What Would You Do

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  • anewattitude
    anewattitude Posts: 483 Member
    Plan a huge party with free drinks. Everyone here is invited:)
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    Since we have no debt (not even a mortgage; we paid that sucker off last June), I would totally quit my job. Just stick it to them. No two weeks. They'd eventually manage, but since I have no back up, they'd be drowning for a little while. Then hubby could quit his. We live so far under our means right now that $1 million would totally allow us to retire.
  • chezmama
    chezmama Posts: 396 Member
    I would save it till I retired, then move to the Dominican Republic and do what I could to make life better for la hija de mi corazón.
  • thegymbunny
    thegymbunny Posts: 602 Member
    Call my significant other and tell him to move here NOW, that we can cover it while he finds the job of his liking.
    Pay few debts.
    Down payment on house
    Put the rest away for kids college(should be substancial amount)
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Pay off all of my debts, pay off my son's student loans and give him a down payment for a house, put my husband through college and do some traveling.
  • tuneses
    tuneses Posts: 467 Member
    I wouldnt have to walk to the store
    I'd take a limousine cause it costs more
    I wouldnt have to eat Kraft Dinner,
    but you would still eat Kraft Dinner
    Yeah with some fancy ketchup
  • Sasssy69
    Sasssy69 Posts: 547 Member
    Cocaine and hookers.

    Call me when you win. I'll help you spend it. ha ha ha ha!
  • luv_lea
    luv_lea Posts: 1,094 Member
    Answer the phone at work with responses I always wished I could say to the stupid people on the other end. Then once I finally quit or got fired, go back to school full time, while buying a house on the river.
  • BecomingMyself
    BecomingMyself Posts: 39
    :drinker: :laugh:
  • jend114
    jend114 Posts: 1,058 Member
    pay off my debts

    ditto
  • Jeepinmom4
    Jeepinmom4 Posts: 298 Member
    After I payed everything off...move to colorado,buy big *kitten* house in the country,buy brand new suburban,put $ away for college,have a wedding(got married at the courthouse),pay for my husband to start his own buisness, then id take my kids to the mall and let them go crazy. That's a good start lol
  • birdlover97111
    birdlover97111 Posts: 346 Member
    Would go on a cruise and use the rest to help others in need...Don't have any debt thanks to www.daveramsey.com :flowerforyou:
  • gettinghealthy777
    gettinghealthy777 Posts: 223
    Most likely help my family and those truly in need, including our furry little friends
  • withchaco
    withchaco Posts: 1,026 Member
    One million isn't enough to support this family for the rest of my life, so I'll have to invest a good portion of it into a new, sustainable career that will.
  • VeganInTraining
    VeganInTraining Posts: 1,319 Member
    Quit the Coast Guard (which you can do if you can prove you have a million dollars)
    Pay off my debt
    by a house in CA
    Invest some of it and use the rest to pay off my families debt

    Finally: Find a job that I love even if it only pays a smidge because I won't have a morgage or debt so I don't need to make too much
  • kathied41
    kathied41 Posts: 20
    I would buy a house near the beach and hubby a new truck and maybe visit my aunt in Ca
  • VeganInTraining
    VeganInTraining Posts: 1,319 Member
    Would go on a cruise and use the rest to help others in need...Don't have any debt thanks to www.daveramsey.com :flowerforyou:

    I :heart: dave ramsey....currently on baby step #2
  • 2Bgoddess
    2Bgoddess Posts: 1,096 Member
    pay the taxes on it and spend the rest on lunch.

    aw, you don't live in Canada! lottery winnings are tax free here.

    i would pay off my house finish fixing it and sell it and buy one with a garage. pay off my other debts, buy a small boat, and take my family on a trip. I guess i would need passports!
  • Kalrez
    Kalrez Posts: 655 Member
    Assuming that $1,000,000 is what's left after taxes: (ballpark numbers, rounded up)

    Student debt payoff: $60,000
    Misc debt payoff: $7,000
    Reliable vehicle: $15,000
    Pay off for grandparent debts: $75,000
    Pay off for mother's debts: $30,000
    Home and car for mother: $115,000
    Money for dad: $30,000
    Home for self: $150,000
    Kickback for BF's parents: $30,000
    Money for sibilings: $40,000
    Savings for nieces: $80,000
    Wedding to BF: $100,000
    Honeymoon: $18,000
    Investments: $250,000
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Spend about $25k on some home repair type projects I've been wanting to do, then invest the rest and use the future interest/income as play money.
  • jlzrdking
    jlzrdking Posts: 501 Member
    First thing I would pay off my mortgage, next I would go to the local Ford dealer and order my brand new Shelby GT500 Vert and as soon as I got my car I would be off to the beach.

    I ♥ Mustangs! Have you seen the Iacocca mustang?


    Me? I'd pay off everything & put the rest in the bank for my kids college.

    Yes the Iacocca is really nice but I think it was a prototype not sure Ford actually made them. If Ford is making them I will add that to my list of cars I want.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    I'd say screw all this working out. Get every surgery and pill I could to get myself into my ideal body shape. Get a dietitian, trainer, personal Dr. anything to make me more fit.

    tummy tuck, pec implants, botox, etc.
  • savethecat
    savethecat Posts: 290 Member
    Get one of my scripts in production and hope that the resulting film made enough money to then pay of my debt.
  • millionsofpeaches
    millionsofpeaches Posts: 372
    I would take one long vacation...
  • brittanyjeanxo
    brittanyjeanxo Posts: 1,831 Member
    Well the first thing I'd do is call my mommy and tell her that I have money for her :flowerforyou:
  • chickenhead99
    chickenhead99 Posts: 10
    invest and live of the interest
  • kfitz10103
    kfitz10103 Posts: 354
    pay the taxes on it and spend the rest on lunch.

    You are HILARIOUS!
  • rockabyesarojane
    rockabyesarojane Posts: 471
    After paying off what tiny amount of debt I still have, I would use the money to bring alive my dream of opening up a vintage style movie theater that shows old fashioned and foreign films that doubles as a cafe in the daytime. There is an old city (been there since the 1700's- long than the United States itself) that would be just perfect for a place like that and it's nearby a couple colleges where I could advertise it and have a constant rotation of customers!

    Someday, weather I win a million dollars or not, my dream will be realized. And I will be an independent (and totally awesome) business owner. :bigsmile:
  • sweebum
    sweebum Posts: 1,060 Member
    The whole family moves to Hawaii next day, real estate agent comes and sells house and mails contents other than furniture. :drinker:

    Some money to charity (for kids only), invest and live off the rest.
  • Shanna_Inc86
    Shanna_Inc86 Posts: 781 Member
    Pay off debts (of course)
    Buy a house in the country for me and my daughter
    (a modest house with a wrap around porch)
    Buy a nice, new dependable vehicle
    Invest some in a college fund for my daughter
    Invest some in a retirement fund for me
    Spend some on my family & friends
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