If you won 15 million dollars...

[philster]

What'd be the first thing you do?

[Gray Lensman]

Pay my taxes quickly so I don't get sent to federal prison for ten years. ;D

First thing I'd do is hire a good financial advisor and plan any investments out carefully. I would fully intend to live out the rest of my life comfortably.

After that... well, I'd probably still have enough in there to self-publish. Starting with Blitz. I probably wouldn't have enough to make a movie, but would be cool if I could get a Sin City kind of deal for it.

[Shan]

I'd share it with my friends.

Shan

[LaFille]

philster said:

What'd be the first thing you do?

Wonder what to do with that.
Then place a part safely to get decent interest income, let my imagination build up projects and be generous. ;D

[Elliot Kane]

Probably donate a chunk to charity, and then put the rest in a high interest account. Then live off the interest. The only things I really want to change in my life are things that no amount of money could ever buy...

[janggut]

EK, u'll never know. an island might do u some good. ;D

just like mr Grey, i would first make sure i don't get into any trouble by clearing all my debts to who/whatever. after that i wonder if i can get me an island. with a house & all the basic ammenities. ok, so a boat will be nice too to go with the island.

what else after that? maybe put in enough money on investment so i can live off it well enough but not too richly as well. at least enough for me to buy me anime DVD's, manga, books, occasional PC upgrades, & some other basic stuff.

oh yes, have my parents to go for a round-the-world trip. that'll be the first thing i should do to thank them. maybe buying a house for each sibling of mine so at least i'll be comforted with thought that i do give them something too. might set up a trust fund or two for nephews & nieces in case they ever need some financial assistance for studies.

big bulk of the money would go to my people, which i would use to build them up, empower them, & ... whatever. in any case, my people will enjoy some of this money too.

oh, & none of that selfless act like EK. ;D

[Terrordar]

I'd probably doa similar thing as EK, though I would first make sure I paid taxes, and bought a nice property, then live off the interest.

[Glance A'Lot]

The first thing I'd do?

Well - prioritize my wish list, I gather - that'll take a while...



But then, I don't gamble at all, and I do not have rich relatives to inherit from - so the probability that I will be confronted with that problem is not an immediate concern of mine.

[Terrordar]

I have rich relatives to inherit from

Made their fortunate off prohibition back in the days when I, and my mother, didn't exist ;D

[philster]

The reason I asked this thread was because of my mother (whose birthday was yesterday). She's now 59 years old now, but I asked her how it felt to be 39 - because of course we all know women don't like to be told their true age. She said "well, you know what, I'm a little nervous about turning 40. But hey, I'll always be young at heart. You heard about how 8 people won the lottery today and they got 15 million dollars each?

Well, if I had that money the first thing I think I'd do is go and spend two months at Disneyworld."

As for myself, though, the first thing I'd do is probably pay off my school debts. They're building up.

[Lisa]

First off would probably be buy the house I'm renting out. And many things afterwards that include paying off debts and repaying my family a large sum for keeping me in their house for the past few months....even though they probably wont accept it =P

[peterh]

I'd buy proboards just to be able to run this damn place ;D

No, seriously, I'd pay my debt, give some to my family and friends and then spend money on whatever I like. After that I'll probably buy a couple of apartments - real estates .. that's where the money is

[janggut]

& none on liquors & women? u're not being serious in answering the question, Pete! ;D

[ss]

Change my address and phone number. ;D

Give 10 % or more to a "worthwhile and trustworthy Christian evangelistic/humanitarian organization.

A lot to some good charities.

Set up trust funds for all my grandchildren that they cannot get until they turn 30.

Pay off all my childrens homes.

Pay off all my bills.

Seek some individuals who desperately need help and give them help in a way that they don't know who is doing it.

Have a glass of good red wine and thank the Lord for the blessings he has given me.

Fly over and see Elliot and let my daughter see her birthplace...St Michaels Hospital, Hayle, Cornwall, UK.

[BJC]

I can't think of the first thing I'd do, but there would be quite a few things I have in mind....like SS.

First off would be giving a big thanks to my family for putting up with me and the wrestling thing...

Similar to SS, I'd support an overseas missionary for the simple fact that I know quite a few and respect what they do greatly.

Can you say...CORVETTE? ;D

Many other misc. things that would be done to keep myself from getting broke when Im 50, weak and posting on messageboards....oh wait...;D

[Konrad Flameheart]

Lets face it Pete would buy a brewary and drink all the profits

To SS: As for flying over to Elliot...I wouldn't bother

[Elliot Kane]

[Galadriel]

I would get workers to fix up my house compeletely, and I'm going around the world with the hubby. I wanna see every country, and taste all cultures. I don't have to worry much for a place to sleep don't I, since I got to know plenty of folks all over the world

[Dr. Doom]

The first thing I'd do? Probably move to an isolated area with high security to avoid unwanted attention. Then I'd do what I've always wanted to do, which is ignore the outside world and feed my own selfishness. Yes, it would be great.

I'd probably run a comic store too, just for the hell of it.

[Elliot Kane]

Welcome back, Doom