I have no money but I can be cute and I can be funny
I have an assignment for everyone.
So, I was reading Maxim at work last night (awesome magazine, but ew, Britney Murphy), and they had this article on Lottery winners. I've heard before that winning the lottery can be awful, because so much money and lots of people who want it tends to make things go badly.
Doesn't actually stop me from *wanting* to win the lottery.
So, my version of a meme, except that when you post this in your own journal, leave me a link. I want to see it. I'm not asking you to put this in comments, because I expect big answers. I want details.
You've won the lottery. It's a big one. You take the lump sum, and after taxes, you've got, we'll say, $200 million. That's a nice pretty number.
Presuming that you do not, as happened to the people in the article, get stabbed, get divorced and have to pay alimony, have your estranged wife sue you for her cut, or get arrested because you've gone insane, or have five million Uncle Bobs show up asking for hand-outs, what do you do with it?
I love thinking of things like this.
First and foremost. Falon gets $10 million put in an untouchable trust until she turns 21. When she turns 18, she gets $1 million of it. College is paid out of the remaining $9 million, with the stipulation that if she does not go to college, she loses half of the money.
My mother gets a house, modest, wherever she choses. If she wants it built, it will be built. Again, modest. Estimating at $150,000, because she owns the land she lives on. She also gets $10 million, though it's paid out in yearly increments to keep her from losing it all frivolously.
My father's house gets paid off. He gets $5 million.
I will build a house for myself. I only need one, and it doesn't have to be some big extravagant mansion. I will, however, have a huge plot of land. I prefer big yard to big house. Estimating $400,000 for house and land.
New car for myself. Possibly two. I want a truck, a big one, 4-door King cab. But I would like a small, gas efficient car as well. Estimating $100,000.
Lisa's wedding is on me. Limit is $50,000. I will also pay for her new house with Mike ($150,000), and they get $5 million, in yearly increments of their choosing.
Plastic surgery. This nose is getting unround, dammit. I would also consider getting a lapband to see if I could get rid of some of this fat. Jury's still out on that one. I have no idea how much a nose job costs.
That's roughly $45 million, give or take depending on the size of the houses.
Common Rotation fund. I will have a fund set up so that whenever I have the desire to see my boys, I can afford to fly my happy ass to wherever they are and *see* them. I'm approximating $100,000 or so.
Everyone on my friends list, I will buy a year of paid time and a year of extra user pics. Not that I don't love each of you enough to give you $100,000 each, but there's too many of ya'll. :-Þ
I actually do have thoughts for what I would like to give to a lot of people on my friendslist, but since I don't have thoughts for all, I'll keep those to myself. ;-x
And the remaining money will be handled by a financial adviser, so I don't go crazy and buy antelopes and jet planes.
Or attempt to buy an Eric Kufs clone....::twiddles thumbs::
And everytime I think of how I'd spend lottery money, it changes, but that's my today thoughts. :-)
So, I was reading Maxim at work last night (awesome magazine, but ew, Britney Murphy), and they had this article on Lottery winners. I've heard before that winning the lottery can be awful, because so much money and lots of people who want it tends to make things go badly.
Doesn't actually stop me from *wanting* to win the lottery.
So, my version of a meme, except that when you post this in your own journal, leave me a link. I want to see it. I'm not asking you to put this in comments, because I expect big answers. I want details.
You've won the lottery. It's a big one. You take the lump sum, and after taxes, you've got, we'll say, $200 million. That's a nice pretty number.
Presuming that you do not, as happened to the people in the article, get stabbed, get divorced and have to pay alimony, have your estranged wife sue you for her cut, or get arrested because you've gone insane, or have five million Uncle Bobs show up asking for hand-outs, what do you do with it?
I love thinking of things like this.
First and foremost. Falon gets $10 million put in an untouchable trust until she turns 21. When she turns 18, she gets $1 million of it. College is paid out of the remaining $9 million, with the stipulation that if she does not go to college, she loses half of the money.
My mother gets a house, modest, wherever she choses. If she wants it built, it will be built. Again, modest. Estimating at $150,000, because she owns the land she lives on. She also gets $10 million, though it's paid out in yearly increments to keep her from losing it all frivolously.
My father's house gets paid off. He gets $5 million.
I will build a house for myself. I only need one, and it doesn't have to be some big extravagant mansion. I will, however, have a huge plot of land. I prefer big yard to big house. Estimating $400,000 for house and land.
New car for myself. Possibly two. I want a truck, a big one, 4-door King cab. But I would like a small, gas efficient car as well. Estimating $100,000.
Lisa's wedding is on me. Limit is $50,000. I will also pay for her new house with Mike ($150,000), and they get $5 million, in yearly increments of their choosing.
Plastic surgery. This nose is getting unround, dammit. I would also consider getting a lapband to see if I could get rid of some of this fat. Jury's still out on that one. I have no idea how much a nose job costs.
That's roughly $45 million, give or take depending on the size of the houses.
Common Rotation fund. I will have a fund set up so that whenever I have the desire to see my boys, I can afford to fly my happy ass to wherever they are and *see* them. I'm approximating $100,000 or so.
Everyone on my friends list, I will buy a year of paid time and a year of extra user pics. Not that I don't love each of you enough to give you $100,000 each, but there's too many of ya'll. :-Þ
I actually do have thoughts for what I would like to give to a lot of people on my friendslist, but since I don't have thoughts for all, I'll keep those to myself. ;-x
And the remaining money will be handled by a financial adviser, so I don't go crazy and buy antelopes and jet planes.
Or attempt to buy an Eric Kufs clone....::twiddles thumbs::
And everytime I think of how I'd spend lottery money, it changes, but that's my today thoughts. :-)