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11-05-2010, 08:15 AM
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You Just Won $30 MILLION!! What are you going to do?
You bought a lottery ticket. Your numbers were called. You just won $30 Million dollars.
Give us a detailed description of what you would do and how you would spend it!
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11-05-2010, 08:24 AM
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I'd buy 15,000,000 more lottery tickets @ $2 each and CLEAN UP!
 Naw. I got my list: 1) get a good financial advisor 2) pay off debts 3) help out some folks - family and chosen family 4) upgrade my transportation and lodging - as much for my critters as for me 5) there are a number of charitable organizations I'd love to help 6) maybe a little vacation I don't have great needs, but I have more than this couple. |
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11-05-2010, 08:24 AM
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first, i'd take my truck to the shop instead of fixing it myself.
i'd get a new pair of boots, too. and a motorcycle. i'd buy my youngest sister a house of her own and have her a pottery studio built out back, then give her enough cash to live on for a few years, until she got her art where she could live off the proceeds. oh, and top surgery...finally. i'll have to think on how to spend the rest....or just save it. nah, i'm too old to save it now...i'd spend my life traveling and thinking of ways to do some good with the cash. i'll come back with more later.
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11-05-2010, 08:29 AM
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 I'm going to assume that 50% will be taken by the govt. Right? 1. Call my financial guy. I trust him implicitly. 2. Half of this will be in savings/investment/etc. ~ basically to gather more $. 3. So I have about 7.5 left...... 4. That .5 is for me. I'm going to travel, buy a new car, and make my house more energy efficient (solar panels, tankless water heater,etc.). I love my home, so I'm going to stay here. I don't need anything more than this space (though I MAY make an offer on that woods in back of my home & have a new driveway installed). I will hire a housekeeper for sure. 5. 1 million in a trust fund for my daughter. 6. 1 million to Alzheimer's research. 7. 1 million to AIDS research. 8. 1 million to help feed the hungry in the US. 9. 1 million to help house those displaced in the US by acts of nature. 10. 1 million for arts education (music/art/theatre/dance). 11. 1 million for an organization similar to SAGE (in NY) here in Texas. That was fun. Thanks, Medusa! |
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11-05-2010, 08:29 AM
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Dayum woman...Get out of my head! You beat me to the punch. I just posted something about this in the other thread....
I would: - Get an all year round place in St. Croix, Vermont or Colorado - Have a huge party in Vegas and invite my friends and have my favorite bands play all night long - Donate a large portion to MSPCA - Pay off all my bills (of course) - Take care of my family and close friends - Donate to elderly folks in need of care, and places to live - Buy stocks and invest - Donate to hospitals and other needs for research to help cure cancer - And yes Dusa..donate $$$ To The Planet Quote:
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11-05-2010, 09:47 AM
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I would donate it all to scientific experiments....
NOT! I woud hook up my sister and my close friends. Donate to charity Invest Finish up all our house projects perhaps add a pool and Travel!
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11-05-2010, 09:56 AM
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Not that I have given this any thought or anything:
1. set up a trust fund to pay me a yearly salary 2. buy myself a new condo with a garage and central air that is professionally decorated and maintained 3. buy my Mom a ranch style duplex so I can take care of her as she ages without losing my sanity, with a property manager to attend to the details and a go-fer to do things when I am not around 4. trust funds for my brothers, nephews, and pals who have stuck by me all these years 5. create an animal sanctuary for hard to place pets staff with people to help them become adoptable 6. create a foundation for educational opportunitites for older women....specifically to pay their living and educational expenses so they can quit their current jobs and concentrate on their next career 7. create a company for female tradespeople who provide services at reasonable cost/no cost to everyday people 8. create a foundation to provide first time homebuying women with downpayments 9. create a foundation to pay veterinary expenses for those unable to afford care 10. create a small living community for elder lesbians with independent, assist living, nursing home and hospice care. Um, I think I'm going to need more money .gif "Say What?")
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11-05-2010, 10:36 AM
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I know exactly what I'd do...
I would set up a trust for my son, and both my nieces. I'd set up a foundation that would award grants to cover all the costs of trans surgeries and related expenses. To this end, I would consult an excellent financial advisor to allow the trust to be self-sustaining with prudent investment. (I even have the name of the foundation picked out...had it for years...just not the money to make it happen!) And then...because I'd still have some F-you money left over , I'd set up the little bookstore I've seen in my dreams (because I don't think I could NOT work), and it wouldn't matter if it made a profit or not (see the F-you money reference above). In addition to my small business, I would probably also become a "professional" student....just taking classes with no major in sight....about everything I've ever wanted to learn.
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11-05-2010, 10:43 AM
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11-05-2010, 11:52 AM
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No family or close friends.. don't like to travel or party.. so I'd give 98% to charities.
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11-05-2010, 11:58 AM
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The first two things I thought of were....
1. Make a sandwich 2. Once I have all the money, swim in it like Grandpa Duck, Ducktales style
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11-05-2010, 12:01 PM
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never-ending krabby patties
I'd give some to my sister and her husband who have 2 kids then I would get a house and pay off my car and go back to school! and give to charities. *edit and buy a new laptop because mine burns my legs! 
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11-05-2010, 01:11 PM
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I love the opening a bookstore idea!
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11-05-2010, 01:16 PM
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disconnect phones
get a tax and investment lawyer get an independent person to check up on tax and investment lawyer quit job fly to Paris buy shoes and clothes travel set up grant fund buy a house in SF and one in Vancouver
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11-05-2010, 01:43 PM
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I just realized I'd probably have some money left over, because we don't pay taxes on lotty winnings in Canada, so I'd get a cleaning lady. Yes I would!
 ...who would shine my shoes, obviously! (I just love that smiley!)
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11-05-2010, 02:01 PM
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First thing: take care of my family...if I could leave my step mom off that list, I might just do that.
 Take care of my friends' bills so they don't have to struggle to make ends meet any more. Set up some trust funds for some special kids in my life. Pay for any of my FTM buddies to have any of the surgeries they wish to have. Buy a new truck...a Toyota FJ...and an RV Buy a small jet and hire a pilot to fly me to Big Money, Austin, California, Florida, Boston, or wherever my little heart desires. I would have to pay my panel of date monitors to really weed out the ones using me for my money...cuz I am SURE they would come out of the woodwork!! I'd donate a lump sum to the Planet cuz y'all are the wind beneath my wings! I'd probably buy some new clothes. I'd buy my momma anything she ever wanted and never had! Might possibly buy a small island in the carribean to make in to a vacation spot just for US!! That's all I got right now! (proud that I didn't mention getting hookers, aren't you?!  )
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11-05-2010, 07:02 PM
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I would start with the usual suspects:
-pay off debts for Organic and myself -set up a method for saving/investment/retirement/etc -set up monthly distributions to us from a portion of the money -go home shopping -make some charitable donations to people and places that are near and dear to our hearts -travel -settle in for a time of recovery from surgery (both of us, different things) -Organic wants to go back to school -I'd look into starting the haven for children I've been thinking about for decades now |
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11-05-2010, 07:14 PM
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MMhmm, all of the above!
Buy a new house, finish fixing up the old one & find a family in need to give it to. Do more random acts of kindness. Surprise strangers with money or car keys or grocery gift cards, etc. Travel the world. Hire a kitty litter cleaner!!!  (with all our pets, this may be number one on the list) Hire a chef to make healthier food taste yummy! Give to some of our pet organizations. i.e. The Crisis Center, SARC, NoH8, our local shelter, as well as several no-kills, the ranch for the blind children, St. Jude's, etc. Set up allowances for family & friends as well as ourselves. Spend more quiet time with the earth...hire people to do the stuff that keeps me too busy to do more of that now.. Travel. Again. And more. And as often as I could talk my wife into it. Swim naked under a waterfall in Hawaii. Explore ruins. Kiss the Blarney Stone. Help others. Take a million pictures. Humanely capture & spay the "Strays" that BELONG to the ass across the street. Pay for each of our neices to have the college education they deserve. Play more!! Shop more!! Give more!! Who hasn't dreamed of winning??
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11-05-2010, 09:23 PM
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-Pay off loans.
-Finish school and start my company for special needs children. -Set aside school funds and cushion for baby brother. -Make sure parents are comfortable. -Same for grandparents. -Have a travel fund to visit my nieces I have never met, and friends I rarely get to see. -Get a stable car and house....not exaggerated and extravagant...just safe and logical. -Donate to things that are close to my heart....the planet, special olympics, habitat for humanity, aids, cancer, abuse, and low income assistance foundations. -Set aside money for my future children. Make my life and those that I love comfortable and secure but not keeping around so much that brings greed, spoiled and better than attitudes....allowing only room for gratefulness and sharing.
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11-05-2010, 09:55 PM
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If the jackpot win was 30 mil, I would take the 15 mil payoff after taxes but first I would hire a financial team and set up a trust fund so that my financial team could go and claim the winnings under that.
Once that was accomplished I would instantly pay myself a set amount and take a 60-90 day traveling retreat of sorts to allow the adrenalin and shock of it all to settle back down. The rest would be placed in a short term cd to await my return. I would also use that time to finalize my business plans. About half would be invested, hopefully wisely. I would donate to some organizations on my list which include GLBT, domestic violence, and child abuse organizations. I would buy a suitable house with land for me and Bear to live in, and likely get a new truck and donate the one I have now. I would set up trust funds for a couple of kids that I know to make sure they have the opportunity for college should they desire it. I would definitely spend a good portion helping those who want to help themselves, not those looking for a hand out. And I would buy a lifetime membership to the Planet
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