Quote Originally Posted by GGT View Post
Then why did you ask? A foil for discussing time-varied utility under the guise of delayed gratification? WTF
I've been very clear about my goals for the entire thread, GGT. It's way more interesting of a discussion than what to do with $8k.

And what did you mean by "you folk"?
Uh, the members of this forum? Obviously you're all going to have a challenge giving useful advice on something like this without way more detail, detail which I'm never going to share on the internet. There are reasons to go to the internet for information, of course - say I need to know which sites to see in Istanbul (Hazir), or how library funding and operations work in the US (OG), or an obscure definition in the political science literature (Loki). That's because I'm relying on expertise that each of you have. But when the decision is essentially tied up in a full understanding of my own financial situation and life priorities, obviously the main person to talk to is my wife. I don't really understand how this is controversial.