Congrats, you just won 5 million in the lottery!

[Munboy]

In honor of the other lottery thread about the stupid dude who blew his money, I was wondering what you would do if you won a modest lottery.

The jackpot was 5 million and you decide to take a lump payment and the government took half. You know have 2.5 million. What would you do with it? Here's what I'd do.

1) Tithing (250,000..ouch!)
2) Pay off all debt (around $20,000 )
3) Buy a nice house up the hill (around 300,000)
4) Pay off in-laws mortgage (under 100,000)
5) Build a new house on my parent's lot (around 200,000)
6) Buy a couple nice vehicles for my wife and I (around 60,000)
7) Children education funds (around 100,000)
8) Agressive investments (500,000)
9) Low risk investments..bonds, savings (500,000)

Unless my fingers punched the calculator wrong, that leaves me with around 470000 to play around with.

[flotsamnjetsam]

I'd buy a 30 second Super Bowl commercial.

[Munboy]

I'd buy a 30 second Super Bowl commercial.

Where are you going to get the other 10 million??

[Metroid]

Strippers and lots of coke.

Seriously though real estate is where its at, and helping out the people I love.

[flotsamnjetsam]

I'd buy a 30 second Super Bowl commercial.

Where are you going to get the other 10 million??

They're not that much....YET.

[Dr. Duran Duran]

Man, that's one hell of a big tithe, but I'm right there with you.

1. Take my mother on the vacation of her life.
2. Take my wife on the vacation of her life.
3. Buy mom a new house.
4. Buy my family a new house.



5. Buy those football cards I've always wanted, but could never afford.

[sox 06]

1.) Huge TV for my 360 (Movie Theater Style)
2.) New set of Irons (Ping)
3.) Lifetime membership to a nice golf course
4.) Half of the rest to family
5.) Frame the rest

[Metroid]

3.) Lifetime membership to a nice golf course

Dood how bout buying a nice golf course?

Or even better building one.

[sox 06]

3.) Lifetime membership to a nice golf course

Dood how bout buying a nice golf course?

Or even better building one.

Either way.

[josebach]

In honor of the other lottery thread about the stupid dude who blew his money, I was wondering what you would do if you won a modest lottery.

The jackpot was 5 million and you decide to take a lump payment and the government took half. You know have 2.5 million. What would you do with it? Here's what I'd do.

1) Tithing (250,000..ouch!)
2) Pay off all debt (around $20,000 )
3) Buy a nice house up the hill (around 300,000)
4) Pay off in-laws mortgage (under 100,000)
5) Build a new house on my parent's lot (around 200,000)
6) Buy a couple nice vehicles for my wife and I (around 60,000)
7) Children education funds (around 100,000)
8) Agressive investments (500,000)
9) Low risk investments..bonds, savings (500,000)

Unless my fingers punched the calculator wrong, that leaves me with around 470000 to play around with.

Good plan! That's super close to what I would be doing except instead of tithing I would hand pick charities to get involved with. I would also probably drop a couple hundred extra grand on a house. $300,000 doesn't buy anywhere near as much as it used to (at least in Tallahassee).