You Just Won The Lottery - Now What?

[saphojunkie]

I honestly wouldn't change that much. I love what I do for a living, I'd just be able to do it more without as much need of others. But at the end of the day, there are people in my profession who essentially HAVE won the lottery. And I still see those people at the gym and the office and the bar. So, professionally, not a ton would change.

But personally, I'd immediately build a house in LA (Toluca Lake, actually, which is like Beverly Hills without bad traffic.) Then I'd buy a farm outside of Lucca, Italy.

I don't really give a shit about cars. I'd buy the highest rated American-made electric or hybrid. Because I care about the environment AND 'merica.

How would I tell my friends? Individually, I think. I wouldn't give people money. I'd give them something they need. A new SUV for my buddy who loves camping. Pay the rent for a year for a starving actor friend. Health insurance for my diabetic buddy.

Then I'd probably go split time between london and italy for a couple years, until all of the family members give up trying to reach me.

My home base would probably still be California, but in the Central Coast (think Sideways). I might even just keep a condo in LA for when I have to come in for meetings, but otherwise I wouldn't "live" anywhere. Just constantly go throughout the world.