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Offline pmz310

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What would you do if you won a million dollars
on: March 20, 2008, 12:04:51 AM
I would travel
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Offline wotgoplunk

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Re: What would you do if you won a million dollars
Reply #1 on: March 20, 2008, 12:12:31 AM
Keep a little for myself, and give the rest away.  :)

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Re: What would you do if you won a million dollars
Reply #2 on: March 20, 2008, 12:22:54 AM
two chicks at the same time

Offline Bob

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Re: What would you do if you won a million dollars
Reply #3 on: March 20, 2008, 12:42:41 AM
I like my Cadbury's one at a time, thank you.   :P   Except those are eggs... so that's out the window now...


I'd invest it and live off the interest.  Pay off debts.  Buy a few things.  Make sure I was set for life as much as I could.

I'm still thinking a million dollars isn't what it used to be though.  I'm not sure it would last a lifetime without any work. 

You'd have to pay maybe a third or half in taxes though.  Gift tax.  Yeah, you won that million dollars, but you don't get a million dollars.

The very first thing I would do is hire someone to tell me what the wisest thing to do with the money is.  And I think I'd keep it as quiet as possible.  Probably quit the day job though. 



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Offline quantum

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Re: What would you do if you won a million dollars
Reply #4 on: March 20, 2008, 12:56:05 AM
I'd invest, get a financial adviser or two.  Do as much as I can to make it grow instead of deplete it.  Most likely keep my weekly church gig. 
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Re: What would you do if you won a million dollars
Reply #5 on: March 20, 2008, 10:37:47 AM
I can't think of anything in particular I would buy or do; I'm quite content as I am. However, my wife and son would want to go berserk with it I expect. The main problem would be dealing with them.
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Re: What would you do if you won a million dollars
Reply #6 on: March 20, 2008, 10:18:22 PM
You could pay someone to deal with them.   8)

Hire a butler.
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Offline tompilk

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Re: What would you do if you won a million dollars
Reply #7 on: March 20, 2008, 11:16:44 PM
i'd buy a model d and go and follow hamelin, argerich, berezovsky for a year... lol they'd think I was a stalker...
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Re: What would you do if you won a million dollars
Reply #8 on: March 20, 2008, 11:33:05 PM
I'd spend it all on a tank of gas and take a drive ::)
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