Timeline for Why did the Weasleys spend most of the money won in the lottery for a trip to Egypt?
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| Jan 25, 2016 at 7:27 | history | edited | vap78 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 14, 2015 at 22:39 | history | protected | CommunityBot | ||
| Oct 14, 2015 at 20:51 | comment | added | Organus | In addition to @DVK 's answer, the trip to Egypt was in keeping with Rowling's introduction of the Hand of Glory. During the Victorian Era it became fashionable for the rich to keep pieces of mummies on display in their parlors. | |
| Oct 14, 2015 at 18:35 | comment | added | vap78 | The equivalent sum in pound sterling is irrelevant. We are talking about completely different economies here and the purchasing parity is unknown. Most probably the portkey to Egypt would be much cheaper compared to airplane tickets for 7 people. | |
| Oct 14, 2015 at 15:15 | comment | added | user54349 | I can't seem to reply to the previous poster, the button is greyed out. But, with regards to the galleon <> real money conversion: Word of god (aka JK Rowling) put the value of a galleon at around £5, "though the exchange rate varies". That's as good as anything to go on. That makes the value of the 700 galleon lottery winnings about £3500 (pounds, not dollars or euros). | |
| Oct 14, 2015 at 14:39 | vote | accept | vap78 | ||
| Oct 13, 2015 at 12:23 | comment | added | Luaan | Maybe it's just a symptom of why they are poor in the first place - the poor people I know (admittedly, a tiny sample) tend to blow any money they get pretty much immediately. Even if it means that they buy so much food half of it spoils before they get to eating it. The thinking might be "If I don't spend this right away on important stuff, I'll throw it away on stupid things I don't need later." | |
| Oct 13, 2015 at 11:41 | comment | added | user42419 | They're playing the lottery. That's not exactly a sound investment to begin with. | |
| Oct 13, 2015 at 8:59 | comment | added | vap78 | @phantom42 the referenced article is quite unconvincing. 1900 out of 35000 went bankrupt within 5 years. That's not too much - about 7%. Much more than 7% of the people are bad at planning their budget. | |
| Oct 12, 2015 at 23:50 | comment | added | Mazura | Ron's parents are frugal, not poor. That's how you can afford to take 7 people on a vacation with $3k. | |
| Oct 12, 2015 at 22:07 | comment | added | Rand al'Thor♦ | Maybe you should edit this answer to talk more clearly about reasons for choosing the former option over the latter: at the moment it sounds like you're just stating their possibilities, which doesn't answer the question. | |
| Oct 12, 2015 at 22:01 | comment | added | phantom42 | how does this answer the question? | |
| Oct 12, 2015 at 21:59 | comment | added | user54266 | >yep, a family trip for maybe the first time ever, or put it in the bank, the family trip wins for most families imo This. I've seen articles analyzing this kind of behavior... in general, if someone is flat broke and has a windfall, they'll spend it "unwisely". After all, they can either, for once in their lives, go on a nice trip, or buy something nice, or what have you. Or, they can stick it in the bank and (assuming the bank or someone doesn't just take it to pay past debts), they'll have the same day-to-day drudgery and "nothing to show" for their windfall except a cash buffer (until some | |
| Oct 12, 2015 at 20:36 | answer | added | recognizer | timeline score: 108 | |
| Oct 12, 2015 at 19:49 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackSciFi/status/653658775237341185 | ||
| Oct 12, 2015 at 19:41 | history | edited | DVK-on-Ahch-To | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 12, 2015 at 17:11 | answer | added | DVK-on-Ahch-To | timeline score: 75 | |
| Oct 12, 2015 at 16:52 | answer | added | malachi1990 | timeline score: 24 | |
| Oct 12, 2015 at 15:50 | comment | added | phantom42 | because everyone always spends financial windfalls in the most logical and financially sound manners. it's why lottery winners always remain rich for the rest of their lives | |
| Oct 12, 2015 at 15:13 | comment | added | Himarm | yep, a family trip for maybe the first time ever, or put it in the bank, the family trip wins for most families imo, as seem by most lottery winners use of the winnings (blow it all in a year or 2 | |
| Oct 12, 2015 at 15:12 | comment | added | Kyle Kanos | As a parent myself, I would gladly blow a huge chunk of money on a fun trip that I would never otherwise afford than save it for normal use. Memories are among the greatest gifts one can give their kids. | |
| Oct 12, 2015 at 15:07 | history | asked | vap78 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |