Today at work, they're doing a collection for the Illinois Mega Millions, which apparently is up to a whopping $266 Million jackpot. Figuring this was too good to pass up, I forked over a dollar. I could have given more, but I had to scrounge just to find the dollar (I anticipate this not being a problem in the future, should luck be on my side).
As I stood at the copy machine thinking about what I'd do when I won - and in what order - I kept on re-writing the list in my head.
As I stood at the copy machine thinking about what I'd do when I won - and in what order - I kept on re-writing the list in my head.
SourceThe basic ideas came to mind - traveling, a new house, paying off debts, etc. I also thought how great it would be to fund college scholarships for all of those babies on "16 & Pregnant" so that they have some sort of chance for a good future, or buying wedding gifts for all of our friends who have gotten married in the past few years, since I always feel like we're on a tight budget when weddings roll around.
After much internal debate (ok, like, 5 minutes while writing this post) I give you my "top ten things I'll do as soon as I have cool hard lottery cash in my hand" ...in chronological order, of course.
- Pay my parents back for all of the many things I owe them (college, studying abroad, my car, the wedding...you get the idea). I assume they'll be able to retire quite nicely with that chunk of change.
- Pay off our debts.
- Finish the projects left on our condo (renovate the bathroom, refinish the floors) so that we can PUT IT ON THE MARKET and...
- ...buy a bad ass single family home in the city. Fantastically awesome Chicago neighborhood location TBD.
- Invest in Steve's business, including buying him a studio space.
- Quit my job...so that I can take a trip around the world with Steve, my parents, and sister.
- Take a percentage of the winnings and make charitable donations to the organizations that Steve and I care about.
- Buy presents for friends and give said presents to friends at the party I'll throw at my bad ass new house.
- New wardrobes for Steve and I, naturally.
- Save, save, save the rest.
What would you do with a few million dollars in hand?
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I've thought about this a lot for someone who never pays the lottery. ;) I think the most important thing I would do is not tell anyone other than my husband. That just tends to ruin people's lives. Then I'd pay off both of our student loans, take a trip, and then find a job I love because the money won't matter. Then I'd buy a house and pretend I earned the money for it. ;)
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