Euromillions

Oasis1974 wrote: »

It's not that amount in 1 go I think either installments over time or a smaller one off payment like America?

Really? Hadnt heard that before.

Wheety wrote: »

It's a mental amount of money really. You and your family would be a target for kidnappers. Would have to employ bodyguards, obviously you have the money to.

Not sure what I'd do. One side of me thinks I'd set up a charity to buy equipment for children's hospitals or children who need specialist equipment at home.

Another side of me says homes in New York, London and a few other places. But your life would never be normal. Everyone who ever met you would expect a payout.

I wouldnt tell anyone except family and close friends. And theyd be set for life. Anyone else can feck off, id be that far away from them theyd never get a chance to ask me for money.

Wheety wrote: »

You might only tell family and close friends but you won't be able to keep it quiet. I know my Mother would let it slip to everyone she knows, even if she promises not to tell anyone

Ah i know its easier said than done. That would be my aim anyway.

How would people deal with family and close friends regarding looking after them? With that amount of money you could obviously make sure they were all very comfortable for the rest of their lives..

I think id just give my family x amount and then help set my friends up in business so they could make their own money.

Wheety wrote: »

How far do you go with the gifts too? A sliding scale? I was thinking immediate family €5m each, that would be €20m between mine and the wife's brothers. Both sets of parents wouldn't want that much. So maybe €2m for each set of parents. That's only €24m.

Then close friends, maybe €3m each. Say that's 15 between me and the wife, another €45m.

Still have €91m left :eek:

Do I move onto cousins? €100k each? Friends who aren't as close, the same? Then they get resentful that they 'only' got €100k.

It's actually incomprehensible with that amount of money.

I'd probably be happier winning €250k on the lotto plus. Mortgage paid and extensive work done on the house without a loan. Set up for life then and no one expecting you to clear their mortgage too. Could still afford to give money to brothers but it would be in the €10ks

I have a small enough family but my extended family is quite big. How much is enough? How much is too much?

I suppose you could start by clearing all their mortgages.
Maybe bringing them all off on a nice family holiday somewhere. And think about it from there.

I would actually prefer people not to know the actual amount i won... even family, but again as you say it would be hard to keep that a secret.

Franz Von Peppercorn II wrote: »

That’s pretty nice for close friends. Must be pretty close.

I’d tell family only and trust them to keep it secret. Then I’d migrate to Spain.

My close friends of which i dont have that many, i would look after as ive been friends with them nearly 30 years or just about my whole life.

Yeah i think a nice house in the hills above marbella would be my base... id imagine with that amount of money youd be on the move quite a lot for the first couple of years. Going and seeing parts of the world you may have never seen.

I would set up a " business" as cover. Get your accountant to run it for you. Something simple like a Centra franchise, it would run itself. A great way to mask your new Range Rover and countless global shopping trips, host of new girlfriends, golfing and ski holidays, motorbiking trips to Africa and Asia, racehorse ownership, wearing of brand new designer labels, constant late nights, brand new set of teeth made out of the same material they build space shuttles with, constant champagne drinking, like before every fúcking meal you have, new found social awkwardness and general boredom with your friends financial difficulties. Art collecting, scuba diving holidays, house swapping with rich financiers from the Cote D'Zore, collecting rare crap that non one else needs, drinking coffee procured through a Siamese cat's arse, diamond wearing, classic Ferrari driving, weekly makeovers, vomiting into expensive terracotta drinking vases whilst on retreat in the Hamptons for weeks on end . Speed boating with wannabe models and overpriced hookers on the Italian Riviera. Humble pastimes. Goose Hunting.