You Just Won $30 MILLION!! What are you going to do?

[1PlayfulFemme]

MMhmm, all of the above!

Buy a new house, finish fixing up the old one & find a family in need to give it to.

Do more random acts of kindness. Surprise strangers with money or car keys or grocery gift cards, etc.

Travel the world.

Hire a kitty litter cleaner!!! (with all our pets, this may be number one on the list)

Hire a chef to make healthier food taste yummy!

Give to some of our pet organizations. i.e. The Crisis Center, SARC, NoH8, our local shelter, as well as several no-kills, the ranch for the blind children, St. Jude's, etc.

Set up allowances for family & friends as well as ourselves.

Spend more quiet time with the earth...hire people to do the stuff that keeps me too busy to do more of that now..

Travel. Again. And more. And as often as I could talk my wife into it.

Swim naked under a waterfall in Hawaii.

Explore ruins.

Kiss the Blarney Stone.

Help others.

Take a million pictures.

Humanely capture & spay the "Strays" that BELONG to the ass across the street.

Pay for each of our neices to have the college education they deserve.

Play more!! Shop more!! Give more!!

Who hasn't dreamed of winning??

[Pixie]

-Pay off loans.
-Finish school and start my company for special needs children.
-Set aside school funds and cushion for baby brother.
-Make sure parents are comfortable.
-Same for grandparents.
-Have a travel fund to visit my nieces I have never met, and friends I rarely get to see.
-Get a stable car and house....not exaggerated and extravagant...just safe and logical.
-Donate to things that are close to my heart....the planet, special olympics, habitat for humanity, aids, cancer, abuse, and low income assistance foundations.
-Set aside money for my future children.

Make my life and those that I love comfortable and secure but not keeping around so much that brings greed, spoiled and better than attitudes....allowing only room for gratefulness and sharing.

[Jesse]

If the jackpot win was 30 mil, I would take the 15 mil payoff after taxes but first I would hire a financial team and set up a trust fund so that my financial team could go and claim the winnings under that.

Once that was accomplished I would instantly pay myself a set amount and take a 60-90 day traveling retreat of sorts to allow the adrenalin and shock of it all to settle back down. The rest would be placed in a short term cd to await my return.

I would also use that time to finalize my business plans. About half would be invested, hopefully wisely.

I would donate to some organizations on my list which include GLBT, domestic violence, and child abuse organizations.

I would buy a suitable house with land for me and Bear to live in, and likely get a new truck and donate the one I have now. I would set up trust funds for a couple of kids that I know to make sure they have the opportunity for college should they desire it.

I would definitely spend a good portion helping those who want to help themselves, not those looking for a hand out.

And I would buy a lifetime membership to the Planet

[Gayla]

I might send some of it to those silly people who gave away most of their 11 million. Or at least buy them new vehicles or something, because I don't even think they did that much!

[Blade]

Ummm first I'd buy property in the mountains on a lake or river and build a log cabin and live as much as possible off of the land. I'd take care of my family and the friends I have now. I'd laugh at the people who suddenly thought they were my friend. Did I mention a new Harley and chest surgery?

I'd probably figure out a program to support and guide young people who feel they are gender fucked. Do some kind of scholarship directed toward the GLBT community. There's more but that would be a start

[sharkchomp]

Well first, I'd buy a new truck - or I'd fix up big blue :shrug: Then I'd settle myself a bit and pay off all of my debt and invest a large majority of it. I'd take care of my family and friends. Then I would go on a vacation with whomever would like to go with me. I'd rent a bus - one of those really nice one's that you can live on just so I could travel with my dogs. I'd have to hire a driver too. Then I'd go to Yellowstone National Park and stay until I was ready to go to Yosemite. Then possibly head to where ever (cause there's several really cool parks out west). Then, I'd head to the Grand Canyon and Vegas. The next stop would be Alaska - cause I've always wanted to go. Next stop might be Hawaii. Or the Virgin Islands.

Then after all of that traveling I'd buy a little bait shop. I'd take my dogs to work with me everyday and give away free coffee and spend my days bs'ing with others that share the same love as myself.

I'd have to buy a spot of land on the lake and build a log cabin and a boat dock. I'd have a pool too - and I'd have a huge game room in my basement

I'd also hire a kitty litter cleaner for 1playfulfemme because she has a zoo lol

~~~shark~~~~~~~

[Gemme]

I've decided; I'm going to Disneyland!

[Nat]

I like this game. I buy lotto tickets just so i can indulge my lotto fantasies with real gusto.

I would pay off all my debt. I cannot tell you how good that alone would feel. I would pay off my girlfriend's debt. I would pay off all my mom's debt. I would send money to this site, to the innocence project, to the inside books project, to outserve. I would set up something where both my parents got some sort of monthly payment for the rest of their lives. I would quit my job, but I wouldn't tell them why if I could help it. I would sneak a large sum of cash into the drawers of two struggling single mom coworkers - anonymously if possible. I would buy my best friend a house (she has already extorted this promise from me ). I would show up at my girlfriend's house with a debit card with her name on it in my pocket and the two of us would spoil ourselves rotten for a few months. Then, we would most likely find a place with some land out in the Texas hill country and spend our days gardening, making out, reading, spoiling our pets, enjoying our privacy, and at some point parenting. We would also get a condo in Austin for when we feel like being in the city. And we would be able to have an out-of-state legal wedding and afford for friends and family to actually attend.

[Heart]

~Buy an apartment in NYC for my kid so he'd always have a place to crash, and set aside some funds so he could travel and further his studies if he chose.

~Quit my job and create a foundation to respond to the health and economic needs of poor women -- and hire damn good people to help me run it.

~Build a sustainable house near a vibrant, queer-friendly area that included a pond, flower and vegetable gardens, and some wild/wooded areas, with a separate guest cottage and studio/retreat.

~I'd write. And maybe enroll in a PHD program.

[citybutch]

-Set a certain amount aside for personal investing, home improvements, permanent security, and retirement comfort...

-But with the bulk of it I would start a Family Charitable Foundation so that I could act on all of my philanthropy desires...

[Kätzchen]

First, hire a super smart and talented wealth management attorney team…

Second, pay off my student loans and take a personal vow to never fall for the “get a better education” scheme ever again.

Third, buy my mother’s property she’s had for sale for the last ten years and develop it into a family compound, rich with natural beauty (landscaping, etc) and a cost effective home for the remaining years of my life as a new retiree.

Fourth, build a foundation to address the needs of others who could use a helping hand with life’s unexpected emergencies arising from healthcare related issues or such until our country finally realizes that caring for our health is top priority over healthcare industry greed.

I’m sure I’ll need a vacation and several other improvements in life so I’ll stop for now and dream up more ways to make life better for myself and others.