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What would you do if you won €130 million?

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  • 21-09-2018 7:08pm
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    Paddy Cow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭


    I did the euro millions tonight and while I know I probably just wasted €10.50, it's nice to fantasize for a few hours that I could become part of the 1%. First thing I'd do is quit my job :) Obviously I would take care of my family and donate to some charities but realistically what would I do with that amount of money? I'd have everyone in the country looking for money and my life would never be the same. I'd actually love to just win a million or €500,000 as it would set me up but wouldn't ruin my life.

    How would you handle it if you won big?


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    #2
    Jim Bob Scratcher
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,231 ✭✭✭Jim Bob Scratcher


    I'd buy a 130 million scratchcards


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    hawkelady
    Registered Users Posts: 1,357 ✭✭✭hawkelady


    I’ll let you know in a couple of hours.


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    Dakota Dan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Dakota Dan


    Paddy Cow wrote: »
    I did the euro millions tonight and while I know I probably just wasted €10.50, it's nice to fantasize for a few hours that I could become part of the 1%. First thing I'd do is quit my job :) Obviously I would take care of my family and donate to some charities but realistically what would I do with that amount of money? I'd have everyone in the country looking for money and my life would never be the same. I'd actually love to just win a million or €500,000 as it would set me up but wouldn't ruin my life.

    How would you handle it if you won big?

    Why would you have everyone in the country looking for money off you unless you went public which would be a silly thing to do


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    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Split it with all siblings, in laws, children and then donate to charities close to my heart until I have about 500,000 left as an emergency fund.


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    Paddy Cow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭Paddy Cow


    Dakota Dan wrote: »
    Why would you have everyone in the country looking for money off you unless you went public which would. Eva silly thing to do
    You couldn't hide it. If I quit my job and bought a house, everyone would be wondering how I did it. If I suddenly gave money to my family, everyone they know would wonder. All it takes is one person outing you on twitter and game over.

    The only way to hide it is to continue living my current lifestyle, which is low income and why would I do that is I was suddenly loaded and didn't have to rent?


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    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Hookers and coke


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    Liamario
    Registered Users Posts: 2,094 ✭✭✭Liamario


    Too much money for one person to have. I'd have to give/donate a lot if it.


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    Hitman3000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Hitman3000


    Jim Bob Scratcher wrote:
    I'd buy a 130 million scratchcards


    You'd probably only win a tenner back and maybe another free scratch card .


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    punisher5112
    Registered Users Posts: 24,647 ✭✭✭✭punisher5112


    Liamario wrote: »
    Too much money for one person to have. I'd have to give/donate a lot if it.

    Give it to Maggie Cash.....

    She needs a 4eva home....


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    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users Posts: 39,443 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    I'd firstly tell no one including my family(I mean seconds cousins out) outside of my closest family and ask them to keep their mouths closed. I'd also move and live in a country I've always wanted to live in since I visited it.


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    eviltwin
    Registered Users Posts: 17,495 ✭✭✭✭eviltwin


    give a few million to a trust fund for my children.

    Pay off my nearest and dearest mortgages and debt

    Go back to college

    Pay for my friends IVF

    Give most to charity


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    #13
    Fanny Wank
    Registered Users Posts: 1,288 ✭✭✭Fanny Wank


    I'd be like Big Ern, above the law


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    [Deleted User]
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    punisher5112 wrote: »
    Give it to Maggie Cash.....

    She needs a 4eva home....

    You beat me to it. I’d buy her an island.


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    [Deleted User]
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    Disappear abroad and change my name. Dolores had the flunkies lining up...


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    Hitman3000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,596 ✭✭✭Hitman3000


    punisher5112 wrote:
    Give it to Maggie Cash.....

    punisher5112 wrote:
    She needs a 4eva home....

    Deleted User wrote:
    You beat me to it. I’d buy her an island.


    There's always some that will try and suck the fun out of everything.


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    The Undecided One
    Registered Users Posts: 157 ✭✭The Undecided One


    Hire a lawyer

    Hire an accountant and a financial advisor

    Set up trust funds for my kids and family

    No handing out money, everything gets invested and only some of the interest gets spent

    I’d get involved heavily in my local community needs, always wanted to build and manage a large sports hall that would offer free facilities for different martial arts and sports teachers, who in turn would offer free places to kids from disadvantaged areas.

    I’d teavel the world as well with my family to see all the magnificent places and learn from other cultures around the world.

    (And I’d have a race car....or two...)


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    weldoninhio
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,311 ✭✭✭✭weldoninhio


    First thing, get the fook out of Ireland, telling nobody that I’d won.

    Second thing, wait a few weeks, until a lotto of about €2m is won and the winner goes anonymous.

    Third thing, tell my family and friends I’ve won €2m.


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    Standard Toaster
    Registered Users Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭Standard Toaster


    Finally replace the linoleum in the kitchen.


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    lapua20grain
    Registered Users Posts: 821 ✭✭✭lapua20grain


    I would look after my near family set up a trust fund for my son, buy holiday homes in a couple of countries and get my fixed wing and helicopter pilots licence. And keep schtum, I would also do the world cup in Japan next year and a few Leinster season tickets for me and the mates.


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    4068ac1elhodqr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,586 ✭✭✭4068ac1elhodqr


    Luckily enough have already pre-calculated tonight's numbers.

    K2mw8mY.png

    Actually never play the regular EM, just EM-hotpicks (2/3/4/5).
    5 balls (no stars needed) is 1m+. Cheaper and much, much better odds for getting 7-figures.

    1st thing to do - count it to make sure it's all there.


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    Dakota Dan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Dakota Dan


    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    You beat me to it. I’d buy her an island.

    Just make sure there are no men or sperm banks on it.


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    harr
    Registered Users Posts: 4,478 ✭✭✭harr


    Pay off a few mortgages for friends and family.....proper trust fund for the kids.
    Good health insurance for my elderly parents and to make sure they are comfortable.
    Help a few decent but local charities as in helping out the local clubs. Then maybe build a decent house nothing to stupid but definitely a room each for the kids and a nice entertainment area.
    Back to college for me and travel at any opportunity I got (with kids) . We have a non verbal special needs child so it would also pay for a full time speech therapist and a occupational health therapist .
    It would a huge difference to the one hour a month speech therapy he currently gets...
    Enough to pay for mortgage would change our lives never mind €130 million


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    Kintarō Hattori
    Registered Users Posts: 14,966 ✭✭✭✭Kintarō Hattori


    Pay off the mortgage, look for a new larger but not ridiculous home, sort out selected family and friends in some way, look to start a small business or two to have something to concentrate on, setup a trust fund for my daughter and look for the most effective way to be charitable with a very significant chunk of the money.


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    #25
    nullzero
    Registered Users Posts: 16,370 ✭✭✭✭nullzero
    ****


    Buy boards.ie and start settling some old scores.
    And a solid gold House and a rocket car etc...

    Glazers Out!



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    #26
    Ipso
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,995 ✭✭✭Ipso


    Coke, hoors and the gee gees. Waste the rest!


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    #27
    Dakota Dan
    Registered Users Posts: 3,761 ✭✭✭Dakota Dan


    harr wrote: »
    Pay off a few mortgages for friends and family.....proper trust fund for the kids.
    Good health insurance for my elderly parents and to make sure they are comfortable.
    Help a few decent but local charities as in helping out the local clubs. Then maybe build a decent house nothing to stupid but definitely a room each for the kids and a nice entertainment area.
    Back to college for me and travel at any opportunity I got (with kids) . We have a non verbal special needs child so it would also pay for a full time speech therapist and a occupational health therapist .
    It would a huge difference to the one hour a month speech therapy he currently gets...
    Enough to pay for mortgage would change our lives never mind €130 million

    You win 130m and buy health insurance for your parents? You must think they are going to be visiting hospital fairly often.


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    #28
    CeilingFly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭CeilingFly


    Paddy Cow wrote: »
    and donate to some charities ?

    If the money spent on charities was actually given to people who had a genuine need, there'd be few issues.

    Homeless "charities" are a classic example

    €40+ MILLION was spent on staff costs in eight homeless charities in just Dublin in 2017!


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    #29
    Agricola
    Registered Users Posts: 6,547 ✭✭✭Agricola


    Brim the aul jalopy with petrol and maybe invest in four brand new tyres.

    Do the weekly shop at M&S

    Maybe while I'm there, treat myself to a swish suit from their Autograph range

    Book a weekend in the finest B&B in Killarney and then finish the day by buying one round for the house in my local......


    Ah, dreams.........


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    #30
    Hector Bellend
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,667 ✭✭✭Hector Bellend


    Fly straight to Vegas.

    Hire 6 or 7 top quality porn stars, lap dancers and hookers,

    I'd do the orgies, gang bangs, threesomes and all the other filth that I havent done yet.

    I'd shag to the point of exhaustion then go on a gambling binge for a few days.

    There should still be pkenty left over


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    radiata
    Closed Accounts Posts: 386 ✭✭radiata


    I'd drink it all over the weekend in the local


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