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Picked up my $400 million Power Ball ticket today. What should I do with the money?

BobStackFan4Life said:
The powers that be will just line their pockets and crow about how much money they've brought in. You'd be better off buying the Million Dollar Belt. :(
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Dude it's easy- fire [Redacted] and I'll give you x. You don't give the money first.
 
I think, on second though, I might buy an actual sailboat instead of a fully motorized one.

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RJKarl said:
Jesus, if you can't that trio is supposed to be a joke.....WOW.....
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It's cool, I wasn't offended or upset or anything. Just kind of perplexed. I figured it might be a joke, especially with the Snowden line, but I didn't really get the teeth and pick-up part. But it's all good. I got no problem with rjkomedian. :)
 
One of the first guys who won nine figures said he going to buy some teeth, a used pick-up truck and a 12 pack..

Here's a hint, if it looks really silly and outrageous, let yourself have some fun. :)
 
RJKarl said:
One of the first guys who won nine figures said he going to buy some teeth, a used pick-up truck and a 12 pack..

Here's a hint, if it looks really silly and outrageous, let yourself have some fun. :)
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I would pledge to eventually give most of it away. In the meantime I would immediately buy the nicest place I could find on the waterway at Wrightsville and 20 acres adjacent the land I already own in the mountains - where I would build a bodacious mountain cabin that was way too big to call a cabin...
 
RJKarl said:
One of the first guys who won nine figures said he going to buy some teeth, a used pick-up truck and a 12 pack..

Here's a hint, if it looks really silly and outrageous, let yourself have some fun. :)
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That almost sounds like that guy in West Virginia who ended up spending it all on drugs, strippers, a helicopter- all kinds of craziness.
 
scooter84 said:
I would pledge to eventually give most of it away. In the meantime I would immediately buy the nicest place I could find on the waterway at Wrightsville and 20 acres adjacent the land I already own in the mountains - where I would build a bodacious mountain cabin that was way too big to call a cabin...
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I'd probably do something like this- and make sure my parents and brothers are well taken care of. And give most of it away. I don't care about cars or anything like that. Just a couple nice houses, a decent car, something like a Subaru, and the occasional trip. I'd have the most fun giving it away to people and things I care about.
 
And a kayak. I'd like a kayak. And lessons so I know how to get around in a kayak.
 
BobStackFan4Life said:
I'd probably do something like this- and make sure my parents and brothers are well taken care of. And give most of it away. I don't care about cars or anything like that. Just a couple nice houses, a decent car, something like a Subaru, and the occasional trip. I'd have the most fun giving it away to people and things I care about.
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make sure you're prepared to pay when the head gaskets go out on you. *grumble grumble*
 
BobStackFan4Life said:
That almost sounds like that guy in West Virginia who ended up spending it all on drugs, strippers, a helicopter- all kinds of craziness.
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Tug McGraw had a classic line, "I spent 80% of my money on booze and women. I wasted the rest."
 
deacphan said:
is it really "hood?" i've only stopped in the main town area to go to russian river brewing on my way to healdsburg.
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as hood as could be expected for that part of the state. there's a huge blue-collar underbelly for that whole wine country area.
 
BobStackFan4Life said:
I think he's talking to me, though why he's implying I'm a neck I know not. But used pick ups are nice to have.
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I missed his joke and was wondering what RJ would do with a truck.

I'd buy a new truck and use my 1 year old truck like a beater. I have 400 million. Why not?
 
DeaconBrews said:
Well you'd actually have about 200 million...
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Not really.

ETA: yeah, that's probably about right if you take the lump sum you get about two thirds, federal tax is 25% and state is about 3%. So, 190 to 195 million.
 
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just wasted at least an hour looking up property in sonoma county.
 
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