Memeage
Meme gacked from ellid: what I would do if $N dropped into my lap in some legal non-taxable (or post-tax) way:
$10: buy a (paperback) book
$100: spend it on fabric for new floppy trousers (several pairs), or else a good long massage
$1000: pay for my next conference or two without having to apply for funding
$10,000: repave the driveway
$100,000: nearly pay off the mortgage
$1,000,000: all of the above, invest the rest and possibly be able not to work (or not full time), or at least be okay for retirement
$10,000,000: all of the above, pay for my niblings' college, endow a chair in medieval studies at my alma mater, and various other charitable donations
$10: buy a (paperback) book
$100: spend it on fabric for new floppy trousers (several pairs), or else a good long massage
$1000: pay for my next conference or two without having to apply for funding
$10,000: repave the driveway
$100,000: nearly pay off the mortgage
$1,000,000: all of the above, invest the rest and possibly be able not to work (or not full time), or at least be okay for retirement
$10,000,000: all of the above, pay for my niblings' college, endow a chair in medieval studies at my alma mater, and various other charitable donations