Circumstances take a major turn in your life...

[Jimbo]

...And before you know it, tomorrow you're going to be offered $5 million to portray your best talent for the use of others. Whether it's being funny, smart, physically freakish (aka porn, strong man's contest, olympics, etc), you have just earned yourself 5 million dollars into a savings account of your choice, fully insured and it can never be taken away from you.

Now what?

I think about this a lot. Realistically I could live the rest of my life without ever working another day on $1 million (USD of course), using interest mostly instead of the principle itself and avoiding major purchases. $2 million and you that's when you can do whatever the hell you want and be worry-free the rest of your life, if of course you are not foolish with it.

What would you do? Pay off school bills instantly? Buy new cars and a new house? I made a list, and I suppose it would change with time, but for now it's...

1. Buy dream house, outskirts of Green Bay, but near Lambeau Field. 3 stall garage, basement, etc. I wouldn't spend more than $500K on a house (which in WI is the equivalent of $3M in California I'd imagine)
2. Finally part with my old station wagons and buy a ..... new wagon! Cadillac CTS sport wagon for the win here.
3. Pay for 4 years of college tuition studying underwater archaelogy and oceangraphy.
4. Host and probably foot the bill for the biggest elite meet comprehensible.
5. Set aside $800K for family, friends, and other charitable donations.

#5 can get complicated, but I can say for certain that there are quite a few people in the elite I'd lend money to simply because they're awesome. I won't say who, but this also goes for guys at work, and of course, family. My parents would get a big chunk simply because they footed my food bill for so many years. My dad's always had the means to get a brand new truck, but won't because he's a pussy, I'd fix that right away!

Oh yeah, I'd buy absolutely every single Nintendo game ever made, too.

Your thoughts?

[Scrambler Fanny]

don't quit your day-job...

[matt8k]

A question I'm sure we've all thought/dreamt about at least once. 5 million? I'd do all of the above! 2 million? I'd like to think my lifestyle wouldn't change too much (apart from the whole not-working thing), probably buy a house, An elite meet would definitely be something I'd consider. The only thing stopping me from doing a lot of travelling atm is the cost.

[RWG]

Since I'm the biggest lottery player in the elite, I think about this a lot too.

First thing I would do is take my mother on a 100+ day world cruise. We've talked about this forever and even if you did nothing else with your entire life this would be one hell of an experience. It could cost $20k-100k a piece depending on the type of room you want and it's well worth every penny.

Secondly I would buy a house. Not a shitty run down 2 storey house for $900 000 in Toronto, nor a $1.5million condominium downtown. I would buy a $250k two storey house on a 2 acre lot 1-2 hours north of the city where I absolutely love it.

I'd spend the rest of my life investing in business ventures here. If I had a good idea for something, I'd set up a shop or buy a property and exploit it. I'd have a lot of fun and do honest, capital work which would contribute to overall happiness and love.

Then of course I would take care of all my friends and family

[bcks]

Then of course I would take care of all my friends and family

[Wouter Jansen]

All my school bills have already been paid!

ps plant a money tree on farmville?

[Smit]

Buy a nice cottage in the swedish country side.

Buy a fucking fast computer.

Go to virginia meet and pay the trip for everyone who cannot afford it.

Start my own computer company probably (I know this can be risky, but I will bring expert in from the outside)

Buy my parents old house back . Too many memories there.

I guess I am pleased easily.

Oh yeh, and make a world trip!

[Lovins]

1. Go to nearest Ford dealership with $70K cash and buy a 2010 Shelby Mustang GT convertible 6-speed.
2. Quit my job.
3. Sit on my ass playing GE for the rest of my life.
4. Buy many other nice things.

Well actually for #2 it'd have to be more than $5 million, that's not really enough to live crazy and freely for the rest of your life imo.

One thing I like to dream about is playing GE for a living, for huge audiences, just as if it were a professional sport, and making as much as pro athletes do too.

[Red Bull]

I'll buy every book in the world and read everything. In 50 years I have all the knowledge in the world, and will die soon after. This way, everything has been useless.

[wheatrich]

all it'd change for me is buying a 50k house or so. I prefer small houses > big houses. Big houses you end up filling it with nothing but crap you really didn't want anyway but just threw it into a room so it wasn't empty lol. (similar to the attic rule)

BTW I kinda doubt you could live the rest of your life on just 1M--it'd be pretty close even assuming you ended that interest well into the + now since the last whatever years you'll be losing $ (it wasn't that long ago that .50/hr was common and you have to pretty much expect that even $25/hr won't cut it 30 years from now). You'd have to never pay for your kids college at least that'll be what 300k or so lol.

(1M at 5% interest is 50k/yr but nobody gets 5% interest so...although most people claim that they can't live under 50k/yr I just laugh b/c they didn't even try as most people are like OMG let's get hat new TV and a new car and whatever the fuck else we can blow $ on! (hint--don't ever get a new car--it costs you 5 years on your retirement later) plus taxes plus yadda yadda. I've estimated I can live on 17k or so/yr even with figuring a 2k annual spending budget--however I live a ridic lifestyle in terms of not spending $ (outside of random meets I guess) that most people will definitely have 30k minimum and if you have wife/kids/want to live in a house/whatever else that goes up pretty quickly.

[PDplum]

I've often considered this

depending on the amount i won depends on the frivolity of my own purchases

firstly i would make sure my mum and sister had a house together. (my sister needs care and my mum would then be full carer without worries of money working) and said house fitted with everything they'd need

i would quit work and enrol at uni as thats my life's biggest regret.
i wouldnt buy sportscars but a new car something like a focus or 206/407

travelling is out of the question, i've a record so most countries are now out of my reach. fucking ex.


mostly i would do a lot of studying. i'd pass that damn further maths a level that haunts me to the day and just buy every dvd/book/cd ive ever wanted

[Soft-Hedwig]

I would spend it on the following:
Poker
Preds
Mybrute

[RWG]

I am a big fan of Max's idea. Just goes to show really how meaningless life is

[wheatrich]

I would spend it on the following:  
  Poker  
  Preds  
  Mybrute

You can always count on durk to post his one joke that got old after the first time.  You're more miserable than I am and beating me in that category is a heck of an accomplishment.  I'd be surprised if you haven't posted that 10+ times now and I admit I'm starting to get annoyed by it since it's so tiresome.    If that's your goal with that post you win.  If your goal was to make people laugh--you lost we've heard it a million times you can stop now.

[RWG]

I still think it's hilarious

[Time was untied when set.]

I would spend it on the following:  
  Poker  
  Preds  
  Mybrute  
  Transsexual Prostitutes

Fixed.

[Soft-Hedwig]

lol at that smiley

And yes, of course i posted it to annoy people.

[Scrambler Fanny]

OMG! Ryan that smiley is the most wonderful thing that i have seen today (other than my wife!)!!!

that smiley seriously put me in a steller mood!

also

funny, but i have thought the same thing as Eddie almost exactly! in reality it is the most absurd thing ever, but it is funny to think about!

but in all honesty i would immediatly give away at least 30% of the winnings to some of the missionaries that we know. a house would probably be in there (not sure where, but probably somewheres near Washington so as to be near family) and a trip to New Zealand! and unfortunately i would be kicked out of the military.

i would set up my home theater as well. projector, projection screen, in-wall speakers, lounge, comfy chairs (probably no more than 25) i'm sure there would be other things, but number one priority would be getting rid of a % right away...

[Red Bull]

I changed my mind. I would give all my money to Shawn Johnson.

[Scrambler Fanny]

YES! Red Bull FTW!

oh yeah, thanks Eise for being willing to pay for my trip to Virginia! i would buy you a pizza and some soda as a token of my appreciation! and then i would destroy you at multi!

[Jack]

5 Million ain't enough to get me what I want (absolutely everything, tangible or no). Thus, I suppose if I woke up with 5mil, I'd hand a fair chunk of it to the GF for use in raising Elizabeth, and the rest would be used as capital to make more money in whichever field seems easiest.

[gamingguru507]

First thing I'd do is buy myself a DMC Delorean, and within a month it would be an exact Back To The Future replica. I would then immediately fill it with cocaine and a variety of young, virginal prostitutes. In a coke-fuelled drunken binge I would have one girl mow my sack while her sister rides me- we would be driving increasingly faster on the 401 until I reach climax and swerve going 200+k an hour and take out an innocent family. I would then bribe St. Peter, who also has a soft spot for horny virgins.

[RWG]

Fuck the 401. Take the 407 and just cover up your plates.

[PDplum]

exactly how many virginal prositutes are there? bit of an oxymoron there

[RWG]

There are a lot, they just cost $400 000.

[gamingguru507]

By the time I get the Delorean delivered and properly modified it would likely be about a month or so, giving me enough time to travel to all of the nations in search of the most beautiful, legally aged but young virgins to whom I will pay the according dowry. I'll pick some up in the asia's, india, africa, south america, europe, australia, I may even hit up antarctica and pick me up something native. I will take my harem and in any unfathomably existential orgy will impregnate most of them, entitling them to the ensuing lengthy, expensive battle for my estate. When the Delorean is ready I will have one last cocaine empowered orgy before setting out on my ill-fated destiny with the virgin twin sisters Anya and Alena, whom I picked up in Mother Russia.

 

Any more brain busters?

[Carathorn]

do you even have any more brain left to bust?

[RWG]

No, but that's pretty typical of people from Toronto... the 3rd shittiest city in all of North America behind only Buffalo and Newark.

[Lovins]

Haha awesome posts GG.

[gamingguru507]

haha thx lovins, I can see from your avatar that we're on the same page. Goosey I wouldn't say Toronto is all that bad, but it most certainly is getting worse. It's like the episode of South Park where Cartman notices that he is now the minority in the water park, which eventually has a pee-meltdown and fills with pee. That's Toronto.

 

Carathorny, let me finish these few bowls here and I'll let you know.

 

 

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Ye, some left. When I close my eyes I can see my brain neurons in full function. Besides, the brain is the most overrated organ.

[gamingguru507]

and lets be honest here- at some point in your life you MUST HAVE pictured an ancient Grecian setting like the Parthenon, where you're sitting on a thrown in the centre of the room with naked virgin nympho pixies dancing around you and the columns feeding you wine, grapes, and pleasures beyond your wildest imagination.

[Wouter Jansen]

how do you know it's overrated? did you tap a virgin brain before?

[octoinky]

I think Sarah and myself will make like.. 6-7M lifetime so 5M would be nice but wouldn't be TOTALLY life changing. It'd be life changing enough in the sense I'd really not worry about money anymore, but not to the point where you go nuts.

I'd probably buy a house (1 million) and take a very nice vacation. Next year go back to school and get an MBA in Business Economics / Business Statistics. Having the support of the extra cash I could focus on education and taking some career risks for that time with the idea of starting a business after. Worst case, I have a great degree and cushion of $$ to fall back on. All other money just goes to investment, living comfortably, etc.

[RWG]

Living comfortably; enough to eat, warm as you want to be and a big fucking couch.

If you have these, you have it made imo.

[octoinky]

Living comfortably; enough to eat, warm as you want to be and a big fucking couch.  
 
  If you have these, you have it made imo.

+1

[gamingguru507]

Living comfortably + big couch= enrobed and bejeweled in the finest silks and precious gemstones upon a golden thrown

Warmth + enough to eat= 30+ delicious virgins

One day gentlemen, one day.

[RWG]

You sound like you want to be an Arabian prince from 2000 BCE.

[gamingguru507]

That I do. Call me Aladdin, Virgin Hunter