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    If you won the lottery, what would you do?

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    • Posts: 1,951 Member
      How much we talking??

      I won 20 bucks last week....I bought more tickets with it!
    • Posts: 205 Member
      Buy a bigger boat and sail it from the great lakes to the Atlantic, around Florida through the gulf, up the Mississippi back to the great lakes.
    • Posts: 4,489 Member
      I'd buy a moving truck full of Cheez Its
    • Posts: 29 Member
      Buy a RV and take a road trip out west to visit a bunch of the National Parks for the first time. Places like Yosemite, Grand Tetons, Grand Canyon, and Meteor Crater. I need a vacation so badly. I haven't had one in 6 years.
    • Posts: 525 Member
      I would keep it on the down low as long as possible and try to surprise my parents with their dream kitchen and dream fishing trip to Alaska and I would also make my mother-in-laws house so much better than it is now and do some beautiful landscaping around it. She lives in the Dominican Republic so she needs all the help she can get!
    • Posts: 54 Member
      Give 10 percent to the church.
    • Posts: 443 Member
      Depends on the amount. If big, create a trust for me, my 2 brothers and my parents. We would each share the amount. I would not tell another soul about this. I would donate to some charities and then vacation as I want!
    • Posts: 245 Member
      Help my family pay of debt.
      Pay off my mortgage.
      If possible quit my job. The I would find one I liked but didn't need to worry about the money.
      Maybe move to a smaller town.
      Travel.
    • Posts: 516 Member
      I would give all of the money to PBS in the hopes that they would END THE PLEDGE DRIVE!!!!
    • Posts: 651 Member
      I would buy a ton of acreage. Begin construction on a high wall to encompass it all. I would then start making myself as self sufficient as possible: herd of cattle, wells, gardens and orchards. In the midst of all of this, would be my castle. A solid structure meant to last as long as possible: renewable energy, sub floors, security provisions. As this is occurring, I would be paying a lab in a less regulated country to do experimental animal breeding, and provide for me both unicorns and chocobos. Once that is all done...I would write a book.
    • Posts: 359 Member
      Depends ... on how much it was. There are a couple charitable organization I'd donate to - a scholarship fund and a church building fund.

      Set up trust funds for my daughters and grandson. Pay for their educations/weddings in cash. Ensure we have enough socked away to live comfortably for the rest of our lives.

      Retire from my job, volunteer more, and play music more!

      Travel with my wife, whenever and wherever we want ...
    • Posts: 1,033 Member
      Depending on how big the win was... I would try to put at least half in the bank, give to my church and other charities that I would support. spend at least a year traveling to every country in the world... first class of course... a yacht would also be a lot of fun!!! New cars for the whole family too!
    • Posts: 1,139 Member
      I have thought about this the few times. Whatever answer I come up with, the next thing i try to do is to do it without the lottery!
    • Posts: 66
      Trip to Vegas with my girl friends :smile:
    • Posts: 4,535 Member
      1/4 would go to charity, another 1/2 into savings.

      I would take my kids on a year long trip around the world - so they can be immersed in other cultures (and you know, me too!), and really appreciate what the world has to offer (and how lucky they are in perspective of some countries).
      I'd get the boobs put back where they belong.
      Buy some land and build our dream house.
    • Posts: 9,151 Member
      1. Pay debts
      2. Buy house/condo (hubby and I argue over this)
      3. Vehicle
      4. Donations to family and charities
      5. Bank the rest
    • Posts: 4,676 Member
      Cruise for my MFP friends...
    • Posts: 91 Member
      Hire a personal trainer for 5 sessions a week for six months or more.
      Also hire a personal chef/nutritionist to work with trainer...

      Then after dropping enough weight and re-training thought processes I'd get a new motorcycle and tour the USA by motorcycle for a year or more...once I'd seen all I wanted of the 49 states (including an off-road ride from Mexico to Canada via BackCountry Discovery routes - google it..) I'd take a trip thru south america!

      DAve
    • Posts: 11,788 Member
      Take the max payout.

      Quietly close down FB and MFP.

      Pull the batteries from Cell Phones and get new Cell phones,. With new unlisted numbers

      Delete all email accounts.

      Contact my Investment Broker and heed his advice.

      Pay off all bills. Pay off all my children's Bills.

      Set up college funds for my grandchildren.

      Move.

      Did I forget to include my job in my future? Nope. What job?
    • Posts: 239 Member
      Buy my dream house in Ireland, travel all over Europe and buy a full time dietician/nutrionist/cook/grocery shopper!
    • Posts: 899 Member
      Disappear for about 2-3 years then go crazy traveling. A different city every night sounds kind of tempting :)
    • Posts: 946 Member
      Move to england....LOL

      :flowerforyou: It's nice here.
    • Posts: 86 Member
      Currently the NC Powerball is worth 90,000,000. If you get 60,000,000 out of that I would spend

      10% (6,000,000) to various charities.
      50% (27,000,000) of remaining into savings
      06% (1,620,000) toward housing for myself, my brother, my parents, and my grandmother
      02% (507,600) toward a trip around the world (tickets, souvenirs and lodging)
      06% (14,772,405.6) toward building a no kill animal shelter
      Remaining (10,099,994.4) is for spending/ fun stuff .

      That is how I would spend lottery money.
    • Posts: 692 Member
      Call my lawyer and set up a secret will immediately. Designate trust funds. Hide out for a year or two and travel the world. Sell my house and buy acreage. Volunteer my time with the elderly and children.

      Editing to say I would have more kids, too.
    • Posts: 10,740 Member
      Keep it on the down low as much as possible. Stop working at my current job and start thinking about starting a business or nonprofit...but for a couple of years I'd just travel with my husband and enjoy life.
    • Posts: 276
      Same thing as I do everyday now. Yes, my life is that awesome!
    • Posts: 11,788 Member
      show previous quotes

      :flowerforyou: It's nice here.

      The scenery is sure seductive.
    • Posts: 439 Member
      Englands where its at
    • Posts: 1,371 Member
      This... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Ross

      Anyone who can remember who Percy Ross was... I am content living a modest life... I love my job and wouldnt quit as it would afford me more opportunities to find people to help... Genuine people who are struggling, not the ones who struggle because they try to live beyond their means... Nothing more satisfying than helping and changing someone's life for the better...
    • Posts: 1,833 Member
      Pay off my debt and hopefully be able to quit my job b/c I hate it.
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