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Chadhargis
| | Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 07:15 pm: | 
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First thing I'd do is set up a blind trust and claim the prize in the name of the trust so no one knows I won. Money has a way of causing "friends" to show up on your doorstep begging for money.
I'd pay off my house.
I'd give each of my sisters and my brother a quarter million each. My mother would get a million.
I'd meet with a financial planner and put together a plan to give me $100,000 per year till I died...no more...no less.
A few of my friends who have been there for me when I needed them would find anonymous checks in their mailbox.
I'd set up a fund to help those in need. Not people who ask for it, but people who work hard and just need a helping hand. Since I wouldn't be working, I'd spend time volunteering in organizations to help people. When I saw someone who needed it, they'd get an anonymous check.
My church would also receive an anonymous check.
I would enjoy my new "job" of giving away money to those who need it. |
Rpm4x4
| | Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 08:46 pm: |
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Quit job.
Sell house.
Pay off dads farm so he could farm just for fun (he really loves it) and not have to worry about the bills.Then I would build my dream home/shop there. Nothing all that extravagant, just a cozy home with a nice view. Only my real friends would know where I went as they have already been there. I would start building Monster trucks and practicing at the farm. When I felt ready I would try out for Monster Jam. I feel I would be a natural behind the wheel of one of those. Im good a crammin stuff together under the wire as well.
That should be about 2 million... but lets just say 3 million because I plan on wrecking a lot of crap while im training. I wouldnt care too much if I made money at it. If I could break even I would be very happy.
My rockrawler buggy would get a few upgrades...
A large donation to Autism research
I would be investing the rest. Erik Buell Racing comes to mind. |
Luftkoph
| | Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 10:03 pm: |
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vamanos |
Radioelasais
| | Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 10:24 pm: |
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I would spend the whole bunch of money buying other lottery tickets ... umps, what else? |
Just_ziptab
| | Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 10:31 pm: |
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I'd spend millions and lie my way into a senate job that pays practically nothing compared to my wealth. Seldom show up for roll call votes........and yet be set for life if my money ran out and just live large off the golden fleece.........../ |
Iamarchangel
| | Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 10:52 pm: |
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Most of the above plus...
there's a US marine that plays the bagpipes really well. I'd hire him, and a couple of other marines/troops (is it honour guard) to play the pipes distinctively in front of Westboro Baptist looneys when they disrupt a soldier's funeral. |
Boltrider
| | Posted on Sunday, October 10, 2010 - 11:45 pm: |
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Bikes and guns....lots of them. SF Giants season tickets for life. I would also hire a personal chef and eat like a king.
Additionally, an investment in Emaildirect, a company some friends of mine founded. |
Etennuly
| | Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 12:08 pm: |
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Just Z ..... you are so funny.....there is no way you are going to accept a job that will interrupt your fun for three to four weeks a year just for the bennies! You would be doing out of arrogance!  |
Hootowl
| | Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 12:40 pm: |
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Forerunner,
You know, not all chicks are into money, but I'll bet the kind that would double up on a dude like you are. |
Hootowl
| | Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 12:41 pm: |
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Here's what I'd do if I won the lottery.
http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2010/10/01/priva te-island-still-up-for-grabs/
No one would ever see me again. |
Wolfridgerider
| | Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 01:43 pm: |
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vanish |
Fast1075
| | Posted on Monday, October 11, 2010 - 04:41 pm: |
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Buy a house in Jennings Florida...with a giant garage, machine shop with all the toys, new flow bench (to replace my homemade one) and just build new toys...have open track days for anybody on a Buell... ...or a Hulie... |
Ted
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 11:58 am: |
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leave the sewer(city) buy acreage. setup the family etc.
it would be fun for a couple of days to listen to baglifters explain why they need a handout then tell em to f off. |
Superdavetfft
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 12:34 pm: |
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I'd buy/build a race track... after just shedding my latest reckless driving charge (100+ on interstate with the 1125r oops) I'd enjoy a place to take that and my Subie STI out for a romp... on that track I'd want a 1/4 strip , a road coarse with lots of twisties n hills and then a 3 mile flat straight run so I could top them out.
I'd like the track located back in the hills so I wouldn't get hassled by any neighbors or trespassers. I'd want it close to a lake or something so it'd have a nice camp ground area for big parties.
I'd build a massive house/shop/mancave combo right next to it, imagine a gearheads take on a ski resort 
Finally I'd start collecting bikes... just a few a year, making special picks, nothing insane like a $1m 192x straptank but maybe hunt down an original Buell race bike with that 750/sq4. Snag a 500cc two stroke to see what the fuss was all about etc etc. Track down one of those Excelsiors built in the mid 90's just to try it out...
Oh and of course the finishing touch, you can't be rich and not own some Italian iron, I'd grab a couple Ducati's and a mint Ferrari 575....
now THATS how ya blow money! only my x wife could spend it quicker than that
superdave |
Babired
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 12:47 pm: |
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I would pay off my house and give my house and garage to the crackheads down the street who are living off of welfare. 2.Donate lots of money to local Animal rescue groups.
3. Buy and RV that can fit a couple of bikes in and travel all over the US.
4. buy a villa on the PC hwy and
buy a villa in Palm Beach
5. Settle in somewhere in the Smokey mountains.
6. take care of my family
SEE YA Maryland! |
Swordsman
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 01:01 pm: |
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1.) Buy my parents a nice house, new truck, and new car.
2.) Sell my house and buy the one I REALLY need.
3.) Set aside a big chunk for my son's college fund.
4.) Get my wife another horse so she'll stop lamenting the last one.
5.) Sit tight, figure out a way to invest the rest so that I could: a.)retire and still afford an old car collection and b.) start up a few scholarship funds
~SM |
Boliver
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 01:48 pm: |
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Open up a street missionary to feed all the homeless people who lost their jobs because of Bush and Clinton.It is gonna be a slow recovery for America and I couldn't take any money with me when I die anyway. |
B00stzx3
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 01:49 pm: |
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Pay off all my debts and my immediate family's and friends/neighbors debts.... buy land/home in West Virginia mountains for when Canada and the mole people rise up against us.... my own Bud Light and Natty Boh brewery, and an island somewhere near Florida. No laws or speed limits on my island |
Boogiman1981
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 02:42 pm: |
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debt free. bring my gf here to the US take care of parents. then have a never ending adventure wherever that took me |
Geforce
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 04:05 pm: |
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Lots of really cool ideas! This is a fun thread.
I really like the personal track idea. |
Xdigitalx
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 06:17 pm: |
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100 million dollars?
1: give first 100 replies to this thread 100k each.
2: give each remaining (Buell owning) badweb member 10k.
3: give each of my immediate family members a lump sum of 300k+ or maybe a trust fund of some sort.
4: dedicate a 5-10 million for charities and donations.
5: keep remaining amount for my new kingdom of whatever I choose.
5a: take some simple math course if that doesn't all add up. |
Johnnylunchbox
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 06:41 pm: |
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I'd install a White Castle restaurant in my house. |
Geforce
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 11:16 pm: |
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"I'd install a White Castle restaurant in my house."
LOL! |
