What would you do with $50M?

[jar_e]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

Here's my list:
-Brand new house on an episode of Cribs
-Bathroom I can play baseball in
-King size tub big enough for ten plus me
-Credit card that's got no limit
-Big black jet with a bedroom in it
-New tour bus full of old guitars
-My own star on Hollywoof Boulevard

That's in addition to two chicks at once.

Wouldn't that essentially be your debit card? And really, if your putting things on credit after winning 50 mil....

[BlackEleven]

Originally Posted by kunkstyle

With 50 mil the interest from a bank account alone would allow you not to work another day in your life.

But that would be stupid when you could make a lot more with some proper investments, a portion of which could be put back into the principle.

[Russic]

Dammit. My opus was deleted. Ah well ... here we go again.

I would select 10 deserving family members or friends and give them a lump some of money. Not enough that they could all retire, but enough that they could pay off their houses and live without financial concern. Those undeserving members of my family would receive 4 lbs. of smoked salmon flown in from the west coast. Take it or leave it.

I would buy a giant plot of land and build a modestly sized house with frills out the ass. I'm thinking log cabin ... it should have the appearance that it was built by some hybrid of Paul Bunyan and Jesus. I want an iPad built into almost every wall and I want to be able to turn on any light, lock any door and send music to any square inch of the home. Heated tile everywhere.

I want a cook. Hell, I want a team of cooks. 3 will do. I want them to hail from different parts of the world. Think Captain Planet, only their duty is to get me fat. I'd build a bitching guest house on the opposite end of my property and let them live in it rent-free and pay them modestly. There would be 2 females and one male and they'd all be single and beautiful so that there's always a thick level of sexual tension at every meal.

Each year I'd take my friends on an extravagant vacation for 2 weeks somewhere in the world. The theme of the trip would change each time and at the end of each one we would announce the location of the following years trip. You know how at the end of Survivor they announce where the next season would be? It would be just like that.

I would probably do something turbo boring with the rest. Invest it probably. I got my dog from a very nice lady out in High River ... I'd probably donate some to her.

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by puckluck

What else would they do with it? Build a fire?

I'm sure you assume that people are generally good inside too.

[chid]

- Pay off debts
- Give family money to buy a house or car
- Buy a house, cash and customize everything I want
- Have a large art studio and photography darkroom
- Travel all over

[REDVAN]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

Here's my list:
-Brand new house on an episode of Cribs
-Bathroom I can play baseball in
-King size tub big enough for ten plus me
-Credit card that's got no limit
-Big black jet with a bedroom in it
-New tour bus full of old guitars
-My own star on Hollywoof Boulevard

That's in addition to two chicks at once.

I'd join the mile club at 37 thousand feet...

[Yeah_Baby]

Originally Posted by REDVAN

I'd join the mile club at 37 thousand feet...

I'd also have a Quesadilla.

[red sky]

Here's a question. If you won the 50 million would you quit your job right away or would you give your employer the appropriate amount of notice? It would be hard not to just up and leave but for some reason that seems really selfish. At the same time, it isn't like you are going to need their reference again...

[chid]

I would give the notice, but only because I enjoy the job and the management, if it was a crummy job I detested, sorry but CYA!

[Russic]

Originally Posted by red sky

Here's a question. If you won the 50 million would you quit your job right away or would you give your employer the appropriate amount of notice? It would be hard not to just up and leave but for some reason that seems really selfish. At the same time, it isn't like you are going to need their reference again...

Depends on your employer. Many would give 2 weeks I'm sure ... I would never show up, never call and I'd block their number.

[malcolmk14]

Originally Posted by squiggs96

Here's my list:
-Brand new house on an episode of Cribs
-Bathroom I can play baseball in
-King size tub big enough for ten plus me
-Credit card that's got no limit
-Big black jet with a bedroom in it
-New tour bus full of old guitars
-My own star on Hollywoof Boulevard

That's in addition to two chicks at once.

Top drawer, mate. Took me a couple reads.

[Cowperson]

Originally Posted by alltherage

Lotto Max is $50M this week. Draw is Friday. What would you do?

I would hook up my family, friends, etc with some cash. I would probably take all my close people on a vacation.

Then I would purchase a house, a few dream cars, and open my own pub. The pub would be a Flames/Sports bar and would be a business that is there to provide an experience more than just make money. In fact, I'd be happy to just break even on it just to have an ongoing project.

I would hire super hot waitresses and pay them way more than most places but have a 0 tolerence policy for bad service.

Other than that, I would probably begin to invest in real estate and have my pops on the payroll as my financial adviser.

What would you do?

Edit: Oh, and I would probably donate a bunch to charity... like world vision or something that helps unfortunate kids.

I'd buy a new computer and maybe a new bike.

Then I'd throw the rest on the pile and keep going.

Cowperson

[Prototype]

I would try and buy into my employer... if I couldn't start up my own company.

[REDVAN]

Originally Posted by Yeah_Baby

I'd also have a Quesadilla.

I'd even cut my hair and change my name...

[malcolmk14]

Originally Posted by red sky

Here's a question. If you won the 50 million would you quit your job right away or would you give your employer the appropriate amount of notice? It would be hard not to just up and leave but for some reason that seems really selfish. At the same time, it isn't like you are going to need their reference again...

Not only would I not give the appropriate amount of notice, I'd probably show up and take a big hefty dump right in the middle of the hallway.

And I actually like my job and employer.

[MacDaddy77]

It has always been my dream to own a Scuba/Deep Sea fishing operation.

I would probably buy a nice one in the Caymans.

My wife and i just about packed it in a couple of years ago and bought one in Roatan Honduras. This weather always makes me regret not doing it

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by red sky

Here's a question. If you won the 50 million would you quit your job right away or would you give your employer the appropriate amount of notice? It would be hard not to just up and leave but for some reason that seems really selfish. At the same time, it isn't like you are going to need their reference again...

Despite what people say hypothetically, I doubt many would actually work another day at their job. If you've ever seen people win lots of money and talk about it, the general outcome is that everyone at the person's workplace freaks out (including the boss), and it's usually just understood that the person has had a major life altering event that effectivly ends their days working 9-5 as of the moment they won.

People can say they'd go into work the next day because they love their job in theory all they want. But I highly doubt there are very many people that would find out they won $50mil, be in a state of shock and disbelief, go out and celebrate with family and friends, and then say "well anyways guys, this was fun, but I gotta head'r, it's a worknight."

[photon]

Buy my way into being part of Mythbusters.

Then I'd hire some people to plan and figure out how I can a) avoid being poor in a few years of spending it all and b) set up something so that not only I but my family for generations can benefit.

[frinkprof]

Originally Posted by flameswin

Despite what people say hypothetically, I doubt many would actually work another day at their job. If you've ever seen people win lots of money and talk about it, the general outcome is that everyone at the person's workplace freaks out (including the boss), and it's usually just understood that the person has had a major life altering event that effectivly ends their days working 9-5 as of the moment they won.

People can say they'd go into work the next day because they love their job in theory all they want. But I highly doubt there are very many people that would find out they won $50mil, be in a state of shock and disbelief, go out and celebrate with family and friends, and then say "well anyways guys, this was fun, but I gotta head'r, it's a worknight."

Pretty much. I think a lot of people would try, but it would take one bad day at work for you to quit. Don't most people think about quitting their jobs several times a day? Besides, I think your work relationships would change once people found out you won the lotto. It probably would be unpleasant working with people that resented you.

[FlaminFeva]

there's no way to upload a photo from my HD? I have the greatest way to spend 50 million but it's on my HD.