$1 billion+ (915 million euros)--What would be the first thing you'd do if you won?

Killer Wench · 08-01-2016 02:43AM #1

Me? I'd kick out the relative who has been sleeping on my couch for the last six months. Give 'em $10,000 to get their own place. The slacker.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/powerball-numbers-drawn-500-million-jackpot-n491751

xLisaBx · 08-01-2016 02:46AM

I'd found my own charity, work in that charity as a volunteer so I know exactly all the money raised is donated.

I'd also do a post doctorate in English, and buy a whole lot of MAC Makeup

Charlie19 · 08-01-2016 02:49AM

I'd buy a truck load of silicone for all those poor people down in Athlone.

Mountainsandh · 08-01-2016 02:55AM

Pay off my mortgage, give money to my family, and pack my (and my own family's) suitcases to travel the world.

Austria! · 08-01-2016 02:56AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUeYJKoE3yc

PTH2009 · 08-01-2016 02:57AM

A plane

Private suites in Croker, the Aviva and the 3arena.

A mansion and a plush apartment in Dublin

Bit to family ,friends ,charity etc

Jim Bob Scratcher · 08-01-2016 04:00AM

I'd give up my job and sign on.

masti123 · 08-01-2016 04:05AM

Change my phone number

kneemos · 08-01-2016 04:09AM

Would ya be happy though?

Those people are never happy.

Digital Solitude · 08-01-2016 04:12AM

I'd get loads of takeaway pizza and buy a gaff, give myself a reasonable allowance and keep going to college.

I'm boring and sensible

Bring the family on a holiday too

Hollister11 · 08-01-2016 04:13AM

https://www.facebook.com/paddypower/videos/10153857274354914/

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 08-01-2016 04:22AM

kneemos wrote: »

Would ya be happy though?

Those people are never happy.

I would. I would be very happy indeed.

newacc2015 · 08-01-2016 04:49AM

Powerballs are highly taxed. I imagine you will get 35% less when you take away the tax and the fact you getting it in a lump sum. Most lotto winners in the US go bankrupt rather quickly. So I would get a fee based financial advisor and invest it wisely. Why settle for €400m when you can have billions?

Ficheall · 08-01-2016 05:30AM

xLisaBx wrote: »

I'd also do a post doctorate in English

Why?

Aside from making sure that myself and family and friends were very well provided for, I'd probably use the rest for prize funds for running competitions which amused me.

Badly Drunk Boy · 08-01-2016 05:57AM

Digital Solitude wrote: »

I'm boring and sensible

Bring the family on a holiday too

I'd send the family on holiday.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 08-01-2016 06:57AM

I'd collect it. No point in getting carried away booking holidays when you're so excited and forget in the excitement you don't have the cold hard cash to play with.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 08-01-2016 07:05AM

Then obviously I'd hire myself a slave, build a doggie palace and hire people to play ball with my dogs all day long until the dogs got bored. They would eat roasts, and steaks and basically anything they'd like. I would rescue many dogs as I could from unhappy homes and pounds. I would like a giant ball pit with slides and doggie treats hidden all over the place.

My slave would do my hair and makeup every day, we would buy a ridiculous amount of shoes (I don't want a scruffy slave)
She would be good at making crisp sandwiches and cheeseboards for dinner.
I would be hooked up to a permanent iv to a nice Chardonnay
Slave can hire her own slave to clean and tidy and do ironing
I would have an on site spa, to have massage wraps and facials anytime I wanted

I'd prob be broke again in 5 years, but what a 5 years it would be

Wibbs · 08-01-2016 09:38AM

PTH2009 wrote: »

A plane

Not a good plan. If it flies, floats or f*cks, far cheaper to hire than buy. Easier to upgrade too.

Invest it, buy nothing(maybe a gaff with a bit of land as a bolt hole so even if you lose the lot…), keep your outgoings low. Don't do the live like a millionaire showing off nonsense. If any part of your plumbing is gold plated, you're going too far.

kneemos wrote: »

Would ya be happy though?

Yes. Now if you're a miserable sod born minus the happy gene, the initial buzz won't last, but if you're a glass half full type you're going to have a far better life and more choices and more time than you would without the money.

Ush1 · 08-01-2016 09:42AM

I'm not greedy.

As long as I have my rocket car, solid gold house and millions of dollars, I'm happy.

boobar · 08-01-2016 09:51AM

4 day week straight away.

Dr Turk Turkelton · 08-01-2016 09:55AM

Jim Bob Scratcher wrote: »

I'd give up my job and sign on.

This is where the real money is. Fcuk the lotto.

Charles Babbage · 08-01-2016 09:56AM

I'd buy boards.is.

gramar · 08-01-2016 09:56AM

kneemos wrote: »

Would ya be happy though?

Those people are never happy.

Yeah...always wanting more.

Championship Vinyl · 08-01-2016 09:57AM

Save a ton of domestic animals and set up animal sanctuaries throughout the world.

Grandeeod · 08-01-2016 10:04AM

Charles Babbage wrote: »

I'd buy boards.is.

And close it down.

c_man · 08-01-2016 10:04AM

I'd pay the Ruskies or whoever for a flight to the ISS. If they've stopped doing it, I'd offer more.

Tbh, I'd give away a fair chunk of it. I certainly don't need that much money.

Charles Babbage wrote: »

I'd buy boards.is.

I'd buy a subscription.

Heisenberg1 · 08-01-2016 10:06AM

I definitely wouldn't work a bank holiday again, and I could go for some liver and onions right now.

smash · 08-01-2016 10:07AM

Remember people, this is in the states. After taxes, the winner will probably only get a quarter of the money if they're lucky.

Kintarō Hattori · 08-01-2016 10:20AM

Well I can't say I've actually seriously thought about what I'd do if I won a lottery but it'd go a little something like this:

Buy a modest but pleasant house in the countryside with enough space to grow fruit/veg, for dogs to run around
Open a business or two as you need something to focus on and keep your feet on the ground
I wouldn't just necessarily give family money. I'd look at who is actually deserving of some help and either help them financially or in a manner suitable to them
I'd certainly look helping out an animal rescue of some sort. I'd possibly deposit a sizeable lump sum to generate a healthy interest amount for them each year
I'd look to see how my locality could improve, there are areas which could do with some investment but have never been developed
I would like to travel but would still do so modestly. A private jet, 5 star hotels aren't going to make things that much better

Overall though I'd seek out good advice to make sure I stayed grounded and work to figure out how best the money could be used to benefit other people without being frittered away. I think when you have that amount of money you have a responsibility to help genuine people who are worse off than you.

paulbok · 08-01-2016 10:26AM

c_man wrote: »

I'd buy a subscription.

But is that enough to do so?
I heard only Bill gates, Zuckerberg and Pat Kenny have boards.ie subscriptions.

And the Rothschilds, to keep an eye on what's posted in the conspiracy forum.:cool:

Duggy747 · 08-01-2016 10:28AM

Probably buy a pack of Dunne Stores donuts.

Maybe.

$1 billion+ (915 million euros)--What would be the first thing you'd do if you won?

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