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If you go 5000 feet, you might as well go a mile. 

The concept that if there is an additional benefit to doing slightly more work in the realm of the work one was previously engaged in, that one should do said extra work.
"Why did you decide to learn German"?

"Well I already spoke Yiddish, which is 90% German, so I figured ; If you go 5000 feet, you might as well go a mile."

got the horse might as well ride it

If you have the resources you should use them as made famous by Kyle Kretzschmar
Should we use the pullout or just sleep on the couch
Got the horse might as well ride it let's use the pullout

You took your time to write this so it might as well be worth your time here 

You took your time to write this so it might as well be worth your time here is a long word, often used when someone has typed so much that they deserve to be where they are currently located. There are many ways You took your time to write this so it might as well be worth your time here can be used, such in text, writing, and that is just about the most common forms You took your time to write this so it might as well be worth your time here is used.
Guy 1: This is a long sentence I am writing to you right now Guy 2, you might as well respect me.
Guy 2: You took your time to write this so it might as well be worth your time here
Guy 3: Nice.