OK Gentlemen, have fun with this one!!!

[trickyasafox]

invest 3500, buy a nice 45 for about a grand, and put 500 into a nice loading set up to feed it to shoot it

 

[half elf]

IMNSHO I would personally buy back as much of my soul as 4K would return to me, and then set aside appx 1K for my pleasure(things that go BOOM), but I have divested my self of all my credit cards, and only owe the mortgage, and car note so I actually am developing some spare money.

 

[dsk]

If you buy a High Point as the other dude suggested, you may not need to worry about retiring at all. Your kids will get the money instead.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

Actually, a Money Market investment isn't worth warm spit. It really not much better than a savings account. You need something that will grow, over time, and a MM account or a savings account will seldom keep up with inflation. Put the bulk of your money in a good, no-load mutual fund (equities) and plan for the long term.

Get yourself another "toy" that is less expensive (under $1000), but functional, and look for the next rainy day -- or retirement.

 

[trickyasafox]

i have a roth IRA that turned me 9% last year, definatly a good investment

 

[retnav05]

Spread it out. No load? Where? My portfolio is pretty well balanced.
My Money market is for convenience. If the market doesnt crash, I'll be OK.

CBCAX
CVGRX
CVTRX
CWGFX
FDVAX
FIIAX
FNIAX
FSTAX
GABEX
GFAFX
NBRVX
NEFZX
NPRTX
OPPAX
PNIAX

 

[2TransAms]

Drop a grand on a Kimber TLE and a case of ammo. Use the rest to pay your debts. Mortgage and car payments are fine (just a part of the system in the good ol' USA),but credit cards can eat you alive.

 

[Black Majik]

2 Springfield PROs, 2 Milt Sparks OWB 55BN holsters (right and left hand), 1 Milt Sparks belt, 2 Milt Sparks double mag pouches and call it a day.

Invest the rest of the $200 left over