A Billion Dollars. What Would You Do With It?

[justcuz]

First, two attorneys immediately will be on retainer. [150k each annually]

Cash payout of 1B, ROM, equates to 400M.

65% for taxes paid up front & straight across the board leaves $260M tax free.

Documents drawn up, each offspring [not spouses] get $50M spread out in annualized; Each Gchild $250K scholarships set up; [increase > $500K to complete terminal degree]; very close personal friends $5m annualized, local college grants $25M for local scholarships in SES community.

Documents absolve me of taxes, and close friends, with exception of one, drug testing quarterly or immediate loss of monies.

Basic interest on +/- $100M left should be $ 3M/year. I can live quite nicely on that and travel the world in the a way I am accustomed to.

Oh wait, I mean I haven't thought about it, if i were to win...

 

[Vendor Hidden]

With the MegaMillions lottery up over a billion dollars, and it being a Friday and all, I'm doing a bit of daydreaming about what I'd do with the $500,000,000+ cash option.

One thing is for sure, at some point after collecting, The Missus is gonna tell me "No More High-Dollar Sportin' Gals and Liquor! And for God's sake, stop rolling around in the money! And put on some clothes!"

After that, my desires are fairly mundane. I'd like to get set up with a nice 1894 rifle and SAA revolver, both in 45LC so I can fulfill my childhood dream of being a cowboy. I'll need lots of ammo, and since it's October, I'll stock up with ammo loaded with seasonal Pumpkin Spice powder.

A new car (of course!) with lots of room in the back for two 100+ lb. dogs.

Trusts set up for our nieces and nephews that haven't run afoul of the law (which cuts the number in half, roughly) and with terms that force them to stay in line and work for a living. No free lunches from Uncle Sigmadog.

Kalaloch. Always liked it over there. I'd like to buy it.

And just for fun, and because I like to poke my rabid WSU friends with a (metaphorical) stick, I'd rent a sky-writer to write "WSU SUCKS!!!!" over the stadium during every home game in Pullman.

 

[No_Regerts]

First, two attorneys immediately will be on retainer. [150k each annually]

Cash payout of 1B, ROM, equates to 400M.

65% for taxes paid up front & straight across the board leaves $260M tax free.

Documents drawn up, each offspring [not spouses] get $50M spread out in annualized; Each Gchild $250K scholarships set up; [increase > $500K to complete terminal degree]; very close personal friends $5m annualized, local college grants $25M for local scholarships in SES community.

Documents absolve me of taxes, and close friends, with exception of one, drug testing quarterly or immediate loss of monies.

Basic interest on +/- $100M left should be $ 3M/year. I can live quite nicely on that and travel the world in the a way I am accustomed to.

Oh wait, I mean I haven't thought about it, if i were to win...

Its the shtuff that dreams are made of...

 

[Oregonhunter5]

65% taxes? I say there's many ways around that.

 

[No_Regerts]

If I were to do a 45LC levergun, it would most certainly be an 1892.

 

[DuneHopper]

I would start a non-profit and donate the proceeds of the lottery to the none-profit.
Or maybe I will donate it to the church I will build so I can have it all tax free .

 

[parallax]

LOL. Me and the wifey. We're talking today. Should the impossible happen tonight and we win. With our $ 2. Ticket. We. We're trying to figure out. Where on earth we could put that much money and not be concerned about losing it. Bonds ? Stocks. ? Annuities ?? Get it all in $ 100 dollar bills and bury it throughout. The Northwest. ?

 

[Vendor Hidden]

If I were to do a 45LC levergun, it would most certainly be an 1892.

Why not both?

 

[No_Regerts]

I would start a non-profit and donate the proceeds of the lottery to the none-profit.
Or maybe I will donate it to the church I will build so I can have it all tax free .

"Brother DuneHopper's Discount House of the Lord and Bail Bonds"

Has a nice ring to it.

 

[Camelfilter]

That's a lot of money!

Figure we'd do the usual, house (ranch/farm/ estate kinda deal). Take care of family perhaps via scholarships/grants/trusts and such.

As far as charitable donating goes, yah, we would to our own non-political causes...plus:

We're not directly political, so as far as the above donating goes, perhaps setup an "anti-Soros" superpac. Or "2A" superpac. A small percent of that money could make for a reasonably decent political change in this state.

The more folks whom remain free, the more hardworking folks there are. The more hardworking folks there are, then they can donate $ if they so wish to there own causes (political or non or both).

 

[Stomper]

I'd put out a hit on the Clintons, Soros, and every other f-wad member of the Vanderbilt group and NGO executive I could think of.... you'd all thank me later.

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

Go to Vegas and bet it all on black.

 

[notazombie]

I'd send more dildos to Portland.

 

[partsed]

I'd put out a hit on the Clintons, Soros, and every other f-wad member of the Vanderbilt group and NGO executive I could think of.... you'd all thank me later.

I'll thank you right now!!!!

 

[justcuz]

65% taxes? I say there's many ways around that.

Nope straight percentage pay...case in point, donald and son took $$$$$ legal deductions and endured unmercifully crap...straight percentage to preclude the feds form whining later!

'Sides 260m is enough to do what i wanta do

 

[Medic!]

I think I would like to work with young folks. Especially those addicted to drugs and living on the street.
Maybe save a soul or two some suffering?

 

[parallax]

I'd send more dildos to Portland.

don't forget the bongs.. their 2 weapons of choice.

 

[Stomper]

Go to Vegas and bet it all on black.

That's racist!!

 

[CountryGent]

Buy a huge-gantic ranch in Nevada, name it Rancho Rauncho if it would pass the Mrs' approval (unlikely, even with the billion), take it completely off-grid, create a thriving agricultural enterprise, have the aforementioned Mrs (who put the kibosh on the name) at least sew our flag that incorporates a middle finger to the outside world, and acquire as many fully transferable machine-guns as humanly possible. And that is just the beginning.

 

[tourproto]

Tickets purchased. If you don't hear from me after this posting, you will know why...