If You Won The Lottery Tomorrow What Would You Do With The Proceeds?

[kaneohegirlinaz]

What an interesting thought...
What would you do with "free money"?

Caseydog had posted in another thread that he won the Lottery in Texas, USA.
I read his post to my husband and we started talking about that, what would we do?

One of two things:
1) Buy something that we'd really want (which at this time, we really don't want for anything)
2) Put the monies away somewhere

 

[CraigC]

Depends on the amount. First would be land and build on it. Same property as a wildlife refuge.

 

[caseydog]

I went and looked at this today...

Used 2022 Audi SQ5 For Sale | McKinney TX | WA1B4AFY3N2108053

CD

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

I went and looked at this today...

Used 2022 Audi SQ5 For Sale | McKinney TX | WA1B4AFY3N2108053

CD

Adored my Audi sport of 15 years ago. I went from that to a Mercedes automatic.

Chalk and cheese. The former was sh*t off a shovel, the later latter cardigan and a pipe, wasn't sure if I was still alive or had died and gone to an old beige hell on earth.

Weird thing is when chop time came did I go for an Audi or stay with the Merc?

Stuck with the Merc. Never had a car you arrive in a more relaxed state than you left in and that‘s a balm you can’t give up.

Oddly it’s the Audi I remember more fondly?!!

 

[caseydog]

Adored my Audi sport of 15 years ago. I went from that to a Mercedes automatic.

Chalk and cheese. The former was sh*t off a shovel, the later latter cardigan and a pipe, wasn't sure if I was still alive or had died and gone to an old beige hell on earth.

Weird thing is when chop time came did I go for an Audi or stay with the Merc?

Stuck with the Merc. Never had a car you arrive in a more relaxed state than you left in and that‘s a balm you can’t give up.

Oddly it’s the Audi I remember more fondly?!!

My current Audi is my forth Audi. I love them. I bought a Mercedes in 1999, and really liked it, too. I gave it to my ex-wife in the divorce. She traded it in for a Jaguar X-Type. That was a stupid move, but my ex was pretty, not brainy.

This was my favorite. An A6 allroad quattro. Very rare in the US.

TR mentioned my MINI. It was a really fun money pit. I finally had to let it go. When repairs cost more that the value of the car, it's time to say goodbye.

CD

 

[SandwichShortOfAPicnic]

My current Audi is my forth Audi. I love them. I bought a Mercedes in 1999, and really liked it, too. I gave it to my ex-wife in the divorce. She traded it in for a Jaguar X-Type. That was a stupid move, but my ex was pretty, not brainy.

This was my favorite. An A6 allroad quattro. Very rare in the US.

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TR mentioned my MINI. It was a really fun money pit. I finally had to let it go. When repairs cost more that the value of the car, it's time to say goodbye.

CD

Damn I‘m sorry to hear your mini cost you, I’m a big fan.. the sort fan that had an original n adores them.. but then buys german
Quattro is not uncommon here but that doesn't detract from it being good.

My current car has to leave the building, I’ve hung onto it for sentimental reasons but the fact is there are far more environmentally friendly alternatives available.

 

[caseydog]

My current car has to leave the building, I’ve hung onto it for sentimental reasons but the fact is there are far more environmentally friendly alternatives available.

My Q5 has a 2.0L Turbo. My office is in my house. The airport is 25 miles from my house. I get 25MPG, and drive less than 10,000 miles per year. My carbon footprint is not very big.

CD

 

[karadekoolaid]

What would I do if I won the lottery?
I´d buy a house in London.
Then I´d spend a month in Italy, a month in Spain, and a month in India. Mostly eating....

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

Why oh why did I ever make mention of this to DH?
He's already been on the `Net most of the morning and has called a realtor ... he wants to buy property as an investment ... NOOOOOOOO!

 

[caseydog]

Why oh why did I ever make mention of this to DH?
He's already been on the `Net most of the morning and has called a realtor ... he wants to buy property as an investment ... NOOOOOOOO!

Don't let him buy a rent house. You can make money with one, but you can lose money. The latter is most likely.

CD

 

[kaneohegirlinaz]

I have made this crystal clear to him... I do not want to be a landlord again, did that, it worked out fine, but not in today's world, NOPE!!! And not Cowboyville!

 

[TastyReuben]

When repairs cost more that the value of the car, it's time to say goodbye.

I’m in that boat with mine, but I’m hanging on to it. I think the blue book value on mine right now is about $30.

 

[caseydog]

I’m in that boat with mine, but I’m hanging on to it. I think the blue book value on mine right now is about $30.

Fix It Again Tony

 

[TastyReuben]

Fix It Again Tony

It’s been fine in that respect, but the old girl is just showing her age and mileage, so when I go in and the garage wants $1K for suspension maintenance, I just think the potholes don’t feel that bad.

 

[TastyReuben]

My wife (and her family) love to have the lottery discussion. I refuse to participate, because when they talk about it, they actually start fighting because one person won’t like something another person said, and I have to remind them that they’re fighting over a fantasy.

That said, here goes: I’d keep it simple: a cottage somewhere in the north of England, maybe even Scotland, and a posh flat in London, and then a similar “town and country” setup in the US.

What I’d also do is not breathe a word of it to either of our families until we were out of the country for a while. I wouldn’t want to put up with, “Your niece needs a bigger house/I need a car” bullcrap that would be inevitable.