So you won the lottery, now what?

LynnW52
LynnW52 Posts: 1,151 Member
edited September 20 in Chit-Chat
I'm bored at work, and fantasizing about the things I'm going to do *when* I win the lottery :bigsmile:

What are some of the things you would do if you won the lottery?

I would for starters......

*pay off all debts
*put some into savings
*donate to SIDS research, the ASPCA, and a few other charities
*buy my mom, dad, and sister a new house (or pay off their mortgages)
*take family and a few friends on an awesome vacation, all expenses paid

and then I'd start on a few things for me and my husband :wink:

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  • LongMom
    LongMom Posts: 408 Member
    You've covered all the basics :) I'd also

    *Go back to school (would like to get into the psychology field) and then start my own business helping people
    *Pay off my kids education funds
    *Hire a personal trainer
    *Hire a cook
  • aippolito1
    aippolito1 Posts: 4,894 Member
    First, I would buy all the fancy fitness stuff I want (check my status from yesterday! lol - kettlebells, HRM watch, new dumbbells, rollerblades, maybe my own elliptical!!!)...

    Take my boyfriend out to a NICE dinner. I'm talking five star restaurant with 2 forks, a guy to PUT the cloth napkin in your lap and maybe he'd have a fancy French mustache or something. :bigsmile:

    I would pay off my bf & his brother's car (mine's paid) and take us on a beach vacation for a month (I'd be able to afford not being paid for a month!)

    Then I'd buy a whole new wardrobe (after I hit my weight loss goal - duh. Waste of money) at H&M, BCBG and buy an Alfred Angelo wedding dress for later. :tongue:

    Annnnnnd... of course, buy all the things I'm saving up for: the rest of the $1,800 repairs on my car... new back taillight, some tinting, maybe a spoiler, and fix all the scratches and dents on the side of my car (looks like hail damage)... along with some lenses for my SLR, photoshop for my Mac, more RAM for my Mac, a new living room set so we can stop "borrowing" my bf's sister's, and paint the living room and actually decorate the bedroom.

    Ohhh yeah, get all the degrees I need!!! B.A., and master's, then my professional counseling license.
  • AlannaPie
    AlannaPie Posts: 349 Member
    *pay off all debts
    *bulk up my savings
    *hire a maid
    *buy a home
    *get married lol
    *t r a v e l
  • Valqis
    Valqis Posts: 1,016 Member
    First off, set up trust funds for a number of people that are important to me so they would always be guaranteed to be taken care of for the rest of the their lives.
    Second, donate to several worthy charities that I have been involved in for several years in some form or fashion.
    Third, pay off all my and my wife's debts, and buy brand new vehicles.
    Fourth, start spending more time at the gym and out doing things that would get me and my wife in better shape.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    I'd get the hell out of this country and move to Grand Cayman...start enjoying my beach life. I've always dreamed of becoming a scuba instructor, so that's what I'd do after I got bored of laying on the beach.
  • OnionCookie
    OnionCookie Posts: 272 Member
    Hire a personal trainer to kick me in gear.

    Pay for college and medical school so I can become a doctor.

    Buy my parents something they want.
  • GingerSnark
    GingerSnark Posts: 153
    Buy a house for me & my fiance to move into before the wedding, like asap. With a big piece of land for future pets. Fenced yard.

    Furnish said house w/ everything we really wanted

    Delete all wedding registries & tell everyone no gifts

    pay off all debts (credit cards, car pymnts, school loans, wedding)

    Pay off my mothers mortgage ( & his mom's too I suppose or I'd never hear the end of it)

    Pay off any of my mothers debts.

    A decent chunk into an interest bearing account/savings/cd/etc

    A nice donation to my favorite animal charity; nsal.

    I'd adopt a bunch of dogs & take care of them for the rest of their lives.
  • wantmycurvesback
    wantmycurvesback Posts: 69
    *pay off all debts
    *bulk up my savings
    *hire a maid
    *buy a home
    *get married lol
    *t r a v e l

    I +1 all of those, lol.
  • karenjoy
    karenjoy Posts: 1,840 Member
    depends on if it was the EuroMillions £64 million one or just a run of the mill one lol

    I would make sure my nearest and dearest were in a good postion and had no worries and a secure future.
    I would buy the castle in Scotland that hubby and I looked at on the net.
    The lakeside place in Canada we liked.
    A Jaguar SFR and a vintage Morgan for me, along with a Range Rover and a couple of nice cars and motorbikes for himself
    I bit of palstic surgery and a bit of decent dentistry for me!
    A wardrobe makeover
    A tour of all the places in the world that I want to see staying in the best hotel OR in luxury yurts and tree houses.
    Dogs and horses in Scotland
    A night or two at the Manoir
    A week or three at Champneys
    a housekeeper and cook for both homes...

    I could go on....
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    I'd give 10% to my church then share the rest with my kids and my sisters.

    With my share, I would

    ~pay off all my debts

    ~buy a nice house and new furniture

    ~buy a nice car

    ~get a tummy tuck and a boob lift

    ~buy new clothes

    -stock up of lots and lots of healthy groceries.
  • NotSurprised
    NotSurprised Posts: 8,083 Member
    Buy a 2,500 sq.ft home tops to keep it manageable.
    Buy a Unimog, because they can go anywhere & a Rolls Royce.
    Hire an assistant, to get twice the stuff done if needed to be in two places at once.
    Travel on vacation to different countries.
    Start my own production company for films & clothing.
    Either give to or even start my own charity organization for different deseases, that's to make sure things are being worked on for sure.:)
    Oh Yeah buy my Mother & Aunt a house possibly one big home, because they're getting up there in age a cook & maid to do all the work for them, so they can enjoy doing whatever they like.
  • beccasetsfire
    beccasetsfire Posts: 135
    * Pay off debt.
    * Buy a house on Long Island, in the Lehigh Valley (PA), & somewhere on the west coast.
    * Let friends live in all the houses.
    * Get 2 F1 Savannah cats.
    * Buy a new car.
    * Go back to school for Photography.
    * Live happily ever after.
  • wantmycurvesback
    wantmycurvesback Posts: 69
    *pay off all debts
    *bulk up my savings
    *hire a maid
    *buy a home
    *get married lol
    *t r a v e l

    I +1 all of those, lol.

    Oh and how could I forget? I would quit my job (that I loathe) - and open my own restaurant, my lifelong dream!!
  • FabiolaEnvy♥
    FabiolaEnvy♥ Posts: 730
    a quarter of it would go to my brother and his family
    the other quarter would go to my parents.

    and the rest goes into my business.
    before i know it.
    i will be rich to do all the things i would like to do.

    pay debt for my parents, give them money
    charities of course, food drives. etc.
    new cars, buy big houses for my parents(maybe two houses) for them
    live an independent life
    go on vacation whenever and not have to worry about money.
    have a husband who wants the same and have kids
    live a healthy life, hire a cook, hire a maid.
    :)
    there is more but yeah :)

    oh and live on the lake(my dream house)
  • beccasetsfire
    beccasetsfire Posts: 135
    Oh I forgot to include get more tattoos! lol
  • DizzieLittleLifter
    DizzieLittleLifter Posts: 1,020 Member
    FUN!
    1. pay off any debt
    2. buy a new house near the beach with a granny house for my mom
    3. go back to school get my degree in finance
    4. invest/save for the future
    5. create a trust for my kids (they already have 529)
    6. Donate to local charities and shelters
    7. adopt another child
    8 buy my hubby his dream guitar
    9. Buy myself a Bentley :P
    10. buy myself a new mom car cause I can't drive kids to and fro in a Bentley LOL
  • Vallandingham
    Vallandingham Posts: 2,177
    No debt for my wife and daughters.
    New homes for all of us.
    New cars for all of us.
    Travel.
    Change my phone numbers, email adresses.
    Open a restaurant.
    Invest.
  • mhannan13
    mhannan13 Posts: 53
    -Pay off my mom's house and car and any debts.
    -Put away $ for my sister's college fund.
    -Reject Illinois State and transfer my butt to University of Wisconsin-Madison!
    -Let my momma retire and redo the kitchen
    -SHOP!!!
    -Get a in home gym
    -Get another puppy :)
  • Lisa1971
    Lisa1971 Posts: 3,069 Member
    I'd pretty much do what everyone else has said except I would also open a HUGE no kill animal shelter and adoption agency. I am a HUGE animal lover! :)
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
    Pay off all my debts
    Pay off all my parents debts
    Pay off all my sisters debts
    Sell my house
    Travel
    Go back to school
    Start a non-profit
  • KarenECunningham
    KarenECunningham Posts: 419 Member
    -Pay off debt (we are o.k. but I would like to be totally debt free)
    -Keep the house I am in but buy a second home in Pismo Beach
    -Help my family be debt free and buy my mom a house
    -Help my church
    -Donate to a charity that I am involved in that helps children in foster care
    -Retire and travel
    -College for my three grandchildren
    -
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