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Ask HN: How to use $5k "self improvement" stipend?
My employer provides a five thousand dollar self improvement stipend that we are able to spend on anything that will improve our wellbeing or make us better. What classes, courses, programs would you take to utilize such a benefit?
- mickelsen 3y agoPersonal trainer.
- happytiger 3y agoNo context to answer my friend. I would attend some in person training for certification if I were early career.
- LapsangGuzzler 3y agoI’d buy a maxed out MacBook Pro, get the reimbursement approved, then return it for a refund.
- cratermoon 3y agoFind a conference for your expertise and interests. You'll need to juggle attendance, travel, and lodging costs, but $5K ought to cover something in the US if it's not in SF or NYC.
- throwawaysleep 3y agoI just buy things to refund with my training budget.
- Quinzel 3y agoI’d go on some kind of hippy meditation retreat because I think I want to know what that would be like.
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- otteromkram 3y agoSend it to me and I'll shoot you a custom, inspiring daily text message for a year.
- 71a54xd 3y agoIf you don't know how to spend it, spend it on expensive office items that can easily be sold on secondary markets - ideally those that don't need ebay etc. Last year I bought three Herman Miller Aeron chairs and just slowly sold them off on Craigslist for a discount.