the million dollar question.......

[taranaki]

If you had a million bucks,what would you do?

(been done before,but long time ago)

[replicant_008]

A million dollars. Let's see...

I'd pay off the loan on the car, pick up a book from the library and then buy a newspaper - preferably a Weekend Herald or similar. I'd have a look around for a some units to rent out and look to buy maybe four or five. A million dollars won't be enough so I'd use the equity to leverage mortgages at the bank. But only enough so that the interest is 75% of the rentals on the units.

I'd use the book to figure a way of declaring this a trading trust so I can claim a whole pile of expenses, use the additional cash to do some maintenance/improvements and then figure a way to do a sliding divestment/reinvestment over the next few years.

I figure I can do this for about the next 15 years - and then retire from my day job with enough equity to not have to work again.

Sure some people would call me a slum lord but I'm providing housing for someone and providing employment for a whole pile of others.

Hey being a capitalist isn't a crime (well not yet - apart from the ridiculous amount I spend on tax - which is why I'd take some time to figure a way of minimising the tax exposure)...

Now if I won the 5 million dollars in the lottery... then that would be something else...

[darkness]

Pay off the car, finish doing up the car to what I want.

buy a house, kit it out with some nice but not too expensive things.

then invest the rest.

[Moppie]

Hmm a million aye? Well in kiwi $ its not as much as I would like but it would certianly keep me happy for a while.

1st thing I would do is ring my employer and tell him I can't work for ever again. Then Hire a relief driver for him for a month so he could find a replacement.

Then I would ring 3 or 4 of my closest friends and tell them they have one month to get time off work and get thier passports ready.
Spend maybe 200,000 on a Holiday where ever they wanted to go. Im thinking a combination of Europe and Asia.

Then I would pay for a friends wedding.
Buy myself a nice Lotus Elise that I know if for sale for the right price, and spend about 10g on getting my kit car going.
And of course give 10% to a variety of non-christian charitys.

So theres a healty 400 odd gone on hedonism and being nice to the world.

That leaves me with 600 odd to invest.
In quite what I dont know, but enough accountants and lawyers that I dont think I will have a problem.
Then I would still go looking for a Job after graduating, just to becasue I would go mad with nothing to do.


If it was US$ well then simply double all the above numbers.

[YogsVR4]

I'd start my own buisiness.

[nubiannupe]

Million buck, huh??

Well, I'd fix my car and invest the rest in Automotiveforums.com (cause heaven knows this joint's gonna BLOW UP in a few years):sun:

[moondog]

I'd spend 800k on cars, guns & loose women!!!

The rest I'd spend frivously!!!

The Panda would put it in the bank till he thought about it properly!!! :sun: :sun: :sun: :sun: :sun: :sun: :sun: :sun: :sun: :sun: :sun: :sun:

It appears Mr Moon has left himself logged in on Panda's PC. Some fun could be had here!!!
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["Pandamonium"]

THe Panda was so tempted!!!
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[taranaki]

Originally posted by moondog


It appears Mr Moon has left himself logged in on Panda's PC. Some fun could be had here!!!
:evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh :evillaugh

yikes! ...don't get him banned now ,will you!

[nubiannupe]

Hahahaaa... imagine coming back to your computer, only to find out that you've been banned from here!

Someone would be getting:badass:

[Damien]

Originally posted by taranaki
If you had a million bucks,what would you do?

(been done before,but long time ago)

Elementary school was only 4 years ago and AF is younger than that, so it was recent.

Start from scratch on the to-be ultimate car!

["Pandamonium"]

Originally posted by taranaki


yikes! ...don't get him banned now ,will you!

The fun would be had PMing Spec2. He could make alllllllllllllll sorts of promise's.

The Panda will show a "little" self control!!!
:hehehe: :hehehe: :hehehe: :hehehe:

[taranaki]

Originally posted by "Pandamonium"


The fun would be had PMing Spec2. He could make alllllllllllllll sorts of promise's.

The Panda will show a "little" self control!!!
:hehehe: :hehehe: :hehehe: :hehehe:

Well that's just evil.


And if you can be evil,so can I...

Take a look at this pic........I recognise the Panda,BUT THAT'S DEFINITELY NOT HIS WIFE......

[Spec2 Girl]

Pay off the house and cars. Buy some land and build our dream home. Bank the rest and have a damn good life!

[Spec2 Girl]

Originally posted by "Pandamonium"
The fun would be had PMing Spec2. He could make alllllllllllllll sorts of promise's.

So I guess I shouldn't have responded then??!!