$700 Million PowerBall... first three things you would do if you won?

[GarlicGuy]

Other than place it in a brokerage house or bank, or other shelter.... what would be the very first 3 things you would do if you won?

3. Build a small house for my mom and get her expert 24 hour medical care. She has dementia and can't walk.

2. Pay off my mortgage

1. Set aside enough money for my twin daughters so that they can afford the best college they can get into, and have plenty to start their post college lives.

What are the first 3 things you would do?

[Sinndra]

after hiring the appropriate accountants and attorneys...

1. buy 2 new modest houses rather than a single mansion.

2. lots of investment portfolios for family members.

3. buy a scuba diving business. (im an avid scuba diver and instructor as it is)

[Deleted]

Setting aside the generic "invest it" "bank it" blah blah blah

1) Buy an awesome house in an awesome city. Clearly I have thought a lot about this, I like these tall one you see in hollywood movies with the lifts that take you up to your room and it over looks the city. Something like that.

2) Buy my Mum and Gran luxuries of sorts. They both deserve it, the rest of my family, meh, I am not the kind of person who would just give you millions just because we are family/friends/associated.

3) Buy a shit car, learn how to drive then buy that sweet sweet TVR speed 12 that's lurking around. (I guess that's technically 2 things in one, but my 3rd thing is to buy a car)

[Deleted]

1.) Get the hell out of Europe.
2.) Try to keep anyone from realizing I have this money.
3.) Invest some of the money into real estate and such aswell as hiding away as much as possible.

[Adam Jensen]

1. Buy more powerball tickets.

[Wycked]

1) 700 million....buy EVERYONE in the family a house and get everyone's debts paid off
2) Mclaren 650S
3) Spend a few years traveling the globe in style.

[Hotto Pantsu]

1.) Get the hell out of Europe.
2.) Try to keep anyone from realizing I have this money.
3.) Invest some of the money into real estate and such aswell as hiding away as much as possible.

Pretty much same. Perhaps different investment plans, but first two I agree fully.

[Chinese Bootlickers]

Fix/restore all our cars and our house, pay off the mortgages and bills, and buying a house in our neighborhood so my grandparents and uncle can move out from their trailer that is falling apart.

[SinR]

1) tear down and rebuild house
2) clear all debts
3) invest all of it and live off interest for the rest of my life

4) get the best internet I can at my house

And I'd take the installment plan. 700 million over 20 years is still a lot of money each year

[deadmau]

[1] Coke
[2] Escorts

[GarlicGuy]

1) tear down and rebuild house
2) clear all debts
3) invest all of it and live off interest for the rest of my life

4) get the best internet I can at my house

And I'd take the installment plan. 700 million over 20 years is still a lot of money each year

Indeed, but really you give up about 50% in taxes.

[lockedout]

Other than place it in a brokerage house or bank, or other shelter.... what would be the very first 3 things you would do if you won?

3. Build a small house for my mom and get her expert 24 hour medical care. She has dementia and can't walk.

2. Pay off my mortgage

1. Set aside enough money for my twin daughters so that they can afford the best college they can get into, and have plenty to start their post college lives.

What are the first 3 things you would do?

I think this guy nailed it.

[Issalice]

I've had such a shit day at work I would go in Monday morning and tell them all to fuck off.
Apart from that I would spend it on the following :

1. Getting out of debt
2. Buying a new house
3. Help out some friends and family. Some meaning not the greedy assholes, those that actually could use it and appreciate it.

[Sky High]

1) buy a house in Colorado
2) aye ye aye ye, smoke weed everyday
3) go on a tour across the world

[mizeri]

retire from work
pay everything off
2 chicks at same time

[Fencers]

I would invest a lot of it for my children and stuff. But in terms of spending it?

1. I'd buy a nice house in Chelsea or lower Manhattan somewhere.

2. Buy houses for my family

3. Travel around the world seeing bands we like

[Witchblade77]

assuming I'd actualy take a chance on buying tickets in a first place.

1. pay off all the debts for the family. that includes our mortgage and what's left of college loans, and parental mortgage.

2. either make a crapton of major improvements to our current house, or possibly buy a much larger chunk of land and just have one built from scratch. likely both.

3. new cars (nothing super fancy or overwrought, I'm not really into cars for the fun of it, but having reliable easy to drive and to maintain transportation with a spare in case unforeseen emergency happens? is always nice)

those are just first three. investments, taking a bunch of classes just for fun, etc etc etc is all in there as well. but since chances of me actualy winning even if we DO buy a ticket or 2 are essentially zero? above is just exercise in wistful thinking.

[Doctor Amadeus]

Disconnect phone or get new one, get a certified accountant spend 20 million max and save the rest. Whatever I don't need after give away and pay off people's houses and student debt. anonymously.

[ovm33]

1.) Try to double down at vegas - one bet at roulette. Black. If that works take my 1.4 billion and spend it on:
2.) Hookers
3.) Blow


But in all seriousness:

1.) Buy a lot of land. Like at least 500 acres.
2.) Build a reasonable house - 4 bedrooms at most.
3.) Buy 2-3 cars that I've always wanted.
4.) Set aside enough that I never have to work again and give the rest away.

[Adam Jensen]

retire from work
pay everything off
2 chicks at same time

Two wookies at the same time