What would YOU do with £64 MILLION Pounds?

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:07 pm

We have a Euro Millions Lottery every Friday.

It's been rolling over and next week it will be for £64 MILLION Pounds!

That's about $120,154,317 United States Dollars or 158,384,835 Australian Dollars

So - what would you ever DO with £64 MILLION Pounds?? :sneaky:

Solodoe · Post by **Solodoe** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:18 pm

We have a Euro Millions Lottery every Friday.

It's been rolling over and next week it will be for £64 MILLION Pounds!

That's about $120,154,317 United States Dollars or 158,384,835 Australian Dollars

So - what would you ever DO with £64 MILLION Pounds??

I would help out my family with some things they need or want..then get myself a nice little house...a muscle car and a motorcycle...invest the rest..live off the interest...retire early and enjoy the rest of my yrs...

Solodoe

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chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:22 pm

Pay off the bills and retire...........................

Erinna1112 · Post by **Erinna1112** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:37 pm

Got the bills paid off already - all but the house and that wouldn't take but a little bit of $120M. Two "when-I-hit-the-Lottery" fantasies, admittedly they are incompatible with one another; I'd have to choose.

1) This is really the BF's idea, but since I'm crazy nuts about him (and I kinda like the idea) I'd probably do this one: Buy a bigostentatiousRV - that's all one word, with us. Buy a bigostentatious SUV. One of them has the license plate: PAID4. The other's license plate is: Paid4 2

It also has a satellite dish on top so we can get DirectTV with the Weather Channel so we can drive to wherever it's going to be 72 degrees tomorrow

2) I've been DYING to open a high-end, rather pricey, but really cool jewelry supply store. Yup, beads. But special beads

Only certain kinds, and it would be a really nifty little store. Ok, with $120 million to play with, maybe not so little. But it would be wicked spiffy. Showcasing local artists...and giving me a chance to play with all the stuff I can't afford now.

Oh, sure, charities and a few new clothes and stuff. Set up a college fund for the munchkin and the grandkid. (I have a son, BF has a granddaughter) Invest, sure. But it would be lots of fun around here, let me tell you.

Mystery · Post by **Mystery** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:46 pm

Become debt-free.

Build a house.

Travel every other week.

Fibonacci · Post by **Fibonacci** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:04 pm

Simple!

1.) Split It In Half.

2.) Divide One Half Equally Among Each And Every Family Member, Regardless Of Age, To Do With As They See Fit.

3.) Keep Other Half for myself:D

4.) Buy Three Vehicles:driving:

a) Dodge Viper

b) Ford Mustang GT

c) Chevrolet Trailblazer SS

5.) Pay Insurance On All 3 For Next 15-20 Years. (That's All I'll Need)

6.) Buy 20-30 Acres Of Land

7.) Build My Dream House w/ 3 Car Garage (On That Land I Just Bought)

8.) Buy X-Box 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii And Any New Consoles That May Come Along

9.) Build A SUPER Computer So I Can Stay In The Garden!

10.) Live In Bliss Until The End Of My Days:yh_party

Note: Alot Of My Friends Say They Would Retire. But I Just Couldn't. I'd Go Crazy With Boredom.

weber · Post by **weber** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:15 pm

Oh dear, I'd give it to the Third Countries, Africa, feed some people.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:22 pm

Honestly Id give most of it away. I have a destructive and addictive personality. It would probably kill me in the end. Im happy now.

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:43 pm

That's so much money !! After the regular paying bills of mine and my sister and her family - we would travel - cruise - cruise - cruise.

Ever been on a cruise?? It's the only way to travel.

Patsy

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:49 pm

Anything I wanted to, any time I wanted to do it for the rest of my life..:-6

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:09 pm

The zoo would have a new reptile house and it'd have my name on it!

I'd give a lot to Planned Parenthood and my daughter would have a Great Dane Rescue facility.

I've always said I'd hire a sailing yacht and take my friends on a trip around Africa, stopping in at different countries to explore and enjoy.

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 11:25 pm

OMG guys! These are such fabulous ideas!

Erinna1112 wrote:

1) This is really the BF's idea, but since I'm crazy nuts about him (and I kinda like the idea) I'd probably do this one: Buy a bigostentatiousRV - that's all one word, with us. Buy a bigostentatious SUV. One of them has the license plate: PAID4. The other's license plate is: Paid4 2 It also has a satellite dish on top so we can get DirectTV with the Weather Channel so we can drive to wherever it's going to be 72 degrees tomorrow

2) I've been DYING to open a high-end, rather pricey, but really cool jewelry supply store. Yup, beads. But special beads

Only certain kinds, and it would be a really nifty little store. Ok, with $120 million to play with, maybe not so little. But it would be wicked spiffy. Showcasing local artists...and giving me a chance to play with all the stuff I can't afford now.

Erinna, I loved this! Paid4 & Paid42 really tickled me!

I know RV= Recreational Vehicle, but what does SUV mean and what is the difference between RV & SUV?

Can you really get one with a satellite dish on top?

My hat is off to the Americans - they think of everything! Why don't we get stuff like that? :sneaky:

I love your jewellery shop too! I love beads. I make earrings with them.

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 2:19 am

Fibonacci wrote: Simple!

1.) Split It In Half.

2.) Divide One Half Equally Among Each And Every Family Member, Regardless Of Age, To Do With As They See Fit.

3.) Keep Other Half for myself:D

8.) Buy X-Box 360, Playstation 3, Nintendo Wii And Any New Consoles That May Come Along

I think no.2 is great Fibonacci!

I always wondered how to divide it up if I ever was lucky enough to win (and assuming I remembered to buy a lottery ticket cos I keep forgetting!)

But $1 per person is a great idea!

(I was kidding about the $1! hehehe)

Going off at a complete tangent! Why on earth did Nintendo rename the Revolution as the Wii???

Why turn a great name into such a crappy one?

I just thought it was the UK who had renamed it the Wii (pronounced Wee!) but now I hear its worldwide!

If you want to buy one, the shops are taking deposits now but will be stopping in a day or two, I'm told.

No deposit - no Wii for Christmas!

Imladris · Post by **Imladris** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:35 am

Patsy Warnick wrote: That's so much money !! After the regular paying bills of mine and my sister and her family - we would travel - cruise - cruise - cruise.

Ever been on a cruise?? It's the only way to travel.

Patsy

I love cruising so far have cruised the Norwegian Fjords, some of the Mediterranean, the Caribbean and next year the coast of Alaska (cant't wait)

I would do lots more cruising, spend loads of money, give loads to my family and friends, some to my fav. charities, make sure the kids are set up for life and that oldest daughter's ex can't get his hands on any!! (little sh1t that he is)

Most of all I would try not to worry about having that money and just enjor it

OzBoy · Post by **OzBoy** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:52 am

Well the first thing I would do is move back to Australia cause my £64 million pounds would become $158 million Australian dollars!!!!!!!

Then look after my darling Mother and maybe the rest of my crazy family if they were good he he he :sneaky:

Post by **spot** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 5:47 am

That's easy - I'd buy Pinky her castle so long as I could be the head butler.http://bulgar.no-ip.info/downloads/snim ... otland.jpg would suit, I think.

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:06 am

I'd convert it over to $1 bills, then make every stripper in the area rich $1 at a time.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:18 am

YZGI wrote: I'd convert it over to $1 bills, then make every stripper in the area rich $1 at a time.

:yh_rotfl

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:27 am

Pinky wrote: I'd buy a whacking great castle, some sexy looking manservants and transport all me FG mates over for a giant **** up!

EXCELLENT!

If you run out of bedroom space, Pinkster, I *guess* I could double up with Dr. G if I really had to . . . :guitarist

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:46 am

ok, whoever wins is definitely going to have to organize the BIG FG get together....

Galbally · Post by **Galbally** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:18 am

Rapunzel wrote: We have a Euro Millions Lottery every Friday.

It's been rolling over and next week it will be for £64 MILLION Pounds!

That's about $120,154,317 United States Dollars or 158,384,835 Australian Dollars

So - what would you ever DO with £64 MILLION Pounds?? :sneaky:

What is that in Euro's I want to give my bank manager my details before I win. Its about â‚¬100,000,000 or so isn't it? That should keep me going for a few months.

Erinna1112 · Post by **Erinna1112** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 4:03 pm

Rapunzel wrote: OMG guys! These are such fabulous ideas!

Erinna, I loved this! Paid4 & Paid42 really tickled me!

I know RV= Recreational Vehicle, but what does SUV mean and what is the difference between RV & SUV?

Can you really get one with a satellite dish on top?

My hat is off to the Americans - they think of everything! Why don't we get stuff like that? :sneaky:

I love your jewellery shop too! I love beads. I make earrings with them.

Rapunzel -

An SUV is a Sport Utility Vehicle - a Tahoe or an Expedition or a Land Cruiser or some such. An RV - a recreational vehicle (a caravan?) - is much larger, and it's designed to live in. Bedrooms, baths, kitchen, living space. An SUV is just a truck.

The BF has said that as long as I have my jewelry shop in a place where it doesn't snow, it'd be ok with him

He doesn't like snow. I can't say I'm overly fond of it myself, having spent the last forty years in the upper Midwest. I'd be ok with not having snow anymore.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 6:47 pm

It's hard for me to fathom what kind of buckage we're talking about here and what I could really do with it. But these would be my choices:

Help animals! Be it by no-kill shelter or paying for poor people's vet bills, somehow help animals.

Buy a victorian house.

Invest some so I would be comfy for all my days.

I would be sharing this money with my dad so he would be taken care of all his days.

Open a pagan gift shop.

RedGlitter · Post by **RedGlitter** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:36 pm

:wah:

Yep that's me, Pinky! A Pagan Spiritualist if there ever was such a combination! Blessed be, Pink!