Can you say $7,000.00 down on a used STI or EVO? Or take the smart route and put it into a CD where you can't touch it. Oh, and by Alaskan fidhing trip you mean working on a crab boat huh? I'd rather head to the persian gulf and work on an oil rig, at least you won't freeze your ass off. I have a buddy that made $65k in 6 months when we were younger. You work 18 hour days but then your off for 6 months. I have heard it's like $100k now.