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Not OP but I can think of a million ways $8k could be life changing. I could pay down loans/cards/medical debt, fill the fridge and pantry, maybe spend one or two solid months not waking up in a cold sweat because my family is one misfortune away from being homeless. Even without those things I could invest it in my wife's garden and so we don't have to worry about food, I could invest into my homelab and get rid of some subscriptions and even make some money if I wanted to. On that note you could buy a couple of vending machines and start brining in some passive income. It is hard to imagine once you've put the struggle behind you but even $800 would be a massive relief to most Americans.