If you were rich/hit the lotto. (Rich= over $5 million)...

[Cooter]

What would YOU do??

Well, I always dreamed of what I would do. Stick enough in the bank/matress to live out life. 

Gotta really close older guy as a friend, and is battling some pretty serious finacial problems due to unforseen med. bills. (Sh*t Insurance)..
I'd love to see his face when I offer to pay off his bills as an Xmas gift. Then, just walk away. No thanks, no fan fare, no nothing.

Another buddy just lost his job (Laid off..REALLY nice way of saying your fired IMO). About to lose his house. Am helping him a little bit with Xmas for his two little boys, but would love to just show up with an armload of toys. This was done for me and my brother one year for Xmas. We didn't know it till years later, but my pop had been laid off right at Xmas, and had no money to speak of, so my Uncle stepped in and bought Xmas that year.

[68X426]

Merry Christmas. 

[Fred]

I've no idea. I'd sit on it for a while, collect my thoughts and take it from there.

[69rtse4spd]

Would have some fun for sure, after that, who knows. Will never know, cause I am destined to work the rest of my life.

[mauve66]

my wife and i would spit it among us, our parents, brother/sister, aunts/uncles and 1st cousins (close family ties) after that don't call me anymore

[nvrbdn]

ive seen alot of people out on their luck. seen a single dad with 2 kids living in a truck.    so i thought i would buy a campground and fill it full of campers and open it up to people that are down on their luck so they can sleep in peace and cook a breakfast the next morning. when they get back on their feet, they can move on.  then hire a few of the people that can do maintenance on the grounds to keep it all running.

[TheGhost]

Give my parents a large chunk of change, for starters.  Then I'd try to buy my old Barracuda back.  If I couldn't, then I'd settle for a 68 fastback Barracuda, and drop in a 5.7.  I'd also go back to college, and save the rest.

[charger_fan_4ever]

Split up a million to close family. Donate a good chunk to a couple ministries.

Sell our house and buy this 7 acre lot in town and build a modest barn style house and garage loft.

Take a heavy equipment course and get licensed as a contractor to do septic systems and start a small excavation company. I'd buy a smaller apartment building for guaranteed income. Invest some in RRSP and invest maybe 100k or so in blue chip and penny stocks.

Probably buy my dream car a hemi C500.

Make sure I still had 500k in a sock buried in a box in the woods.

[mrsskip68]

I would give it ALL to Skip68! ...........

YEAH RIGHT!
See ya honey, feed the kids, and i'll send you a post card from Bora Bora!!!!   

[jar1292]

Rich.... heck give me a 500 thou. and I will be content then not having to do 60 hrs a week to make ends meet I could spend my time improving my family and comunity's life. investments are where its at. it will not need to be a million but take 50 or 100 grand and place it in a profitable business with residual income, manage it properly, and as im sure a lot of you guys judging by tie time,effort and god forsaken money you put into your hobbies, can testify that if you make your money work for you a "jack-pot" is not where they money is not to mention the self satisfaction.  

[Ponch ®]

[Todd Wilson]

What would I do if I were rich........................



Whatever the F I wanted to do!   


Todd

[bobs66440]

My buddy and I have a standing agreement. If one of us hits it big, we take care of the other. Other than that, I would take care of family and bank enough for my family to be set, then start a children's charity foundation and help out some animal shelters.

Oh yeah, and have a few nice cars. 

[skip68]

I would give it all to Cooter so we could watch him give it away....      Sorry Cooter.....

[rebby]

My list is somewhat "boring". I'd start by paying off any/all debt (house, truck, miscellaneous, and -substantial- medical). Like most, I'd pass some out to deserving family/friends. After that I'd kick my Charger projects into high gear and get them "finished". The rest would be safely tucked away and/or invested for future expenses (again -substantial- medical). I'd likely buy some hunting land as well, hard to say exactly where though.

[Cooter]

I would give it all to Cooter so we could watch him give it away....      Sorry Cooter.....

You musta missed the part where I was keeping my fair share...

[Dino]

Buy a farm house or build a new house in Victorian style with one hell of a workshop attached and a huge garden for my wife.  We've got all we need so much of it would be donated anyway.

[squeakfinder]

   I'd spend it..

[Ponch ®]

to paraphrase the quote in my sig...

I'd spend it on cars, chicks, and beer...and piss away the rest.

[F8-4life]

If I won The $$$ would be quickly converted into mopars

[Fred]

My buddy and I have a standing agreement. If one of us hits it big, we take care of the other. Other than that, I would take care of family and bank enough for my family to be set, then start a children's charity foundation and help out some animal shelters.

Oh yeah, and have a few nice cars. 

We're all for helping out animal shelters. A large chunk of our (so called) estate will be left to them. 

[Fred]

Buy a farm house or build a new house in Victorian style with one hell of a workshop attached and a huge garden for my wife.  We've got all we need so much of it would be donated anyway.

Love period homes, especialy Victorian.
Mrs.Fred 

[kab69440]

For 500k, I'm retiring. For 1m+, I'm going to disappear.

[mauve66]

For 500k, I'm retiring. For 1m+, I'm going to disappear.

if you keep it in cash at the house ........ that can be arranged................

[Fred]

For 500k, I'm retiring. For 1m+, I'm going to disappear.

if you keep it in cash at the house ........ that can be arranged................

[areibel]

All the standard stuff- pay off bills, kid's college loans, help the family and friends and a couple charities.
Than I'd start with the cars!   A Charger from every year, 66-87, a couple E bodies, a nice B body vert, etc.. then find a 66 or 67 Chevelle and Moparize it- a nice 340 or 360, A-833, 8 3/4 with leaf springs in the back, etc.. Then maybe some R/T badges where the SS ones would go?  Mopar interior, gauges, etc.. everything GM gone except the frame and sheet metal!

[Ponch ®]

then find a 66 or 67 Chevelle and Moparize it- a nice 340 or 360, A-833, 8 3/4 with leaf springs in the back, etc.. Then maybe some R/T badges where the SS ones would go?  Mopar interior, gauges, etc.. everything GM gone except the frame and sheet metal!

WHY?

[kab69440]

For 500k, I'm retiring. For 1m+, I'm going to disappear.

if you keep it in cash at the house ........ that can be arranged................

Entering my home without consent is inadviseable to say the least.  If you plan to hide out and wait for my return, here's some free advice...  Do not enter through a door or window and DO NOT under any circumstance touch a light switch.

[Fred]

For 500k, I'm retiring. For 1m+, I'm going to disappear.

if you keep it in cash at the house ........ that can be arranged................

Entering my home without consent is inadviseable to say the least.  If you plan to hide out and wait for my return, here's some free advice...  Do not enter through a door or window and DO NOT under any circumstance touch a light switch.

Can we come up from under the floor boards?

[hatersaurusrex]

First thing I'd set my dad up with a brand new Caddy (he's always been a GM guy) and buy him a house and give him a fat knot to retire on.   He took care of me for 18 years and gave me so many opportunities as a kid that I didn't understand how to appreciate back then, but I do now.

Depending on how much money it was, I'd obviously grab a few choice Mopars (finish my '68, grab a '71RR and a 'Cuda) and a sweet crib with a huge garage/shop to put them in.   After that I'd make multiple investments with residual income as others mentioned for a constant cash flow like apartment housing or high-margin franchises like gyms.   Whatever's left I'd set up a charitable fund to help the truly needy and spend my time raising funds for that.  I've always had a soft spot for special needs kids and would love to be in a position to make a difference there.

Also I'd buy a giant mountain of coke like scarface and snort it.  Ok, I'm kidding about that last part.

[areibel]

then find a 66 or 67 Chevelle and Moparize it- a nice 340 or 360, A-833, 8 3/4 with leaf springs in the back, etc.. Then maybe some R/T badges where the SS ones would go?  Mopar interior, gauges, etc.. everything GM gone except the frame and sheet metal!

WHY?

Well, it's my favorite GM body style, but it's saddled with all the other GM junk!
I've owned  severaal Chevys (my confession) but had horrible luck- One could have been a lemon, Two is a heck of a coincidence but four- naah!  And I've always been impressed with a nicely built small block.  The 833 beats the heck out of the vaunted GM M-22 "Rock Crusher", the 8 3/4 will beat a 12 bolt,  etc... It's the Chevelle that Ma Mopar would have built! And imagine pulling that into a Mopar show- our club states any cars must be Mopar powered, it would turn some heads!  Maybe even paint it orange with an 01 on the doors? 
Of course a 440 in a 58 Impala would be nice too!

[TheGhost]

then find a 66 or 67 Chevelle and Moparize it- a nice 340 or 360, A-833, 8 3/4 with leaf springs in the back, etc.. Then maybe some R/T badges where the SS ones would go?  Mopar interior, gauges, etc.. everything GM gone except the frame and sheet metal!

WHY?

To piss off both the Mopar purists, and the Chevy guys!

[69bronzeT5]

I'd send my Charger, Duster and Coronet straight to a shop to get done exactly the way I want them. Then I'd go buy a house......and a SRT8 Challenger.....then a Daytona Charger

[Daytona R/T SE]

I'd pay off my male sibling's house that is being foreclosed on...

And politely throw his worthless ass out in the street...

Then, I'd give my fat sister a bunch of money so she can get her foot fixed.

[AKcharger]

I'd get new tires for my 4 runner

[moparstuart]

I'd sell all my mopars and buy a volt

[rebby]

I'd sell all my mopars and buy a volt

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

I've no idea. I'd sit on it for a while, collect my thoughts and take it from there.

5 Mil isn't a lot of money, in the grand scheme of things. Not enough to quit working, as if I really labor each day, anyways... 

Given 5 seconds more of thought, I'd probably take at least 1/2 and put into one of my retirement plans and the rest, make it rain...

[Tilar]

umm, Turn it all in to $1 bills, get naked and roll around in it with a fine looking woman!    OR,  Pay off my bills as far as I could and refinance the rest?    

Actually I was thinking about this when this last powerball jackpot got up over 500 million. You could easily give 1 million each to everyone in your family and those you personally know (and like) and still live really good.

[Dino]

I've no idea. I'd sit on it for a while, collect my thoughts and take it from there.

5 Mil isn't a lot of money, in the grand scheme of things. Not enough to quit working, as if I really labor each day, anyways... 

Given 5 seconds more of thought, I'd probably take at least 1/2 and put into one of my retirement plans and the rest, make it rain...

You couldn't retire on 5 mil?  You must have one hell of a lifestyle.        I could easily retire with 1 mil and I wouldn't have to be stingy either.

[JB400]

I'll get the money first, then think about it.

[4cruzin]

I think the bigger question would be . . . If you hit the lotto, how many people would you tell that you hit the lotto?   

[JB400]

It would probably take a year before anyone would figure out that I hit it big.  I'd hold off on the big expenditures for a while and phase them in one at a time over an extended period to keep suspicion down.

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

I think the bigger question would be . . . If you hit the lotto, how many people would you tell that you hit the lotto?   

Might tell my wife, but that's about it. 

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

I've no idea. I'd sit on it for a while, collect my thoughts and take it from there.

5 Mil isn't a lot of money, in the grand scheme of things. Not enough to quit working, as if I really labor each day, anyways... 

Given 5 seconds more of thought, I'd probably take at least 1/2 and put into one of my retirement plans and the rest, make it rain...

You couldn't retire on 5 mil?  You must have one hell of a lifestyle.        I could easily retire with 1 mil and I wouldn't have to be stingy either.

Nope, 5 Mil. isn't enough to retire on at my age. And besides, I would not be content just sitting around at home, anyways.

[skip68]

I could afford to pay for better ..... ...relations if you guys know what I mean.     

[JB400]

I don't know what your complaining about, you have a full time private chef, housekeeper, nanny, chauffeur, landscaper, massuer, and escort, what more do you need?

[Tilar]

I've no idea. I'd sit on it for a while, collect my thoughts and take it from there.

5 Mil isn't a lot of money, in the grand scheme of things. Not enough to quit working, as if I really labor each day, anyways... 

Given 5 seconds more of thought, I'd probably take at least 1/2 and put into one of my retirement plans and the rest, make it rain...

You couldn't retire on 5 mil?  You must have one hell of a lifestyle.        I could easily retire with 1 mil and I wouldn't have to be stingy either.

Nope, 5 Mil. isn't enough to retire on at my age. And besides, I would not be content just sitting around at home, anyways.

Damn man, what sort of lifestyle do you think you need?     I'm soon to be 56 years old and havent made anywhere near a million yet, and I highly doubt i'd require another half million to live out the rest of my short life. 

[nvrbdn]

  at 56 right now. give me a half mil and im done working and all.

[XS29L9Bxxxxxx]

Damn man, what sort of lifestyle do you think you need?     I'm soon to be 56 years old and havent made anywhere near a million yet, and I highly doubt i'd require another half million to live out the rest of my short life. 

Presuming one started work at 22 years old and was 56, they would have made $29k/yr, each yr., and be just under the 1 Mil. mark as a cumulative total. In that case, 5 Mil. would probably suffice. While I don't have an extravagant lifestyle, I don't think I've ever made less than $29k/yr, not even in my first year of working, many moons ago...

If I had 20 Mil. in winnings, I'd probably be fine to quit work. For that kinda coin, I'd probably still need a hobby though...

[mauve66]

to retire now i would need 50K per yr, for the next 27 years (die at 75) 1.35 mil, that's about what i would have after taxes on 5 mil, so, yeah, give it to me

[Fred]

umm, Turn it all in to $1 bills, get naked and roll around in it with a fine looking woman!    OR,  Pay off my bills as far as I could and refinance the rest?    

Don't be foolish Tilar.................she'd still find places to stuff it before she does a runner!   

[Fred]

I think the bigger question would be . . . If you hit the lotto, how many people would you tell that you hit the lotto?   

Might tell my wife, but that's about it. 

After all...........if you can't trust the missus, who can you trust, right? 

[myk]

What would YOU do??

Well, I always dreamed of what I would do. Stick enough in the bank/matress to live out life. 

I'm a simple person.  First thing I'd do is send the Charger off to XV motorsports and tell them to do their thing.  Then, I would look to 'modding the other cars the way I've always wanted them.  Buy a place with a garage enough for all 4, and then spend the rest of life doing the things that MATTER, such as seeing the world, spending as much time as I need to on my guitar, reading books, trying different hobbies/sports, etc....

[hawkeye]

i have always told my wife and kids that if i win the lottery "i don't know you people anymore." ( just kidding).   i would just keep farming until i had used it all up.

[Tilar]

umm, Turn it all in to $1 bills, get naked and roll around in it with a fine looking woman!    OR,  Pay off my bills as far as I could and refinance the rest?    

Don't be foolish Tilar.................she'd still find places to stuff it before she does a runner!   

You're probably right, Fred... My luck with women and all, I should have thought of that.