What would you do if you won the lottery (mrstjohnson)

First I would pay off our debt (around $25grand), then pay off the car and buy a second one and a trailer for our cross-country trips.  Then, buy a dog!!  After that, we would put the money away and go back to normal life for about a year, dreaming and planning for what we could do with the money.  If we put it off for awhile we can make sure we do what would be healthy for us with all the moolah.

After working out all the logistics...I'm thinking we would fix up our house to sell it, then buy a home/hobby farm in River Hills (it's an upscale neighborhood near us that I want to live in only because you can get land there and it's close enough to the city to enjoy all of the city's perks, as well.  Country and city all in one!)  Then, confirmation Saints for me, G-- would maybe go into music or something, and we would spend plenty of time together as a family, especially while the kids are young.  I would want to take one big vacation every year...and make sure the kids have a college fund.  Then I would go back to school, too.  Everyone in both of our families would have the option of utilizing our scholarship fund:  We pay for a semester of school, and if you're applying yourself and getting good grades we'll send you to another semester, etc.  We would probably help my parents out with mortgages, finish building G--'s parent's house, give our grandparents some money, and give everyone good Christmas presents.

Not that I've thought about this or anything.  :oP
 

Not sure if I'd quit -- I'd hate to leave ALR high and dry.

We'd fix up the house we live in TOTALLY.  But whilst doing so, I'd probably incorporate our own charity trying to give work to those who want to work but can't organize their lives enough to do so -- it's amazing how many people are indigent just because they can't organize their lives.  Included in that would be fixing up what should have been "mother-in-law" quarters in the back so my best friend will have a place to live when she retires (long story).

Then we'd travel.  I'd want a roomy travel bus ... with amenities David and I need to be comfy AND the dogs.  We'll see the rest of the 50 States we haven't already (we're up to 37 I think but haven't seen Alaska and Hawaii).   Somewhere in there we'd also want to travel Europe, Greece, etc.

We already do a lot of charity work - but I'd want to do more.  Specifically I'd want to set up a trust (at darned good investment return) to help people who can't afford medical care for their dogs GET it.  Either I want them to have an easy way to pay it back OR work it off.  But whether it's a kid with poor parents or a single person on a small income or whatever ...

Then if I'm really still viable by then... (this would have to be a BIG FAT lottery) I'd want to fund more research for homeopathy like this vet is doing who is helping Billy.  Such promise there ...

keedokes

Then, confirmation Saints

What's this?  I see Saint and I immediately thing the football team (love 'em) but I'm not sure that's what you're referring to.

Pay off my mortgage and build a totally energy efficient house in Southern CA with a guest cottage so I could have a live in cook and housekeeper. Get the boys set for life, then give a bunch to the charities closest to my heart.

Joyce

Retire, buy a bigger home with some land and a vacation home in Maui, and then travel, travel and more travel. Ahhh...it's nice to dream

 Oh!  Me too!  I wanna play!

• Pay off any debt owed by me or anyone in my immediate family(mom, dad, sister and her fam)
• Totally renovate this place and give it to someone that has been having a hard time lately and could use a hand up.
• Buy 150+ acres of land and build my dream home complete with pools(lap and full size for parties)
• Start trust funds for my kids.
• Hire a nanny, so I could spend some time with the dogs.
• Start an animal shelter dedicated to helping families in crisis that temporarily can't provide care for their animals.  A place where they could still come and visit whenever they wanted while they get back on thier feet.
  
• Travel to Africa, Australia and Asia, then South America and Europe.
• Then I'd visit any Idogger that extended an invite.  LOL
  

I'd buy a house, pay off my parents house so they can stop worrying about potential layoffs and just go ahead and get another Dobe.  I'd donate money to Dobe rescue - particularly for training/rehab.  I'd hire a landscaper to fix up this place (even tho it's not mine). I'd visit Hawaii w/my friend again, and take that trip to Africa that I've wanted for so long.

Buy a big, BIG piece of land somewhere, and have 4 nice houses built on it - one for me and DH, and one each for 3 of my girlfriends.  The land would have to be big enough that we weren't all right next door to each other, just a few minutes walk.  We'd want stables and horses, so we'd need those, and I'd want both indoor and outdoor agility fields.

I'd set up my own charity so I knew exactly where the money was going and what we'd be doing with it.

Pay off debts, and buy my dream car.

Travel a little.

Buy a Phase One camera and set up a computer capable of handling the file sizes from it. 

That's about it, I'd just want to be comfortable for life.  I wouldn't quit my job, I like what I do.   

mrstjohnson

So, what are your dreams if you win the lottery...

• Pay off debts.
• Quit work.
• Buy 10-50 acres, upon which I'd build a house (and a roller hockey rink)
• Start a sighthound rescue non-profit.
• Build and fund an "Athletic Dog" type of doggie daycare-for all those dogs that have high energy needs, along with a rehab type behavior center.
  
• Set up a college fund for all the young ones in the family.
• Hire someone to clean house for me.

• Build a small forge and live my dream of being a hobby blacksmith.

TheDogHouseBCMPD

What's this?  I see Saint and I immediately thing the football team (love 'em) but I'm not sure that's what you're referring to.

I want to show Saint Bernards in the confirmation ring.  :oP  Sorry, slang. :oD 

Pay off debts.

Spread some wealth within the family.

Buy a dream house with many acres and a Viper.

Give money to certain charities.

Open a rescue for animals........

Go on a few trips......a must is Alaska......

Hire a financial advisor for the rest of my money......

Man, I'm always amazed at the stories you hear of people that split up and go on the skids after winning the lottery.  Me and the DH have had "the plan" for so long now.....

Buy a bigger house with more land.

Give money to his parents and sister,

and my sister.

College funds for our nephews and niece.

Invest, offshore.

Donate to various animal charities yearly.

Buy a new diesel pusher RV for our longtime best friend.

Buy one for ourselves to show the dogs in and travel to see the country.

I'd quit work but stay in school through masters and push on for doctorate, after a year off to travel the country.

Hire a kennel manager.  Hire a GOOD trainer to come to the area.  Their salary would include a home on the property. 

Trip to France/Europe to pick up some more Picards.

Track down and buy my old horses back to retire to my home, with personal grooms to care for them. 

Shamelessy use monetary influences to affect change in our local shelter, making them go no-kill.

 I wanna play too. I play this game in my head everyday!!

 I have no debt so Im good there

I would:

Buy a nice clear piece of land around 25 acres.
Build a nice decent sized house.
Buy a brand new SUV for me and whatever JJ wants.
Build a barn and fence in 15 acres for horses.
Build the dogs a nice little house and fence in the other 10 acres for them.
Put some money in the bank for Samantha's future.
Go to Ireland and Australia for as long as I want!!

And I would donate money to helping animals when disaster strikes. 

Very first thing I would do is pay off my credit cards. They're not horrible (especially when we're talking about 76 million dollars! lol), but they stress me out and make me feel bad about myself.

I would pay off my Mom's car, all her debt, buy her a house, and give her enough money to quit her job and travel or do whatever she wants to do.

I'd give each of my sisters a big chunk, in some non-liquid form that wouldn't allow them to spend it all immediately, because two of the three of them most likely would.

I'd give my cousin enough so she could stay home with her kids (who I am a nanny for at the moment). That would allow her to homeschool her daughter, which she wants to do but isn't able to. The thought of Alleen starting school in the fall is giving me a friggin ulcer.

I'd get Cherokee a private trainer to help us out with her aggression, and when I felt comfortable enough to spontaneously take her places with me, I'd get a second dog (a shelter puppy!).

I would buy myself a car, and perhaps a house..but I'm not positive I want to own a house yet. I can't even decide what part of the country I want to live in. Maybe I'll buy two houses. One in Southern California and one in Maryland. And a private jet. That I'll fly myself, after I get my pilot's license. lol 

I'd give lots to extended family and close friends, again mostly in non-liquid form (though a few would get cash).

I'd open an animal rescue similar to Best Friends.. I'm totally in awe of that place.

I'd do a lot of traveling and volunteering.

And then, when I'm ready to settle in one place for a while, I'd open a restaurant, and hire as many family members as were willing to help me run it. I just think that'd be fun as hell.

That was fun..but now I feel bad about my life. LOL

Oh man, there'd be a bunch of happy pups if I won the lottery!!!

I'd buy a huge spread out West and be closer to my bestest friend.  

I'd start a big doggie rescue and spay/neuter everything I could get my hands on!  LOL!

I'd also start a Dog Heaven Country Club type thing where people could join and there'd be doggie pools, doggie fields for running and playing, agility equipment to practice on, all the sport stuff to practice on, loads of training classes for members, fun loungy hang out areas for owners to hang out with each other and with their dogs, doggie/human dining areas, hiking trails, etc.

And I'd staff both the rescue and the country club with super dog lovers and trainers so I could TRAVEL TRAVEL TRAVEL

and then

TRAVEL SOME MORE!

And I'd start a foundation for crime victims to assist with counseling and the economic losses they suffer. 

ETA: Oh, and build one of these for myself, it's my DREAM HOME.

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