If you won the Powerball or Mega Millions Lotto.......

[wpalmisano]

I would buy a farm somewhere along the Atlantic Ocean and retire immediately at 42. I have never been more than 150 miles from the Atlantic, from Newfoundland to the Florida Keys, and never want to be.

 

[gordonburrito]

When I think about winning....I'm thinking along the lines of one of the larger sums. The goal is to spend most of the money, keeping enough for future projects. Currently we make enough money we are never in want for anything. I don't see why I should stop working unless I can be more productive in some way. I'm a believer in investing in peoples lives, empowering them, and correcting injustices in the world. Here are some of my projects I would like to do off the top of my head.

1.) tithe 15%: either to my old school or split it between that school and a favored ministry since we don't have a church here in our town

(most likely Ligonier (www.ligonier.org) and/or Desiring God (www.desiringgod.org))
2.) Pay our mortgage and other debts
3.) give some money to my immediate family
4.) give a substantial amount of money to KIVA (www.kiva.org), and keep a substantial amount of money for KIVA loans in circulation
5.) build our town a new public school
6.) build my wife's college a new green house, and revamp the science program with a new building, equipment, dorm for science students, and set up an aggressive scholarship program to attract students for the program
7.) build the local hospital a new unit. Something that would expand their clientele and bring some more steady revenue and at the same time benefit the town. Something like an acute rehab unit. I would also update the med surg unit
8.) buy a farmhouse with a good sized plot of land...and yes expand our flock and plant native plants extensively on the property
9.) buy up much of the available and dilapidated homes in my town, knock them down, and rebuild homes that would be suitable for disabled/seniors. I would then sell them back to towns folk at below cost to the best candidates.
10.) Revamp the towns business district. Helping businesses move and upgrade their businesses.
11.) Work with the town government to re-beautify the town and make it more attractive to invest and live in. I would also work with them to attract a couple more large/mid sized employers.
12.) Invest a large sum of money into Biologos (www.biologos.org) and other organizations that are interested constructive dialogue between Christianity and science

 

[breezy]

I want my own compound. I want to live off my own land, grow my own food and be self reliant as much as possible. I want more than 4 chickens, I want beehives,fruit trees,big garden, I want solar and wind power .I want to do this all and be debt free
So the first thing I would do would be to purchase the land to start my dream.

 

[miss heny]

her si what i will get first then what i will get next XD

a large farm

every polish color in the world XD

 

[dragonlaurel]

Since this is dreaming anyway, I'm going to dream that this was a ridiculously large amount of money.
I would get out of debt right away and then pay a big chunk on my sister's mortgage.

Have a realtor start looking for rolling to hilly land in the Ouachitas including the mineral and water rights and have an appointment to see the options in a month, so we can do a little traveling.
10 - 40 acres permaculture farm with a few cabins or cob cottages scattered on it for people we want there.
We might get 100 acres or so for a campground and hold events there, if we found a suitable property.
Dream home is a passive solar cob home or log cabin with an attached greenhouse and a root cellar. A modified earth-ship could work also.

large garden by the home with the orchard and small vineyard on slopes with terracing as needed
a few top bar beehives would pollinate everything
Some farm dogs, some guineas, ducks and geese would help with home security and insects.
Old varieties of layer hens would be foraging through the day with a couple broodies raising the young.
comfy Gambrel roofed passive solar barn for the nights
small tractor with the normal attachments to make life easier. It may end up converted to alternate fuel later.
Water going to the home, henhouse, greenhouse and barn.
dairy goats nursing a kid or two and giving us some milk. Later we could raise more and make lots of cheese.

A small flock of Gulf Coast Native Sheep would thrive in this area and they deserve it.
DH wants some Highland cattle
workshops, smoke house, outdoor kitchen with cob oven for summer use

We could sell at a Farmers Market while we get to know the community. Later having CSA members would be a goal.

 

[Whispering Winds]

Quote:
I want this too; was afraid to say it in my other post because i was afraid that someone might think I was a Jim Jones or the guy in Texas . . .but having a lot of land, both tillable and timber and living on it in total peace and harmony and rarely if ever having to go somewhere unless I wanted too, just sounds too good to be true!!!!

 

[jarcoo0153]

Quit my JOB!!!!!!!
First I would help my church out because it can barely make ends meet.
Then I would build a grand victorian farmhouse and fill it with tons of antiques.
Then I would go on a chicken shopping spree, and buy several pure bred chicks and build grand coops.
Then I would landscape and plant an orchard.
Finally I would invest what was left to pay for my chicken addiction and rehab!

 

[BunnyMomma]

I have thought about this a lot!

1. I would start a charity to help people that need their teeth fixed to get help.
2. I would build houses for my 4 children and get them all new cars.
3. I would buy a brand new Chevy Silvarado Pickup Truck and Brand new horse trailer.

4. I would give most of my chickens to BYC'ers.

5. I would hire a gardener, and a maid full time.
6. I would ride my horses every chance I could.

7. I would hire a good looking cowboy to clean my stables, groom my horses, and take me riding!

8. I would also hire someone to build my hubby a big building to put antique cars in.
9. I would spend a couple of weeks each year at a resort in the Bahamas to soak my sore behind from all that riding.
10. I would go see the Grand Tetons before I die.
11. I would put some money in trust accounts for the grandkids.

 

[wolftracks]

Up until July we had planned on

1. Buying a new car and Harley for my husband

I bought the car recently just because I needed it to get the the cemetery to visit him

NOW

1. Still buy the Harley cause now I want to learn to ride

2. Use my new car to find my dream house (lots of land, big house with a wrap around porch, the works and closer to the cemetery)

3. Now I can pay off all the bills, that won't take much really. Don't use credit cards, but have some debts

4. Pay off or Buy all my kids, his kids and my 3 other boys from previous realtionship houses, oh and for my youngest sister and 2 of my brothers (all the others own already)

5. Pay off all their bills

6. College paid for for all the grandkids which now total 28 /most of my kids I'll help with. Heck they already just got a house paid for

7. Donate to Chicldren's Hospital in Oakland. They saved the lives of 2 of my kids.

8. Start an organization that helps VA survivors because the VA sucks rocks

9. Buy another dog or 3 and lots more chickens. And anything else that I fall in love with on the way.

10. Maybe actually go on a real vacation. Never had one before. Not that important thought, cause I'll be living in my dream house

I used to tell my husband that I couldn't settle for a million. Between us we had 10 kids and they all had to get equal shares, but we were finally going to live again. 100mil sounds good. I can deal with what's left after those huge taxes

 

[wolftracks]

Did I kill the thread?????