$2 and a dream

[Jeter3000]

What would you do if you won $500,000,000 Powerball?

[SoMdDude]

First off I would remain anonymous lol Then put aside most of it and let it collect interest... retire... buy some rental properties, then maybe some land somewhere and build my dream house! Then just sit back, relax, and collect checks from the rental properties. Oh yea, and give some to my family and closest friends!

[stockgirl]

Delete my FB account and take care of those closest to me.


Oh, and hire a maid, nanny, and pool boy.

[thurley42]

Get the eff out of Maryland...

[Chasey_Lane]

Buy a one-way ticket to the Caribbean, purchase a piece of property on the water, build my dream home, live happily ever after.

[ICit]

Originally Posted by stockgirl

Delete my FB account and take care of those closest to me.


Oh, and hire a maid, nanny, and pool boy.

can i come over and enjoy the pool boy also???

[GWguy]

1st, take a deep breath and a sigh of relief.

2nd, immediately hire a tax consultant/advisor.

3rd, sing "You can take this job and shove it" to anyone in the office in earshot.

After that, pretty standard. Take care of family and close friends. Try to maintain a low profile. I said 'try'....

[vraiblonde]

What I *wouldn't* do is piss it away on drugs, hookers, and mansions.

You'll notice that people who hit the lottery for a large amount of money typically run through it rather quickly and are back where they started within a few years. That's because most (not all, of course) people who buy lottery tickets are low-rent types who've never had two nickles to rub together. When they come into money, they aren't used to it and end up blowing it trying to put themselves in a redneck/ghetto coma.

If I won, I'd sell my house to a deserving single mother for $1, then take off and walk the earth like Caine. Or Reacher - I could be Reacher.

[stockgirl]

Originally Posted by ICit

can i come over and enjoy the pool boy also???

Sure. I don't want to do a damn thing other than watch him do his job. I'll put a chair out for you. I think I'll hire him on as a cabana boy too. I need drinks brought to me and frequently.

[glhs837]

Originally Posted by GWguy

1st, take a deep breath and a sigh of relief.

2nd, immediately hire a tax consultant/advisor.

3rd, sing "You can take this job and shove it" to anyone in the office in earshot.

After that, pretty standard. Take care of family and close friends. Try to maintain a low profile. I said 'try'....

Funny, wife and I were talking, and both said at about the same time that I wouldn't quit my job. I love my job, and like to think I make a difference by doing it. Talking with my coworker, we are the only two of our kind in the company, he said the same thing:) Might drop to a part time status to allow time for travel, but wouldn't quit.