JustErin said:

wow, this is one reason why I'll never leave the south...cost of living...I could buy/build a new home in this area rather cheap compared to most other places...not alot of debt...could put money up for the kids and buy a couple of reasonable vehicles and still have plenty left...it wouldn't be life changing but it would certainly make it more comfortable...

Graycap23 said:

Pay off exsisting debt
Pay off both our older childrens new homes
Pay/ set aside $ for both younger childrens college
Pay off our parents debt
Add $ to our grandchildren's accounts we already have for them
Buy my husband his new truck and Harley
Set $ back for future
Travel
Gift our friends some $
Throw a huge party on a private island for a week

Oh hell ~ I thought it said 10 million

Pay off my small amount of debt and be very happy that I don't have to worry about retirement.

Ya'll are killing me with this "$1 million ain't enough to do shit with" bullshit. Hell, I can come up with 10 things to do with a $1000. Do any of ya'll got a $1 million collecting interest in the bank? If not, then I bet if somebody gave you that much money you'd sho nuf find more than 10 ways to spend it.

Genesia said:

same here - now realizing I read 9 more million then said

SCNDLS said:

I guess maybe everyones perspective of "significance" is different

I know for us, we could do something significant with 1 million ( even after taxes ) like paying for 2 children's entire college education - THAT is significant indeed

SCNDLS said:

Right now the bank is the last place to put $1 million, shite interest there

I would not have to worry about money as much as I currently do. I would travel and visit some people who I really would want to see/meet especially one person.

Mach said:

No matter how big or small there are 100s of ways to put that much money to use regardless of significance. I'm saying that with so many people losing jobs and homes it's silly to say that $1 million is not life changing if you're not Bill Gates.
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SCNDLS said:

It is a lot of money for most people .

1/ Buy a flat in Paris
2/ Buy a flat in Israel
3/ Go to visit my family and friends in the US
4/ Buy a driving license
5/ Put some money aside for my kids when they r older
6/ Give money to my parents
7/ Open my community center for kids and their parents
8/ Buy a car
9/ Spend my time painting and sculpting
10/ and paying for some studios sessions to get my first album

These are the ten things I'd do with much much money.

Serious said:

Just buying a decent house around here eats of 3/4 of that million.

Pay off my home..and some other debts...give to St Jude...save what is left. Million dollars really isn't that much...if we are talking 100 million or more..I would have a ton more things to say.

About half would be a gift to my parents, and I'd bank the rest. That is all.

I COULD use that money to put towards a slightly nicer house in a slightly nicer suburb maybe, but that would be really wasteful.
Imagine how many villages in Vietnam or Cambodia one could help with water and electricity - my friend said when he was travelling there, he gave a village $35 and that paid to have the power put on

1. Pay off any debt I had

2. Invest

3. Give to charity

4. Remodel my home

5. Refurnish my home

6. Buy a car

7. Pay off some debt that my Mom has

8. Get my Dad a small home

9. Put some money in high yielding savings accounts for my nephews to have when they turn 25

10. Get another Maltese

1. Split 1/2 of it with my hubby;

2. Pay the usual bills;

3. Education fund;

4. Donate to a charity;

5. New SUV vehicle.

1. buy a house
2. finish college
3. give mom some money and close family

1. Blow about 10Gs on ANY DAMN THANG
2. Buy some property/land/house
3. Invest
4. Get 2 nice-ass whips
5. Start up a restaurant investment group
6. Start up a film production group
7. Start up a clothing design group
8. Start up an at-risk kids recreation group
9. Start up a Soul music festival
10. Start up a Black film festival

1. pay off all student loans
2. buy a house in Lincoln Park (Chicago, IL)
3. give my mom half
4. by an Aple Mac Pro
5. go to India with my best friend, Vineet
6. donate to charity
7. invest

1. Hire a turtle to come live with me.
2. Take care of turtle.

Is that before or after Uncle Sam gets it's cut?

Put it in the bank and live off the interest. Oh, I know I'd still need to work...but I'd have a little wiggle room.

HobbesLeCute said:

that's so sweet!

Nikademus said:

Probably the wisest answer yet.

I wouldn't be able to comfortably live off of the interest either (here in LaLa-Land given the current economy), but it would make still having to work a lot easier knowing I had that financial cushion in place.


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1. Pay off bills
2. Invest
3. Give $$$$ to parents so they could retire.
4. Go back to school full time
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FuNkeNsteiN said:

ass

mdiver said:

I don't know you mdiver but from the small amount i have seen on the org you seem like the sorta bloke that i would like to have a beer with and what not

However there seems so much wrong with the quote above "buy stuff.. exit strategies... Net £5million.....viable....eat through 650k in no time...
is that whole ethos some of the reason for the current economic shite that prevails

Maybe i am being to idealistic and hippy like ? (which is sorta the direction i am happy with these days)

Please dont take this as a personal attack hell i was an estate agent for 12 years and i wouldn't have bothered posting if i didn't think you were a good guy its probably more of just a personal musing on my part really

Do we need to buy "stuff"and have £5million to exit and be happy?

MajesticOne89 said: