My Question of the Day

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My Question of the Day
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Wed, 06-11-2008 - 3:28am

If you won one million dollars what is the first 10 things you would do?


I will go first.


1. Call my son and tell his

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-11-2008 - 6:08am

Good question Mary Ann. :-)


A million $$ after taxes would probably be around $600 or $700,000.

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Registered: 09-20-2004
Wed, 06-11-2008 - 9:48am

1. Quit my job


2. Invest half


3. Pay off the bills


4. Re-enroll in college


5. Set up in-home therapy for my daughter


6. Take a vacation and not worry about the cost or the time or anything at all


7. TTC #3


8. Buy a house


9. Find a church and set up a program for kids with special needs


10. Find a new job that has meaning to me


Good question!!


Heather


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Registered: 10-09-1999
Wed, 06-11-2008 - 11:02am

Oh, this sounds fun...thanks Mary Ann


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Registered: 03-17-2003
Wed, 06-11-2008 - 12:43pm

I would sign up for a particular

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Wed, 06-11-2008 - 12:49pm

I like your #6!


Sue

"The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them; that's the essence of humanity."

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Registered: 05-27-2008
Wed, 06-11-2008 - 1:03pm

I like this one. Although, I think I'd need more than $1M. hehehe.


1. Find and hire a good lawyer


2. Find and hire a good financial planner


3. Pay off my school loans and all bills


4. Pay off all my folks debt (if they have any)


5. Give $100k to mine and DH's retirement each


6. Refi my house and pay down a chunk of it


7. Put $50k in savings for "rainy days"


8. Buy ourselves cars PIF of course


9. Go back to school and get my Master's


10. Take a vacation anywhere for a long time

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Registered: 03-27-2005
Wed, 06-11-2008 - 1:45pm

1. Pay off all debts including the mortgage


2. Put $50,000 into an E-fund


3. Put $150,000 into an account for ds's college and investments


4. Put $150,000 into investments for retirement


5. Church gets the rest.

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Registered: 06-10-2008
Wed, 06-11-2008 - 2:01pm

If I won ten million dollars the first thing I would do is:


1. Buy my dream home


2. sell my current house


3. pay off all my debt


4. pay off all debt for my parents and in laws


5. give each family member $5,000.00


6. Set up a trust for my kids


7. save the rest

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Registered: 06-12-2008
Thu, 06-12-2008 - 1:05am

If only those types of dreams came true (sigh), but I would def:


1. Pay off all my delinquent cards and my hospital bill


2. Pay off my major delinquent account to settle my lawsuit


3. Pay off my student loans and school expenses so i could finish one degree and start another


4. Get my own place


5. Get a more reliable vehicle


6. Get a makeover!


7. Start my own business


and 8. Save for the future :)

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Registered: 03-25-2008
Thu, 06-12-2008 - 11:57am

If I had 1 million dollars I would do the following:

1. Pay off the mortgage on my ex's and my two daughters residence $400,000
2. Pay off my debt of $75,000
3. Make a large down payment on a residence for myself $100,000
4. Pay off my car $18,000
6. Pay off my gym membership $500.00
7. Buy some new clothes
8. Get a manicure & pedicure
9. Take a vacation
10. Put some money into savings

Leslie



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