£113million.... what would you do with it ????

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:28 am

the euro lottery is a staggering £113million pounds on friday :-2............... if you won it, what would you do with it................ providing the shock didnt kill you first !!! :rolleyes:

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:44 am

to be honest i cant comprehend that amount of money and at my age i doubt i would live long enough to spend the interest on it let alone the actual amount id won.........

of course i would settle a good bit on my family and close freinds.

i would put some in trust funds for my grandchildren with a proviso that they cant touch it til they are 25, hopefully by then, they will be mature enough to spend it wisely.

my age also prohibits my life long plan of living the good life, ( thats the title of an old tv programme, here in england, many years ago ) where they turned self sufficient, grew their on food and raised and rescued animals, though i suppose i could employ someone to do the hard work for me but that wasnt my original plan !!:rolleyes:

i would certainly travel and see places ive only ever seen on television...........

there are a lot of local charitys that i would help, a hospice, now being built near me for terminally ill children, our air ambulance etc.

i dont want a big house, whats the point, theres only me and the dog :yh_rotfl but i would certainly have all the mods cons to go in the one i did buy !!!

and id never peel another potato as long as lived !!!!!!!:D:sneaky:

( i work in a fish and chip shop now and thats my main job, for those who dont know )

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 3:51 am

Helen, there would be a mighty rushing of air across the country as my family would be sighing such a sigh ! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

I know one thing, I would help out my immediate close relatives - I think they would all be millionaires :yh_rotfl I would invest a large sum, and I would buy some Ernie bonds, and I would see my friends are OK, and family friends. But first we would have a 'fussy', just to get it out of the system so to speak.

The three of us in my family would go and choose a very nice house at the seaside, and we would get professionals in to re-furbish this house we're in at the moment, then we would rent it out to somebody who needs a home - the rent would be not very much! We would live in a lovely house near the sea. Then we would look around for some land to buy for building very affordable homes for first-time buyers, somewhere in North Norfolk, in or very near to Wells-next-the-Sea, because young people just cannot afford to buy places in the coastal towns and they are moving away from the areas. Outsiders are buying up the cottages etc. and renting out as 'holiday homes', thus keeping prices very high. Eventually these small coastal places will become 'dead' with nobody living there in the winter, so in a small way, maybe we would help to stop this trend.

Isn't it wonderful to dream ! :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 6:17 am

I wouldn't work anymore, at the end of the school year. Pay off the homes, and spend a happy life writing and researching and playing with my grandson. :-6

The shock wouldn't kill me, I would say Yippee!

hoppy · Post by **hoppy** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:06 am

Move away then change my name.

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:16 am

get a financial advisor, pay off debts of friends and family oh and mine too. Buy them homes where ever they wish. Invest for the future of my kids and grandkids. Travel.

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:16 am

minks;1289604 wrote: get a financial advisor, pay off debts of friends and family oh and mine too. Buy them homes where ever they wish. Invest for the future of my kids and grandkids. Travel.

Opps forgot I would also give generously to a few childrens charities I believe in.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:41 am

Well, I would give all of mine to my responsible government to help them pay off the national dept and further assist our poor banks who are having some difficulties at the moment.

it would the responsible thing to do..

Post by **LarsMac** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:43 am

Well, by the time I got over there to collect, and paid off the taxes there, I would probably have enough to buy airfare home and pay the IRS their share.

With the remaining 20 bucks, I would take the wife to McDonald's to celebrate.

;)

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:12 am

minks;1289604 wrote: get a financial advisor, pay off debts of friends and family oh and mine too. Buy them homes where ever they wish. Invest for the future of my kids and grandkids. Travel.

I would be pleased to apply for the job of being your financial advisor for a modest fee of 2.2% of your net assets annually:-3

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:20 am

Id hoard it and count it all the time. If anyone came near me Id poke them with a stick and hiss.

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:24 am

Nomad;1289618 wrote: Id hoard it and count it all the time. If anyone came near me Id poke them with a stick and hiss.

:wah: Your middle name must be Ebenezer!

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:26 am

Lon;1289615 wrote: I would be pleased to apply for the job of being your financial advisor for a modest fee of 2.2% of your net assets annually:-3

well given the fact that I have known you longer than any financial advisor I may take that into consideration :wah:

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:27 am

chonsigirl;1289619 wrote: :wah: Your middle name must be Ebenezer!

Edenezer Hoff

what a great name :wah:

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:29 am

chonsigirl;1289619 wrote: :wah: Your middle name must be Ebenezer!

Has the snow avalanched in through your doors and windows yet?

minks · Post by **minks** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:54 am

Nomad;1289623 wrote: Has the snow avalanched in through your doors and windows yet?

no sir I am west remember........ I remain safe :p

chonsigirl · Post by **chonsigirl** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 10:21 am

Nomad;1289623 wrote: Has the snow avalanched in through your doors and windows yet?

:p Driveway is clear, off to the gym since I have to take my daughter to work. My, how do you live in such snowiness? Won't your cold fingers get stuck to the money you're counting?

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:48 am

well, i shall let you all know tonight at 10pm, when the draw is done, what i shall be spending the money on.......................:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:D

G#Gill · Post by **G#Gill** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:13 am

Helen;1289793 wrote: well, i shall let you all know tonight at 10pm, when the draw is done, what i shall be spending the money on.......................:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:D

Hey ! Well that's two of us who will be informing everybody of how we are going to spend our winnings, oh and the results are at 11.35pm on BBC 1. Still, I don't really mind sharing with a mate! We'll still get about £57 million each ! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl No, I will have no difficulty in knowing what to do with my winnings ! Just bring it on....................................

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:18 am

G#Gill;1289795 wrote: Hey ! Well that's two of us who will be informing everybody of how we are going to spend our winnings, oh and the results are at 11.35pm on BBC 1. Still, I don't really mind sharing with a mate! We'll still get about £57 million each ! :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl No, I will have no difficulty in knowing what to do with my winnings ! Just bring it on....................................

Well gals if anyone of you or any other FG member wins why not fly us all together to some tropical island and have one heck of a great FG reunion/meet up

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:39 am

I'd smile a lot.

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:41 am

YZGI;1289874 wrote: I'd smile a lot.

"keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you have been up to"

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:57 am

minks;1289875 wrote: "keep smiling, it makes people wonder what you have been up to"
Thats why the cops keep shakin me down.

minks · Post by **minks** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:07 am

YZGI;1289883 wrote: Thats why the cops keep shakin me down.

Minks applauds Y's for finally figuring that out

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:04 pm

well gill. it wasnt me so it must have been you :rolleyes::D

just one ticket scooped £112,016,226..................................

numbers were

1 5 18 38 45................. 4...6

leaves quietly to cry into my latest list of household bills.................

-1

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:08 pm

minks;1289819 wrote: Well gals if anyone of you or any other FG member wins why not fly us all together to some tropical island and have one heck of a great FG reunion/meet up

sorry minks,

looks like that idea is out the window now !!!:( lol