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June 2, 2009

A Thousand Dollars

Posted: 09:53 PM ET

On Wednesday's "CNN Student Views" segment, you hear some students talk about what they'd do with a thousand bucks.  Well, let's say someone just handed YOU a grand.  And it's simply yours to spend or save any way you like - no strings attached.

What do you do with it?

Carl Azuz, Anchor

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Adam   June 2nd, 2009 10:21 pm ET

If I had $1,000, I would donate $800 to charity, and then I would use the leftover $200 to buy other items like food, clothing, and other necessities. If for any reason I couldn't donate the money to charity, I would just save all the money for college. Go Michigan Tech! What would you do with $1,000, Carl?

Dunham   June 2nd, 2009 10:27 pm ET

I would save it in my bank and make interest on it (social studies)! I also would take some of it to the mall and buy COACH and go shopping with my friends and buy somethings that i don't even need just because i want it!

Fern   June 2nd, 2009 11:15 pm ET

I would probably put my grand in a savings fund with a high compiled interest rate. Even if there is no economic downturn, you need to save your money. After paying debts of corse.

Brian   June 2nd, 2009 11:25 pm ET

If i had that money i would save it in case I don't get a scholarship for a collage and use the money that i got to get where i want to be. i want to be very successful in my life.

Raphael   June 3rd, 2009 12:22 am ET

Let's see... 1,000$ is too big a money to spend... 600$ for college and 1$ for chips and the rest to buy a car or a motorcycle.

Raphael   June 3rd, 2009 12:23 am ET

or 300 for college 300 for car and 300 for saving and 100 for buying Wii and Nintendo.

Mady   June 3rd, 2009 3:32 am ET

If I had $1000 dollars I would buy a baby monkey as a pet. Then I would donate the rest to a charitable cause such as Samaritan's Purse ,which spreads the love of God to the poor through giving them practical gifts that they could use like a goat to provide milk.

Juniper   June 3rd, 2009 4:24 am ET

I would help the kids who live in Southeastern Asia or Africa with $500 , give my parents $200, buy as many books(for reading, and for schoolwork) as I can by with $100 and save the rest $200 for when I'm older.

Minji   June 3rd, 2009 4:31 am ET

I will help the poor kids in North Korea with all 1000 bucks.
(My grandfather's family is living there -if they are still alive, that is.)

Jen   June 3rd, 2009 4:36 am ET

I'll use it to buy a NEW cell phone and MY OWN computer and if there's any mony left, mabye I'll buy my parents a good present. ;)

Jungeun   June 3rd, 2009 4:40 am ET

I shall give most $800 of it away to help the people who is more indigent and give my parents $150. I will buy a few books with the left $50

Paula   June 3rd, 2009 5:38 am ET

I would pay CNN for some news about Zac Effron!He rocks!

Laura   June 3rd, 2009 5:39 am ET

Promise my soul that I would give anything for my comments on CNN news!

MIcky   June 3rd, 2009 5:40 am ET

Save all for a new car in this semester!

Kimmy   June 3rd, 2009 5:42 am ET

I would add it with my money I'm saving for a tuition next fall.

Lucy   June 3rd, 2009 7:35 am ET

I would definitely give half of my money to charity and maybe i could go shopping and buy some clothes and stuff and the rest of them, I would probably buy something valuable such as jewelries for my mom and new shoes for my dad because my mom always wanted those expensive necklaces and things like that. Also, my dad would be happy when I give him a present. He deserve it for his hard work.

Leigh   June 3rd, 2009 8:16 am ET

i would save half and spen the rest on a shopping spree

Tiffany   June 3rd, 2009 8:50 am ET

WOW! I think I would give 100 dollars to my church, give 100 dollars each to both of my parents, and save 200 bucks in my bank, then I would donate the rest to some charities. :D

Joanna   June 3rd, 2009 8:54 am ET

If I had a thousand dollers I would save it in the bank and wait till I am in collage . Or give it all to chairity . d=)

Emily   June 3rd, 2009 8:57 am ET

I would donate a quarter to charity, transferr half into bank account, and buy books and toys and things that my parents need and want with the last quarter.

Seonghyun   June 3rd, 2009 10:14 am ET

I would first give ten percent to God. Then I'm going to make an account on Scottrade and start trading stocks. If I gain money off of that, I might hire one of those Kogi trucks.

Class of Onekama (1,)   June 3rd, 2009 10:22 am ET

Help our school with the constuction project we have going on at our school. please give us a shoutout! . What would you do Carl???? (OUR construction costs too much money!!!!)

jon   June 3rd, 2009 10:25 am ET

I would buy the stuff to build an under ground bunker

Joeseph   June 3rd, 2009 10:28 am ET

I'd pay someone to create a life-sized sculpture of Carl Azuz that plays recorded puns when you push its nose.

Adam and Devin   June 3rd, 2009 10:29 am ET

We would host the biggest party of Marinette and have a chocolate fountain.

P.S. We love your jokes, they are to die for.

kevin and adum   June 3rd, 2009 10:33 am ET

We would by food for all the starving people.

Dana   June 3rd, 2009 10:40 am ET

What I would do with a 1,000 dollars...... half for shopping, half for buying my car. I would have a fun time with a thousand dollars and shopping. That would be sooo fun!!

Allison   June 3rd, 2009 10:40 am ET

What I would do with a thousand dollars is... I would go shopping and throw a really big PARTY... then maybe save some of it for when I get older for college

Allison

courtney   June 3rd, 2009 10:40 am ET

i would spend some on me and then i would give some to charity and some to my parents cause they have hepled me out so much through the year. i will also give some to the homeless and if i have any left over i would keep it for me

Michaela   June 3rd, 2009 10:40 am ET

if i had a thousand dollars i would throw a huge party. I would probably pay my friends bail after the huge party.

Becca   June 3rd, 2009 10:41 am ET

I wold get my permit and then buy a car. and whatever I would have left I would go to the mall with friends and then go shopping.

Devon   June 3rd, 2009 10:42 am ET

I would give some of the money to our local animal shelter and I would give some to my family and the rest I would save in a account for college.

Devon   June 3rd, 2009 10:43 am ET

Carl what would you do with $1,000

Theresa   June 3rd, 2009 10:44 am ET

I would save up for collage and my first car.

Victoria   June 3rd, 2009 10:46 am ET

If i had a thousand i would probable save some of it for colage and take a couple hundred and bye a car. Then if my mom or any of my family needed money they would get it. My family always comes first!

Angie   June 3rd, 2009 10:49 am ET

Hey Carl!

We watch you every day. You and your show are awesome. If I got a thousand dollars, I'd get a laptop, or video editing software. Or go to Yellowstone Park with my family by car and stay in low-cost-yet-safe motels. Think that would cover gas and cheap motels.

ENNyway, also wondering, when is the last show for this season?

Thank you!

jake   June 3rd, 2009 10:49 am ET

One thing i would do with the money is to save it for a tractor trailer because my dad is a truck driver and I want to be just like him.
The other thing i would do is go to college to be a welder

Sam   June 3rd, 2009 11:20 am ET

I would save it, either for a car or college. And I might donate some to charity.

Courtney   June 3rd, 2009 11:22 am ET

If I had $1000 dollars i save $900 for my family and I for rought time in this world and the other $100 dollars for me to spend on what I want and need.

McKenzie   June 3rd, 2009 11:22 am ET

If i had $1,000 i would use half to buy the dsi that i lost in the mall and save the other half for college

Jason   June 3rd, 2009 11:22 am ET

what i would do with a $1000 i would spend it on the new playstation that is coming out and spend the rest on a 60in flat screen tv

Emerson   June 3rd, 2009 11:27 am ET

If I had 1000 dollars I would save it to get into college!!

Hanna   June 3rd, 2009 11:32 am ET

if i were to receive a $1,000 i would want to probably buy alot of shoes and clothes. well maybe, because there are alot of people in need in my city so i might donate some of it to take care of little kids and families. another choice i would choose is to put it in my bank because that could go to my college fund. there are alot of things that i could do with it and i would have to think about it before i decided to spend it. its a tough choice for me.

Mr. Black   June 3rd, 2009 12:27 pm ET

1. Marquel: clothes, shoes, nails
2. Ariana: put half in the bank; Six Flags season pass and lots of JUNK food and souvenirs while there with Aaron
3. Mariah: concert tickets
4. Katrina: put it towards a car
5. Alyse: gas
6. Art: to save my dying grandma
7. Justin: Yankees baseball tickets
8. Christian: skateboards and clothes
9. Anthony: towards a car
10. Eric: surround system for bedroom
11. Katie: a new brother
12. Crystal: get a lawyer
13. Amanda: give to my sister for H.S. graduation
14. Becky: give half to boyfriend; half on clothes
15. Annie: save some for an apartment with best friend; open a clothing store
16. Carlos: an apartment
17. Johnny: would like to buy seeds and plant all over the world like Johnny Appleseed but different; some for a wedding also
18. Makea: buy Pomona
19. Aaron: new cell phone, visit foreign lands
20. Phil of the future: clothes and Dodgers season tickets
21. Rigo: put it towards truck

Mr. Mo   June 3rd, 2009 12:51 pm ET

My class wants to save up for a field trip to go and meet Carl.

elizabeth   June 3rd, 2009 1:17 pm ET

I would use it to help my mother get out of the hospital because she has skin cancer.

Ashley   June 3rd, 2009 1:20 pm ET

If someone handed me $1,000 dollars then I would probly save it up for college. I wouldn't spend it because the economy is really in a bad place right now. I don't have any money saved up for college yet though.

parker   June 3rd, 2009 1:22 pm ET

I would buy some things for myself. I would also save some for my mom and dad. The rest I would just put it in the bank.

Katie   June 3rd, 2009 1:23 pm ET

I personally would do many different things. First of all I would go spend $350 or so shopping at the mall, $100 I would give to my church, and the rest I would put in saving for when I get a car.

P.S. Please put this on the show!

Jenna   June 3rd, 2009 2:13 pm ET

I'd give some to my parents, so that they could use it smartly for bills and stuff. I'd give some to charity, and some I'd use for buying locally to help our local economy, and then I'd save some for myself and my sisters, so that we could get some of the things that we have wanted.

Mr. K's World History Class   June 3rd, 2009 2:43 pm ET

We would take the money and use it for a new joke book for Carl. A big, new and improved joke book. Just kidding, Carl. Thanks for the great year of student news. We are looking forward to next year.

jeff   June 3rd, 2009 2:50 pm ET

First off if someone just randomly handed me $1,000 dollars i would probably faint. then when i woke up i would go sraight to the bank and put half of it in there. That way i dont spend it all on stupid things. As for the other half i would buy a lot of closth and get something really nice for my girlfriend. I would also give my parents money because lately they have had to spend a lot of money on me.

breanna   June 3rd, 2009 3:18 pm ET

i can save for some BIG!

Diontre   June 3rd, 2009 3:21 pm ET

If I had a thousand dollars I would fly with my teacher Ms. Dudley to CNN News headquarters so she could meet Carl. She thinks he's soooooo hot!

Sarah   June 3rd, 2009 4:02 pm ET

If I won 1,000 dollars right now, I would put it all away for my mother's retirement fund to open up a shelter that spays and neuters animals for free.

Caroline   June 3rd, 2009 4:58 pm ET

I have 5 more years till I graduate highschool so I would lend it to my sister who just graduated to thank her for all of the favors she has done for me. She's on her way to UMD! Go Bulldogs!

Lana   June 3rd, 2009 5:49 pm ET

i would give it to my sister so she could spend every penny of it:)

Cody   June 3rd, 2009 6:08 pm ET

i wouldn't spend it on any girls no more. But i would send most of itto my college education. And the rest i would spend on personal stuff like pencils and paper for school. And if i had any left it would go to a hoe bo that would need it more than something stupid that i wouldn't need after a few minutes.

Utau   June 3rd, 2009 6:15 pm ET

Put it in the bank of course! Then I'd save it up and use it for manga books!! (LOL!!) No I'd use it to help my family pay bills and stuff and for college! And OKAY, I'd use SOME of it for manga and a new laptop!!

William   June 3rd, 2009 7:17 pm ET

to invest this USD1,000 into the stock market, with only one kind of the share and holding it till it doubles, maybe in next year. Good luck to everyone.

Emma   June 3rd, 2009 7:54 pm ET

With a thousand dollars, I would through a HUGE party, And of course, invite Carl Azuz, with the rest of my class! It would be epic

Aya   June 3rd, 2009 8:08 pm ET

Hey Carl, thanks for putting my social studies class on the show yesterday (mr.gapusan's). What i would do with a thousand dollars is give it to the guy i like (calvin) :D

Paige   June 3rd, 2009 8:18 pm ET

i would: spend some on collage, Flyers stuff (no surprise), family and friends!! Ps: Mr. Yannarelaa is the BEST!! GO BLUE!!!

jacob   June 3rd, 2009 9:00 pm ET

i would save most of it for college when i get old the rest i would spend getting a hand clapper to mess with my friend Bryan sunburn

Katie   June 3rd, 2009 9:40 pm ET

With a thousand dollars I'd probably save most of ti for collage and such. In this economy though it might go to paying for tuition and bills with my parents. But most of it would be saved in the end. I love your show and I'm so sad to see it leave for the summer. You guys rock!!

carly   June 3rd, 2009 9:50 pm ET

i would give some to my church and then shop till i drop

taylor   June 3rd, 2009 9:54 pm ET

if i had $1000 i would save it all for college

olivia   June 3rd, 2009 11:44 pm ET

i would go spend a huge chunk of it at the mall!! and the rest savings
charge it!!

suwon   June 4th, 2009 12:14 am ET

i would spend 200 donation and 300 to my family, also 500 for me
to buy a car and for collage.

Wanewama-Agenasi   June 4th, 2009 2:47 am ET

500$ I'll deposit into a reliable stock in Japan or Korea. The rest I'll use to help my grandmother out of hospital. She had diabetes so she needed to get a surgery but after we have done it, the price is too high.
We might get sued by the hospital. 500$ would be good to put them off a little while. And if the stock suceeds, I would pay all the rest. That is if I do happen to posses 1000$....

Wanewama-Agenasi IS my first name. So please make it into the show...

Clara   June 4th, 2009 4:56 am ET

I will give all my money for my long lost grandfather in DPRK.I know he is still alive but that he is going through a hard time.Even though it is not alot of money,I haeard that you can eat meal with 1dollar.

jinoo   June 4th, 2009 5:03 am ET

i would give all for better military in korea>As a person who lives in south korea

greenbean   June 4th, 2009 7:20 am ET

if i got that much money, i would spend most of it on my trip to NYC this summer... but i guess i should be a little generous and give some to charity. only cuz im a good person. :)

greenbean   June 4th, 2009 7:23 am ET

i would rent you carl! for my whole class. tomorrow is our last day! and then u can tell us all ur cheesy jokes. :)

Tiffany   June 4th, 2009 9:10 am ET

Carl! What would you do with a thousand bucks?

CJ   June 4th, 2009 9:25 am ET

i would use it to move to Ireland cause my family has wanted to for like ever, and then i would give the rest to charity. What would you do Carl?

Juan   June 4th, 2009 10:00 am ET

If I had all that money I would buy lots and lots of games, and then I would save the rest for colledge.

lexi   June 4th, 2009 10:01 am ET

carl to have thousand dollars i would give half to charity and have to spend like on an ipod a dsi clothes and a phone even though i am going to get one soon it is a juke phone and i would buy stuff for my room and a digital camra that is what i would do with thousand dollars. and carl u rock

Shawn   June 4th, 2009 10:07 am ET

i would buy a laptop and do my school work with it

Samantha   June 4th, 2009 10:07 am ET

if I had a thousand dollars I would get my mom and dad nice things because I love them very much.

Christina   June 4th, 2009 10:08 am ET

If I had a thousand dollars I would take my self and my friend on a vacation to Washington D.C.

Drew   June 4th, 2009 10:16 am ET

If I had a thousand Dollars I would use on my driver's tanning and use the rest on something else.

Ashley   June 4th, 2009 10:35 am ET

If I got a thousand dollars I would buy lots of food and toys and donate half to needy children and the other half to orphans

Julia   June 4th, 2009 11:02 am ET

If I had a thousand dollers I would give most of it to the poor. I would keep $ 400.00 with the $ 400.000 I would buy a netbook, Ipod, and save some money and whatever is left give it to the poor!!:) We do not need DSI, IPod, Netbooks, cell phones, fancy cars, fancy houses, toys, decorations for our rooms, expencive clothes you can go to the Selvation army and use hand me downs.

Austin   June 4th, 2009 11:55 am ET

If I had $1,000, I wold give half to charity and use the other half for college. What would you do with $1,000 Carl?

Michaela (mikayla)   June 4th, 2009 12:54 pm ET

If I was handed a thousand dollars I would use part of it to buy new art supplies and save the rest for college.(and possibly buy Mr.Buckner a wide screen T.V. XD)

Brandon   June 4th, 2009 3:42 pm ET

If I had a thousand dollars I would probley buy three boas,four lizards, two chinchillas,and give some to cnn student news for the whole studio.

Kimmie   June 4th, 2009 3:51 pm ET

I would save some some of the money for college and donate some of the money to an animal shelter so I can feel that Ispent the money wisely or for at least a cause

karen   June 4th, 2009 5:02 pm ET

i would use the money to meet the most bestest, fantabulous, bursting at the seems with awesomness, person ever... CARL AZUZ...

jacob   June 4th, 2009 6:49 pm ET

hey Carl i would spend the money on college, family, and a handclaper to mess with my friend Bryan sunburn its really bad so it will hurt.

Nora   June 4th, 2009 8:01 pm ET

I would give half the money to Riley hospital to search for a cure for cancer. The other half I would save 250 of the rest for college. The other 250 i would spend on redecorating my room.

Kimberly   June 5th, 2009 9:54 am ET

If I had a thousand dollars I would probaly blow it all on stuff I'll never end up using. Thats why no one should ever give me that much money, but hey I'm just keeping it real.

dante   June 5th, 2009 10:03 am ET

a thousand's not enough, now a ,million, i know what id do with that....

J.R.   June 5th, 2009 10:09 am ET

i wuold buy ten boards at zumiez

America   June 5th, 2009 1:04 pm ET

I would accually donate it all to my school.

Anna   June 5th, 2009 9:32 pm ET

I would save for college

Lizzeh   June 6th, 2009 2:15 pm ET

Well I would spend it. Thats what most people would do right? Well my parents would probably want most of it..sadly. I would give some to a chairty that finds a cure to diabetes. Did I spell that right? Probably didn't. OH! Then I would buy TONS of chapstick and have a collection. I might have a world record :)

Kirio   June 7th, 2009 2:16 am ET

I would buy ipod touch to watch Student News everywhere.

samar   June 7th, 2009 7:18 am ET

I would start a Self Help Group for women (Only) in the Middle east.
the 1000$ will be put as a capital for the SHG, as a start it is going to be accurately studied in terms of location, demographics, type of society, and women's root problems : training, education, health, and maybe infrastructures.
long term project will be to enlarge it and make it an NGO, with the help of media sponsors ( interested in their social work image) and the support of the local population I will be able to expand divisions throught all the Middle East.

mary   June 8th, 2009 11:18 am ET

this is totally what i would do if i had a thousand dollors.....I would use it to pay for a expencive camp i want to go to..1,000 dollor camp.or just use it to get a 4 wheeler or a DS.or a labtop computer. or a ipod or a cellphone..............gosh im greedy!!ppsss im so sad because no more cnn student news for t he rest of the year:[

Bryquan   June 8th, 2009 11:23 am ET

I would save it up for collge and buy a car.In these tough times its hard to get money like that.

mclovin   June 8th, 2009 12:47 pm ET

Michael Vick should be allowed to come back to the NFL because he served his time in jail he should be playing next season.

mary   June 8th, 2009 12:54 pm ET

If i had $1000 i would buy myself a lot of things. And if i had money left over i would give it to my mommy. That is what i would do with $1000.

alex& elvia   June 8th, 2009 12:54 pm ET

elvia: if i had $1000 i would it save for college fund or i would help out my mom like paying her bill when she does not have enough money :) or i would give some money to orphans & homeless people:)

alex: if i had a $ 1000 i would use $500 dollars on homeless people and give them each $20. then i would help my mom,if she doesn't need help i am going to spend the rest on clothes and accessories.

Aliyah   June 8th, 2009 12:56 pm ET

what i would do with a thousand dollars is that i would give it to my mom because i love her very much and she probably needs it to pay the bills

lAURA   June 8th, 2009 1:00 pm ET

WHAt i WOUlD dO WiTH $1000 i WOUlD bUY A lOT Of ShOES ANd ClOThES. i dONT EVEN THiNK i WOUlD hAVE lEFT OVER ANd iF i DiD i WOUlD kEEP iT(OR GiVE iT tO My PARENtS).

Alyssa   June 10th, 2009 12:34 am ET

My grandma is sick because of a stroke so I would spend part of the thousand dollars to her. And I would spend it for charity. If the money iis still left, I will save it for my future!

Jade   June 11th, 2009 3:25 am ET

If I had thousand dollars, I'll use money to buy many things.

Maria   June 11th, 2009 8:13 pm ET

If i had a $1000 i would save it for collge and maybe going to coach and get pair of new shoes and a purse or give it too my parnets for what they buy me .

christine   June 12th, 2009 3:56 am ET

i would save it all up for college

Andrew   June 13th, 2009 9:35 pm ET

Put it in a savings account with a ridiculously high interest rate, then after fifty years, blow it all on stuff I want but really don't need.

Jason   June 14th, 2009 10:48 am ET

I would give a tenth to my church, spend $500 on whatever I wanted and put the rest in a high interest account

kate   June 14th, 2009 3:57 pm ET

if i had one thousand dollars i would help my parents with bills and buy horse

Shelby   June 14th, 2009 6:13 pm ET

1 is to give food and colthes to the homeless
2 is to go play volleyball
3 is to bulid houses for people who need them the most
4 Is to save it for collage
5 is to go to a jonas brothers concert :) :) :) :)

Adrian   June 16th, 2009 2:18 pm ET

i would do a lot of things if i hav 1000 dollars

Dave   June 23rd, 2009 4:04 am ET

Well I would think of charity and then my self, and college.

ana   June 27th, 2009 11:16 am ET

I would probably give the money to people who don't have food, shelter and water. It would probably be the best thing to do.

Erin   July 2nd, 2009 3:24 pm ET

If I had 1,000 dollars I get what I need and send the rest 2 charity

Hanju   July 22nd, 2009 8:25 am ET

I would give it to the south korean millitary or buy some psp games.

Maverick   August 19th, 2009 11:10 am ET

I would pay Brett Favre to retire :)

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