RE: How to spend 500.00?
Well a DVD from Robin and Aimlow should be automatic, first and foremost. But I'd vote for equipment. Arrows, tips, maybe a gaff, line, afew reels (I found Shakespeare Synergy's for $15.00 each) and a Retreiver. You could probably get a Kingfisher bow too with that much.
That's my 2-cents.