Current Events > Say you won the powerball tonight, what's your first major purchase?

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Not counting paying off existing debt.

I'd probably remodel the house tbh

A ticket to a better country

Buying my parents deir dream home

A queen-size mattress.

Probably try to buy up/protect threatened land somewhere

A condo for the wife and I.

I invest the rest.

plot of land and building supplies in the middle of fucking nowhere canada. maybe build something interesting on a lake. saw a guy who built a floating dock house on a lake once. with the right tools i could process my own lumber and build whatever the hell i want.

*looks up powerball jackpot*

Yep, I could afford my dream car.

The Savannah house

Some food off Doordash probably.

-Pay off my credit card bills (they're not big, but why not?)
-Donate money to a hospital (for personal reasons)
-Buy a shit-ton of S&P 500 ETFs and S&P 500 high-dividend yield ETFs
-Put the rest in a savings account
-Start looking at purchasing property in cities I like to visit around the globe

Weed. Major enough for me.

The first big thing Id probably buy though is a new car. Nothing crazy either, just like a decent, new Subaru. I have no desire to move out of my house either, so Id just pay the mortgage off, set a bit aside to live off of and play with, and the rest Id invest.

Put it all in SPAXX until I figure out what to do with it. Earn at least 4% APY monthly with no tax penalty beyond interest.

A 5500 or similar diesel truck and a car hauler trailer.

I wanna play the powerball badly

A shitload of alcohol so I can get drunk and party the first night.

Probably try to leave the country with family and friends who also wish to flee.

Depends on what counts as major. If were talking at least 3 digits, a Switch 2. If were talking at least 4 digits, a new phone. If were talking more, a house.

I would say a better house with more property but I'd likely buy my dream car, 1970s Dodge Challenger RT with a Hemi

Since it's fuck you money territory, I probably buy a whole Bitcoin, load the private key onto a physical token, and then wipe my ass with it like it's the three seashells from Demolition Man.

I'd leave the US. Buy an ocean-view villa in southern France.

I'd also get a new car...change my shitty 2011 Honda Civic for a Honda CR-V or something like that

Two chicks at the same time.

GameFAQs.com

The best lawyer money can buy.

As should always be the instant first purchase.

Dinner for my wife, kid, and I at a restaurant we like. No sense in trying to plan things on expenses and savings on an empty stomach.

SocialistGamer posted...

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Make sure you rescind the golden parachutes for DToast and Error.

misterbum posted...

The best lawyer money can buy.

As should always be the instant first purchase.

I always forget to mention that I would do that day one. Feels like a given.

A new desktop setup.

Not the highest of high end, but a 5080 for sure id say.

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This.

In the spirit of the topic, though? A house.

gamefaqs and closing it down

Buy a house in Utah.
Buy lots of tech companies shares
Buy real tangible money (silver coins) in case war breaks out.

misterbum posted...

The best lawyer money can buy.

As should always be the instant first purchase.

This is the real answer

Paying off all of mom and dad's debts.
Paying off what remains of my student loan.
Paying off three vehicles (mom, dad and mine).
Getting my dad's truck fixed or buying him a new one, depending on what he wants to do.
Buying my parents their forever home.
And FINALLY moving out of my parents place.

After that, just gonna play it by ear and try to be as responsible as much as I can. Some of it will be going to charity.

The billion dollar one?
I'd be able to give all my IRL friends and online friends a million and not even see a dent

im assuming you mean a major purchase not something like a pizza to celebrate

so probably a switch 2 and a nice big 8K TV and a top of the line PC

then id buy a small house

and uh yeah i dont know what else id need

Pay off my mor--

HighSeraph posted...

Not counting paying off existing debt.

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I dunno?

An insanely expensive bottle of Scotch and bottle of wine

Umbreon posted...

A ticket to a better country

This, I've given up on my country. Planning on getting my citizenship with my mother's home country next year.

Ignoring the fact that I cant win it, the first thing Im doing with that money is donating a fuckload to Blue Dragon.

It would be a nice house for sure, but Id have to look into where I would want to live and if that place is even in the U.S. anymore

Boombam99 posted...

It would be a nice house for sure, but Id have to look into where I would want to live and if that place is even in the U.S. anymore

If I bought houses in 20 different countries (which, of course, I wouldnt do) I still wouldnt buy one in the US.

A house in the US, a house in another country, and a private jet.

PiOverlord posted...

A house in the US, a house in another country, and a private jet.

private jets are a ripoff, even with powerball levels of money, unless you plan on flying every week.

I'm getting my own anime made by a reputable studio.

Finish buying my uncle's house.
Then after that, probably a steam deck and switch 2.

I mean yeah, debt was my first thing.
Next, I guess....try to get all my of my family to the hospital/doctor for check-ups and tests? My parents are old enough to start to worry about misc cancers or something, but they never get checked.

https://youtu.be/A939QRRSNV4?si=0rjJhec6HtQYXDt6

Fuckin' A

Property to build a compound on.

Edit: Actually, my first major purchase would almost certainly be a new vehicle. Property would take time to locate.