Mega Tank | 1,101 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, OptOut said: I'd use it to buy a bunch of different disguises, like fake beards eyeglasses and fancy hats etc. then head on over to @Gloves free restaurant/homeless shelter to scam a bunch of free meals. https://youtu.be/S2Wm0yWhBOc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splain | 2,720 Editorials Team · Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 That's so much money. I like watching people like Bill Gates and used-to-be Elon Musk, figuring out ways to solve enormous world problems. It would be cool to do that kind of thing. But first I'd grab a copy of Zas for Game Boy. Maybe even a Shantae. But I guess the smart thing would be to first figure out how to make that money last longer; it would be EZPZ to let my imagination run wild and waste a whole bunch of it. It's a common tale for lottery winners and professional actors/athletes to find themselves broke after a shockingly short time. But yes obviously I'd go for a full collection of every game from every region, with an insane home setup. Obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kguillemette | 1,622 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Launch a chain of BBQ restaurants. I already have a concept, menu, labor system, and business plan written. Just waiting on my kids to get a bit older I can devote it all to it. Of course, having close to 1B in seed money might speed the process up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 6,030 Events Team · Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 hours ago, twiztor said: My immediate thought once I saw the thread title. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,292 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 8 hours ago, avatar! said: I'd much rather get all the other gold coins rather than spend that much on just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,292 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Oh and for the record, I wouldn't even trade my kitty for a billion dollars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,292 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 8 hours ago, MrWunderful said: I’m just here to be the asshole that says you’re not going to actually get $1 billion, because of taxes of course and even less if you do the lump sum payment. Who cares? Even just a few million would be more than most of us would even know what to do with. And BTW, DON'T do the lump sum...do the 20-30 year thing. I promise you, nearly everyone who was hit by the lottery curse (won big jackpot and blew it on stupid crap like drugs) took the lump sum. See this way, even if you are stupid with the first year's worth, you still got the remaining 19-29 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 493 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 17 minutes ago, Estil said: Who cares? Even just a few million would be more than most of us would even know what to do with. And BTW, DON'T do the lump sum...do the 20-30 year thing. I promise you, nearly everyone who was hit by the lottery curse (won big jackpot and blew it on stupid crap like drugs) took the lump sum. See this way, even if you are stupid with the first year's worth, you still got the remaining 19-29 years. Even if you get an annuity and are impatient or stupid later on, you can find any number of companies that will take over your annuity in return for an extremely discounted NPV lump sum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone | 1,015 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 Give some to the poor and needy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bogomil | 862 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1. Quit my job and throw enough doe to the side to never think about it again. 2. Build an accessible house for my disabled siblings. 3. Donate a shit ton to animal shelters and other worthy causes. 4. Buy a plane and get my pilot license? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,718 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 7 hours ago, Estil said: Even just a few million would be more than most of us would even know what to do with. I know what to do with it. (Revenge!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead | 2,925 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 18 hours ago, Gloves said: With $1b I would start a franchise of restaurants that provide all food for free, with each order having a maximum "value" of $5-10. Ignoring operating costs this would give us about 100 years of serving 2700 meals per day. Based on that math we could cap the meals per day to, say, 2000. This would leave us $7000 per day for operating costs, which would be far more than enough (and 2k meals per day is also again unrealistically large by my measure). I'd pay myself out $200k/year as the owner/operator and provide more than competitive wages to the employees. This is all napkin math, so please don't pick apart the numbers, suffice it to say that $1b is an unreasonably difficult amount of money to even comprehend as an individual. So the core here is "restaurant with free food for all". Most Canadian thing I’ve ever heard. I would hope you’d buy a couple bikes too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 12,269 Administrator · Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Richardhead said: Most Canadian thing I’ve ever heard. I would hope you’d buy a couple bikes too. Yeah man I'll get some (more) bikes. And remind you that I've had a bike this whole time lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,292 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 8 hours ago, Daniel_Doyce said: Even if you get an annuity and are impatient or stupid later on, you can find any number of companies that will take over your annuity in return for an extremely discounted NPV lump sum. Yeah but who'd be stupid enough to do something like that...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,292 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 41 minutes ago, Richardhead said: Most Canadian thing I’ve ever heard. No sir, THESE are among the Canadian things I've ever heard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead | 2,925 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 13 minutes ago, Estil said: No sir, THESE are among the Canadian things I've ever heard Nothing from Bob or Doug McKenzie ? This is irrelevant! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,292 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Richardhead said: Nothing from Bob or Doug McKenzie ? This is irrelevant! Oh Doug is played by Dave Thomas? Oooh, maybe he's French Canadian! Edited July 30, 2022 by Estil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 493 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Estil said: Yeah but who'd be stupid enough to do something like that...? Not sure if you're kidding or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 6,030 Events Team · Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Richardhead said: Nothing from Bob or Doug McKenzie ? This is irrelevant! And no Nickelback either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,292 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, JamesRobot said: And no Nickelback either! Edited July 30, 2022 by Estil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil | 1,292 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 You guys may think I'm crazy but I'd probably be perfectly content in my current apt even if I somehow did win multi-millions or something. I think it'd be more fun to be one of those stealth millionaires that you'd never know by looking at them or their modest dwellings how loaded they are PS: I don't drive so I guess it wouldn't do any good to have a shiny black Cadillac. Even Stringbean (who otherwise was a big time miser) splurged on at least that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,718 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, Estil said: You guys may think I'm crazy To be fair, we already did. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 1,101 Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 It's crazy to think that different states have different rules regarding the lottery. There are states where you could win and remain anonymous. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docile tapeworm | 4,272 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Mega Tank said: It's crazy to think that different states have different rules regarding the lottery. There are states where you could win and remain anonymous. Brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 5,226 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Mega Tank said: It's crazy to think that different states have different rules regarding the lottery. There are states where you could win and remain anonymous. Brilliant. I think I’d have to contact a lawyer and see if I could move to a state with that option before cashing it in. I’m not sure how that works but I don’t think NC has that rule and my wife and I would 100% want it to be anonymous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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