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Lump sum comes out to $500 million, pre-tax.
I might be able to buy a couple of mountains.
We've had some fun threads in the past about what you would do with such a windfall. So, Coolerites, if you hit this ticket and ended up with $500M, what would you do?
I'd keep about $20 million after tax and give the rest away. Assuming I get $300 million after tax, I'd give away $200 million to charities and then $80 million to friends and family (not my kids, though--they get nothing).We've had some fun threads in the past about what you would do with such a windfall. So, Coolerites, if you hit this ticket and ended up with $500M, what would you do?
With my $20 million, I'd buy a small cabin in the Rockies, a mail-order bride from Venezuela or Czechoslovakia, and travel and probably sign up to become a professional student. In a few years, I might start a foster home or adopt a bunch of kids or something like that.
@unclemark any answer that doesn't include hookers and blow is just wrong. I'd be dead, max 3 years.
If I were you, first thing I'd do is look to find the best plastic surgeon in the world to restore your wife's majestic breasts.@unclemark any answer that doesn't include hookers and blow is just wrong. I'd be dead, max 3 years.
I'd keep about $20 million after tax and give the rest away. Assuming I get $300 million after tax, I'd give away $200 million to charities and then $80 million to friends and family (not my kids, though--they get nothing).We've had some fun threads in the past about what you would do with such a windfall. So, Coolerites, if you hit this ticket and ended up with $500M, what would you do?
With my $20 million, I'd buy a small cabin in the Rockies, a mail-order bride from Venezuela or Czechoslovakia, and travel and probably sign up to become a professional student. In a few years, I might start a foster home or adopt a bunch of kids or something like that.
wow, what a beautiful dream! I finished your last thought for you though.
“In a few years, I might start a foster home or adopt a bunch of kids or something like that and then never go there.”
You are welcome!
@mapletom yep. I’d start the best pet rescue ever and foster home ever. They’d be connected. And if the kids never got fostered or adopted and the pets never rescued they’d still have the best lives ever. And I’d hire only the best people. It’d be so great they’d secretly hope not to be adopted.
I myself would not be there. I’d have a new 911 chasing child support payment number 3 with a place at the beach and a place in the mountains
I would buy a spread near my daughter and grandkids. I would start and set up endowments for a charity that my wife would run, a homeschool co-op that my daughter would run, and a free animal clinic/shelter that my sons would run.
A good friend will bail you out of jail, but your best friend will be sitting next to you in the cell saying "that was f***ing awesome"
@mapletom if you win the lottery are you independently wealthy??
so what do you do? I’m independently wealthy.
oh wow!
yup. I also founded The Greatest Adoption/Foster Care Pet Rescue.
that’s you?!!!!
in the flesh.
oh wow. I’d love to see it!!!
well. It’s pretty great. But there’s some places I want to show you first you dirty girl you
Fvk taxes is what the facks is!
I would create a SugarDaters profile.
@goat that money trumps celebrity status. You could get on raya. Start chatting up bravo whores and maybe even reel in a big fish. Charlize Theron is on it. Ben affleck when his wheels were coming off etc