If you came into money.......

[KatWoman]

Lets say you come into a nice chunk of money, whether from inheritance or a lottery winning what would you do with it? Lets say the sum falls around 2-5 million.

Would you splurge and get a big house, big cars and live large or would you retain your current lifestyle and preserve your money in savings?


Me: I would pay off debts, get a better house, but not too big...I still have to clean it Defintiely get a better car so the Neon could rest...definitely something German...nothing too exotic. I would still keep my full time job just so I have a reason to get up in the mornings...or go part time and focus on my biz the other part of the day.
I would defintely like to do some travelling too.

What would you do?

[VideoNasty]

get my dream garage(with modest apartment in small nook of garage, so I really never have to leave garage), finish all the current project cars, buy more project cars, start race team, buy a 60's Ferrari, buy more project cars, buy a horse, more project cars, new computer, leather furniture, maybe modest house(for using when not at garage/track), RV w/ mobile trailer/garage w/ raceteams colors and name across both, invest remaining money in high yield stocks(so I never have to do 'real' work ever again) and with the returns buy more project cars!!!!!

[MattyG]

Im glad you posted this, I think about winning the lottery all the time.

I'd invest most of it and stay in my current job/career, but leave enough money for:

Pay off student loan
Nice House (maybe later, Im quite happy flatting with friends at the moment)
Lots of cool "stuff" (Tag heuer, Big TV, etc...)
2002 BMW M3 (daily driver)
Ferarri 355
couple of project cars.....probably a S13 200SX + something else

Lots of cool cars and stuff for my family:

VT HSV for Dad.
EVO 7 for my Bro.
Beemer convertible for mum.

Edit: I'd also gift enough money to my Dad to start his own sports car dealership, which is a dream of his

[ci5ic]

I'd blow it all on ale and hookers! just kidding.

I'd spend it though. I wanna be a rock superstar, big house, five cars, livin' large!

[DMC12]

I would buy my own mystical mountain top where I can practice to become Vtec Master!!!

[Damien]

Supe up my car to the max, buy a really exotic car, and travel all around the world :jump:

I'd save the rest for law school

[Spec2 Girl]

I’d pay off the mortgage and cars. Build our dream house, buy our dream car/s (mine and Moon's), go on a long world trip, buy my parents a new house, pay off my brother’s house for him and when that was done I’d bank the rest and spend it whenever/wherever I felt like it on whatever I wanted.

[Ssom]

Firsty I would buy a Penthouse apartment at the Metropolis, then get myself a Murcielago, Vanquish, 745Li, 360 Spider, M3 and R34 GTR VSpec 2 With a BIG Sticker across the rear window saying Remember Bathurst? Generally so HSV owners can read it when I toast thier ass at the lights :finger: Then buy my family a new house and my dad an M5.

Then simple things like a new computer, Big TV, with full home entertainment, Stereo, laptop, bigger bed, models (cars you perverts) etc.......

And of course turn my Jetta into a ground-pounding Street Machine

Then I would have about NZ $7 million left from about NZ $ 10 million, so I would invest it

[primera man]

Build my dream home
Buy my dream cars/boat.
See some people from AF that i'd like to meet when on a world holiday
Set up all my family with nice house's/cars.

[darkness]

Finish my car,
Buy a nice house, not too big.
Make some real-estate investments.

then maybe buy some project cars.

[Grendel]

Buy a lake & the property around it
Build a nice house on the lake with a nice dock
Build a circle road track around the lake
Build a 1/4 track
Buy a bigger boat (Eliminator or something)
Build up our boat a bit more, 100mph isnt fast enough
Buy a few dream cars
Invest the rest, and open the tracks/lake for people to come race on

-Grendel

[ci5ic]

...And then get sued and lose it all when someone crashes while racing on the track...

Just playin'

[boingo82]

Use it as the basis for starting up a business (no, I'm not going to tell you what business). Then, when it's big and profitable and I'm reeling in the dough, I would take the amount I'd originally been given, and either donate it to charity, someone worthy, or invest in startup companies of other people.

[primera man]

Originally posted by boingo82
donate it to charity

*Ahem..Ahem*

[DVSNCYNIKL]

Cool post!

Since you mention winnings, I'm trying to hit the Mega Millions Lottery which is currently at 120 something million or more. What I would do?

Pay off all debts.
Buy a nice house, not big.
Hit my family and close friends off.
Buy a few project cars.
Take a well deserved vacation.
Invest money.