If you won the powerball lottery...First thing you'd buy?

cdcruizer05
cdcruizer05 Posts: 1,006 Member
edited March 2015 in Chit-Chat
If you won the lottery what would you buy first? I'd buy a new vehicle.
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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Real estate.
  • justinegibbons
    justinegibbons Posts: 918 Member
    I'm boring. I'd pay off my student loans and then buy houses for myself, my parents and my sister.
  • cdcruizer05
    cdcruizer05 Posts: 1,006 Member
    i'd build my dream home next...
  • pechepanda
    pechepanda Posts: 7,939 Member
    justinegibbons wrote: »
    I'm boring. I'd pay off my student loans and then buy houses for myself, my parents and my sister.

    id like to say this, but honestly knowing myself as well as I do, id probably give most of it away or go on a very long vacation
  • toothinspector79
    toothinspector79 Posts: 56 Member
    Property
  • Sinistrous
    Sinistrous Posts: 5,589 Member
    Clothes.
  • Sbivens2383
    Sbivens2383 Posts: 199 Member
    I would pay off my house, car, and student loans. Then the fun spending would begin :)
  • ilfaith
    ilfaith Posts: 16,769 Member
    Real estate...something on the beach in South Florida and something in Manhattan, preferably overlooking the park (downtown may be trendier, but I like to view green space).

    And a car in which my children will not ride...
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    I'd stay in my current home (because I love it)...but add on a suite for my live-in housekeeper (It could go over the garage...which we would have to expand to hold my new car).

    Now I am tempted to buy a lottery ticket.
  • sabowman93
    sabowman93 Posts: 139 Member
    I'd pay for the rest of school and buy a reliable vehicle... Then I'd think about luxuries lol
  • AmyTCaldwell
    AmyTCaldwell Posts: 86 Member
    A tummy tuck:-)
  • justjack18
    justjack18 Posts: 720 Member
    A chef and housekeeper lol
  • Belle8312
    Belle8312 Posts: 2,151 Member
    Hire some type of financial advisor or attorney.

    Then, pay off my house, my mom's house and travel! :smiley:
  • eva_letsdance
    eva_letsdance Posts: 2,731 Member
    One way ticket to Europe
  • jrline
    jrline Posts: 2,353 Member
    Jeep Wrangler with 40" tires
  • Showtime1978
    Showtime1978 Posts: 109 Member
    Food....and boobs.
  • kalin73
    kalin73 Posts: 595 Member
    Ferrari 458 italia
  • rughead06
    rughead06 Posts: 4,291 Member
    edited March 2015
    Dont think i would buy at first but pay off all my debt. Then buy a house. lol
  • ricomincia
    ricomincia Posts: 229 Member
    edited March 2015
    Ferrari Enzo and then head down through southern Europe on a roadtrip. Stopping on the Amalfi coast for while... :)
  • chivalryder
    chivalryder Posts: 4,391 Member
    I'd give half of it away, then invest the rest somewhere stable. Then I'd take out a percentage monthly, only enough to ensure it lasts the rest of my life, and I'd budget out everything accordingly.
  • AgentOrangeJuice
    AgentOrangeJuice Posts: 1,069 Member
    I'd produce a live action Voltron movie.
  • melanietx504
    melanietx504 Posts: 9
    The first responsible thing I'd do would be pay off my house. First frivolous thing I'd do would be trash every last article of clothing and item of makeup I have and upgrade EVERYTHING. I'd be makin it rain all over Nordstrom.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    I would pay off debt, quit my job, and become "homeless" (I would live in the outdoors, through-hike the AT, PCT, CT, PNT, etc.).

    Since I'd be rich, I would probably hire a 'support' person (to pay bills, bring me supplies/medicine, and drive me between places when it is time to start a new trail). I would buy multiple sets of outdoor gear to be kept in storage units around the country (a unit within 1 days drive from anywhere in the lower 48), and provide my support employee with a Sprinter camper van for transporting gear and to stay in on the road during his/her downtime.

    I would also pay an accountant to help manage long-term investments and audit the support person's spending / purchasing. The support employee may be hard to find because it is going to be a 100% travel position, but the up-side is that there will be a lot of down time to do personal activities nearly every day in the general area. It isn't a job that works well to have a family, though.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Depends on the jackpot.
  • Bill8855
    Bill8855 Posts: 4,267 Member
    A plane ticket somewhere where I can wrap my head around what just happened. Then a retainer for a lawyer.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    I also might offer a huge reward for finding a compatible woman (with stipulation that we must be married for x number of years before payment can be received - money would be in escrow during that time, so no worries). Seriously, I'm getting frustrated that it is apparently impossible to find an intelligent, confident, childfree woman who loves the outdoors as much as I do... and who is actually interested in someone like me. :'(
  • Showtime1978
    Showtime1978 Posts: 109 Member
    Bill8855 wrote: »
    A plane ticket somewhere where I can wrap my head around what just happened. Then a retainer for a lawyer.

    That sounds sad.... :(
  • Showtime1978
    Showtime1978 Posts: 109 Member
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    I also might offer a huge reward for finding a compatible woman (with stipulation that we must be married for x number of years before payment can be received - money would be in escrow during that time, so no worries). Seriously, I'm getting frustrated that it is apparently impossible to find an intelligent, confident, childfree woman who loves the outdoors as much as I do... and who is actually interested in someone like me. :'(

    Why is "childfree" so important to you?
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,502 Member
    Showtime1978 wrote: »
    midwesterner85 wrote: »
    I also might offer a huge reward for finding a compatible woman (with stipulation that we must be married for x number of years before payment can be received - money would be in escrow during that time, so no worries). Seriously, I'm getting frustrated that it is apparently impossible to find an intelligent, confident, childfree woman who loves the outdoors as much as I do... and who is actually interested in someone like me. :'(

    Why is "childfree" so important to you?

    I don't have or want kids so it would be a waste of effort to seek a relationship with someone who has or wants kids.
  • BigEdge
    BigEdge Posts: 1,754 Member
    Shelby Cobra.
  • TuffGong21
    TuffGong21 Posts: 251 Member
    how much lottery winnings are we talkin', here?

    1. hire financial planner
    2. tithe accordingly
    3. become debt free
    4. invest heavily and live off interest!

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