Just a wonder on how you’d spend it. I’d probably buy up some land and build a nice village or town kind of similar to Poundbury. I’d probably sell houses at a fair price but only to people who send in a CV and seem to be upstanding people who actually want to work and be a part of a community, as well as giving them a mortgage Then I’d have a nice mansion and pretend to be a Lord where I can look over my wonderful tenants and maybe buy them Christmas gifts and send them birthday cards. Help them out if they need it.
Basically what some Lords did centuries ago but probably more kinder. Oh, and the place will be built with nice old timey architecture as well. Probably cobble streets because screw cars lmao. I just want to give people a nice life I guess as well as LARP as nobility
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- Pay off the remainder on my mortgage.
- Pay off my parents’ mortgage.
- Buy a new house that is large enough for my family to live comfortably in, without being ostentatious.
- Give my old home to my in-laws. They could use it.
- Set up a fund that produces enough interest for me and my family to live off of in perpetuity. $4 million in an account that produces 5.5% interest annually would be $220,000 (pre-tax) every year, which is plenty for our needs.
- Set up a foundation to help the poor, fund environmental projects, support social justice causes, and so on with all of the rest.
I do not need $6 billion. No one does. I don’t want it. It would ruin me. The absolute best thing I could do with it is dedicate the overwhelming majority of it to causes I believe in, rather than hoarding it or buying a bunch of stupid shit.
I agree with all of this. Except I would probably buy all the stupid shit I want because I have no concept of how all the stupid shit I want could amount to more than a rounding error.
I can easily afford all the stupid shit I’d actually want on $220K/year earnings from interest.
Buy the entire Supreme Court of the United States.
Dunno what I’d do with the other $6.415 billion though. Maybe start buying Congress members?
Dunno what I’d do with the other $6.415 billion though. Maybe start buying Congress members?
Ok, but then what would you do with the remaining $6.414 billion once you’ve bought all of congress then?
Come on, man. I’m running out of ideas here.
I’ll tell you what I’d do, man. two chicks at the same time. And I think if I had 5 billion pounds I could hook that up, cause chicks dig a dude with money.
Truthfully though I’d hook my family up bigtime for probably the next few hundred years and start hiring experts on how to deal with that kind of basically at least to me infinite money.
Hook your family up… With two chicks each???
Sounds reasonable. Now about this “family” designation . . .
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This. Well really it would be sleep more, spend more time with my kid, work out more, but more importantly, start playing WoW again lmao. Probably also move to somewhere I like more, our house is fine and all but I’d GTFO of the west and go live somewhere chill.
Do everything in my power to pass some privacy legislation for Americans, and overturn the Patriot Act. I probably don’t have nearly enough since I’d be going up against the biggest corporations in the world.
Make sure I set a few million aside for myself and family. Buy everyone I’m close with a house, and give them a few million each.
If there’s anything left, and there probably won’t be because I spent it all trying to get Congress to respect our right to privacy, then I’d start helping random struggling people who seem like good people. I suppose I’d form a foundation for that since I wouldn’t have the time to help as many people as possible.
This is based.
Build housing that would be rent-to-own. The only qualification would be paying first month’s rent and a deposit, then if you stay for 15 years you own the place. Price it for minimal profit (5-10%) and build/renovate a new set every year.
Call a national account and law firm to set the money up in a way that minimises the amount of tax owed for ongoing years.
Call some wholesale investment fund managers and invest a several hundred mill in each.
Trust funds for the family with liveable stipends. Gets replenished by the wholesale fund dividends.
Finally get my drivers licence sorted and see where the wife wants to visit.
Well, besides the obvious of paying off mortgages and debts which wouldn’t even amount to a fraction of that, I’d buy an island to convert into a 24/7 mass paintball (or laser tag or something) warzone experience, like hundreds of people on both sides.
Sell the experience to people, classic Red team vs blue team, stay until you’re eliminated, barracks/camps, HQ, command structures, etc. It would be a live streamed competition with commentary, tactics, live go pro cams, everything. Maybe do it in seasons, have leaderboards, MVPs, whatever.
Players that have already been to the island before would be able to advise, or place bets on their accounts or whatever to build up load outs for their next trip.
The goal being a fun live game, exercise, stamina training, whatever, but mostly an outlet for the people in the world that get excited by war with the intention of hopefully reducing that with a safe environment.
I feel like if done correctly, and made as affordable as possible, it could turn into a relatively profitable business. I would then ensure the profits went to charities that provide aid to actual warzones and ensure that the primary message of the theme park is completely anti-war.
Any money leftover that didn’t go into that project I would donate and invest in animal welfare and conservation, renewable energy, and tackling the climate crisis.
I may keep 1m, that’s way more than what I need to live this life and donate the rest to hospitals and education institutions.
So corrupt officials can fill their pockets?
Better to create those places yourself and remain their director so you can make sure the money goes where it is needed.
I’ll take this advice when I have the money 😀
Pay off my debt and fuck off some where nice and quite and live the rest of my days comfortably.
Assuming 6 million after taxes, I’d immediately pay all my debts and then set myself up with interest bearing instruments giving me $100k income per year.
After that I’d just chill and start traveling, looking for something to get involved in.
Oh since that’s billion, not million, I’d do all the above except the annual income would be $1m and then I’d be looking for investments to make.
Buy a few representatives
Pay off all my debts and set the rest on fire
Then your roof caves in an hour after you burned it all
Establish a trust dedicated to effectively and efficiently using the funds to advance my goals.
What are my goals? They’re centered around public health, housing, the environment, equality and justice.
Feels like wishful thinking, but then, so does winning 5 billion GBP…
And when you go to war they’re obligated to go too, possibly even in your place
