Seems like it costs 1400 dollars to get him
Here is what you can get for 1400 in today’s economy, via chatgpt
💵 What $1,400 can buy in the U.S. (2026)
🖥️ Tech & gaming
- A mid-range gaming PC
- A high-end laptop (not the absolute top tier)
- A PS5 or Xbox Series X + big 4K TV + several games
- A new iPhone / flagship Android + accessories
- A nice camera for beginners/intermediate
- A VR headset + games
- A full streaming setup (mic, webcam, lights, capture card)
➡️ Tech has gotten cheaper vs. the past, so your money goes far here.
🛏️ Bedroom / setup upgrade
- Full new mattress + bed frame
- Desk + ergonomic chair + dual monitors
- A complete room makeover from IKEA/Target
- Mini-fridge, LED lights, décor, storage, etc.
👟 Clothing & personal
- 20–40 outfits (fast fashion)
- 8–15 outfits (name brands)
- 2–4 pairs of premium sneakers
- A full season wardrobe refresh
🍔 Food
- Groceries for:
- 1 person → ~2–3 months
- Family → ~2–4 weeks
- About 90–140 fast-food meals
- Around 45–70 casual restaurant meals
(Depends on where you live and how you shop.)
🚗 Transportation
- A used car (older but drivable)
- A high-end e-bike or scooter
- Several months of:
- Gas
- Insurance
- Car payment (partial)
✈️ Travel
- Round-trip flight within the U.S. + hotel for a few days
OR - A budget international trip
OR - A full luxury weekend getaway
🏠 Housing & bills
Varies by location, but roughly:
- Rent for:
- 1 month in many areas
- A room for 1–2 months
- Utilities for several months
- Internet + phone for almost a year
🎓 School / life
- Most community college semester tuition
- A good laptop + all school supplies
- Multiple certifications or online courses
🏋️ Hobbies & fun
- A complete home gym starter setup
- A high-end guitar or instrument
- A full sneaker collection starter
- A drone
- A fishing or camping loadout
💼 Work / side hustle startup
You could start:
- A small clothing brand
- A reselling business
- A content-creation setup
- A lawn care or car-detailing business
⚖️ Big picture (buying power)
$1,400 today is:
- A solid purchase amount
- Not enough for major assets like a house or new car
- Enough to fully upgrade one area of your life
🔥 Simple real-life combos
You could do things like:
- PS5 + 55" 4K TV + 10 games
- iPhone + AirPods + Apple Watch
- Flight + hotel + spending money for a trip
- Gaming PC setup
- 2–3 months of groceries
💵 What $1,400 can buy (expanded)
📱 Apple & premium tech combos
- MacBook Air (base model)
- iPhone Pro (or any flagship phone) + AirPods Pro + case
- iPad Air + Apple Pencil + keyboard
- Apple Watch Ultra (or 2 regular Apple Watches)
- High-end noise-canceling headphones + tablet
- 2–3 budget laptops for school
🎮 Gaming overload
- PS5 / Xbox Series X
- 2 controllers
- headset
- 6–10 new games
- Nintendo Switch OLED
- 8–12 games
- Pro Controller
- Full 1440p high-FPS gaming monitor setup
- A racing wheel + pedals
- A complete streaming setup for Twitch/YouTube
🖥️ Creator / influencer starter pack
- Mirrorless camera
- Tripod + lighting kit
- Studio microphone
- Editing software
- External SSD storage
- Ring light + aesthetic background setup
Enough to start:
- YouTube
- TikTok
- Podcast
- Photography business
👟 Streetwear & fashion
- 1–2 hype sneakers (Jordans, Yeezys, etc.)
- 5–8 pairs of mid-tier sneakers
- 2 designer items (belt, wallet, sunglasses)
- A full back-to-school wardrobe
- Winter coat + boots + layered fits
- Custom clothes from small brands
🍽️ Food & real-life spending
- Starbucks every day → almost 6 months
- Chipotle meals → around 90–100 bowls
- Date nights → 15–25 nice ones
- Costco bulk groceries for months
- A fully stocked mini-fridge for your room
🚘 Car-related
- A beater project car
- New wheels & tires
- Full interior detail + sound system
- CarPlay screen + speakers + subwoofer
- 4–6 months of gas (for many drivers)
- Driving school + license fees
🏋️ Fitness & glow-up
- Adjustable dumbbells + bench + rack
- Treadmill or exercise bike
- 1 year of gym membership
- Personal training sessions
- Full supplements + gym clothing haul
- High-end running shoes + recovery gear
🎸 Hobbies
Music
- Electric guitar + amp + pedals
- Digital piano
- Beginner DJ controller + speakers
Art
- iPad for digital art
- Full traditional art studio supplies
- Drawing tablet + monitor
Outdoors
- Complete camping setup
- High-end fishing gear
- Mountain bike
- Snowboard or skis + gear
🛏️ Full room transformation
- New bed
- New desk setup
- LED lighting everywhere
- Wall art & décor
- Bookshelf
- Gaming chair
- Sound system
Basically a Pinterest/TikTok room makeover.
🎓 School & future
- 2–4 AP exam fees + prep materials
- SAT/ACT prep course
- Professional certifications
- Textbooks for a year
- A powerful school laptop
- Backpack + full supply restock for years
💼 Ways to flip it into MORE money
You could start:
- Sneaker reselling inventory
- Vending machine business
- Pressure washing setup
- Car detailing setup
- Clothing brand sample run
- TikTok shop inventory
- Lawn care business
✈️ Experiences
- Disney or Universal trip
- Ski/snowboard trip
- Concert tickets + travel
- Sports game courtside (in some cities)
- Music festival weekend
- Beach vacation with friends
🏀 Sports & athletics
- Full AAU season fees
- Elite basketball shoes rotation for years
- Home basketball hoop
- Private coaching sessions
- Team camp
🧠 “Boring but powerful” options
(Not flashy, but huge impact)
- Emergency fund starter
- Roth IRA investment
- Stock portfolio starter
- Pay off debt
- Save for a car
🔥 Random but real things
- 1400 items from the dollar store 😭
- 280 Costco rotisserie chickens
- 14,000 gumballs
- Arcade for an entire day with friends
- Movie theater every weekend for a year
- 1,400 songs from iTunes (if people still did that)
⚖️ What it represents in time
For many teens/young adults:
- 90–140 hours of work
(2–4 weeks of full-time effort)
