If you had one million dollars, what would you do?

[Angel]

*Inspired by Joe No Money, oops! I mean, Joe Millionaire... what would you do with one million dollars.
Granted one million today, won't get you what one million ten years ago would have, but hey, I'd take it. Now... don't get me wrong, I am not a money hungry scheming woman who would do anything for money. I am all about the earn what you got and work hard.... but!!! that's not to say we can't dream every so once in awhile what one million might do to our lives?

I'll start!

I would begin by quitting my job. I am not in the profession I have been working towards so no loss there. I would take some time off and move to Montreal. I would pay off my debts and maybe some of my parents debts and maybe even portions of my best friends debts, but that would have to be done carefully.
I would invest alot of it. Perhaps buy a car.
After a couple months in Montreal, I would take a four month (or longer) vacation travelling through Ireland, England, France, Poland, Russia and perhaps others. I would do this on a fairly modest budget staying in inexpensive B&B's. Why waste the million eh?
After all that, I'd probably go back to Montreal, settle down a bit and break into my profession. Depending on how good my investments were going... I would love to open a small used Book Store, specialising in travel, history and eastern europe. There would be a very large WWII section sexywink: bear).
Christmas in the Bahamas would be nice, or somewhere equally warm.

That would consume a year and a chunk of the million... what would you do?

Dream Out Loud.

 

[Mrs. Vedder]

One million dollars is nothing in this world today! I need much more than that to actually do something!

hahha I'm so bitter... no really...

First thing I would do is pay off my all my bills! Especially my credit card bill and my two student loans (which aren't much but still).

what I would end up doing is starting my own non-profit organization of afterschool/summer programs for students of low-income families/at risk/children who are disabled... which is really my future goal. But with the one million I could get more state of the art stuff for my organization and have to rely much on writing grants (which are a pain to write)

Ok..... um... I would take like 15,000 dollars of that million for sinful pleasures! LOL I'll just follow Pearl Jam around the world


I should probbly be investing this money huh? I'm so careless with money though! But really one million is not enough.. it will just come and go!

 

[deep]

I say, "Hey, where'd the rest of my money go?"

 

[Angel]

lol! I know one million isn't a whole lot, I mean it is, but at the same time it isn't. Makes the dream more challenging. Puts your head in the clouds, yet keeps you realistic.
I mean, coming into one million is more likely than getting so much money you'd never have to work another day in your life.

I like your plans Mrs. Vedder.

 

[IWasBored]

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If I had $1000000
The Barenaked Ladies
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(note, The line on the album is sung as 'But we would, we'd just eat more'
but on the liner it's 'But we would. We'd actually build the treefort from
the first chorus out of it. Mmm.')
If I had $1000000 (if I had $1000000)
I'd buy you a house (I would buy you a house)
If I had $1000000 (if I had $1000000)
I'd buy you furnature for your house (Maybe a nice chseterfield or an ottoman)
If I had $1000000 (if I had $1000000)
I'd buy you a K-Car (a nice Reliant automobile)
If I had $1000000 I'd buy your love.
If I had $1000000
I'd build a tree fort in our yard
If I had $1000000
You could help, it wouldn't be that hard
If I had $1000000
Maybe we could put a refrigerator in there
Wouldn't that be fabulous
If I had $1000000 (if I had $1000000)
I'd buy you a fur coat (but not a real fur coat that's cruel)
If I had $1000000 (if I had $1000000)
I'd buy you an exotic pet (like a llama or an emu)
If I had $1000000 (if I had $1000000)
I'd buy you John Merrick's remains (All them crazy elephant bones)
If I had $1000000 I'd buy your love.
If I had $1000000
We wouldn't have to walk to the store
If I had $1000000
We'd take a limousine 'cause it costs more.
If I had $1000000
We wouldn't have to eat Kraft Dinner
But we would, we'd just eat more.
If I had $1000000 (if I had $1000000)
I'd buy you a green dress (but not a real green dress, that's cruel)
If I had $1000000 (if I had $1000000)
I'd buy you some art (a Picasso or a Garfunkle)
If I had $1000000 (if I had $1000000)
I'd buy you a monkey (haven't you always wanted a monkey?)
If I had $1000000 If I had $1000000
If I had $1000000 If I had $1000000
I'd be RICH!

 

[deep]

Angel,

It is a lot of money.

My local paper today said the average home value in my city is $945,000.

I am not a "real' Joe 50 Millionaie.

nbC is the bucks up corporate lawyer.

 

[mmmBono]

I like your ideas...Angel and Mrs. V.....those are quite selfless ways to use the million...
True...a million can go fast....especially if you're not careful...
I would take care of all debts first, and then see what's left over.
I would definitely pay my house in full...to get rid of the freakin mortgage...
I would love to have a vacation place in Italy

 

[bonosloveslave]

I'm getting depressed at the realization that we might never arrange a huge Interference convention - I would spring for an awesome get-together weekend somewhere warm and fabulous and I'd fly everyone there and get the Best Band in the World to play for us! (and thank them personally later...... )

 

[Kariann]

I would first pay off my debts and my parents debts. Probably give some to my brother and his family. I would donate some to charity. Definitely would do some travelling with my best friend...Ireland, France and Australia for sure. I would try to save some as well. Maybe open a small shop to sell unique jewelry, accessories and the like.

 

[Beefeater]

Rumor has it that Joe Millionaire will select his girl of choice, Confess his large lie to her, She will Reply with a 'Oh I don't care about the money.. I like You' sort of response....

To Which..

Fox will jump in and Offer Joe Millionaire 1 Million dollars to Dump the girl.

Beefeater

 

[Angel]

ahhh, but Beefeater, you have it wrong!!! I think Fox will offer the girl one million dollars to leave Joe. Although your theory could prove to be more interesting and a bigger slap in the face.

 

[zonelistener]

Buy a residence
Educate myself more
continue to travel
purchase a bride in asia (JUST JOKING ON THAT ONE)

 

[Sicy]

I'll take a million any day.

Pay off my credit card, which is not much, buy a house, a new car, and take my baby on an extravagent romantic vacation

 

[MissVelvetDress_75]

i would pay off my debt, invest some and travel.

 

[anitram]

Give 10% to charity.
Pay off my parents' house.
Buy a car for myself and my brother.
Fly to Europe to see my grandparents.
Take a few of my friends to the Maldives.
Buy a female Collie for my Samson.

 

[CannibalisticArtist]

if i had $1000000 untaxed, i would put it in the bank and continue to do what i have been doing for a year. i would then collect the interest and quit my job and live off that till the next year i would do the same and live happily ever after. a million bucks isn't that much these days, but you have to make the best of it.

 

[gvox]

If I had a million dollars (assuming USD here??) I would buy a modest house on/near the coast in PEI, a modest house in Florida, two dependable cars and some decent furnishings.

I would live in PEI from May/June to September and the rest of the year in Florida.

In the house in Florida I would set up a recording studio which would become my business, and would help me get closer to my lifelong dream. That would require some investment.

I would also invest $25000 each for my kid's education, which by the time they get to university age would have grown to be enough for them to attend.

I figure I could be left after all that with about $3-400,000. That could be invested and assuming a conservative interest rate perhaps net me around $40000/yr without touching the investment, which with the big ticket items already paid for, is enough to live comfortably on.

Then when the kids had their big events like first car, marriage, etc I would dip into the savings to help them out.

I wouldn't give any money to charity really. One million dollars aint a heck of alot of cash to try to make a new life out of.

What I would do though is volunteer considerable amounts of my time every week doing charitable work.

Dream out loud, indeed!

 

[Giant Lemon]

First I'd pay off my debts and my parents' debts. Then I'd try to invest it wisely (no big risks!). As for things I'd buy, I'd go for a car and some nice vacations.

 

[AdamsMango]

I'd pay off my parents bills..then put some away for college. then I'd save some to see as many U2 shows as i could. (and try and get a job with them some how! I'd do anything!) and the after i got the job i'd donate the rest to charities.

 

[Diemen]

Oh the possibilities...

First things first I'd set off around half of it, keep it in the bank and just not dip into it at all it. The interest alone would be a decent yearly salary. Then I'd pay off my debts and go to grad school. Probably get a decent place of my own and get a good car (nothing too fancy). I'd also pay off my parent's debt. Oh, and I would have to get a Steinway grand piano for myself. Then I'd set up my own studio and teach piano at a really great rate for my own enjoyment, rather than as a main source of income. I'd try and break the "I'd get my kid lessons, but they're just too darn expensive" stereotype.

Fun things I'd do...get a really kickass camera setup and do some traveling (Europe, here I come...). Oh, and I'd make it a point to visit all the interferencers I've come to share a piece of my life with so far.

Oh the possibilities...

 

[Angela Harlem]

The possibilities are indeed endless, thats what makes it such a nice dream
I'd do the usual, pay off debts, prolly build additions on my house, pay off any family's loans...The rest I dunno. Investment with the rest would be ideal, but I'd be tempted to try my plan of renovate-a-wreck for a bit. Take run down but foundationally secure houses and renovate them economically so they make a return. Real Estate is too much fun. I'm a dork. If we could do a couple of houses a year, I'd make one a year a donation to a needy family with no place to live and no hope of ever acquiring their own.

 

[MrsSpringsteen]

Buy a house on a beautiful beach somewhere

Give my Mom some $

Pay off my debts

Give some $ to my church, a few charities

Then just save whatever's left over

 

[Gickies Gageeze]

[BI would love to open a small used Book Store, specialising in travel, history and eastern europe. There would be a very large WWII section sexywink: bear).
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we could be co-owners

 

[arw]

I would pay off any debt I have and my parents and siblings have. Buy my dad a new car because his is falling apart. I would move my parents into their "retirement" townhouse that they always talk about (they're 55!)

Then I would take my entire family and friends on a trip to England, my dream vacation. After that I would just travel the world alone or with a friend or two.

Then I would buy a nice little house somewhere with some really cute dogs and do nothing.

I would also donate some of it to interference so everyone could be a "premium member" and see all of the profiles.

 

[She Is Raging]

Re: Oh the possibilities...

Oh, and I would have to get a Steinway grand piano for myself.

Oh the possibilities...

Nice choice! There's nothing like a Steinway... my mother calls me snob, saying I only will play Steinways because I hate her little beatup one at her house. I love the piano - but it's out of tune and has like 10 broken keys, imagine trying to play an out of tune guitar with only 4 strings! Someday when I'm able, I'd love to have it restored and in my own home. But I digress.... I would definetly bank/invest a good amount. Pay off my steadily decreasing (yay!) debt, and buy myself a nice home for me my fiance, and probably a new car. I'd like to pay off my parents' debt as well. I'd also give a large chunk of money to either the Dana Farber (since in seems most of my family has been treated there at one point or another) or to the March of Dimes. I'd still have to work though... after a week or so of not working, I start getting stir crazy!