Deleted Account 5,203 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Strong likelihood that the Powerball would run north of $1B (yes, B) Saturday night, due to the $656M jackpot not being won last night. After taxes, that runs about $570M by my count. What would you, O people, do with such an unimaginable amount of money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hokiebird7 1,416 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Spend a healthy chunk of it on stuff my family wanted, invest some of it and ask the coach at the high school what he needed and give him anything he wanted or needed and with the rest who knows what I would do with it.....probably travel and attend as many big sporting events I could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan4VT 4,554 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Well, I wouldn't be in student debt anymore. I wouldn't be living in a lower scale apartment. I would still finish my degree. I would make sure my mom, my dad, and the grandparents who raised me had new homes and cars. I would buy myself a new car. Donate enough money for Richlands to have new stands on both sides. Give the Richlands band enough to completely redo their band room and make it state of the art. I'd buy some new golf clubs. Probably invest some in something. Then the rest would be left to live very comfortably while I still find a job after I get my degree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Bob 491 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 1) Change phone numbers 2) Hire UVAO 3) Trust funds for the immediate family 4) Hire VHS the best football coach money could by...with the caveat that only I could fire him 5) Complete the grand slam of turkey hunting 6) Pick one random 1A or 2A school and revamp their whole athletic facilities and computer labs 7) Make a big donation to my church...only if they would let me fire the current preacher 8) Become a politician...or lobbyist...or "pundit". 9) Build a new Masonic Lodge in the Valley 10) Build a great golf course and hold an annual swvasports members only tournament. 1inStripes and RCITYHOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 What would you, O people, do with such an unimaginable amount of money? Bearcat Bob, swva_havok_fan, cityofRaven and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Bob 491 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 ...and there goes half your winnings to Mrs. GMan... GMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swva_havok_fan 1,261 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Why pay for it, when you can get it for free? ;-) Oh yeah, you're not me... Lol. If I won it, I'd go all Floyd Mayweather and buy me an arsenal full of exotic sports cars beginning with a Lamborghini Murcielago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hacker 82 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 2. Hire the best financial planner around. 3. Tell my wife to file her retirement papers. 3. Set up trust funds for the nieces and nephews to pay for their educations. 4. Create a charitable trust to endow community projects (ala Shott Foundation) 5. Go collect the winnings. 6. Have my mother's house completely renovated. 7. Go off the grid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Which one of you got interviewed buying your ticket? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvE84AGMWpE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1inStripes 932 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 In all seriousness, pay off all of my debts and any attached to direct family members. Invest in a quality security system. Buy a new Ranger boat. Make a donation to my HS alma mater to help take care of whatever need is there at this time. Find someone to trust with investments and begin my retirement career as a fisherman. thundercloud 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixcat 2,919 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 1. Hire an excellent attorney. 2. Hire an excellent financial planner. 3. Start trust funds for my children. 4. Buy a reasonable home in a secluded location near quality golf that rarely gets cold. 5. Retire to said location. 1inStripes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West12aaa 99 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 1. Set aside money for taxes 2. Set aside money to live my life in its current state for 40 to 50 years. 3. Bring in 2 coaches for lee Co and rebuild all of tw facilities. (tax write off) 4.Set up scholarship for selected lee Co students athlete (min 5) (tax write off) 5. Buy land to bring "good" jobs and build up lee co. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 ...and there goes half your winnings to Mrs. GMan... She's going to get more than half of the winnings anyway, so what the heck...ya know... Bearcat Bob 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 1inStripes, thundercloud and Ryan4VT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 1. Hire an excellent attorney. 2) Hire UVAO Bearcat Bob, sixcat, GMan and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCITYHOO 110 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 Buy a island and then give and have a large building named after me at The University of Virginia. Play a lot of golf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 I think the most important thing is to KNOW who your family and friends are because after you win, you'll have more than you've ever known about. As for me, my mother and my wife's parents would be well taken care of. I can count on one hand (OK, maybe I'd need another finger or two) who my REAL FRIENDS are...so I've got that covered...and if you are on that list, consider yourself lucky. My wife also knows who her real friends are, too. So, if your not on "the list", the answer is NO. But seriously, if you win that much money, you will have to become somewhat of an asshole because everyone and their mother will be coming to you for handouts...you have to learn to say NO, sometime. I would make fantastic donations to Graham and Bluefield High Schools. I would also make donations to Bluefield College and Bluefield State College. My wife and I would then have a building named after us somewhere on the campus of Virginia Tech...we're talking a large donation. BTW, those donations would not be for athletic purposes. However, I would likely make a very nice donation to the Hokie Club and continue my annual giving and purchases of season tickets to both football and basketball. We would likely leave Bluefield and buy/build homes in the Blacksburg area and somewhere near the beach. Nothing outrageously fancy but both very nice. I don't need a fancy car, just something nice...same with my wife, though we would probably upgrade her BMW. Other than that, I'd spend the rest of my days either golfing, fishing, hunting, on the beach, or taking road trips to Hokie away games. Life would change, but life wouldn't really change... cityofRaven, 1inStripes and Ryan4VT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West12aaa 99 Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 The friends comment above, is why I would build the county up the best and incorruptible way possible. That would help out all the other "friends" more than ever, by providing them with sustainable growth and better quality of life via jobs. I would use that as a polite to say NO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2016 I never really answered what I would do with the money. I would create a charitable corporation that would specialize in providing trade education and employment to those with criminal histories involving incarceration. After living in this world for a few years, by far the largest predictor of success after incarceration is sustainability, and that's something for which there is almost zilch in SWVA and rural Appalachia. I would establish three branches to this operation. The first would be a technical school for those who have no job training whatsoever, to be done while on probation or shortly after misdemeanor incarceration. We're talking masonry, carpentry, welding, truck driving, mechanic, machinist, beautician, etc. People are no good to employers without skills, and a trade that can be learned in 1-2 years (whereas the average length of probation is 3 years on felonies) would be something that would set them up for long-term success while otherwise working to pay off their fines. The second would be working with the actual corporation itself. During the later stages of probation, or for those who already have a trade, a charitable corporation could underbid the Hell out of public procurement contracts and secure enough work to last a lifetime. This is aside from establishing a solid reputation in the community. The third would be job placement services, more along the lines of a headhunter operation than a temp agency. We're talking everything from mock interviews, to resume workshops, to job fairs, etc. And with a trade plus 1-2 years of actual work experience and proving themselves on probation, those people are marketable (again). Ideally, you would like to send some of them off to receive training so that they could come back to the corporation and themselves teach some of the trade courses. The investment would be extremely substantial at first, at least until donations and governmental grants/funding would come in. It would never run at a profit, but ideally, the "student body" would lessen over time. This is life improvement, after all. 1inStripes, thundercloud and rjhall71 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,518 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 1.3 billion as of this morning. Probably rise to 1.5 at least by Wednesday, right? GMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted Account 5,203 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 Very likely. I did win $12 this go-round, though. RCITYHOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH31 2,518 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Very likely. I did win $12 this go-round, though. I won $12 also. So I'm only $18 in the hole.. Deleted Account and RCITYHOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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