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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 23:44:00 GMT
The Mega Millions lottery....what would you do with 90 million dollars..roughly what you would clear if you took the lump sum.
We have our what if...
Charity 20%
Pay off our 5 best friends houses.
Put a million aside for each of our girls.
Start an art and music charter middle/high school.
Finish the high school media center remodel.
Remodel the teen center/purchase them a new bus.
Buy us a new home, car & boat.
Travel.
Save the rest and contuine funding charities in our community & travel for us.
Have a 2peas weekend... free for all to come and relax:)
What would you do?
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 23:52:05 GMT
Rent a vacation home with a recliner so we can go on our first family vacation since my son was born (6 years ago). Pay off debt Pay off home CHANGE OUR PHONE NUMBERS! Beyond that, I haven't given it much thought there's no lottery in my state.  |
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Post by kelly8875 on May 26, 2015 23:56:14 GMT
The obvious pay off debt.
Quit my job. (DH wouldn't I bet...)
Travel the entire summer with my kids.
Take random classes for fun.
Pay for things for my friends.
Save large amounts for my kids.
The kids are a few years from being out of school, and when they're gone, I'd travel a lot more.
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Post by polz on May 26, 2015 23:57:06 GMT
Pay off our mortgage
DD's university education + set DD up for life
Rebuild our marae (this is a church and community centre rolled into one). This will cost at least five million dollars. I remember cooking in the kitchen there and thinking 'Where are all the potatoe peelers?'. I'd love to equip it with everything we need right down to enough potatoe peelers.
One million dollars to each of my siblings and parents.
University education for their kids (17 people are counting).
That's about it for now. Love this dream :-)
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on May 26, 2015 23:57:16 GMT
I would build a school for the charter school I help found.
I would buy a house, car, and a second home in Cayman.
I would put a large amount into a trust for my daughter.
I would pay off the student loans, or for school for all my nieces and nephews.
Start a foundation to help the poor and underprivileged in my community.
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Post by padresfan619 on May 26, 2015 23:58:08 GMT
I wouldn't tell a soul.
Hire a financial planner (I have one already but she's my mom, so I would take it out of the family.)
Donate a sum to various organizations and charities I support. Girl Scouts of America, Planned Parenthood, ASPCA, local women's shelter, etc etc. I would like to create a scholarship for girls entering into science related fields.
Pay off my mortgage.
Take a leave of absence from my job to travel.
Pay off my parent's mortgage.
Take a small lump sum to buy silly stuff with and save the rest for a relatively comfortable life. I wouldn't want to blow it all on helicopters and jet skis.
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Post by GiantsFan on May 26, 2015 23:58:16 GMT
Knowing DH, he would put it in a non-interest bearing account and go on about our usual boring lives, saving it all.
Me? Well first off at least half would go to taxes. The rest, I'd pay off my mortgage and invest have the remaining balance in rental property. Balance would be put aside for my long term care.
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Post by sillyrabbit on May 27, 2015 0:04:54 GMT
DH and I played this game yesterday. We would:
Pay off our house.
Make a list of work we want done to the house and then travel until it's ready.
Pay off remaining debt.
Buy decent vehicles for DH, myself, DS, and anybody else I think needs one.
Set up funds for our children.
Take care of our parents, our one remaining grandparent, siblings, and nieces/nephews.
Set up a trust for our church.
Buy a huge tract of land and establish a no-kill shelter.
Donate to "our" causes...autism research and substance abuse treatment.
I would love to establish a private school in my area. Not sure how realistic that would be though.
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Post by hop2 on May 27, 2015 0:06:12 GMT
I would still work cause I like my new job.lol
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Post by gmcwife1 on May 27, 2015 0:08:04 GMT
I would retire and Washington State 4-H would be very happy  |
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Post by gracieplusthree on May 27, 2015 0:17:08 GMT
when is the drawing? I may need to go get a ticket..
Id quit my job ASAP.. I *might* would run a 2week notice though, so I could see all my regular customers and tell them bye.Im a cashier at a grocery store and love lots of my customers.
Id pay off my student loans.
Pay off my daughter and her new DH student loans.
Pay off my ds in the Navy cars
Buy me a car--not brand new,maybe 3yrs old or so.
Buy the house I live in and fix it up(I currently rent and it needs a lot of work,but we love it here)
Buy acreage around this house so that no one could ever build up around me, I live on a dairy, Id let the farm owner keep using it as he does,but lots of it would become MINE legally.
Go to the cardiologist(sounds crazy,but Ive not been in 4yrs and had open heart surgery 9yrs ago,but I just haven't had the money to go and no insurance)
Id do some thing for some people I care about such as buy cars, buy houses etc.
Donate some to my church, some to St Judes childrens hospital
Take a good vacation, or two.
Nothing too extravagant.
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Post by bc2ca on May 27, 2015 0:20:28 GMT
Where would the 2peas weekend be @leowife?
DH would quit his job and we would sit down with our financial planner to work out the rest.
His family and mine handle money very differently, so one of the first things we would agree to is the amount we are giving to family. If we decide 10 million total is going to family, then I can divvy my half however I want to my family and he can do then same with his 5 million. Once it is gone, the well is dry for them all.
Setting up our kids, travel, a few real estate purchases and charitable donations are also on the list.
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Post by mlynn on May 27, 2015 0:24:09 GMT
90 million....hmmmm.
1. Buy property around our church and create parking and build a new main building.
2. Pay off our mortgage and medical bills.
3. get a haircut and buy some Sparkle Skin and some clothes. It has been a number of years since I have afforded any of these.
4. Set up a trust to care for our critters.
5. set up a trust to care for a young girl in our lives.
6. Educate some girls who used to be in our lives and our nephew.
7. Buy property near the ocean and near a lake (in the mountains?).
8. Find some doctor who can actually help my husband, wherever they may be.
9. Travel because my husband can finally do things.
10. go on some scrap retreats and take some friends with me.
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Post by Scrapper100 on May 27, 2015 0:33:43 GMT
Pay off house, new truck for hubby, hire a pond and yard guy, maybe a housekeeper, hubby would quit his job . I wouldn't worry about money for our vavation and would plan an awesome trip and hire a house sitter.
Lots of planning our future as well as DS's.
I would try not to tell anyone.
Help out friends and family.
Give money to charities not sure which ones but probably kids charities sure I would have no trouble finding kits if good ones.
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Post by Anita on May 27, 2015 0:37:29 GMT
Change my phone number and move.
Pay off everything.
Pay off my dad's farm.
Buy my mom a condo on the beach.
Pay off my best friend's house and get her a new car.
Pay off houses and cars for my siblings.
Work until DD graduates high school.
Take a round the world vacation.
Buy a house wherever I want.
Go get my PhD
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Post by lesley on May 27, 2015 0:51:47 GMT
What a lovely dream! I would: - Pay off the mortgages of the friends who have stood by me, and buy a house for my best friend
- Set up a scholarship programme for local kids to go to Uni.
- Buy a big house with a huge garden for me and the kids
- Get at least three further dogs to keep Turriff company! One Newfoundland, one Bernese, and another Doodle
- Give large sums to various local charities, including funding a music therapy post in the Adolescent Psychiatrist Unit where DD spent 11 months when she was younger.
- Employ a personal trainer and a chef, so that I would lose lots of weight and enjoy buying all the gorgeous clothes that I would fit into once more.
- A new car for me. Actually make that two - one smaller runaround, and a bigger one that could hold all the dogs! Cars for my kids too, and intensive driving courses for them, as neither can actually drive yet.
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Post by Eddie-n-Harley on May 27, 2015 0:52:31 GMT
Buy a house.
Buy a condo in Vegas.
Pay off my student loans and car.
Pay off my sister's loans, and probably buy her a place to live.
Pay off a friend's student loans (we made a pact, LOL).
Build my father a bunker in North Dakota for the end of the world. (Otherwise, he plans to live with me.)
Get a puppy.
Consider having kids if the puppy goes well.
And go into hiding.
ETA: And oh yeah-- I am going to go pick up ALL of the tags on the giving tree at the mall come Christmas.
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 0:54:16 GMT
Buy my own store and hire the guy I know to make it successful.
Buy a nice, new, modern home with a heat pump so I can have fricking year round A/C!!!!!
Buy DS a garage.
Take my mom to Switzerland and see if they can do anything for her there.
Hire the nanny/housekeeper we had in Japan and have her work as much as she wants (or as little. She is the best in the universe!!!)
Buy my friends a house each.
Replace my SUV and get a car.
Get a dog.
Donate to my favourite charities.
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Post by peasapie on May 27, 2015 1:00:23 GMT
The Mega Millions lottery....what would you do with 90 million dollars..roughly what you would clear if you took the lump sum. We have our what if... Charity 20% Pay off our 5 best friends houses. Put a million aside for each of our girls. Start an art and music charter middle/high school. Finish the high school media center remodel. Remodel the teen center/purchase them a new bus. Buy us a new home, car & boat. Travel. Save the rest and contuine funding charities in our community & travel for us. Have a 2peas weekend... free for all to come and relax:) What would you do? Gee. I like your idea! |
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Post by Scrapper100 on May 27, 2015 1:01:01 GMT
Oh I need to add trainer to my list. Chef maybe but I like to cook just not after doing everything else that needs to be done. Thinking the cleaning service would help.
It would be fun to do things for others after paying off mortgages for us and MIL I would get her s new vehicle as well one that gets better gas mileage as she always complains about it or just give her a gas card with s new car. She has just discovered traveling and I would love to send her on a few more trips.
Hubby, DS and I would also travel and get a Disney pass for Disneyland as we are only an hour away. DS really wants to go for his birthday but it is just so $$ now and I feel bad. There are so many trips we would like to take.
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Post by ~KellyAnn~ on May 27, 2015 1:11:44 GMT
It's fun to play the what if game....
First, I would donate money to my church, both locally and to missions around the world. I would give some money to the school district both my kids and I attended - for scholarships and teacher/classroom needs. There are several charities and causes close to my heart that would benefit from this windfall.
I'd help out my children, dad, family, ex's family (I divorced him, not his family and love all of them!) and close friends.
As much as I love my job, I probably would quit. I'd like to own a business - something combining art, photography and home decorating (perhaps vintage) or build a great wedding/banquet venue (which is sorely lacking in my area) - but I'd hire, and generously pay. experienced people who shared my vision and would be there day to day.
Although I love my condo, I'd build a home in the country and hire a cook and someone to plow my driveway. Lastly, I'd travel with my DD a lot!
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Post by Deleted on May 27, 2015 1:22:22 GMT
Where would the 2peas weekend be @leowife? DH would quit his job and we would sit down with our financial planner to work out the rest. His family and mine handle money very differently, so one of the first things we would agree to is the amount we are giving to family. If we decide 10 million total is going to family, then I can divvy my half however I want to my family and he can do then same with his 5 million. Once it is gone, the well is dry for them all. Setting up our kids, travel, a few real estate purchases and charitable donations are also on the list. We could take a vote on the location...no trolls can vote;) Italy would be my choice, but hubby said stateside...he said no way to Italy, I might not come back. All you crazy women might talk me into staying....silly man. I wouldn't leave him, I've put too much time into making him amazing:) So figure beach...funny drinks...catered lunch...great shopping and lots of laughing. |
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Post by PLurker on May 27, 2015 1:23:35 GMT
Pay off all debt and mortgage.
Pre-pay DD college and put away same for DS.
Pre-pay my mom's living for 10 years or more.
Pay of brother's mortgage and some to enjoy.
Put away some for DD and DS to help with their first home. (may not let them no so they keep on track, not slack)
Probably buy or build new house. 3-4 bedrooms and bathrooms. (no McMansion-never wanted anyway.)
Charity. Start something I could really get behind.
Lots of random acts of kindness! They are fun now, can you imagine being able to basically whenever you want...
Breathe easier. Travel. Enjoy.
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Post by smginaz Suzy on May 27, 2015 1:43:33 GMT
Move to France.
That is all.
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Post by kate on May 27, 2015 1:45:25 GMT
Pay off the mortgage Share with my & DH's siblings and parents Make sure my disabled cousin is set for life Set up a trust for the kids Give a chunk to my school's secretary Give a chunk to the babysitter who worked with us for about 7 years Gut renovation of our apartment - we would have to move out for several months, I figure, but we could afford to stay in an apartment at the Plaza, right?  Ultimately, we might get a bigger apartment, but for the near future, a reno would be fine. I would keep my job for awhile, anyway. DH might quit his. Lots of travel for the family! |
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Post by elaine on May 27, 2015 1:48:51 GMT
Buy a house with a large fenced yard - around here, that would run around $1 million
Set up trust funds for both boys so they would be set for life
New cars for Dh and me
Give $1 million to I-95/Leigh's charity/foundation in FL
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Post by AussieMeg on May 27, 2015 1:52:04 GMT
Ooooh, this is a fun game, and I have to admit that I spend WAY too much time dreaming about what I'd do. In no particular order 1. Buy my dream home 2. Relax knowing that the next 8 years of school fees are covered! 3. Buy new cars for me, DSO and DD. Nothing flashy though. 4. Oooh, I'd also buy a 57 Chev or Chevy Impala - in purple of course! - for cruising on the weekends 5. Buy a chalet in the snow 6. Buy a beach house 7. Give money to friends and family 8. Give money to my favorite charities / causes 9. Resign from my job 10. Take the family to Disneyland or any number of theme parks in the US. The "funnest" thing would be to rock up at my BFF's house with a brand new car for her, and park it in the driveway with a big ribbon tied around it and wait for her to come out and see it. We would then take off to the biggest shopping mall and go nuts. We've both had to be careful with money for so long (especially the last 17 years since we both had kids) that it would be great to treat ourselves to some nice clothes and stuff. ETA: Oh, and I would arrange for the biggest Pea Party EVAH! You'd all have to come. Not sure where I'd hold it yet, I'll have to give it a bit more thought.  |
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Post by melodyesch on May 27, 2015 2:12:43 GMT
Move to France. That is all.  |
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Post by polz on May 27, 2015 2:23:43 GMT
Ooooh, this is a fun game, and I have to admit that I spend WAY too much time dreaming about what I'd do. ETA: Oh, and I would arrange for the biggest Pea Party EVAH! You'd all have to come. . I would so come. In my mind, it would be like schoolies, but for peas. Maybe we could call it 'poolies' lol. |
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Post by Karene on May 27, 2015 2:24:22 GMT
I would sell the house and travel the world for a long time.
I would give lots to my children.
I would give lots to my family and my husband's family
I'd also give to charities that use the money in the best way.
I'd buy my husband the sporty car he would like.
Buy the big telephoto lenses I cannot afford now.
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Ultimately, we might get a bigger apartment, but for the near future, a reno would be fine.
