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.

  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
    109·
    6 months ago

    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.

  • 0x01@lemmy.ml
    78·
    6 months ago

    Cat cafe, you can chill in there for ages slurpin on coffee surrounded by the lil gremlins

  • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz
    47·
    6 months ago

    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.

    • Python@programming.dev
      10·
      6 months ago

      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 :)

      • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz
        3·
        6 months ago

        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?

        • Python@programming.dev
          1·
          6 months ago

          Whoa, that sounds exhausting haha! Do they need like, moisturizer to help them shed? :o

          Revy is a Ball Python, her morphs are Black Pastel, Lesser and GHI (maybe also Confusion and maybe het Clown, the breeder wasn’t sure). Surprisingly, the cool stripe isn’t from something like the Genetic Stripe morph, just a weird effect from the combination of her 3 morphs. Her mom (also BP, Lesser and GHI) actually looks super similar, but has random breaks in the stripe, so Revy just got lucky I guess!

      • SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz
        5·
        6 months ago

        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.

    • samus12345@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      6 months ago

      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.

  • spittingimage@lemmy.world
    40·
    6 months ago

    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.

    • tetris11@lemmy.ml
      25·
      6 months ago

      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

  • meant2live218@lemmy.world
    31·
    6 months ago

    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.

    • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com
      3·
      6 months ago

      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.

      • Cubes@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        6 months ago

        An ex gave me an old pair of her’s that she used for work and I’ve been a fan ever since

  • edric@lemm.eeEnglish
    26·
    6 months ago

    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.

    • AlolanYoda@mander.xyz
      16·
      6 months ago

      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!

    • morbidcactus@lemmy.ca
      3·
      6 months ago

      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.

  • Margot Robbie@lemm.ee
    22·
    6 months ago

    Fellow lemmings, I, for one, would spend that 15 dollars on a copy of the “Barbie” movie on Blu-ray and digital, because nothing would make me happier.

  • Ragdoll X@lemmy.world
    21·
    6 months ago

    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.

    • toastal@lemmy.ml
      2·
      6 months ago

      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.

      • lud@lemm.ee
        1·
        6 months ago

        Minecraft is still a really good game that still gets fairly large updates.

        • toastal@lemmy.ml
          1·
          6 months ago

          It’s being milked for Bedrock & there are dozens of free software alternatives with VoxeLibre being a standout

          • lud@lemm.ee
            1·
            6 months ago

            Use java than 🤷

            Or use bedrock and ignore all the bullshit if you can.

            Are free versions even close to Minecraft in features, polish, and all that?

            I personally think that Minecraft is one of the best games you can buy for the fairly low price, community, multiplayer, etc.

            • slacktoid@lemmy.mlEnglish
              1·
              6 months ago

              At that point play the free alternative and dont give your money to Microsoft. Do you love throwing your hard earned money at Microsoft?

              • lud@lemm.ee
                1·
                6 months ago

                I just doubt that the free alternatives are as good and Minecraft is really cheap anyways.

                • slacktoid@lemmy.mlEnglish
                  1·
                  6 months ago

                  Have you tried the free alternatives? I guess to me its not the price alone its the principles of giving Microsoft money.

            • toastal@lemmy.ml
              1·
              6 months ago

              They are more than complete/polished with multiplatform support, with healthy modding communites, & better performance since they aren’t built on Java. In the past your money went to the developers—now it goes to megacorp Microsoft with little done in terms of maintenance.

              • lud@lemm.ee
                1·
                6 months ago

                Minecraft has gotten a lot of updates after Microsoft bought Mojang.

                I don’t personally mind paying a small amount for a good product that is constantly getting better after many years.

                Sure Java could have better performance but it’s rare that it matters much on modern computers.

                You do you but I don’t think paying for things is the end of the world.

    • Lag@lemmy.world
      1·
      6 months ago

      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.