rushdownunder Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 So let's say hypothetically you come into a million dollars somehow (a rich stranger mysteriously leaves it to you in their will, the tooth fairy is very over-generous, or you accidentally pray to the wrong deity) The catch is, you have one day to spend it...what do you do with it? I'd start with the normal, boring stuff first - Fully furnished new house (with swimming pool & recording studio)New carPay off debts & loans Then a few other things - New drumkitMotorbikeFull time nursing care for my grandparentsAnything my mother would like That's all I can think of really. I'm sure there's many other things I'd love to buy. But that'll do for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Troll Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 US Canadian, New Zealand, Australian or some other country's where they are unable to come up with a nice snappy name for their currency? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 pay all my bills. college for the kids and beer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvgeddy05 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Pay off all debts: student loans and car. Save/invest a bit. Splurge on crap I didn't really need. Donate some to a good cause. After this, surely I'd be broke again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dweezil Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'll use a life line and Phone a Friend for this one, Chris..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushdownunder Posted October 23, 2008 Author Share Posted October 23, 2008 QUOTE (King Troll @ Oct 23 2008, 07:26 AM) US Canadian, New Zealand, Australian or some other country's where they are unable to come up with a nice snappy name for their currency? Dollars, pounds, euros, yen, pesos, rubles, marks, franks, rupees, lira - whatever is accepted in your area, imagine you've got a million of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I pay off all of my bills and pay off the house. I buy the property next to my parent's house in Crivitz Wisconsin and build a vacation home. I buy a nice boat. I buy a couple new snowmobiles and a new covered trailer. I buy all new furniture for my home. I put a sunroom on the back of the house. Then I buy a Corvette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Buy a bunch of property and invest a lot. And live off the riches for the rest of my life and share that money with friends, families and charities. My children's children would be well-taken care of. That's the smart version. The fun version would be: blow it all! Just buy random stuff that I didn't need or want. Splurge on everybody around me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortkort Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 create a monkeyman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blonde77th Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Pay off my debts Pay off kid's homes Travel Help out friends in need Give some to charities Have a ball doing it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrHands Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Beer, drugs, guns, hookers & fire trucks... No...really New home, college fund for the kid, property & a Porsche 911 GT2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eguy Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 bankroll a low budget movie. If it's a success, it'll give me time to think what I really want to spend even more money on. If not, oh well, easy come, easy go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangy Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 buy an island and start my own country- tangtopia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necromancer Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Buy the property we live in now and throw the old lady, that lives downstairs, out on her ear. Turn the downstairs into a fully loaded photography studio. Make up to our five kids, some of the bad Christmases they've had, and pay back anyone who has ever helped us out in any way, and help them out in return. Buy a mid-size RV with loads of camping gear and motorcycles to tour the country whenever we want. I don't think there'd be much left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-D-RocK- Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 I'd spend most of it on liquor, whores and drugs. The rest I'd just waste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 QUOTE (rushdownunder @ Oct 23 2008, 08:14 AM) QUOTE (King Troll @ Oct 23 2008, 07:26 AM) US Canadian, New Zealand, Australian or some other country's where they are unable to come up with a nice snappy name for their currency? Dollars, pounds, euros, yen, pesos, rubles, marks, franks, rupees, lira - whatever is accepted in your area, imagine you've got a million of them. One million pesos does not go far! Regardless. . .I would: -pay off all debt (house, both cars) -new cars for both of us -new home with room for Mom in the event she ever needs to live with me -fund for Mom in case she needs in-home or nursing care -Roth IRA donations -motorcycle for me -top-of-the-line racing bicycle for husband -purchase tickets to travel round the world on the QEII. -leftovers go to next-door neighbors for their 3 kids' college funds. Cool neighbors, neat kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Megadon Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Buy property and build a house that would enclose the most stimulating play/learning area for my autistic son and hire a professional educator to help him through the things I cannot. There would be a pool out back and a "sensory area"--water table, sand table...nothing baby-ish...just areas where he can use these things when the world gets to be a little too much. These things would also be available in the play room, but outdoors is a much better place to be when possible. I would put a good chunk away so that when he is grown there will be money to support him if/when I cannot. For me? New car and pay the bills to wipe the slate clean. If there were anything left--it would be a kickass christmas for everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godeater2112 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Step 1: Go to Blockbuster and rent Brewster's Millions starring Richard Pryor to help drum up ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Megadon Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 QUOTE (Marathonist @ Oct 23 2008, 11:31 AM) -leftovers go to next-door neighbors for their 3 kids' college funds. Cool neighbors, neat kids. they must be awfully nice kids---and thats a very generous thought on your part. Its nice to have good neighbors...a friendly community..kind of like TRF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUSHMAN999 Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Sell up move to thailand job done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 House- 300K Furnish House (Furniture and Appliances, no amenities)- 50K Car-40K Student Loans- 20K ---------------------------410K spent on nessisities The Best Wide Screen I could find 15K Bose Surround stereo system -2K In ground Pool (w/related stuff like a deck) 5K A big personally welded BBQ pit/smoker - 10K Outdoor patio area (including furniture) fully set - 10K Full landscaping setup yard/landscaping maintence for a year - 5K DVDs/CDs/Games that I could get my hands on - 100K Tour the world for about a year (Tickets,Food, and lodging) -250K --------------------------------817K spent so far I would give the rest of the 183K out to family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 QUOTE (Queen of Megadon @ Oct 23 2008, 10:36 AM) QUOTE (Marathonist @ Oct 23 2008, 11:31 AM) -leftovers go to next-door neighbors for their 3 kids' college funds. Cool neighbors, neat kids. they must be awfully nice kids---and thats a very generous thought on your part. Its nice to have good neighbors...a friendly community..kind of like TRF! You could not ask for better neighbors. And their kids, 2 boys ages 13 and 17, and a daughter age 4, are so nice, polite, and well-behaved it's unreal. It's not like they are poor or anything but I know it's got to be a worry about paying for college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natch Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 - Pay off bills - Put kids through college - Divorce wife - Buy front row tickets to next Rush tour ...Not necessarily in this order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Pay off my/mom/brother's & my next door neighbor's mortgages. Buy 2 new cars and a shack to put them in. Buy a small house in the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos or the VI's. Buy skybox season tickets for hockey team Donate the rest to the animal shelters in the area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lya2112yyz Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 QUOTE (iluvgeddy05 @ Oct 23 2008, 07:40 AM) Pay off all debts: student loans and car. Save/invest a bit. Splurge on crap I didn't really need. Donate some to a good cause. After this, surely I'd be broke again I'd do exactly the same thing. My shopping list would include plane tickets to various places, a new laptop, etc, etc... And lots of chocolate and Ben&Jerry's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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