Whats the first thing you would do.............

AMKC

If I won a million or more I would pay of my mortgage. Then do some renovating and upgrading in the house.

Help the brothers and sisters with there,s a bit maybe not pay it all of but certainly take a lot of the pressure of them.
Then go on a nice holiday with the family and think how best to use the rest of it. Maybe I would invest some too and also
Learn to drive and then buy a car when I can drive. Then get advanced lessens and go pass my test as soon as possible. Would also give some to charity but would do my research first.
Would aim to start a business in something I like.

As some have said here already 1million really ain"t that much money in this world. I know a few people who were millionairs who now have it all spent.

Package

Your Superior wrote: »

Amazing how far some people in this thread think a million will stretch.

well 1 million over 45 years is around 425 euro per month right? Plus the rest would be accumalating interest, so even if it stayed at 425 euro per month, and if that person doesnt come out with 425 per month CASh in their job, essentially they can give up work right?

Time freedom?

BabysCoffee wrote: »

You don't need to win the lotto to invent something and the lotto win possibly isn't something that will add to your creativity!

Im obviously well aware of that, but would you not agree it will give you the time and money to put your ideas to use?

faceman

Invest it.

The only way to be stay rich is to be earning money while you sleep.

Your Superior

Package wrote: »

well 1 million over 45 years is around 425 euro per month right? Plus the rest would be accumalating interest, so even if it stayed at 425 euro per month, and if that person doesnt come out with 425 per month CASh in their job, essentially they can give up work right?

Time freedom?



Im obviously well aware of that, but would you not agree it will give you the time and money to put your ideas to use?

425 per month and give up work? You couldn't have 425 per week and give up work!

Tzardine

caustic 1 wrote: »

Change my underwear.

Money does indeed ruin some people.

The Showstopper

Go to the pub and drink loads to celebrate, then possibly buy the pub. Start thinking about how to use the money after that.

The_Valeyard

Depending on the amount I'd see about using the interest ass an added bonus to my wages.


Pay off house would be a priority

JaseBelleVie

Has nobody mentioned cocaine and hookers yet?! :eek:

FURET

Package wrote: »

well 1 million over 45 years is around 425 euro per month right? Plus the rest would be accumalating interest, so even if it stayed at 425 euro per month, and if that person doesnt come out with 425 per month CASh in their job, essentially they can give up work right?

425 in today's money, and rapidly being eroded at a compounded rate by inflation. The one million would be best deployed as seed money, seeded into low-cost investments. The one million should not be thought of as an end unto itself.

RobbingBandit

Karl Stein wrote: »

1. Gold teeth.
2. Fur coat.
3. Extravagant hat.
4. Silver tipped cane.
5. Expensive bling.

You can get all that from a hooker and her pimp, 1,3,4,and 5 from the pimp and number 2 from the hooker if you are old fashioned

starlit

I'd probably do the same as you OP!:cool:

Package

Your Superior wrote: »

425 per month and give up work? You couldn't have 425 per week and give up work!

why? the way i look at things is,, if you get 425 euro per week in work, and now you have 425 euro coming in from another source. then that frees up about 40 - 50 hours of your week ? Am i not right?

donegaLroad

Id buy a domestic windmill for my house (no more electrical bills)

Id buy an electric car, I could charge the car batteries with wind power.

Menas

This reminds me. Euromillions is a big one tonight.
Hope to get one of these emails in the morning!

Hi Trigger you handsome devil,

We have some exciting news!

Your ticket number 99664131 has won a prize! Please sign in to your account at www.lottery.ie, go to your account and take a look in your Gaming History to see what you've won.

What now?

Small wins are paid directly into your online wallet. If you're lucky enough to have a big win, you'll need to contact us and we can walk you through the next steps.

everlast75

Can't remember the comedian but he was was asked

Q - "would you go public if you won the Euromillions"

A - "yes of course"

Q - "but what about all those begging letters?"

A - "Oh, I'd still send them"..

donegaLroad

I just read that there is an unclaimed Lotto of €2.9 million which will run out in 11 days. The ticket was bought in Claremorris in November.

The biggest unclaimed Lotto jackpot was €3.4 million, ticket was bought in Coolock in 2001.

one man clappin

I would spend the majority of it on drink, drugs and women.
The rest I would just squander.

AudreyHepburn

Buy a new car
Buy a house
Go Travelling
Give to charity
Give to family
Put some into savings

LoonyLovegood

I'd buy a house in Galway to get out of rented accommodation. Put half of what's left in an investment portfolio, probably into airlines or buying metals. Drop out of college, repeat my leaving and do something I'd actually like to do.

Mesrine65

Disappear...

Generic Dreadhead

Click bait thread titles in AH :P

Steve_Carella

Open a school for teaching puppies how to swim

Stojkovic

Say goodbye to all my friends.

Package

donegaLroad wrote: »

I just read that there is an unclaimed Lotto of €2.9 million which will run out in 11 days. The ticket was bought in Claremorris in November.

The biggest unclaimed Lotto jackpot was €3.4 million, ticket was bought in Coolock in 2001.

IM wrecking my head to remember if I was there on that day haha

I would probably move to my favourite place... MADRID

My Last Trip to Madrid

The King of Moo

I'd buy 500,000 scratchcards, which I've calculated should earn me about €5 million.
Naturally, I'd then buy 2.5 million scratchcards.

After a few months of repeating this process, I should have enough money to retire and spend my time arguing online about how far €1 million will stretch.
I look forward to using the words "portfolio," "bonds," "property" and "seed."

Littlekittylou

Depends on how much I won.

The first thing would be to plan.

I think you need to plan very carefully what you want in your life or to do. If you like your job then plan carefully what you will do with that over the next five years. Or how you will change it if that is what you wish.

Take good financial advice. And depending on what they say act accordingly.

I would possibly put myself on an allowance. I think Keira Knightly does that.

Invest for a pension etc.

Next I would help my parents in the way they wanted. I would perhaps buy them a house or help them retire nicely. Do something for my brother. You have to talk that type of thing through with people you can't just barge into their lives. I would definitely want to be generous to my loved ones without ruining their lives or trying to be controlling. You have to give way to their consent.

I think i would sponsor the education of underprivileged kids and donate to vaccination programs. I did that recently and it made me think one prick helps a child for years and the surrounding population. I would also give a little to the DSPCA or other animal charities.

I might go back to education but I think you need a plan or something if you get that amount of money. Infact having no money is a nice sort of freedom.

Oh I would also buy lots of unicorns!

Oh and maybe a nice place to live. But deffo get advice and use an allowance type system. Plus tell no one you get lots of scammers i bet.

I would like to help some of my family members but you need a great deal of wisdom for this. But i think my family is very uncontrived and genuine.

I think you hear a lot of stories of people who win a lot of money and are not happy. I think my well being and happiness would come first. I have pretty good people in my life and I would keep it that way.

Throw one big party maybe and that's it.

I dunno. But deffo buy kittens and unicorns. :-)

Oh and put some of it on the bed and roll around on it once.