Anonymous wrote:First, I’d take the long-term payout rather than the lump sum.
I’d finally renovate my kitchen and add a screen porch where my deck currently is ( assuming I’m the only winner; DCUM conventional wisdom is that adding a screen porch would be more than a $440 million winner could afford).
I’ve always thought I would split a lottery win 3 ways: 1/3 to protect me and my immediate family’s long term financial security, 1/3 to family and friends — give a bunch of people $1-$2 million dollars, set up college trusts for the kids of everyone I know, etc, and 1/3 to charity. I would use the Mackenzie Bezos model— give it out now, rather than setting up a foundation to give it away slowly.

I thought the advice was to always take the lump sum?

Quit job. Move somewhere saner than the us. Maybe Copenhagen (and a summer place) give money to planned parenthood and pro democracy groups and find a couple endowments and scholarships..’
Buy a few pieces of art. Read travel personal trainer and send my kids to good schools. Do the sailing trip dh dreams of.

Anonymous wrote:No one won! 1 billion here I come

Great! I thought about what I would do but never bought the ticket.

Anonymous wrote:Buy a yacht with 500 whores on it

This would be a dream

No one won! 1 billion here I come

Hire a team of lawyers to manage my wealth and be trusted advisors.

I’ll remain anonymous. Wouldn’t do anything showy or make elaborate purchases.

Get daily massages and blow outs and manicure/pedicures at my house. I’ll need to be relaxed.

I love my job and don’t do it for the money; I’d probably confess my new found wealth to my boss and small team of colleagues and see about working or consulting behind the scenes. I’d turn over my paycheck to a social services charity I’ve always supported.

DH and I will take out time to purchase vacation homes; one lakeside and another in a ski resort. Oh - and cars that would stay on property.

Buy a yacht with 500 whores on it

Well I won $2! So fancy vacation here I come lol.

Rolled over again and will be over 1billion.

Get my car fixed
Go to the doctor
Have a secure roof over my head that won't change in a year
Pay off my CC
Pay off my car loan
Go the dentist (haven't been in several years)

The rest to family, friends and charity

Incredibly, I didn’t win.

Gonna have to show up at work tomorrow with all the other shlimazls.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy a yacht and an Italian villa. Hire full-time staff for said yacht and Italian villa.

But first I would quit. Same day.

Of course I totally forgot to buy a ticket.

you can still buy online!

How do you do that?

You go to your states lottery site. You must use location service to prove you’re in the state.

I am amused by the idea of not quitting work straight away. I have just won $890 million. Why would I spend another minute in that place? I can think of any number of places that are better than an office. A waterfall, for example. A beach. A penthouse apartment in NYC…

By a new hybrid minivan since mine died last month.

Fully fund college and grad school for my kids and my nieces.

Get a second dog so my sweet boy can have a partner in crime.

Hire someone to help my dad care for his house (lawn, cook, clean, house repairs)

Establish a trust for my siblings and my direct descendants.

Help our community build a new center.

Establish a scholarship fund in my mom's name at the local community college to help less fortunate with tuition.

Establish a needs based scholarship fund at my alma mater and my husband's alma mater for low income students.

Buy my husband a small place in Maui so he can get away on much needed breaks. He dreams of this and it would be awesome to make it happen.



Of course invest in a manner that allows future generations the freedom to follow their passions instead of getting stuck in a career because it pays well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy a yacht and an Italian villa. Hire full-time staff for said yacht and Italian villa.

But first I would quit. Same day.

Of course I totally forgot to buy a ticket.

you can still buy online!

How do you do that?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Buy a yacht and an Italian villa. Hire full-time staff for said yacht and Italian villa.

But first I would quit. Same day.

Of course I totally forgot to buy a ticket.

you can still buy online!