Would you still work if you won 3/4 billion?

When the Powerball was 3/4 billion a guy on TV said if he won he would start up a couple of construction companies with the money. Would 3/4 billion be enuf for you or would you still want to try to make more $

 

That's not like winning a couple of million. With that much money it would be a full time job just to manage it.

 

Uncle Ferd says it be `nuff fer him...

... the only workin' he'd do...

... is workin' on hangin' up a hammock...

... where he could lay in...

... an' sip on apple cider...

... whilst he watched DVD's of his favorite movies.

 

I'd probably set up some sort of Foundation that gave money to worthy causes. I'd work at that ... some.

 

Yes....I would still work. Naturally with that type of money, I don't see how I wouldn't make even more money.

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HELL NO !

 

I'd definitely work on spending some of it on some of the finer things in life!.

 

Nope, I'd quit tomorrow and give my body a rest. There's plenty of work to do around the property without worrying about earning a paycheck. Might do some volunteer work if I get bored. It would be nice to have the money and time to help others in need instead of slaving away for the govt to tax me to help themselves.

Send all your tickets to me. I'll make sure those dollars are appreciated. lol

 

I will eat. sleep, fck all days.

 

It's unlikely I would ever win, as I play the odds on those things and therefore do not usually play...same with gambling.

That said, if I ever came into such a nice sum I would probably sequester a third of it for my old age, hiring someone trustworthy to invest it for me.

The next third, I might use to improve my lifestyle. To me, that means some acreage somewhere nice, with a safe, comfy, reliable home, with access to swimming and a few toys like a decent car that can be driven on back roads and a boat. I would reserve enough to pay taxes and maintenance on all of that.

The last third I might invest in a small business to provide jobs for a few people. It might be in someone else's company that is based on a good idea. Hopefully that would provide me with a bit of ongoing income and a continued sense of social responsibility and usefulness.

If my investments made more than I needed, I would consider donating to a few charities I respect, especially the Salvation Army, and maybe spend a bit on political action.

 

I would still work. I'd just be working for myself with no debt of any kind, free to produce as little or as much as I feel comfortable with.

 

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No.....

 

Continuing "work" as I define it today would not happen. I would instead (In order):

1) Build my ideal environment.

2) Eliminate ALL outstanding debt for members of my family as long as they agreed to never accept debt, voluntarily, moving forward.

3) Set up retirement accounts for the same and college funds for each child. Legacy and reasonable future.

My "work" would then be creating the businesses that I currently do not have the funds to create and perhaps a move into politics. Both of these "occupations" would be in the pursuit of two goals; To create jobs in America, and help keep government out of the business of killing both.

Or, more broadly stated; Work hard in leaving this world better than I found it.
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I would definitely start companies that would employ hard working Americans and pay them extremely well.

 

Revealing

 

I'd drop out of school, travel round the world for 2 years and then bribe a university to let me in despite having no qualifications.

 

Well, when your old, your lucky to sleep till 6 am. Try to get some sleep in when your young. I'm thrilled if I can get 6 hours in. For me 3-4 hours is not uncommon. If you can get some decent sleep that is worth a lot of $ in itself.

 

Hell, in the old days (1970's) I would just sit in on any class I wanted to. But that was when Cal State L.A. was $63 a trimester and L.A.C.C. was $6.50 a semester. I don't know what they would say now if I walked in and asked if I could just sit in. But we also had some somewhat real proffs back then. What do they have now teaching the class...an Indian graduate student?

 

Yes, I'd so the same, but not work at it. I'd just fund it. I'd give grants to all the poor starving photogs and artists.

 

GD...if the property is run down you would sell it unless you are happy with it as-is. It is hard enuf work spending that kind of money without having to work on a property.

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For me I would like to be able to waste $ and fly first class instead of being packed like sushi on a plane. it would also be nice to be able to fly in the high season instead of only taking trips in the cold season cause the high season tickets are unaffordable.

 

I've known a lot of folks who worked 3rd shift for years who absolutely could not change that sleep routine when they retired. They continued to sleep during the day and get up at night.

 

My sister is like that. Her work schedule has gotten erratic. She went in at 2 every day for years and now one day it is 4 a.m. which may be followed by 2pm followed by 10 am followed by 5 am followed by 6pm. She just gets at least 8 hours between shifts and that is it. Not really her employer's fault so much as her coworkers. There are a lot of people who abuse FMLA, last minute call-ins, no-shows, etc that create gaps that have to be filled and they rely on her to be one of them because she can do a bunch of different jobs and not everyone is trained to operate as much equipment as she is. Her pay is weird too. She gets her guaranteed base pay for her regular job, but then different machines have different pay rates. They have to log onto equipment with their ID card and then their pay is based on the pay for that piece of equipment while they are logged onto it.