sunnyday123
<font color=blue>Someone hand me my drool towel<br
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I read this at work today, and couldn't wait to get home to respond!!
I'm assuming I won a boatload of money:
I would quit my job. I'd burn every bridge walking out of there too. I'd be sure to tell them how unethical they are, that they are chasing customers away left and right, and that despite what they say, our "friends across the pond" are OUTSOURCED and taking jobs from Americans. ( 60 more people are being laid off by August)
Ahem. It was a bad day at work.
Then I would call a financial planner. Wouldn't tell a soul till I had everything in order.
I'd put enough in a trust fund for my daughter, with stipulations. She would have to complete college, and be drug free ( which she better be anyway ) and volunteer with charities. Gotta keep her humble.
I'd buy a new SUV with all the bells and whistles, fix my house up and rent it out, and buy a kick-butt beach house. In fact, I know which one I would buy!
I'd set my Mom, Step-father and Father up very nicely but they would have stipulations to not waste any money on my dead beat brother. He has to work-steadily, as does his wife. They've almost caused financial ruin to all three of them by their mooching ways. I would pay for my niece and nephews to go to school, but they would have to keep up with their grades.
I'd donate to various charities, and set up some type of farm for older horses so they could just meander around a pasture well into their golden years. I would build a beautiful house and get another Newf. Maybe 2 more!
I would set up some type of foundation for foster children. It makes me very sad to know that at 18 they are pushed out of the system, and some don't make it very far.
I'd establish something for abused children as well. There was a little boy here, probably about 10-15 years ago named Brian. His father's girlfriend abused him, and he died from alcohol poisioning after she made him drink mouthwash. The article in the paper said a nurse held him the night he died, and it was probably the first time anyone had done that. It still breaks my heart.
There's also a dentist in I beleive the Appalachian Mountains that works out of a trailer and runs totally on donations, and barely. I'd fund that-and double his yearly budget. There has to be a way to create jobs in that area as well.
Am I out of money yet??
I'm assuming I won a boatload of money:
I would quit my job. I'd burn every bridge walking out of there too. I'd be sure to tell them how unethical they are, that they are chasing customers away left and right, and that despite what they say, our "friends across the pond" are OUTSOURCED and taking jobs from Americans. ( 60 more people are being laid off by August)
Ahem. It was a bad day at work.
Then I would call a financial planner. Wouldn't tell a soul till I had everything in order.
I'd put enough in a trust fund for my daughter, with stipulations. She would have to complete college, and be drug free ( which she better be anyway ) and volunteer with charities. Gotta keep her humble.
I'd buy a new SUV with all the bells and whistles, fix my house up and rent it out, and buy a kick-butt beach house. In fact, I know which one I would buy!
I'd set my Mom, Step-father and Father up very nicely but they would have stipulations to not waste any money on my dead beat brother. He has to work-steadily, as does his wife. They've almost caused financial ruin to all three of them by their mooching ways. I would pay for my niece and nephews to go to school, but they would have to keep up with their grades.
I'd donate to various charities, and set up some type of farm for older horses so they could just meander around a pasture well into their golden years. I would build a beautiful house and get another Newf. Maybe 2 more!
I would set up some type of foundation for foster children. It makes me very sad to know that at 18 they are pushed out of the system, and some don't make it very far.
I'd establish something for abused children as well. There was a little boy here, probably about 10-15 years ago named Brian. His father's girlfriend abused him, and he died from alcohol poisioning after she made him drink mouthwash. The article in the paper said a nurse held him the night he died, and it was probably the first time anyone had done that. It still breaks my heart.
There's also a dentist in I beleive the Appalachian Mountains that works out of a trailer and runs totally on donations, and barely. I'd fund that-and double his yearly budget. There has to be a way to create jobs in that area as well.
Am I out of money yet??
)so if I won it, debt isn't the first thing I'd think about. I'll be able to cover my mortgage, car loan and home equity with no problem. first thing I'd do is find a good tax attorney to help me lay out a plan. I read a great article in Fortune by a previous lottery winner on how he handled his winnings. Google "Brad Duke" and "Taking home the jackpot". This guy knew what he was doing.
