But which is 'before' the number? We use arabic numbers so they're actually reversed...
Two plates of rice or noodles with vegetables and salmon. Delicious. Actually, highest ROI that you could possibly hope to achieve in the universe.
Can get a night in a small campsite for about £15.
Even cheaper if i'm only taking my tent
Donate it to a good cause.
This person gets it. If you have to spend money to be happy, you’re fooling yourself. You’re already lost to capitalist realism.
Pound of good coffee.