 If you won the lottery |
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| If you won the lottery |
 Jul 13 2007, 10:04 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48  |
Of course we all know the typical boring "I'd put it all in investments and blah blah". this is pretty obvious because you gotta set yourself up for life for bills and such. but this question is all about what you'd buy. i'm sure most of us would have at least a few items we'd grab (car/house/electronics/jewlery/etc) before putting the rest away for investments. List your top 10. Be specific so it's interesting
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Jul 13 2007, 10:30 AM
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 New son Donovan Charles Mummert born July 17, 2008 Group: Members Posts: 8,635 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Port Wentworth, GA Member No.: 15 |
I think i would do the responsible thing and get the 26 year allotment... unless the jackpot amount was low.. then i would get a lump sum and put it in a high yield money market account and suplement my income with the interest... ya know, live comfortably
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Jul 13 2007, 10:36 AM
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 Group: Members Posts: 706 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Lubbock, TX Member No.: 20 |
I'd like to buy my parents a house, this way they'll have a home after they retire.
Then probably get myself a house with a badass brewing system and a cellar to age beers. That new Porsche 911 Turbo is pretty sweet. All wheel drive, variable vane geometry twin-turbo charged, with overboost, and 6-speed manual(even though their flappy paddle shifter is supposed to be faster. -------------------- Beers that I have had, updated July 5th, 2009: 1,548
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Jul 13 2007, 10:47 AM
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i'd live on a self-sustaining compound in the middle of the mountains... i'd build tunnels all through the mountain so i could survive a nuclear war, and i would have booby traps so when i don't pay taxes the irs agents will be wasted
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Jul 13 2007, 11:30 AM
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 monogamous gays & stem cells Group: Members Posts: 3,789 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 8 |
QUOTE (Jessica @ Jul 13 2007, 11:30 AM)  I think i would do the responsible thing and get the 26 year allotment... unless the jackpot amount was low.. then i would get a lump sum agreement edit: and just like today, i'd also leave work everyday at noon |
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Jul 13 2007, 12:16 PM
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Fool Group: Members Posts: 2,127 Joined: 23-February 06 From: LBB Member No.: 56 |
Fortunately, it's something I don't have to think about since I never buy lotto tickets
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Jul 13 2007, 01:12 PM
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 Fantastic! Group: Members Posts: 219 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Portales, NM Member No.: 51 |
My vanity would quickly take control... braces, LASIK, a personal trainer... etc etc
I'd probably do a bit of globetrotting too. Go to all the random places i've always wanted to visit... --------------------  |
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Jul 13 2007, 02:22 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
1. House for the parents, house for the sister & her hubby, house for me
2. escalade w/lingenfelter 700hp package 3. corvette w/lingenfelter 800hp package 4. prob spend about $50k to build a home theater 5. prob spend about $20k to build a server comp 6. prob spend about $5-10k to build a desktop comp 7. another 30k or so to build a super comp dragster 8. kimber stainless .45 9. AK-47 10. M1 garand 11. ruger red label 12 gauge and obviously put the rest away to pay the bills |
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Jul 13 2007, 02:38 PM
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 DEATH TO ....something? Group: Members Posts: 5,618 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Parker, CO Member No.: 55 |
I'd take cash, just because that would be way pimp.
But there's no lotto in Utah. I did however buy some tickets occasionally when I lived in Texas. -------------------- I r Ur Gawd!
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Jul 13 2007, 04:33 PM
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 Group: Members Posts: 2,329 Joined: 20-June 07 Member No.: 1,243 |
QUOTE (James @ Jul 13 2007, 01:16 PM) Fortunately, it's something I don't have to think about since I never buy lotto tickets Same. Have you ever noticed that the people who buy lotto tickets are always white trash? If your only chance of ever being successful in life is by winning the state lottery, you're a loser. --------------------   |
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Jul 13 2007, 05:17 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
Cash option; there are WAY better investment options out there than US Treasury Bonds. But I rarely buy lottery tickets, so it's kind of a moot point. Still...
1. House for my mom & step-father, but only if they allowed me to arrange for the demolition of their current house (it's total crap). 2. Help my dad & step-mom pay off their mortgage. 3. House for myself, complete with workshop. 4. Prius to drive and another car to play around with as a project car. Probably another Prius or other hybrid because I'd want to play around with making a plug-in hybrid. 5. Kick ass desktop computer and laptop. 6. Home theatre system. Erm, probably other stuff too, but I dunno exactly what. -------------------- |
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Jul 13 2007, 06:03 PM
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 GORILLA FLUFFER  Group: Agents Posts: 7,711 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lubbock Member No.: 50 |
depends how much lottery there was.
if high enough... i'm investing and going off interest. i'm buying a huge house, giving small parts of my earnings to my friends that i feel have been the best to me. then, i'm going traveling. traveling alone kinda sucks, i'd also take several of my closest friends, and wiere gonna become intercontinental lushes! --------------------  QUOTE (Jessica @ May 7 2007, 01:15 PM) but yeehaw dammit. YEEHAW QUOTE (Dogmeat @ Jun 26 2008, 07:51 PM) ok once upon a time I jacked myself off retarded. Licking anuses, one kindergarten class at a time!! |
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Jul 13 2007, 06:26 PM
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 Why so serious? Group: Global Moderators Posts: 5,286 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Fate, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE (FORSAKENR320 @ Jul 13 2007, 07:03 PM) depends how much lottery there was. if high enough... i'm investing and going off interest. i'm buying a huge house, giving small parts of my earnings to my friends that i feel have been the best to me. then, i'm going traveling. traveling alone kinda sucks, i'd also take several of my closest friends, and wiere gonna become intercontinental lushes! This.  Plus I'd buy a hybrid for day to day driving. A kick-ass muscle car just because. And a Jeep CJ-7 for camping trips. I'd also own a nice cabin and some land in either the mountains of New Mexico (around Cloudcroft) or in Montana. I'd also STILL get my Master's, possibly PhD. Figure I'd have all the spare time in the world so why the hell not? -------------------- |
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Jul 13 2007, 07:59 PM
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monogamous gays & stem cells Group: Members Posts: 3,789 Joined: 22-February 06 Member No.: 8 |
i would pay cathryn all that rent money that i owe her
am i right or am i right? |
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Jul 13 2007, 10:01 PM
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Why so serious? Group: Global Moderators Posts: 5,286 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Fate, TX Member No.: 4 |
QUOTE (lamont's lament @ Jul 13 2007, 08:59 PM) i would pay cathryn all that rent money that i owe her am i right or am i right? lmao Right if it was her alternate reality. -------------------- |
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