Hypothetical: you get rich. What next?

[Rain Man]

Here's the back story for the forthcoming poll.


You, a rabbi, a horse, the pope, a blonde, a termite, a 12-inch pianist, a frog, and a monk go into a bar. You're enjoying your drinks/fodder/wood/flies and watching a replay of the 1972 World Series when a commercial break occurs.

It's Powerball time!

They draw the numbers - 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and Powerball 32 - and the monk starts screaming. Those are the numbers he always plays, because 1 is the number of popes, 2 is the number of cardinals, 4 is the number of bishops, 8 is the number of books in the bible, 16 is the number of apostles, 32 is because O.J. Simpson is his favorite football player.

Truthfully, he became a monk because he didn't have aptitude for most other professions.

So he's all happy, but then remembers a problem. He has taken a vow of poverty. He can't keep the money. He has to give it away immediately or risk the wrath of God.

The rabbi suggests giving it to that Nazi-hunting guy's organization, the horse suggests a scholarship in Barbaro's name, the pope suggests adding it to the untold billions in his secret vault at the Vatican, the blonde is under the table performing oral sex on the monk and can't talk other than waving her left ring finger around, the termite suggests planting a forest of redwoods, the 12-inch pianist wants it for enlargement surgery, and the frog suggests starting up the world's largest maggot incubator. You humbly suggest that he give the money to you.

The monk ponders these suggestions, then collapses and dies of a major heart attack. In the ensuing scuffle, you clock the pope in the face, crush the termite, and elbow your way out of the bar with the winning ticket, setting the bar afire as you leave to eliminate any witnesses.

You turn in the winning ticket and get one of those giant checks, which you immediately cash and convert to safe investments paying an annual return of 5.4 percent per annum. For the rest of your natural days, you will receive annual payments after taxes of $1.2 million.

What do you do next with your life? Assume that you can only pursue one of these options as your main pursuit and focus in life, and that it will fill the bulk of the 40+ hours that you now spend working.

Option 1. Keep the job, no major lifestyle changes, building a fortune to give to your heirs or something.

Option 2. Start a business venture that you think is promising and interesting.

Option 3. Get actively involved in political issues as a funder or activist.

Option 4. Get involved in one or more charities, spending time and money to address a social issue.

Option 5. Pursue a hobby career to make money/have success, like music or writing.

Option 6. Pursue a non-moneymaking hobby avidly, like games or Bigfoot research or bodybuilding.

Option 7. Just putter around and don't do anything overly productive - watch TV, play games, travel, etc.

Option 8. I'd probably be destructive and lose it on hookers, whiskey, drugs, etc.

Option 9. Other (Please 'splain yourself, Lucy.)

[LaChapelle]

Bitch and complain about the taxes until I die

[bevischief]

Where is the divorce option...

[Frazod]

Where is the hitman option...

FYP

[SnakeXJones]

Video Games and Hookers

[luv]

Put more time into writing. Travel would be another biggy, but I could only pick one. :(

[BigMeatballDave]

I chose 6. I love classic cars. So I would scour the country looking for old cars to restore.

[acesn8s]

Keep my job (don't have one, so, duh), go to a warmer climate, play golf, get the best seats in Arrowhead.

[cdcox]

I'd pursue a variety of hobby careers. Write cool computer programs, still work on my research, flip houses, whatever I was in the mood for at the moment.

[Rain Man]

I'm asking because I see wealthy people who are active in politics and charities, or they're starting new business ventures, and honestly I'd be lounging on a cruise ship somewhere if I was in their shoes. I would see no reason and feel no obligation to be productive.

Now, I might get heavily involved in a hobby. I could see that happening. But I think I'd most likely just flit around and have aimless fun.

[Frazod]

I chose 6. I love classic cars. So I would scour the country looking for old cars to restore.

I love old cars, too. I'd buy several of them and hire people to take care of them. Starting with a '70 Chevelle SS.

I'd probably want a big house up in the mountains somewhere - either western Colorado around Ouray or northwestern Wyoming around Jackson. Maybe even something near Tahoe. I want mountains and cool temperatures. That would be my main place. I'd also want condos in Kansas City and St. Louis so I'd have a nice base when I attend football/baseball games, which I'd do often. I'd also probably want a place somewhere in the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain, maybe in Port Mahon.

I would travel, and watch games, and hunt, drive my Chevelle. And whatever the hell else I wanted to do. I'd damn sure never work again.

[sd4chiefs]

I would sit on my ass all day and post stupid things on Chiefs Planet.

[Pants]

I would sit on my ass all day and post stupid things on Chiefs Planet.

Shit man, you don't need a million dollars for that. Look at my cousin - he broke, don't do shit.

[Pablo]

Boats, high class hookers and cocaine.

[Mr. Laz]

1st - make sure and set my family up for life
2nd - work ... fuck that
3rd - try and find something that makes the world a better place, that is positive and i enjoy
4th - have fun doing whatever i want to do

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Option 7.

There would be a lot of production, work, charity, and things of that nature in there. But the only thing I would be absolutely dedicated to is fucking around and having a good time.

[Hammock Parties]

I'd buy a small movie theater and look into acquiring prints of all my favorite movies. If I can get prints (doubtful - maybe Dane can enlighten me here, but I believe you can only "rent" prints from the studios for a limited time), then I look into setting up a business where anyone can see these movies for $5 a ticket. I think it would be wildly successful. And I'd provide cheap popcorn and soda, too.

If I can't get prints, I'd still buy the theater, but I'd buy the best HD projector known to mankind and find all my favorite movies in 1080p, either through blu-ray purchases or internet sources. It might have to be a smaller movie theater to make the movies look good, but it would still be awesome. I obviously couldn't charge admission - I don't think, maybe Dane can enlighten me again - but I'd set up a facebook group or something and try to do it under the table with a small group.

[ChiefsCountry]

So you get a million a year right?

[Psyko Tek]

I would buty a '62 corvette and get my kicks

mostly booze , hookers and drugs

then get chiefs and suns season tickets

party till I die
and then throw a party for anybody who remembered me

[Bugeater]

I'd be dead within five years.

[Hammock Parties]

I would buty a '62 corvette and get my kicks


Ooh, yes.

My first car purchase:

http://i.imgur.com/al1wj.jpg (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1174)

[Rain Man]

So you get a million a year right?

$1.2 million after taxes. $100 grand a month.

[DJJasonp]

That's easy.....two chicks, man!

[Rain Man]

More people would start a business than I was expecting.

[Over-Head]

There's 3 "masters" plaster cources in Rome, and surrounding areas i'd be signing up for right off the bat.
http://www.matearts.com/Plaster-Moulding-Course-Rome-Italy/Plaster-Moulding-Course-Rome-Italy.php
Pretty much sure the Mrs. and lil fella will love learning Italian while i'm in school.

Then off to Russia.
2 More Masters cources there.

Tavel and see plaster work world wide, then finaly meet , talk to, and hopfully train with this guy if I can talk him into letting me.
http://www.plasterart.com/ (http://www.plasterart.com/)


Come home, about 3-4 years later and build a relitavily small/large home say 2800sq/ft or so with the most outragous ceiling work ever seen since Michael Angelo did the Sistine Chapel..

Then but a Harley, and get bugs in my teeth from driving with a shit eating grin on my face knowing my wife, son, and self will be protected for our future.


THEN SMILE KNOWING THAT I'LL NEVER HAVE TO GET UP AT 3:45 AM TO CATCH A ****EN BOAT TO WORK ANYMORE :thumb:

[Hammock Parties]

More people would start a business than I was expecting.

I think it's less about making money and more about doing what you love.

I wouldn't start the movie theater to make money, but money would be needed to keep it running. I wouldn't want to just operate the thing at a loss.

But profit wouldn't be the main goal. If it got too big, it wouldn't be as much fun.

Oh! And my movie theater would also show football on Sundays.

There would also be a weekly private porno show for me and my closest "friends."

Ah, to be rich.

[Bugeater]

Ooh, yes.

My first car purchase:

http://i.imgur.com/al1wj.jpg (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1174)
Eh, that's one of the most gutless Vettes ever made, if you're thinking C3 you need to go 68-70 when they still had the big block.

Personally I'm more of C2 guy, love the '67.

http://firsttraderegistry.com/forsale/10_06/67corvette7/1967%20vette%20coupe%20203.jpg

[Hammock Parties]

Eh, that's one of the most gutless Vettes ever made, if you're thinking C3 you need to go 68-70 when they still had the big block.

Personally I'm more of C2 guy, love the '67.

http://firsttraderegistry.com/forsale/10_06/67corvette7/1967%20vette%20coupe%20203.jpg

I don't buy the car for how fast it goes, I buy it for how it looks.

After '82 they changed them and I didn't like them as much.

The one you posted looks like a grampavette.

[Psyko Tek]

Ooh, yes.

My first car purchase:

http://i.imgur.com/al1wj.jpg (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1174)

doood of all the vette's ever made
that's a weak one

what ids that a 78?
305?


you wanna vette 66 427 rag top

[Hammock Parties]

No sorry, I want the one that looks like a penis.

That's an '82, BTW.

I'd get a single red stripe down the sides. It would be killer. I'd peel out of parking lots playing this:

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[Rain Man]

If you're going to buy a Corvette, do it right. 1956.

http://bp1.blogger.com/_6iDM59yCBk8/Rq5E8CgBLQI/AAAAAAAAAUs/4_ciYqgklhw/s400/1956+Corvette.jpg

[Bugeater]

I don't buy the car for how fast it goes, I buy it for how it looks.

After '82 they changed them and I didn't like them as much.

The one you posted looks like a grampavette.
The '68-72s are still better looking than that mid-70s (edit:'82) one you posted, they have chrome bumpers, the Kamm-tail rear end and the flying buttress rear window.

http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/corvette-photos/data/508/1969-corvette-4.jpg

[ChiefsCountry]

$1.2 million after taxes. $100 grand a month.

Okay just to be clear.

I would probablly buy a large tract of land, build a nice house. Pay off all debts, donate abou 10% each year to charity, maybe start a business.

[Hammock Parties]

The '68-72s are still better looking than that mid-70s (edit:'82) one you posted, they have chrome bumpers, the Kamm-tail rear end and the flying buttress rear window.

http://www.digitalcorvettes.com/corvette-photos/data/508/1969-corvette-4.jpg

You're going to hate me for saying this, but I don't really find any car made before 1980 aesthetically pleasing.

For some reason I am just fucking nuts about 80s culture, and that includes cars.

Just about anything from the 70s or the 60s looks like a piece of dogshit to me. And don't get me started on the interiors.

[Bugeater]

You're going to hate me for saying this, but I don't really find any car made before 1980 aesthetically pleasing.

For some reason I am just ****ing nuts about 80s culture, and that includes cars.

Just about anything from the 70s or the 60s looks like a piece of dogshit to me. And don't get me started on the interiors.
Heh, I hate pretty much everything from the 80s.

[Bugeater]

Oh, except for this:

http://i25.tinypic.com/20uziwg.jpg

[Frazod]

Oh, except for this:

http://i25.tinypic.com/20uziwg.jpg

Yeah, I'd definitely have one of those in my big ass garage. :thumb:

[acesn8s]

You're going to hate me for saying this, but I don't really find any car made before 1980 aesthetically pleasing.

For some reason I am just ****ing nuts about 80s culture, and that includes cars.

Just about anything from the 70s or the 60s looks like a piece of dogshit to me. And don't get me started on the interiors.The 80s had some of the ugliest cars ever made.

[Hammock Parties]

Oh, except for this:

http://i25.tinypic.com/20uziwg.jpg

That is one ugly piece of shit, sorry.

Now here...here is a real beauty:

http://i.imgur.com/sOilj.jpg (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1174)

[ChiefsCountry]

The 80s had some of the ugliest cars ever made.

They had some of the best trucks though.

[Bugeater]

That Grand National goes 0-60 in 4.4 seconds.

[acesn8s]

That is one ugly piece of shit, sorry.

Now here...here is a real beauty:

http://i.imgur.com/sOilj.jpg (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1174)I bet you want a Delorean, don't ya?

[Hammock Parties]

That Grand National goes 0-60 in 4.4 seconds.

That's great, man. You can reach the next stoplight before anyone else!

[Hammock Parties]

I bet you want a Delorean, don't ya?

If I was rich, I guess. I'd drive it to nerd events or something. They handle like bricks so it wouldn't be a "regular" driver.

You want to see something really cool? A black Delorean.

http://i.imgur.com/tdvUk.jpg (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1174)

[Bugeater]

That's great, man. You can reach the next stoplight before anyone else!
Yeah, it's about as useful as that Lambo on city streets.

[Bugeater]

This isn't bad for an 80s rig.

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/3244/1581/33108290001_large.jpg

[acesn8s]

If I was rich, I guess. I'd drive it to nerd events or something. They handle like bricks so it wouldn't be a "regular" driver.

You want to see something really cool? A black Delorean.

http://i.imgur.com/tdvUk.jpg (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1174)Quick! Somebody take some steel wool to that car!

[Rain Man]

In this situation, I'd be buying a white on white 25th anniversary Lamborghini Countach. I wouldn't even worry that an oil change costs $2,500 or something.

http://www.carlustblog.com/images/2008/06/05/countach25th2.jpg

[Hammock Parties]

Yeah, it's about as useful as that Lambo on city streets.

Which one do you think is going to get more girls?

[Bugeater]

Which one do you think is going to get more girls?
You don't want those types of girls.

[acesn8s]

You don't want those types of girls.He'll take any type of girl.

[luv]

In this situation, I'd be buying a white on white 25th anniversary Lamborghini Countach. I wouldn't even worry that an oil change costs $2,500 or something.

http://www.carlustblog.com/images/2008/06/05/countach25th2.jpg

I know that car is rare, expensive, and probably has power, but I think it's ugly. No offense.

[Hammock Parties]

You don't want those types of girls.

I'm rich, I won't be able to help it.

[Chief Chief]

You, a rabbi, a horse, the pope, a blonde, a termite, a 12-inch pianist, a frog, and a monk go into a bar.


Is that all ya got?

WHOOPS -- my bad: I thought you said a 12-inch penis...

[Bugeater]

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[Rain Man]

I know that car is rare, expensive, and probably has power, but I think it's ugly. No offense.


You must have quoted the wrong post, because you couldn't possibly have said this about a white on white anniversary edition Lamborghini Countach.

[acesn8s]

I would definetly want to get a Bugatti and see if it really does go 207 mph.

[Ebolapox]

finish school, pay off student loans, nice house somewhere secluded (with reasonably nice weather), a few nice cars, then travel. probably get bored after traveling a few years, then settle into a job doing something productive for society (I'd love to set up an independent public-health type organization with no ties to the government that specializes in virus and bacterial research/prevention)

[HoneyBadger]

I'd set up a porn studio for regular guys to come pay to be in a film with a porn star...

I'd have a line out the door of men wanting to be in films

[Jenson71]

So nice to think about . . .

1.) I would immediately buy my grandpa's farm. Then I would restore it. I would build an Iowa Farm and History Museum on the property. I would hire a manager to run the farm operation like Polyface Farm in Virginia. I would drive around in a tractor, doing small jobs, pretending like I knew what I was doing, and feed animals, and do little hobbies around the farm, and work on the Iowa Museum.

2.) I would learn Latin, French, and the piano.

3.) I would establish a couple of teaching chairs at Columbus Catholic High School that would fund salaries and benefits from the interest.

4.) I would build a Catholic cultural center and charity in downtown Dubuque, next to the Cathedral.

5.) I would travel to Europe for 6 months

6.) I would pay off my student loans and also my girlfriend's.

[crazycoffey]

I go back to school for a doctrine in philosophy and or masters in art education.

I have a charity idea that I'd employ on my own. to promote humanity in some small way.

I would start a small bar that my wife and I could run basically ourselves with minimal employee support

I would set up college accounts for my boys, give everyone in my immediate family a couple hundred thousand, any of you that have been nice to me would get ten grand, all of you who are asses would also get a check for ten grand, but I'd pay the extra to stop payment on them.

I would get box seats for all the chiefs home games and have give aways for who could go watch for free.

Id probably go to alot more cards games.

[BWillie]

People that voted to keep their job need to be waterboarded

[Baby Lee]

First off, am I M5 rich or Veyron rich? 'Cause that's item one on the agenda.

Next would be a prolonged fitness regimen, nothing but hypernutritional foods and tons of biking, jogging, and weighlifting for at least a couple of months, maybe 6 months to a year depending on results.

Then I'd probably go for some pro bono public defending and indigent legal services, assuming that the riches I get are sufficient for a life of comfort.

Oh, and I'd probably move to Manhattan. It'd be pretty cool to be able to walk to, or have come to me, everything I could ever crave. Though I'd have to see if biking Central Park is as good or better than biking Forest Park.

[Reaper16]

Option 5. Which, although I am very far from being rich, is something that my stupid ass is pursuing right now anyway.

[Ebolapox]

First off, am I M5 rich or Veyron rich? 'Cause that's item one on the agenda.

Next would be a prolonged fitness regimen, nothing but hypernutritional foods and tons of biking, jogging, and weighlifting for at least a couple of months, maybe 6 months to a year depending on results.

Then I'd probably go for some pro bono public defending and indigent legal services, assuming that the riches I get are sufficient for a life of comfort.

a bit of 'the street lawyer' for you then, eh?

[bevischief]

Buy a RV and travel the country.

[rad]

That's easy.....two chicks, man!

You did it wrong.

I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two chicks at the same time, man.

(That's it? If you had a million dollars, you'd do two chicks at the same time?)

Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I were a millionaire I could hook that up, too; 'cause chicks dig dudes with money.

(Well, not all chicks.)

Well, the type of chicks that'd double up on a dude like me do.

[Fritz88]

Rich people participating in politics are there to protect their own interest. It's theirs to lose. I'd really doubt that they were into it because they want to improve the over all situation of the society. Some, albeit a few, are sincere. However, the rest are not.

I'd start a good business to secure the future of my offspring. I'd do a lot of traveling as well and will do my best to make sure I change the lives of people who never thought they'd get a second chance.

[BigRichard]

Not really an answer but I think you will understand.

Peter Gibbons: What would you do if you had a million dollars?

Lawrence: I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two chicks at the same time, man.

Peter Gibbons: That's it? If you had a million dollars, you'd do two chicks at the same time?

Lawrence: Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I were a millionaire I could hook that up, too; 'cause chicks dig dudes with money.

Peter Gibbons: Well, not all chicks.

Lawrence: Well, the type of chicks that'd double up on a dude like me do.

Peter Gibbons: Good point.

[patteeu]

Hypothetical: you get rich. What next?

Get hammered by the tax man?

[Otter]

Invest
Travel
Learn
Experience

[alnorth]

I picked other.

I would try to keep working at my job, which I really do enjoy. After helping family as much as I feel is appropriate, I would up my lifestyle only just a bit, but most of it would be saved for a nice retirement and charity.

As I said, I would try to do that, but if it became impossible to work because of constantly being bugged about money and/or resentment at "the rich guy sitting in that cubicle", then I'd reluctantly retire and go work for a charity.

I would also try to stay in the nice little starter home I'm at now because I see no need to ever "upgrade", unless it became impossible to live in the neighborhood and I had to move to a gated community for security reasons.

In other words, I'd pretty much try to go on as I'm going on, with only a few extra perks and nice vacations until I retire (probably early). I like my job, I'm way too young to stop being productive, and I'm pretty much doing what I believe I'm best at now: helping a gigantic evil insurance company make more money.

[big nasty kcnut]

I would first pay off my debt then buy a house in Manhattan kansas that two stories and a deck on the second floor to cover with glass so i can watch tv while people walk by. A underground shelter that would be use as a party cave so we don't wake up the neighbors and use it to raise money for charity. Finally i would date a blonde and a redhead. At the same time.

[MOhillbilly]

Something between #7 & #9.

Itd be one hell of a run i can assure.

Edit- OK every one wants to tell stories.

Id drink, drug, gamble, and go fast till my heart gave out.

[oldandslow]

Jenson--

I am attempting Polyface farm, here in South Dakota. Course I have to keep my Professorship to make it work now, but I retire soon and the farm will be my retirement...Gene Logsdon also has a place in Ohio like Salatin in VA. "The Contrary Farmer" is one of my favorite books. I keep chickens, pigs, a horse or two, and plant a couple of acres in garden.

If I won the lottery I would buy as much of the Black Hills as I could and deed it back to the Lakota....I guess that is option 3...

and continue on with my life.

[ChiTown]

Not really an answer but I think you will understand.

Peter Gibbons: What would you do if you had a million dollars?

Lawrence: I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two chicks at the same time, man.

Peter Gibbons: That's it? If you had a million dollars, you'd do two chicks at the same time?

Lawrence: Damn straight. I always wanted to do that, man. And I think if I were a millionaire I could hook that up, too; 'cause chicks dig dudes with money.

Peter Gibbons: Well, not all chicks.

Lawrence: Well, the type of chicks that'd double up on a dude like me do.

Peter Gibbons: Good point.


One of the best exchanges in Cinema........EVAR!ROFL

[JD10367]

I voted Option 10 ("other") because, actually, I'd probably do Options 2 through 7.

Option 2. Start a business venture that you think is promising and interesting. I would, but I'd also make sure it's something I don't have to be there to run.

Option 3. Get actively involved in political issues as a funder or activist. Yes.

Option 4. Get involved in one or more charities, spending time and money to address a social issue. Similar to Option 3, so yes.

Option 5. Pursue a hobby career to make money/have success, like music or writing. Yes. But I wouldn't care if it made money.

Option 6. Pursue a non-moneymaking hobby avidly, like games or Bigfoot research or bodybuilding. Pretty much Option 5 if it's not profitable, LOL.

Option 7. Just putter around and don't do anything overly productive - watch TV, play games, travel, etc. I would do an awful lot of this at first, but eventually I'd get tired of it and do more of the earlier options.

One thing I don't understand is the stories of people who hit Powerball and go broke in a couple of years. What the fuck. Idiots. They buy Bentleys for their buddies and blow it on hookers and cocaine. How many houses do you need? I'd have one in northern New England (NH/ME/VT area) and that's it. I'd be doing so much traveling, I wouldn't need another house. Why own multiple houses, then only visit them one week a year? Just stay at the best hotel when you go somewhere.

Same goes for cars. Do you really need a Jay Leno-sized garage? Do you really need a half-million-dollar Italian sportscar? I'd have three cars: a rough-weather car (Jeep or equivalent); a sportscar/convertible for great-weather days; and a plain old four-door sedan for everyday use. That's it.

I'd spend the first year taking a lot of cruises and land-tours, seeing parts of the world I never thought I'd see (e.g. New Zealand, Japan, African safari, Patagonia, all of Europe). After that, I might spend another year taking in all the sites in the U.S. and Canada in a nice giant RV towing a little Smartcar for tooling around the local areas I park in. But after a couple of years of that, I'd probably have two businesses: one that I enjoy simply for my sake (e.g. used bookstore), and one that tries to actually make a difference in the world (e.g. vet clinic that spays/neuters without making much of a profit).

[Jenson71]

Jenson--

I am attempting Polyface farm, here in South Dakota. Course I have to keep my Professorship to make it work now, but I retire soon and the farm will be my retirement...Gene Logsdon also has a place in Ohio like Salatin in VA. "The Contrary Farmer" is one of my favorite books. I keep chickens, pigs, a horse or two, and plant a couple of acres in garden.

If I won the lottery I would buy as much of the Black Hills as I could and deed it back to the Lakota....I guess that is option 3...

and continue on with my life.

Awesome. It seems like a lot of hard work, but worth it if you believe in the cause. You'll have to keep us updated on that project.

[Baby Lee]

I would definetly want to get a Bugatti and see if it really does go 207 mph.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk1t6S737Cs

Fucking embed radio button ain't doing shit.

Footage of 'Captain Slow' taking the Veyron to +250 MPH.

[Baby Lee]

In this situation, I'd be buying a white on white 25th anniversary Lamborghini Countach. I wouldn't even worry that an oil change costs $2,500 or something.

http://www.carlustblog.com/images/2008/06/05/countach25th2.jpg

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:SxLsent6r_hy6M:http://www.king-mag.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/thehomercar.jpg

[Pablo]

Id drink, drug, gamble, and go fast till my heart gave out.Bingo.

[KC Jones]

Ditto what JD10367 put in #77.

If it wasn't enough to retire on now, like lets say just 1-2 million, then I'd keep working and make plans for retiring early to pursue 2-7.

[boogblaster]

Well the party and hookers and drugs Ive already done .. so I went with #7 travel hunt and fish prolly ...

[DaneMcCloud]

None of the above.

While $1.2 million per year would provide a nice lifestyle, it's not the type of lifestyle that would leave a legacy.

I'd continue to do what I do (which I absolutely love, anyway) and save the money for a few years. I'd probably take advantage of a few smaller real estate deals in this down economy and flip them in 5 years, probably quadrupling my money (at least in Los Angeles).

After accumulating at least $11 million in net worth, I'd look to shopping centers as real estate investments as well as other property investments. In ten years, I'd expect to have at least $100 million in net worth, and would continue to invest in real estate deals until I'm gone, leaving a trust (and fortune) to my family.

Along the way, I'd invest in low-budget scripts with potential. The worst that could happen is that I could make my initial investment back. The best would be making 100x or more that investment (see "Paranormal Activity", " the "Saw" franchise "Napoleon Dynamite" or even "Macon County Line").

I would definitely have a lot of fun, especially after the first 10 years "grace" period.

[Coach]

Option 1. Bills/loans/mortage paid off first and defer the majority into a retirement savings or a cd account to see it grow and to pay my kids college.

No reason to stop working just becuase you have all that cash.
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[Hammock Parties]

How much fun would it be to just fill a backpack and a duffel bag with clothes and a few toiletries, maybe a laptop, and just go trekking across the world?

No plans, just going wherever your fancy carries you. Treat the airlines like buses. Awesome.

[DaneMcCloud]

How much fun would it be to just fill a backpack and a duffel bag with clothes and a few toiletries, maybe a laptop, and just go trekking across the world?

No plans, just going wherever your fancy carries you. Treat the airlines like buses. Awesome.

What's stopping you?

[cdcox]

I would sign a 5 year contract in which I would pay Clark Hunt $900K per year in order to allow me to serve as GM for the Chiefs. I would then assemble a brain trust of Planet members that would serve as my advisory council as together we led the Chiefs to a Super Bowl.

[Hammock Parties]

I would sign a 5 year contract in which I would pay Clark Hunt $900K per year in order to allow me to serve as GM for the Chiefs. I would then assemble a brain trust of Planet members that would serve as my advisory council as together we led the Chiefs to a Super Bowl.

900k wouldn't be enough money for Clark to stand by and watch you destroy the franchise. :evil:

[cdcox]

Clark would be $5M per year to the good. He couldn't pass that up.

[acesn8s]

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****ing embed radio button ain't doing shit.

Footage of 'Captain Slow' taking the Veyron to +250 MPH.I got my numbers mixed up. It's 253mph and 407 kph. I still would like to see what the top speed really is.

[tmax63]

After taking care of all the close family and others near and dear to me then I'd have some fun. Would keep the job because you don't want too much free time but it would nice to know that if somebody pissed you off you could tell them to get stuffed and walk. I would start buying land. See how big an area I could mark "private property-stay the fu#k out"

[RNR]

What's stopping you?

Money I would guess. It would take some bank to take on a venture like that. At least at my age :thumb: