What if you win the jackpot ?

[Jikochuu]

How awesome it could be...

Imagine that you suddenly get so much money that you could buy whatever... Even the craziest things ! What would you do ?

First of all, I wouldn't tell anyone !! (Yay, I'm that kind of person ) Then, I'd quit my job properly, go to see my family (who lives oversea), give money to my mom. Then, I'd go to travel around the world to meet all my friends XD

At last, I'd stop in Japan to buy things and stuff... I'd like to be generous and make a donate to an association but I wouldn't know which one...

Looks like a general purpose but enough for me ^^

What about you ? Let us dream ><

[Leviathan87]

i would make more money. by creating my computer companie. and game developing studio. and give a bit away.

[lemmingllama]

I would invest it all in a company that gives dividends. Then once or twice a year I would get as much money as a normal person would get in a couple of years, and I would live off that. And I would probably donate a lot of it to Scouting

[seirachan]

I would buy a nice house. Nice Furniture etc. Then just live out my life, I wouldn't quit my job unless I knew I could get a good one before I run out of money.

[Max465]

I'd purchase every anime I've watched online. Supporting the Industry is something I believe in. I'm just too poor to do so. T_T

[Avith]

Quit school and work and just do whatever I feel like when I feel like it. I probably wouldn't purchase all that much. Truthfully, I'm quite content with the things I have now. I just wish I had more time to do the things I want, so yeah, I'd quit school and work and live out a peaceful life of true retirement. If I still have more than enough left over, I might donate it or help out my friends and family when they're in a tight spot and need some money.

[Catwoman]

I'd help the person who currently needs my help badly, moneywise.

Then probably use the rest to pay off any familys debt and hand it over to charity.

I'd also keep it to myself that I even won.

Nobody elses business.

[† Mute point]

I would continue working, because I love what I do. I would put at least half of the money into a retirement fund, probably one of the ones where you pay taxes on it up front, and never have to worry about it again. Then I would pay off my house, get a newer car, invest in some kickass alienware PCs for me and Mal... Probably buy a copy of everything I've downloaded.... And never have to worry about any money issues again.

[Legado]

I would stop going to school just to get a AA or a 4year degree, i would get a personal 3D animation teacher and mostly spent time on that untill i mastered it. Then would use the money i have to get known by companies that needs 3d animation such as SE, Disney or pixar and maybe any other good companies.

I don't care for how much i am getting pay( because i won the jackpot!) i just want to work on something i love to do. Of course i would give money to my parents and all that Donation. And would travel around the world. Plus i wouldnt buy such a nice house becuase i wouldnt be in it much so just something normal and ok price would suffice.

[rexraptor]

That would be cool

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I would buy lots of stuff

[ZeroPenguins]

Buy most of google shares, and make loads of money out of it. If I remember correctly their shares always increases each year by 2x, well to be exact that was awhile ago I got a friend that does invest in share marketing and he regrets not investing in google shares. He said they were at 12 bucks and now grown over 400 or something like that.

[TheLostFool]

It would be epic! Buy a company or two. Buy apartments in Nyc, san fran, london, toyko, moscow. Get some new clothes. debt free. and be happy as hell! lol

Anyone who says money can't buy you happiness is in denial. Cause it sure as hell can!

[Jarlaxle]

I enter a few 'Lottos each week, but the answer to this question would change depending on the amount.

One million dollary-doos: I would purchase investment properties (probably putting away $50K) and happily collect the $1,000 in rent (roughly; $800-odd after taxes) each week, and in 7-10 years when the places double in value, sell them for $two million. Since $800~ a week aint much where I live, I would probably still work casually for a few more years to save some extra dollars. Wouldn't buy a house myself until the investment properties doubled up. Not a life of luxury, but a very comfortable one with retirement just a couple of years away. Do it smartly and live the rest of your life free.

Two million dollary-doos: Give 200K to my parents, and share a further 100K between some best friends (and brother). That leaves 1.7mil. 1.1mil toward investment properties (see above), 600K in the bank. I would collect the rent each week and build up the savings for 3-4 years whilst still living with my folks (interest would also increase it) which by then it would easily be around 800K. Then I'd move back up to the Coast where I used to live and buy a nice house near the beach (cheap houses up there). This would take most of the 'savings' to be sure, but I'd still be collecting the investment property rent. Once they double-up in value, I'd reinvest half of it to prevent reckless spending. Gotta cover yourself from stupid decisions which having lots of money can bring. Or girlfriends//wives.

Three million dollary-doos: 1.5mil for my Retirement, 1.4mil for my parents' Retirement, and 100K shared between best friends (and brother). Similar plan to the above one though at a slightly smaller scale. Would be so happy to give my folks this particular gift.

Five million dollary-doos: Same as above for the first 3mil. As for the other 2mil, 500K investment property to one best mate and 500K to another so that they could collect the rent for a nice boost of funds where I'd sell them in 7-10 years once they doubled in value, giving them half each and reinvesting the other half to prevent them from wasting it. Gotta protect them from stupid decisions as well. And the final million? Invest it for a friend in Melbourne so he can finally create a big game company. I'd help with Writing, but I'd mostly be a silent partner. The guy is a genius so it would be a safe bet.

Six million dollary-doos: Exactly the same as the above however adding 500K for my brother (he could do whatever he pleased with it) and the game company would have 1.5mil to work with instead.

Ten million dollary-doos: Similar to the above, however I would provide Retirement for my two best mates (1.5mil each; so that's 6mil with me and my parents). This time they would get 500K to do whatever they pleased with (buy a house) and 1mil in the form of investment properties. My brother I would give 1mil directly (would be up to him to be smart about it) which would leave three million. 1.5mil for the above mentioned game company, and 1.5mil for another project I won't get into.

Fifteen million dollary-doos: Bit more money for most people mentioned thus far, some good donations and the Retirement//Life-Made-Much-Easier for some other important people.

Twenty million dollary-doos: This expands on all the other scenarios, and a lot more people who I haven't even seen in years would get at least 10K each. A giant list would be created thusly, probably eating up a whole million in itself. Charitable donations would be much higher.

Thirty million dollary-doos: Twenty would go toward the Retirement of myself, my parents and a few best mates (and brother), and a game company. 2mil invested wisely provides very easy retirement, as written above. Even being generous this would leave ten million. I'd probably give about 2mil via donations, and keep the extra eight away for a 'rainy day' in the future. Oh, and for the rest of my life I would play the main event in the World Series of Poker (10K buy-in) and a couple of the lesser events, and also pay for a couple of friends.

Yeah, yeah; it's very clear that I've had a lot of time to think about this! >_> Why those exact figures? They are the common amounts each Lotto here usually gets up to.

[shyguysteve]

I would pay off my parents debt no matter how little the amount, and fix my house.

[Malyssa Rahl]

The first thing I would do is go turn in the ticket and collect the first payment, or all of it if the jackpot was the minimum of 20 million it starts at. If you take yearly installments, you get the full amount minus taxes over a period of 30 years. If you take a one time cash payout, it's lower, usually 75% of the total, and minus taxes again so it's closer to 50%

Then I would give my 2 weeks notice at my job in preparation for a fake blowup at some random thing on the night where I'm supposed to leave, because I've always wanted to yell for my work to suck my imaginary c*ck.

I would put a minimum of 1 million into my savings account, which pays 0.48% monthly. And while that isn't very much with a little over 1k in there... With a million it would be roughly 5k a month. Which is more than enough to live on. If I'd won enough that I had many millions in the first check they gave, I would place half into savings, and set it up so that the interest would be transferred to my checking account.

A trip to New York (If Idaho hasn't legalized gay marriage by then) for Sarah and I to get married. I choose New York because you do not need to live there to get married there. And while some may see that statement as presumptuous... She and I have agreed that when we can truly afford the trip, or when our state makes it legal, we are going to get married.

We would discuss whether to fix up and add onto this house, or just buy a new one. Though one way or another, I know we would end up with some kind of gym area, as well as a gaming room.

After all of that.. I think a short trip to track down my dad and find some closure on the issues I had with him, one way or the other. Even if it ends worse than the last time I saw him, I'll feel better knowing that I tried. Though he wouldn't see a dime of my money no matter how it goes.

Once everything settled down, I think that it would be time for Sarah and I to more seriously discuss children.. If we wanted them, who would give birth, what service to use to look for a donor. Believe it or not, I have always wanted kids, but not so badly that I'd sleep with a guy (EW!) to get them.