View Full Version : OK You've just won the lottery!
raymond6751
05-09-10, 08:46 AM
You woke up this morning and checked online and found your ticket just won 10,000,000 !
What would you do first?
Second?
Buy first?
? :woot:
First: Crap myself
Second: Take a shower
Buy first: My mortgage
Feuer Frei!
05-09-10, 09:00 AM
Hmm...
1) Give some to my parents
2) Quit my job
3) Look after my kids full-time
First thing i'd buy is a brand new home, where the kids and i would live, happily ever after...or until they grow up and wanna see the world :up:
1. Make sure it was perfectly legit
2. Buy myself, my sister and my parents a moderate house each
3. Start a business to bring in a steady profit.
UnderseaLcpl
05-09-10, 09:54 AM
1) Hire a good tax lawyer
2) Put 25% of after-tax total into offshore account, give 50% to various people/institutions, save 25% for business venture (below)
3) 1/2 scale fully-functional 3rd-rate ship-of -the-line replica tricked out like a pirate ship and furnished with belowdecks restaurant/bar and several leisure areas. Available for private parties, dinner cruises, educational field trips, and children's birthday parties. Resarrrrrvations required.:arrgh!:
CaptainHaplo
05-09-10, 09:57 AM
I'll fill you in when you get here with the paperwork and the promotional check we use for the publicity photos....
Feuer Frei!
05-09-10, 10:10 AM
Surprised no-one's offered to 'waste' their money on buying out Ubisoft?
SH6 anyone?
mookiemookie
05-09-10, 10:22 AM
Take 10% and splurge. New home, car, trip, etc.
Invest the rest in tax-free municipal bonds. Live off the interest. :cool:
Platapus
05-09-10, 10:40 AM
Immediately move to hide from the sudden influx of relatives who would just happen to take this time to "get to know me". :nope:
I don't know if I would quit my job. I might reclassify as a consultant and only work on the projects that interest me though.
But I would definitely, buy my farm out in the country for my animal rescue work. :yep:
I might have to buy a new hat.
Platapus
05-09-10, 10:41 AM
Surprised no-one's offered to 'waste' their money on buying out Ubisoft?
SH6 anyone?
No, but I might hire some programmers to make a submarine simulator to MY specifications for my personal use though. :yeah:
And if someone would want to play MY simulator the way I programmed it, they would be welcome to it. But it would be first, and foremost, MY simulator.
UnderseaLcpl
05-09-10, 10:47 AM
Take 10% and splurge. New home, car, trip, etc.
Invest the rest in tax-free municipal bonds. Live off the interest. :cool:
You're lazy:O:
Why not chart a course for a rewarding career aboard my pirate ship? Competitive wages, flexible hours, full medical and dental, and I'm planning on hiring ex-hooters girls for bar wenches:D Thar be no map needed to find that booty, matey:arrgh!:
Feuer Frei!
05-09-10, 10:53 AM
No, but I might hire some programmers to make a submarine simulator to MY specifications for my personal use though. :yeah:
And if someone would want to play MY simulator the way I programmed it, they would be welcome to it. But it would be first, and foremost, MY simulator.
Finally!!!
Someone brave enough to come to the rescue!
Tchocky
05-09-10, 11:02 AM
Lance, I can't help but feel that your entire plan is a build up to that Resarrrvations pun. Immense kudos!
Me, I don't know. Possibly a new hat. Definitely a new hat. Good idea.
frau kaleun
05-09-10, 11:36 AM
1. Pay off all outstanding debts
2. Buy a new car
3. Buy a nice condo
4. Pay off debts/mortgages etc. for a very select group of close family & friends
5. Put a nice chunk away for retirement
I honestly don't know if I'd quit my job or not. We used to have a lottery pool for the Powerball at my office and everybody would throw in a dollar once a week and then if we won we'd divvy up the jackpot. The standing joke was that if we did win the big jackpot, nobody would show up the next day except for me and the office manager. Probably true. At the very least I'd keep at it until they were sorted as far as hiring/training someone else to do my job (since I'm the only one there who knows how to do 80% of what I do, and the cash flow is pretty much dependent on it getting done).
Maybe eventually, if I could live off the interest from investing what remained after 1-5 above, I could find something else I really wanted to do and not have to worry about making a living from it. I might volunteer here and there for causes close to my heart, or even look into the possibility of teaching martial arts as a vocation.
The main thing to me would be to get my life as it is now sorted out to my satisfaction, financially speaking, and to help the people I care for most do the same. After that - who knows?
I do know that I'd probably travel to a lot of places I've always wanted to visit but would likely never get to otherwise.
Unfortunately I don't wear hats so buying a new one would just seem wasteful. :O:
Jimbuna
05-09-10, 11:49 AM
1. Enjoy life to the full.
2. Ditto
3. Ditto
Tchocky
05-09-10, 12:01 PM
Unfortunately I don't wear hats so buying a new one would just seem wasteful. :O:
Pshaw. You've won the lottery! Time to start!
Spend it all before the tax man gets a whiff of it. ;)
frau kaleun
05-09-10, 01:00 PM
Pshaw. You've won the lottery! Time to start!
Maybe you're right, this one looks nice:
http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/explorers_history/crown_jewels_imperial_crown_queen_of_england.jpg
Jimbuna
05-09-10, 01:16 PM
Maybe you're right, this one looks nice:
This one might suit you better :haha:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMLFVLYskis/SbZGkn-UIiI/AAAAAAAAAMI/3o3DaJPLY2Q/s400/jester_hat.jpg
frau kaleun
05-09-10, 01:17 PM
This one might suit you better :haha:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMLFVLYskis/SbZGkn-UIiI/AAAAAAAAAMI/3o3DaJPLY2Q/s400/jester_hat.jpg
What, no bells? I DEMAND BELLS!
Platapus
05-09-10, 01:32 PM
This one might suit you better :haha:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oMLFVLYskis/SbZGkn-UIiI/AAAAAAAAAMI/3o3DaJPLY2Q/s400/jester_hat.jpg
What, no bells? I DEMAND BELLS!
I guess Frau Kalen does not like fuzzy balls in front of her face. :O:
frau kaleun
05-09-10, 02:42 PM
I guess Frau Kalen does not like fuzzy balls in front of her face. :O:
Of course not. I keep my collection in jars up on the mantel. Actually wearing them on a hat would be so déclassé.
Jimbuna
05-09-10, 02:56 PM
Bells it shall be :DL
http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/5621241/2/istockphoto_5621241-mardi-gras-court-jesters-hat-w-background.jpg
HundertzehnGustav
05-09-10, 02:59 PM
You're lazy:O:
Why not chart a course for a rewarding career aboard my pirate ship? Competitive wages, flexible hours, full medical and dental, and I'm planning on hiring ex-hooters girls for bar wenches:D That be no map needed to find that booty, matey:arrgh!:
go sail off somalia? hunt down some tankers for additionalm revenue...
frau kaleun
05-09-10, 03:07 PM
Bells it shall be :DL
And now... let all mere mortals fear the jingling of my approach. :O:
raymond6751
05-09-10, 03:38 PM
1) Hire a good tax lawyer
2) Put 25% of after-tax total into offshore account, give 50% to various people/institutions, save 25% for business venture (below)
3) 1/2 scale fully-functional 3rd-rate ship-of -the-line replica tricked out like a pirate ship and furnished with belowdecks restaurant/bar and several leisure areas. Available for private parties, dinner cruises, educational field trips, and children's birthday parties. Resarrrrrvations required.:arrgh!:
That ship lounge. Heck of an idea! Man, that would be a blast and make a profit surely.
Invest most to live on. Help the family as much as I could, Get an RV and see America.
Task Force
05-09-10, 06:28 PM
Hmm.
First: Look at it for a second... probably with the words WTF going through my head
Second: then id be happy
Soon after id move... to europe maby, or a nice place in the US. Soon followed by a nice car, house, a Speedboat and suff.
Id spend about 3 to 4 million of it, save the rest up for life.
but ya know, the lottery around here has gotten to 266 million. I FEEL JIPPED!
If I got that. :)
Id have a Nice boat, car and a WW2 Tiger, or panther tank. something Ive always wanted.
GoldenRivet
05-09-10, 06:42 PM
After paying taxes i would probably have about $6,500,000 left over.
1. I would buy my wife and I some acreage in the country and build myself a grass strip runway a hangar and a quaint log home (not tiny but not sprawling either).
this would leave me with about $6,000,000
2. I would buy a Thunder Mustang, a mint 1944 L4 Cub, and a Boeing Stearman
this would leave me with about $5,300,000
3. I would pay off my truck and spend about $10,000 tricking it out with cool accessories.
this would leave me with about $5,265,000
4. I would donate about $1.5M to various charities
this would leave me with about $3,765,000
5. I would pay off my mothers home and my best friend's home
this would leave me about $3,400,000 which i would use to live out the remainder of my days in peace, quiet and solitude.
antikristuseke
05-09-10, 06:54 PM
1. Get drunk
2. Pay off my debts
3. Buy a house
4. Invest and live of interest
5. Repeat 1
mookiemookie
05-09-10, 08:11 PM
You're lazy:O:
Why not chart a course for a rewarding career aboard my pirate ship? Competitive wages, flexible hours, full medical and dental, and I'm planning on hiring ex-hooters girls for bar wenches:D That be no map needed to find that booty, matey:arrgh!:
Yar-har-fiddle-dee-dee... (http://gprime.net/flash.php/youareapirate)
Yar-har-fiddle-dee-dee... (http://gprime.net/flash.php/youareapirate)
Nooooooo! :haha:
I'd invest in James' idea, can't go wrong with a pirate ship :O:
Fr8monkey
05-09-10, 09:47 PM
1. Build a castle to historic specifications with hidden modern conveniences. This is my home but will use for parties, school tours, historical re-enactments, Summer workshops, teaching, Halloween Haunted Dungeon etc. (Subsimmers get in free!)
http://www.castlemagic.com/BW/1g.jpg
Cost about $5,000,000 (http://www.castlemagic.com/color.html) for land, and funds to run.
2. Make everyone I know (and can tolerate) very happy. (Read party at my house...)
3. Make charitable donations to help others.
GoldenRivet
05-09-10, 09:56 PM
Dude.... Fr8
IM THERE :yeah::woot:
Fr8monkey
05-09-10, 10:03 PM
IDK, Rivet... I'm going to have to check that I.D.:DL
GoldenRivet
05-09-10, 10:11 PM
birth certificate, passport, Drivers license, pilot certificate, twic card
whatever!
:D:D
Wolfehunter
05-09-10, 10:48 PM
1) Split it with my wife 50/50 and let her do what she wants with her half.
2) put 1 million away for my daughter so she has a chance for a better future.
3) Buy myself a nice car, and a shack far north with my own lake and mountain for a backyard.
4) help out a few people who helped me.
5) Live the rest of my life fishing and relaxing by my shack with my family... :yeah:
GoldenRivet
05-10-10, 12:01 AM
reminds me of the man who came home one day and he had won the lotto
he says to his wife
"Honey! pack your bags! I hit the lottery!"
she gets excited and asks
"Thats great! should i pack for a tropical beach or a snowy mountain?!"
he replies
"I dont give a damn, just pack your stuff and get the hell out"
Castout
05-10-10, 02:05 AM
get Israeli citizenship, open micro credit banking for the Palestinians, open orphanage or shelter house for the Palestinians. . . or maybe not all these . . .
Can't think of any other things . . . really
:hmmm:
In fact I had given much thought on this what if question but really I'm clueless. Those are only thought of after much thinking and not so sure either.
One thing for sure is opening micro credit banking for the poor people of my current country. They deserve better.
Torvald Von Mansee
05-10-10, 05:29 AM
Netherlands. :rock:
As a place to move to? I might get a house on the beach, there. Otherwise, I think I might get a place in Switzerland of someplace like Liechtenstein. I guess it depends on how much money I'd get in the lottery. I might have to stay in the U.S. because the dollar is still weak. Perhaps I'd get an RV and go to a series of music festivals during the summer, or get a boat and go far, far away. Once again, it depends on the amount of money. I probably would just hole up, somewhere, and find a way to make more money off my current money.
1. Build a castle to historic specifications with hidden modern conveniences. This is my home but will use for parties, school tours, historical re-enactments, Summer workshops, teaching, Halloween Haunted Dungeon etc. (Subsimmers get in free!)
2. Make everyone I know (and can tolerate) very happy. (Read party at my house...)
3. Make charitable donations to help others.
Ah the MC Hammer approach to sudden wealth! :DL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9xxZZIj38Y
DarkFish
05-10-10, 09:46 AM
Netherlands. :rock:As a place to move to? I might get a house on the beach, there. Otherwise, I think I might get a place in Switzerland of someplace like Liechtenstein. I guess it depends on how much money I'd get in the lottery. I might have to stay in the U.S. because the dollar is still weak. Perhaps I'd get an RV and go to a series of music festivals during the summer, or get a boat and go far, far away. Once again, it depends on the amount of money. I probably would just hole up, somewhere, and find a way to make more money off my current money.If you know the right places here..:cool:
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/12086441.jpg
I'd probably get a house on (read: near) the beach as well. Further, I'd buy me another house in Brabant (Dutch province) somewhere on the countryside near Eindhoven, buy me a horse, buy me a good car and go working part-time.
Fr8monkey
05-10-10, 11:29 AM
Ah the MC Hammer approach to sudden wealth!
OK. Everyone gets in free except August.. He goes in the Dungeon!!! :O:
OK. Everyone gets in free except August.. He goes in the Dungeon!!! :O:
That's ok, I won't be there long before the new owners kick me out! :O:
Torvald Von Mansee
05-10-10, 01:25 PM
If you know the right places here..:cool:
http://mw2.google.com/mw-panoramio/photos/medium/12086441.jpg
I'd probably get a house on (read: near) the beach as well. Further, I'd buy me another house in Brabant (Dutch province) somewhere on the countryside near Eindhoven, buy me a horse, buy me a good car and go working part-time.
How about...buying a bunker or a series of bunkers linked by tunnels near the beach? That would be amusing!!!
Now, if my wealth were absolute, I'd probably get myself a nuclear powered (or at least long range) submarine but w/a deck and all kinds of amenities. I'd expect to be on the surface most of the time, and would dive just to have a smooth ride when seas are rough. And there WOULD be a watertight hangar with floatplane/flying boat!! Or just get a huge amphibious plane because I'm not sure there are many places in the world which can service a civilian submarine.
DarkFish
05-10-10, 02:43 PM
How about...buying a bunker or a series of bunkers linked by tunnels near the beach? That would be amusing!!!how about the Walraversijde open air museum in Belgium?
http://www.seniorplaza.nl/Raversijde_Atlantikwall_geschutsbedding.jpg
It's got trenches, tunnels and bunkers from both the 1st and 2nd WW:DL
The Belgian beaches are generally less good than the Dutch ones though:hmmm:
UnderseaLcpl
05-10-10, 02:44 PM
go sail off somalia? hunt down some tankers for additionalm revenue...
Yaaaar! We needs an investment portfolio manager.... Ye be hired!
That ship lounge. Heck of an idea! Man, that would be a blast and make a profit surely.
Ye be hired as well! We've an immediate opening for a PR specialist t' distribute advarrrrtising litratures an' learnins! I'm thinkin' we might have also have an openin' for yes-men if we go public:arrgh!:
I'd invest in James' idea, can't go wrong with a pirate ship :O:
Yer hired to design a 3-d model of a plank and build it so I can make ye walk it!:DL
And Mark is hired to be the children's party coordinator, where he can sing that song all day long, complete with the outfit. I'll also need him to double-check HundertzehnGustav's investment reports and ensure they are both accurate and spelled corekly.
Platapus
05-10-10, 05:15 PM
reminds me of the man who came home one day and he had won the lotto
he says to his wife
"Honey! pack your bags! I hit the lottery!"
she gets excited and asks
"Thats great! should i pack for a tropical beach or a snowy mountain?!"
he replies
"I dont give a damn, just pack your stuff and get the hell out"
That is so wrong. Damn funny, but wrong. :yeah:
nikimcbee
05-10-10, 05:48 PM
I'm buying me one bitching r/c submarine, or Peter Madsen's Kraka?:hmmm:
And I'd travel a lot.
Jimbuna
05-10-10, 07:30 PM
I'm buying me one bitching r/c submarine, or Peter Madsen's Kraka?:hmmm:
And I'd travel a lot.
Photos or it didn't happen :smug:
nikimcbee
05-10-10, 11:51 PM
Photos or it didn't happen :smug:
Addition. Every saturday, I'm flying to Jim's flat so we can have a chav night on the town. One Newcastle football match, and then spend the rest on the night prank ringing Steed.
Jimbuna
05-11-10, 08:24 AM
Addition. Every saturday, I'm flying to Jim's flat so we can have a chav night on the town. One Newcastle football match, and then spend the rest on the night prank ringing Steed.
Oh I can definitely live with that :yeah:
Lord_magerius
05-11-10, 10:10 AM
First: I'd probably howl with glee and before anyone says no not that dire programme on E4 :O:
Second: Probably invest about 75% of it in oil.
Third: Whatever's left would go to buying a house and getting myself an awesome studio setup :D
Id have a Nice boat, car and a WW2 Tiger, or panther tank. something Ive always wanted.
Please tell me the tiger or the panther would be used to go to the shops in? :DL
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