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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
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Shooooot, man, I ain't kiddin. With that much money? I am buyin' ALL FOUR of the Karajan/Beethoven symphony box sets.
Edit: AND the dvd.
Seriously, though, I've already had to start thinking about this on a MUCH smaller scale, with mom's estate in the process of being settled. We don't know how much the house/property will bring, especially in this market, but whatever my share of it is it will certainly be more money than I would otherwise see at one time.
With any sudden influx of a substantial amount of $$, my priorities are:
1. Pay off all debts.
2. Acquire decent transportation (which in my case is covered since I'm inheriting a very nice car).
3. Put as much as I can, for the time period in question, into my HSA and retirement accounts.
4. Put 6 months wages into savings.
5. Buy a condo or townhouse, with as big a downpayment as I can manage with what's left over.
Given more money than those things would require, I'd probably travel.