In an interesting follow up to my post about winning $100 on scratch-off tickets, Wafelenbak posed the question of what you would do if you won a big-time lottery payout.
Wow. Talk about a tricky question, but a fun one all the same.
I'd like to think that we wouldn't change too much about our life that didn't already need changing, except that we might, as Emeril would say, "kick it up a notch."
For example, we'd finish all the renovations around the house that we've started and others that we have on our timeline for down the road. But now we'd have a pro do it. And buy even higher quality materials.
Instead of waiting to buy our new cars and spacing it out for the sake of money, we'd probably buy each of us our new car now. And we'd both go with the hybrid version of what we already wanted.
Instead of talking about going on a big tour of Europe and picking and choosing which countries we visit now as opposed to later, maybe we'd just go to all of them. Several times.
All those charities that we either give a few bucks to here and there or would like to give to but can't because we "already gave at the office"? Well they'd all finally get what we feel they deserve.
I'm sure the calls from our alma mater would increase, and maybe we'd finally give them some money.
I would think the same would go for calls from politicians wanting money. But they still wouldn't get one red cent. They have too much money as it is.
Then there are the other things... top-of-the-line computers and home theater, more little trips here and there on the weekends, a motorcycle, that sort of stuff.
Oh, and we'd stop worrying about the potential financial impact of having kids and just have them.
And puppies. Puppies are cute.
Totally Unrelated Aside (TUA): Think this guy might customize an Ibanez EX160 for me? And then I can playback the music I record on this little gem.
God bless Legos.
