What would you do if you won the lottery?

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  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    Buy a lot of Catnip.
  • sexyrosey
    sexyrosey Posts: 137
    1. buy a house
    2. set up my son and my boyfriends kids for college
    3. pay off my parents house
    4. make a at home gym
    5. workout like crazy
    6. see a plastic surgeon asap
    7. Live happy :)
  • PittShkr
    PittShkr Posts: 1,000 Member
    Hooke...... Nah probably disappear and buy a Porsche!
  • sjflowers
    sjflowers Posts: 148
    Pay of our debts
    buy a Leopard 44 Catamaran
    Sail anywhere I wanted in the world with my husband and kids. :)
  • sweetchildomine
    sweetchildomine Posts: 872 Member
    Get a boob job lol
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    Pay off my student loans and the loans my dad took out to help me through school.
    Buy something nice for my mom, dad, and sister.
    Give some to an organization I served with for a few summers and I really believe in.
    Invest and save the rest so I have something to support me and I won't have to worry about money.
  • KaidaKantri
    KaidaKantri Posts: 401
    It depends on how much obviously but here are some of the things I would like to do with it if I could:

    Pay off mortgage,
    Pay off car,
    Pay off student loans and save some for future student loans,
    Pay off my mom's car, and mortgage and for her surgery's she needs,
    Donate,
    Take my niece to Disney Land or somewhere fun,
    Go to Hawaii,
    Donate to charity.
    Buy a really nice BMW (they are amazing but expensive)
    Pay for our wedding.
    Travel to Paris with my Fiance (NOT for a honeymoon, too cliche)

    These aren't in any specific order, but they are things I would like to do with money.
  • Linbo93
    Linbo93 Posts: 229 Member
    1. Pay off Student Loans for myself and fiancee.
    2. Set younger kids in our families up with nice scholarships so they aren't left borrowing for college.
    3. Pay of my parents and fiances parents mortgages
    4. Save!!!
    5. Buy an appartment in NYC so we don't have to drudge back/forth to work
    6. Hire a personal trainer
    7. Quit my job and start a production company with fiancee!
    8. Save more!
    9. Shopping spree??
  • Sharyn913
    Sharyn913 Posts: 777 Member
    Depends how much money the lottery is! =)

    1. 10-20% to my church and various ministries in the country that I support.
    1.5. Build a homeless shelter in the county and help them get on their feet
    2. Buy a house either on the mountains or by the beach, maybe both. Keep one in my sons name so he can enjoy it.
    3. Pay off my families debt
    4. Travel the world with my family
    5. Take my friends out for a veryyyyyy nice dinner
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Make sure family is taken care of.
    Pay off student loans.
    Sign up for grad school to take whatever courses I want instead of something practical just because I can!
    Continue plotting world domination.
  • Octopies
    Octopies Posts: 157 Member
    Pay off student loan debt and pay the rest of my tuition (including grad school) out of pocket
    Help the family out with their debt
    save the rest, maybe use some to get an apartment off-campus to save money
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    i would travel the world for the next 5-10 years. id stay in a location until i was bored then move on. id coordinate my travel with big events. World Cup, Olympics, Carnivale, etc...

    and any of my friends and family that wanted to join for part or all of it could come on the ride.

    before i left id cut some checks for family/close friends.
  • JaneMills0
    JaneMills0 Posts: 40 Member
    Selfishly buy a house with good inside pool so I could roll out of bed and into pool before I wake up in the morning. Then travel (I'll dress first).

    Less selfishly pay off my neices student loans and make sure they were set up okay to start adult life.

    And yes I would of course give at least 10% to charity.
  • sdguy2002
    sdguy2002 Posts: 84 Member
    Buy a few houses on the beach in different countries travel save and donate.
  • cheerforsteelers
    cheerforsteelers Posts: 686 Member
    It would depend on how much money I won.

    1. I would pay off anything that my mom needed.
    2. Pay off my own studen loan stuff.
    3. Pay off my friend's studen loan.
    4. Give money to church.
    5. Save some of the money.
    6. Buy a house.
    7. Go on a long vacation anywhere I want.
  • JaneMills0
    JaneMills0 Posts: 40 Member
    Oh and take out an injunction to stop my husband donating the lot to Nottingham Forest.
  • Pacificplayland
    Pacificplayland Posts: 34
    Save my dear friend's lakehome from foreclosure... It's been in their family since 1926. Create a FAT college fund for my son and buy his and her Harley's, a fifth wheel and travel the states with my husband. I would also like to start a non-profit organization to help low income families and people with disabilities obtain / maintain reliable transportation in rural areas. :-)
  • therealangd
    therealangd Posts: 1,861 Member
    Go to a desert island.
  • _Ivian
    _Ivian Posts: 198
    The damn pot is up to 100mil over here and I was just thinking about this yesterday :laugh:

    -Set up a scholarship fund for students that can't afford college and are planning on majoring in sciences.
    -Donate to St. Jude's Children Hospital, Miami Children's and Holtz Children Hospital
    -Open up a veterinary hospital and no-kill shelters
    -Wipe out my parent's bills and pay off their house and/or get them a new one
    -Buy cars for my mom and dad and my dad also will get a new bike and an 18 wheeler.
    -Send my parents on a three month long vacation wherever they want!
    -Pay off my bills
    -Buy myself a new car
    -Go to medical school
    -Open urgent care clinics with concierge care services
    -Invest in medical research
    -Splurge on a nice beach side home or condo
  • Val_from_OH
    Val_from_OH Posts: 447 Member
    1. Quit working, and hire a nanny, a tutor, and a part time occupational therapist.
    2. Pay off my & hubby's debts.
    3. Pay off my parent's & siblings debts. (I'm sure mom & dad would not go for this, so I'd have to figure out how to be sneaky about it)
    4. Set aside enough for my brother to buy his first home.
    5. Set aside enough for my kids' college and my daughter's wedding, and their first homes.
    6. Buy a primary home near my family (KY). Buy a houseboat and speedboat to play with while we're there.
    7. Buy a vacation home on the most beautiful beach I can find and travel to often (i.e. somewhere in the contiguous 48).
    8. Find a great stylist and nail tech, and visit them often.
    9. Lease new cars.
    10. Hire a personal trainer.
    11. Complete wardrobe overhaul. Goodbye Old Navy, Hello True Religion!
    12. Donate a lot to a worthy cause. Probably something research-based, like the Susan G. Komen foundation, or to a University that is working on ground-breaking technology.
    13. Figure out what to do with my MIL who has no business living by herself anymore.
    14. Ask my hubs what he would like to do with the rest.
  • antizoni1
    antizoni1 Posts: 334
    Quit my Job and turn off my cell phone
  • shimila1101
    shimila1101 Posts: 119
    -Pay off my house and move to a nicer one paid for in cash
    -Pay off my fiances medical school loans
    -Invest
    -Travel
    -Give our families money
    -Donate
    -Go back to school for my Masters
    -Build/operate a cat sanctuary
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    Get fixed(hips) lose the rest of the weight get the plastics afterwards then travel travel and travel! :drinker:
  • JuneBPrice
    JuneBPrice Posts: 294 Member
    I'd pay for college, but outside of that, I'd change nothing about my life. Getting that much money at my age without earning it would destroy me.
  • SPNLuver83
    SPNLuver83 Posts: 2,050 Member
    pay off all my debt
    pay off my dad's debt so he can retire in peace
    ^^^ same for my father-in-law
    set up funds for my kids
    spoil myself and my family!
  • aquamarine36
    aquamarine36 Posts: 14
    Buy a house for me and my son, pay of student loans, help family, donate some, take a trip to Austria to see family, buy season passes to Disneyland, buy a vacation condo in San Diego.....be happy because I would never have to worry about money again!!!
  • tajmel
    tajmel Posts: 401 Member
    * Repay student debt and pre-pay the rest of my tuition
    * Buy five houses, four of which would be gifts
    * Install gym, library, and garden, and put in enough solar panels and efficiency upgrades to be self-sustaining
    * Replace my compact car with a compact hatchback
    * Set up a small trust for each of my children
    * Set up a scholarship for my younger brother
    * Start a community garden
    * Travel

    Do I still have money left? Because I could go on...
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    "Two chicks at the same time."

    Just 2? Ye of so small dreams! :huh:

    "Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I were a millionaire I could hook that up, too; 'cause chicks dig dudes with money. "
  • HisShadow
    HisShadow Posts: 59 Member
    Take my family and Disappear.

    In my new locale, install a home gym and hire a personal trainer, nutritionist & chef.
  • jadedone
    jadedone Posts: 2,446 Member
    Depends on how much I won. :D

    If it was more like 1-5 million:
    1. Give my parents money for retirement
    2. Pay off my debts and my sisters debts
    3. Buy a condo in my dream building (or pay for a down payment, it is about $800k to live there)
    4. Take a 6 week sabbatical to travel
    5. Save the rest

    If it was a lot more:
    Do all of the stuff above
    Start a business, maybe a clothing boutique? Not sure
    Save a lot
    Work on some downtown redevelopment projects
    Donate more

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