What would you do if....

MyBabeMaddie wrote: You won the $240 million powerball tomorrow??

The good part of me would give some to Parkinson's research in memory of my grandma, I'd pay off my parents houses, maybe let them take a vacation....

The selfish part of me would buy a huge house, furnish it with top of the line everything, drop out of school, Travel when Maddie gets older, and invest the rest so I'll never have to work again...

What would you do?

sparkys2boys replied: Hmm.. I think give to charity, give tons away to family and friends. Put enough away so that I knew my kids would be well off for life and then enjoy some for me me me..lol. New house, pool.. etc all the toys that Dh could ever want, snowmobile, 4x4, etc. oh ya.. make sure my kids had the best education that they wanted too

luvmykids replied: I'd give a million or two to all four sets of parents/step parents, give a lot to charity (although it would take me some time to figure out exactly which ones and how much), I'd love to just suprise people, like just pick a random name out of the phone book and send them a check for a half a million

I'd definitely make sure to set up my children and the following generations...

On a side note, I can't remember the name of the show but it was about big lottery winners and withing a certain amount of time a big percentage of them were broke again. You'd think you could never spend all that money but I guess some people really can't handle it and really do end up right back where they started, sadly.

mckayleesmom replied:
I watched that today on E tv....



I would buy a nice...yet reasonable house for me and my family ( I wouldn't go the mansion road).....Pay off all our debt...Take care of my family. Probably invest some and open a buisness that will always be profitable somehow.


Also....I wouldn't let it go public that I won. I would hire a lawyer to accept the money on our behalf and remain anonymous. They had a financial adviser talking about that on that show also....they said the best thing you could do is stay out of the public eye or else the wierdos and people hounding you for money come out of the woodwork.

MyBrownEyedBoy replied:

I agree with Brianne. I'd buy some nice land and build the log home of my dreams. But not like 8,000 sq feet, that's too much house for anyone. But first and foremost, I'd quit my dang job and maybe give a few friends at work enough to quit theirs too. That would teach them at the hospital. LOL

HuskerMom replied: I would put alot away for my family first. (kids, parents, inlaws, etc) I would invest a big chunk of it. I would buy some land in the country and build a big farmhouse, barn and shop (the shop for Dan I would buy a 1978 Trans Am and paint it just like the Bandit's. I'd get Dan a 1969 GTO Judge. Then we would travel the world.

redchief replied: Tell the bank to stick their loan where the sun don't shine. Then I'd have me some fun.

A&A'smommy replied: well after I paid my taxes on it (how much would that be lol) I would pay off ALL my debt, car, credit cards, jeremiahs school loan.. then I would buy a new house, new furniture, help fix up my parents house and inlaws, buy a new car and invest some and work on a college fund for my children.. oh and by some new stuff for my photography I'm not sure if that would cover it all or not but I'm pretty sure it would get it all started

luvmykids replied:
Can you really do that? Someone told me you can't remain anonymous. That is one thing I'd hate about winning!

redplaydoh replied: I'd be on a flight back to the US in a heartbeat!!! I'd go shopping at Target, drink a Mountain Dew, take the kids to Disneyland, rent some space on a container to ship back all the stuff I'm missing from there. I'd share some with my family to let them do as they choose... at least they would be more than comfortable and my mom could stop working.

Then we'd come back here and I'd buy a car for myself, nothing fancy just something to get me from point A to point B. We'd go house shopping not for anything big, just average. Of course we'd have to go to Germany to get the living room and bedroom sets I want from there.

The rest would be invested!

gr33n3y3z replied: 1.pay off any family debts
2.buy a house up in the mountains
3.do our house
4.invest the rest

hawkshoe replied: Fix up my house (new furnishings, new kitchen, etc), buy some new clothes, put money away for kids education, give to a few charities that are close to my heart, give some $ to family and TRAVEL A LOT

Twelve Volt Man replied: In this order, I would:

1. Drive directly to work and politely tell them that my services are no longer needed. If they had any questions or paperwork that I needed to sign, they can reach me somwhere near the equator, as I'd be fimly planted on a sandy beach with a cold, fruity drink in each hand.

2. Tithe to our church

3. Take care of family

4. Head for the aforementioned beach

5. After a few weeks of tropical detox, return home and begin enjoying life (which would consist of setting up my new homes, preparing for our son's arrival, general philanthropy, and lots of relaxation).

3xsthefun replied: I would first pay off all of our debt, build the ranch house I always wanted along with some land to put couple horses on. I would also buy a 69' Mustang for myself, and whatever car or truck Rob would want. I would build Rob a nice garage, since we don't have one now.

I would put some in the bank and give some to my parents to fix their house. And pay off all of their debt also.

I would also make a college fund for the kids.

Hillbilly Housewife replied: A lot of people who win big forget that even though they may upgrade on the house, it also upgrades the taxes.... i've seen houses in our area where the yearly property taxes amount to about 600$ a month. And, then there's school taxes on top of that... and then all the rest.

With 240 million, not sure of the taxes taken here, but in the US, that's almost half taken away, right? and then, taxes taken off every year for the interest...

it's no surprise that most winners lose it all after a few years, really... I mean - who gets huge wads of cash regularly enough to not blow it all when they do?

DillsMommy replied: Tom and I had talked about this the other day. We would move to florida, or somewhere warm and bring along his parents and mine and a couple close friends (that is if they were willing) and buy everyone a house on the beach. Buy my dad a new harley, i could use a new car, I'd go on a huge shopping spree, give to charity, put money away for the kids college.

jem0622 replied: I'd make sure that we put money away for our kids in trusts. I'd take care of my parents and DHs parents. We'd have to decide on siblings. I'd leave my job and go to cooking school, and enjoy my kids more!

TheOaf66 replied: well....

I would donate a chunk to the church
Give everyone in our immediate families an XX amount of cash
Pay off all our debts
Build a house with some land
Jennie and I would go on the honeymoon we never had
Invest, Invest, Invest
Get a personal trainer
I am sure there are some other things too

sem replied: I'd oay off all of my bills and my family's bills. I would buy myself and my mom new houses and cars. I'd invest a good chunk of and I would travel! Oh and go clothes shopping for the girls!!! I love buying them clothes.

Boo&BugsMom replied: I'd quit working first. I'd buy a bigger house, but not too big, I don't need anything extravagant. Donate to our church. Pay off our debts. Give money to family members and a few close friends. Take a nice vacation. Put the rest in the bank, because you can live off the interest alone.

boyohboyohboy replied: we would donate a sum to the church
charities
family
build a nice house
move somewhere else
set aside retirement and college funds
pay off debt

my husband said he thinks he would want to take the annuity instead of the cash up front, because he thinks its like a dummy clause....to help people from spending it all at once, that way you only get a little at a time...