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So for those of Americans you that dont know, the mega-millions lottery jackpot tonight is $330,000,000. I just picked up a few tickets myself, not really with the thought of winning but hey why not donate some money to public schools and gamble at the same time?
Anyways I was just wondering, if you were to win this incredible amount of money what would you buy first? Id have to go with the Aston Martin DB9, fucking beautiful.....
lol funny you should mention that car, i was just given the oppurtunity to buy it on need for speed carbon...Quote:
Originally Posted by WEsmokeED
honestly? i'm not that greedy... i'd probably donate a hefty chunk to charities (i heard for cash pay out you get about 170 million) so like, easily 70 million to various charities..
then i'd of course, probably offer everyone in my family who i still care about, a million easily.... (alot more for my brother, and grandparents)
i'd get us (wife, son and myself) a pretty damn good house, but nothing ridiculous... of course with a huge garage, so i could start building my dream car.... but with that much, it'd be far more than i could of ever dreamed, and it would be everyone else's nightmare :D
i'd put away atleast 10 mil for my son's education, and money for him to live off of once he's 18.... although i'd take steps to make sure he only gets what would be nessicary to live off of comfterably (and to rise as inflation does) if i was just to give him nearly 10 mil once he's 18, i can only imagine the laziness he'd obtain...
i'd rather just make sure he's provided for and make sure he still has to work for all his random wants
other then that, pretty much all of it would just be stuck in the bank... i wouldn't go crazy (other then what i've mentioned) and spending it all... i'd rather know i got a nice hefty sum for me and my wife to live off of..
wow, sure is fun thinknig about what i'd do with it...
ive really gotta ask...and think seriously about this, do you think winning the lottery would make your life better or worse?
personally, i can think of nothing worse than winning the lottery. think about it, you have 330 extra large, and EVERYONE knows it. everyone from the local librarians to the democrats is going to call you up asking for money, you'll never know if people want to be around you because of you or because you have lotsa money. fuck that noise. i'd rather be working for a paycheck than waiting to win the lottery.
Ahh DB9 that care is a master peice for austin martin. Im gonna check if we got the same lottery.
well first id go get the anuity me only being 18 andthen id be on the next fucking flight to amsterdam and then id buy a aston martin for shore but id tottaly blow about 100 grand on bud and invite lik 3 of my closest freinds to come with me
not to mention id buy a coffe shop and a grow house
We got some tickets when we went out earlier!
I can think of all sorts of wonderful stuff I'd do with that money. I think I'd retire from school and retire my husband and pay off the houses and debt of those close to us. Then we could travel, work on philanthropic projects and just have fun. Wouldn't have to live like The Bigs. We'd just be free to go and do whatever we wanted. That, to me, sounds exceptionally pleasant. I know it might be an administrative hassle at first. I know all the solicitations for money are hard for winners to deal with, among other things. But I'd hire someone else to deal with the administrative minutiae. We've always been prudent with money until now, and I see no reason we'd turn into big spenders after a big jackpot win. Might as well use that cash to do others some good.
actually, like i said 170 cash, and even if you win, and don't take flat out cash you still don't get 330... :p but yes i see where you're going... that's why you keep money for payoffs :p somebody busts in your house with a gun saying either sign it over or die, you offer 'em 500k to go away, or kill you and get 0... which do you think they'd take? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by higher4hockey
Is it true that in the US if you win the lottery or on those game shows, the government takes almost 50% of it in taxes? Cause that's fucked if it's true.
not 50% but it is a very high percent pretty sure it also depends state to stateQuote:
Originally Posted by poiuyt