What would you do if you had $1 billion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have 20M and live like lower-middle class people because we can't be bothered changing our lifestyle from what it was before.

We are building generational wealth, and with a billion, we would need a trusted wealth advisor instead of doing it all ourselves as we've done so far. There are large banks with entire departments centered on teaching wealth management to the scions of the ultra-wealthy. We would contact them, because our kids are teens and young adults, and they would need a lot of education.

We would emphasize discretion, because with wealth comes danger. In my first world EU home country, cryptobillionaires and their families have been kidnapped and tortured for ransom. I would be very careful about privacy and security.

We don't want houses, or rail cars (?), or planes. We would just take more and more luxurious vacations. We would probably hire the services of travel agents that cater to our wealth range, for the discretion mentioned above. None of the travel expenses would be in our names directly.

We would probably help out multiple relatives, and have give more money to our favorite charities. We know not to create our own. Usually it's more efficient to fund an already existing and capable one.

And health wise, we would maybe go to medical professionals that cater to wealthy people, and have higher standards of examinations. I wouldn't mind getting myself regular full body MRIs, just to check for latent issues. I'd get a fitness trainer and dietician to keep me on the straight and narrow.

It doesn't sound like much, OP, but we don't have a lot of wants.

What on earth are you talking about. The question is what would you do if you had crazy money, not how much you have now. Stop being so self-absorbed.

I AM talking about what I would do with a billion, which is not crazy money at all. You should read more carefully.

You took the opportunity to make weird brags.

Just tell us something fun you would do if you didn't have to worry about financial consequences.

Seriously, stop admiring yourself so much.

[Anonymous]

Two chick's? Nothing?

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I would begin by buy a small declining, underpopulated town and resettle it with ex-military and ex-fed (people who have pension coming in). Start some organic farming and small industries (bread making, soups, health farm) - and let the vets run it. Other infrastructure would naturally come about. I would also restore the degraded land around it and make it a self-sustaining and cute place. People would come for weekend of fishing, food, entertainment etc.

Then I would repeat this again and again. Just restore and remodel.

[Anonymous]

Couple million dollar house, housekeeper, lawn service, fully decorated, nice new cars, college, grad school anywhere for kid and house for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would begin by buy a small declining, underpopulated town and resettle it with ex-military and ex-fed (people who have pension coming in). Start some organic farming and small industries (bread making, soups, health farm) - and let the vets run it. Other infrastructure would naturally come about. I would also restore the degraded land around it and make it a self-sustaining and cute place. People would come for weekend of fishing, food, entertainment etc.

Then I would repeat this again and again. Just restore and remodel.

Three meals a day of soup and bread. The peasants will revolt in short order.

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Hmmm. DH would definitely want to build an indoor clay tennis court. IDK if we'd just have one at our house or if he'd want a whole club revolving around that. I'd start a business of some sort that my younger teen with disabilities could participate in...actually, it would be a business/program that could support lots of teens/young adults with disabilities so he could have a peer group at work. Maybe we could have some supportive housing to go along with it, IDK.

And a share in a private plane so we could go on great vacations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Couple million dollar house, housekeeper, lawn service, fully decorated, nice new cars, college, grad school anywhere for kid and house for them.

Okay... what are you going to do with the other $990 million. Think big, man!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would begin by buy a small declining, underpopulated town and resettle it with ex-military and ex-fed (people who have pension coming in). Start some organic farming and small industries (bread making, soups, health farm) - and let the vets run it. Other infrastructure would naturally come about. I would also restore the degraded land around it and make it a self-sustaining and cute place. People would come for weekend of fishing, food, entertainment etc.

Then I would repeat this again and again. Just restore and remodel.

Interesting idea... but why ex-military? Would they be good at running organic farms?

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Anonymous wrote:Hmmm. DH would definitely want to build an indoor clay tennis court. IDK if we'd just have one at our house or if he'd want a whole club revolving around that. I'd start a business of some sort that my younger teen with disabilities could participate in...actually, it would be a business/program that could support lots of teens/young adults with disabilities so he could have a peer group at work. Maybe we could have some supportive housing to go along with it, IDK.

And a share in a private plane so we could go on great vacations.

Clay court and a new pair of tennis whites every day so you don't have to worry about it.

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I'd buy a fur coat but not a real fur coat because that would be cruel

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Two chick's? Nothing?

Came here to say this.

[Anonymous]

Hire people to get out house painted inside and recarpeted, hiring people to move furniture and safeguarding our stuff. Too old to do myself. Want to stay in house.
While this goes on, fly Four Seasons Jet around world. Maybe 2 of their trips.
Take Coral Expeditions to Raja Ampat again.
Charter Kokomo the yacht in the Med.
Rent a house in Kohala for a couple of months.
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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have 20M and live like lower-middle class people because we can't be bothered changing our lifestyle from what it was before.

We are building generational wealth, and with a billion, we would need a trusted wealth advisor instead of doing it all ourselves as we've done so far. There are large banks with entire departments centered on teaching wealth management to the scions of the ultra-wealthy. We would contact them, because our kids are teens and young adults, and they would need a lot of education.

We would emphasize discretion, because with wealth comes danger. In my first world EU home country, cryptobillionaires and their families have been kidnapped and tortured for ransom. I would be very careful about privacy and security.

We don't want houses, or rail cars (?), or planes. We would just take more and more luxurious vacations. We would probably hire the services of travel agents that cater to our wealth range, for the discretion mentioned above. None of the travel expenses would be in our names directly.

We would probably help out multiple relatives, and have give more money to our favorite charities. We know not to create our own. Usually it's more efficient to fund an already existing and capable one.

And health wise, we would maybe go to medical professionals that cater to wealthy people, and have higher standards of examinations. I wouldn't mind getting myself regular full body MRIs, just to check for latent issues. I'd get a fitness trainer and dietician to keep me on the straight and narrow.

It doesn't sound like much, OP, but we don't have a lot of wants.

What on earth are you talking about. The question is what would you do if you had crazy money, not how much you have now. Stop being so self-absorbed.

I AM talking about what I would do with a billion, which is not crazy money at all. You should read more carefully.

You took the opportunity to make weird brags.

Just tell us something fun you would do if you didn't have to worry about financial consequences.

Seriously, stop admiring yourself so much.

You're deranged. The PP told you. You're just coming across as jealous that they already have some millions. Pipe down.

[Anonymous]

Waterfront beach house large enough for all my friends. Who cares if it’s going to fall in the ocean.

Ski house. Same size. Somewhere out west.

Main house.

Hire an assistant to manage everything.

Never cooking again. Never doing laundry again. Private chef.

Luxurious travel and flying first class the rest of my life. Treat my friends to traveling with me on the regular.

Spend my time being philanthropic and making sure I have boat loads of money to give away forever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have 20M and live like lower-middle class people because we can't be bothered changing our lifestyle from what it was before.

We are building generational wealth, and with a billion, we would need a trusted wealth advisor instead of doing it all ourselves as we've done so far. There are large banks with entire departments centered on teaching wealth management to the scions of the ultra-wealthy. We would contact them, because our kids are teens and young adults, and they would need a lot of education.

We would emphasize discretion, because with wealth comes danger. In my first world EU home country, cryptobillionaires and their families have been kidnapped and tortured for ransom. I would be very careful about privacy and security.

We don't want houses, or rail cars (?), or planes. We would just take more and more luxurious vacations. We would probably hire the services of travel agents that cater to our wealth range, for the discretion mentioned above. None of the travel expenses would be in our names directly.

We would probably help out multiple relatives, and have give more money to our favorite charities. We know not to create our own. Usually it's more efficient to fund an already existing and capable one.

And health wise, we would maybe go to medical professionals that cater to wealthy people, and have higher standards of examinations. I wouldn't mind getting myself regular full body MRIs, just to check for latent issues. I'd get a fitness trainer and dietician to keep me on the straight and narrow.

It doesn't sound like much, OP, but we don't have a lot of wants.

What on earth are you talking about. The question is what would you do if you had crazy money, not how much you have now. Stop being so self-absorbed.

I AM talking about what I would do with a billion, which is not crazy money at all. You should read more carefully.

A billion dollars is not crazy money? GTFO.