Piles of Money

[Minimalist]

lets say that you were left with $100,000,000

At that point it would pay to become a republicunt.

and then I'd also get myself a Jeep I could fix up, and finally go four-wheeling in the southwest for two-three weeks.

Make sure you stop by, Summer.

[Erinome]

I'd buy an awesome apartment in a large city with miserable weather. This means I would probably do some traveling first to decide exactly where I want to go.

I would start up an affordable, secular home-schooling program. There are really none, you know.

I would continue to smoke cheap, generic cigarettes and shop for clothes at thrift stores.

I'd open up a no-kill animal shelter.

I would adopt some children.

I would tell my kids we were broke for as long as they'd believe me.

I would buy my grandparents a home on the beach in Florida.

I could go on, but I want there to be a lot left over for my children when I'm gone.

[Tempus]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stobie_pole

I remember them I'll be returning to Adelaide next year for my sister's wedding.

As for the money - I would live the same as I do now. I'm already in a situation where I have enough money to not need to work for another year and a bit and I'm still trying to get rid of possessions that I don't need. I haven't bought any new clothes for about 3-4 years, I eat the cheapest food I can buy and the city centre is only about a 40 min walk so I don't have a car either.

So:

1. Give 85% of it to charity
   
2. Travel
   
3. Keep some for emergency funds
   
4. Not tell anyone I'm loaded
   

[Rhizomorph13]

[Sciwoman]

A survey by “Associated Content” indicates that 90% of lottery winners become bankrupt after 10 years. Why? Because if they had trouble managing their previous incomes, they were totally out of their elements trying to manage a lot of money.

That makes perfect sense. If you can't handle $1500 a month, you aren't going to be able to handle $50,000 a month. I think the key would be to have a good financial adviser/planner - and not to let everyone know you're now loaded.

I know the odds of winning are virtually nil, but it is fun to dream.

[thesummerqueen]

I don't know, dude - I'm so paranoid about spending money at this point...

[The Grand Nudger]

1: 500 acres, house, and equipment on a deep river.
2: 40-50 foot ketch.
3: Buy a library.
3: Wipe my ass with a handful of 100's.
4: Burn a few thousand dollars.
5: Proceed to completely lose my fucking mind. National afternoon news style weirdness. I couldn't be trusted with that much money.

[Diamond]

[Napoléon]

[Rhizomorph13]

Ahh, and you think you have the maturity to handle a situation that you've never faced before? Interesting. I've found that I need practice to handle new situations. Like it has been said before, most people have trouble handling what little they have so having a whole lot will bring more problems than can be expected.

1. I think I would just pay off my debt, including my mortgage
2. I would stay working so I had an income I understood
3. I would make sure to max out my IRA contributions spread between standard small cap. mutual funds and a physical gold account
4. I would invest anything left that was in the category of winnings into a small cap. mutual fund and use any profit to have fun with.
5. Hookers and blow come in there somewhere.