You have one million dollars...

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  • beckajw
    beckajw Posts: 1,728 Member
    1. Pay off everything
    2. Give it to my family to pay off their bills
    3. If there's anything left, give it to a local charity
  • MB_Positif
    MB_Positif Posts: 8,897 Member
    1) Pay off my debts.
    2) Buy 2 small houses (one where I live now and one in California near my husband's family)
    3) Give some family and friends a little financial "boost."
    4) Invest the rest into a business/college fund.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    Build a tree fort in our yard
  • beckajw
    beckajw Posts: 1,728 Member
    I have one million dollars.

    I pay 2/3 of it in taxes.

    I have $333K left.

    I invest it.
    The OP said "you TAKE HOME" $1 million...so I think she meant that you actually "have" that much....

    ^^ This. I assumed you won much more than that, but had a million left after taxes.
  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member
    ok - so half goes to taxes for unearned income.

    pay off my mom's house & my bills - buy and fix up a used RV and a truck i can fix myself - take to the open road for a month. i can probably stretch it for that.

    but i this is why i don't buy a lotto ticket for less than 100M.
  • rebeccasedwards
    rebeccasedwards Posts: 208
    1. Pay off my debt/my kid's college debt
    2. Buy a house on the lake
    3. Save the rest
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    1. Pay off debts
    2. invest in cds.
    3. Eat supper at The Keg.
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    I have one million dollars.

    I pay 2/3 of it in taxes.

    I have $333K left.

    I invest it.
    The OP said "you TAKE HOME" $1 million...so I think she meant that you actually "have" that much....
    Whether it's a million or a third of a million, I'd still invest it. Wouldn't touch a dime. I'd rather sit on a ton of money than sit on a ton of things that the money bought.
  • tishajo
    tishajo Posts: 142 Member
    1) Pay off debt
    2) Invest half of whatever is left
    3) Take a nice long vacation
  • Bronx_Montgomery
    Bronx_Montgomery Posts: 2,284 Member
    1. Forget this weight loss stuff I can afford fake muscles now!!
    2. Get a boat with huge speakers and blare the SNL Song "I'm on a boat"
    3. Join a Country Club and show them how a real baller golfs.



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  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    Build a tree fort in our yard

    I could help, it wouldn't be that hard.
  • Il_DaniD_lI
    Il_DaniD_lI Posts: 1,593 Member
    Show up at work to tell some people how I really feel.
    Shop.
    Vacation.
  • 3LittleMonkeyMom
    3LittleMonkeyMom Posts: 259
    1. Full college ride for all 3 kids. (We have funds started already, but this would just cap it off before we planned)

    2. Pay off House.

    3. Reface said house

    I don't think our lifestyle would change much. We might have a better yearly vacation but really...we're very happy as we are.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    1) Pay off loans
    2) Help out family
    3) Help pay off my church
    4) Save

    Oh yeah, a Range Rover Sport Supercharged would be in the mix somewhere :drinker:
  • roch1972
    roch1972 Posts: 113 Member
    1. Pay off my parents debt and mine of course
    2. put some away for college for my son
    3. Take my son to Disneyworld
  • FuneralDiner
    FuneralDiner Posts: 438 Member
    1. Buy a cute little dainty cottage with acres of land and paint it pink
    2. Use my land to build my very own cat sanctuary
    3. Live happily ever after
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    wanna know what I'd do with a million dollars? Two chicks at the same time man......\m/

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  • ThustonHowell
    ThustonHowell Posts: 43
    Build a tree fort in our yard

    I could help, it wouldn't be that hard.

    You guys could put a little tiny fridge in there somewhere
  • Sh1tsRainbows
    Sh1tsRainbows Posts: 1,227 Member
    pay off bills
    buy a house
    quit my job and go to school FT
  • cardiokitten
    cardiokitten Posts: 401 Member
    Buy myself a gold medal because my #1 isn't "pay off my debts" :)
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    I'd find out which countries would now allow me to apply for citizenship based on my newly acquired wealth. Then I'd move. Any family member who wanted to live on my million would be welcome to move with me. The money would go a lot farther and I want out of here anyway.
  • VenomousDuck
    VenomousDuck Posts: 206
    Hookers and blow
  • gwduker
    gwduker Posts: 293
    Hookers and blow

    Charlie..... is that you??
  • MandaPaigeSparkles88
    MandaPaigeSparkles88 Posts: 1,289 Member
    Pay off mine and my families bills
    Buy myself a house
    Buy a new car

    On a side note if I had more than a million dollars I'd buy myself a private island and hire some hot men wearing nothing but loin cloths and have them cater to my every need. Hey a girl can dream can't she. Like my mamma always told me Amanda if you are gonna dream dream big.
  • LuckyLeprechaun
    LuckyLeprechaun Posts: 6,296 Member
    Build a tree fort in our yard

    I could help, it wouldn't be that hard.

    You guys could put a little tiny fridge in there somewhere

    They have pre-wrapped sausages but they don't have pre-wrapped bacon.........
  • mochaphobic
    mochaphobic Posts: 92 Member
    If we had one million dollars...

    Before spending anything we'd take a vacation and consult with a really good investment consultant then

    Pay off the house, get new car for my dh and decent ones for the teens to drive, give % to charity or a my son's high school that is really tiny and old and needs to be rebuilt and invest the remainder for education for myself and the kids. With 5 kids, I'm envisioning it costing over $150,000 for them to attend a four year college plus at least two are saying they want their master's.... I would say I'd help my family but my parents are financially secure as are my inlaws and my bro/sis would probably accept gifts but not of money.
  • mrsnathanandrew
    mrsnathanandrew Posts: 631 Member
    1. Buy a house
    2. Buy my mom a new car (I wrecked hers when I was in H.S.)
    3. Put the rest away for when we have kids.
  • dirtydmvkid
    dirtydmvkid Posts: 184
    1. Pay off Jeep
    2. Buy a NEW Jeep (and by new I mean a beautiful CJ lol)
    3. Invest
  • twinmom14ek
    twinmom14ek Posts: 174 Member
    Here's a buzz-kill: if you earn a 4% annual rate of return on $1M, you'll take home $40k, pre-tax.

    Not quite enough to retire and live on for the next (hopefully) 50 years...

    Guess my husband will still have to work after I quit! :laugh:
  • thebaconbeast
    thebaconbeast Posts: 560 Member
    Build a tree fort in our yard

    I could help, it wouldn't be that hard.

    You guys could put a little tiny fridge in there somewhere

    They have pre-wrapped sausages but they don't have pre-wrapped bacon.........

    Hello I am Bacon.

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