If you were given $1 million...?

Question

each year for the rest of your life, what would you do? Stop working? Quit school? Send your children to college, or let them drop out since you have enough money? Buy clothes, jewelry or cars? Do you think it would make your life better/happier?

Why or why not?

Answer 1

I would pay off my bills, donate some money to a charitable cause, buy my mom a house, or a house big enough for us both.
I would send my daughter to a private school, or an ' A ' rated school and she would have a tutor at least 3x a week. I would enrich her life in many ways by surrounding her with positive things and people. I would help single mothers that were really struggling, I would travel endlessly. I would buy smaller homes or flats in: New York, Miami, Texas, Los Angeles, Canada, Mexico, London, Greece and S. Africa.(it is beautiful there)

. . . . . And this would only be the tip of the Iceburg. . . I would probably keep working, but at something that really helps others, I would go to college at the same time my daughter would be going. . .

Thanks for letting me dream today, that really felt good !!! :?)

Answer 2

I wont stop working but invest the money, do some business. I would pursue educating myself further because money isn't knowledge and knowledge makes it enriching living experience. I would buy clothes, jewelry, car(s). I am not sure if it makes life happier or not, as i strongly believe having money doesn't mean happiness but money is one of the vehicles to get there, it doesn't guarantee. I would also help people who are in monetary need based on my capacity.

Answer 3

For starters, I would pay off my and my husband's debts, and give some to family to help them.

For year two, I would buy a large home with enough bedrooms and bathrooms to take in Foster Children.

Every year after that, I would keep approximately 10-25% for household expenses, education, etc., and I would donate the remaining 75-90% to a variety of local, national and international charities and causes I believe in strongly. I would probably continue on with my education, possibly comtemplating a PhD, and spend a lot of time volunteering. And a vacation every year. I need a break.

Would it make me happier? Well, that's an unknown quantity. would it make things easier? Absolutely. Currently my husband and I are in debt to the tune of around $100,000 due to our education and household expenses, and we are very, very far from owning a home in the city we live in. Some relief would ease my mind greatly.

Answer 4

The first thing I would do is take my husband, parents, and my siblings on an awesome vacation somewhere. I would probably keep working, or get involved with charity work, and donate a certain amount each year.

Also, for the long term, I would invest in real estate. Maybe start a business to do with interior design, or something of that sort.

Answer 5

Buy a house - of course, I would first consider moving to a foreign country, such as Greece or Italy. My child would of course go to University - everyone needs a career. I would be giving a lot to various charities and my church. A new comfy car for me, whatever my husband wants to drive, and a classic car for my son. No fancy clothes, jewellery, or stuff - wouldn't want to get into the "high life". Just travelling, and being able to experience new things. Like if I wanted to hug a tiger cub, I could find and go somewhere to do it. Silly stuff like that. Pay off a church's mortgage.

Answer 6

I would become an "angel", in the sense that I would help people out randomly. For instance, if I were to see a person like I saw yesterday working in the parking lot of walmart on his car, underneith the engine, I would take him to a dealership and buy him a new car. If I saw a waitress was having a crappy day, I would give a three figure tip. If I heard of a person who got his bike stolen on campus, and this bike was brand new and his pride and joy, I would buy him a new one.

Basically I would be like Ludacris on Pimp My Ride all the time.

Money alone won't make me happy, but being able to experiance new things will, and knowing that I am important and have a value in society would make me richer than $1 million a year ever could.

Answer 7

I would get out of the corporate world, quit my job and get a part-time job with low pressure doing something easy that I enjoy (like at a sandwich shop or something). Primarily, I would pay off debts and travel and spend a lot of time pursuing hobbies and personal interests. I would volunteer in some capacity to round out my weeks. I would give money to my family members for things that would enrich their lives, too, such as giving my sister and her husband the money they need to adopt a child. Money would definitely cause happiness for my family and me in these circumstances because, although it cannot buy relationships or joy, it can help you to have the means to do what you want when you want. That would make me happy. As for buying clothes and stuff, that's not important to me. I would probably spend most of my luxury money on traveling the world with my husband.

Answer 8

Hmm. I would quit my job. I'd give $100,000 to my church each year as tithes. Stay in a humble home. Nothing excessive. Of cours I'd buy some clothes and shoes. Finish college. Have a nice sized wedding. I'd have what I needed to live and spend time with my family. I think it would make me happy at first b/c it's money, but it wouldn't be what I need to be happy for life. I think in order to be truly happy you need more than just money. But it would be nice to have =oP

Answer 9

Buy a ton of property and make several investments. I wouldn't work, I would spend as much time with the family as I could. also, I'd buy enough property to make my own "lazy river" with tubes and spend a lot of time in it getting really drunk. yes, life would be better. if more money doen't make you happy why do we all try to get ahead at work?

Answer 10

Most of my problems are money-related, so it would solve a whole host of my immediate problems

Half of what Uncle Sam allowed me to keep would go into savings/investments and the other half would go into our regular savings account that would generate enough interest every year to allow us live as if there was another earner in the household.