Quote: Originally posted by DoctorEw220 on March 28, 2005
if i were to win a mega millions or powerball jackpot, i would split it with my cousin. his mother (my aunt) has only days left to live, and he could really use the money. after that, i would buy a house (not a modest one, but one that would be nice to live in. i'd send my kids (when i have, or adopt, them) to private school. i would want them to grow up thinking independently. i'd buy a mini-van and take it to west coast customs in LA to get it "pimped out". i'd purchase top of the line video production equipment, and use some of that money to start up a production company. i would also buy a nice TV. the rest would go to living expenses. if i ever become rich, i would still teach my kids (when i become a dad) the same values that my parents taught me. i would make sure that they don't let the fact that i'd be rich get to them. i wouldn't spoil them too much, maybe buy them a TV, computer, and VCR/DVD player. no pool in the house (i can't swim). maybe a hot tub. maybe a game room (i've kinda wanted a pool table.). it would also all depend on how much i win.
I would like a nice home, but like you, I wouldn't want a pool. I grew up in a house with a pool and managed to live through most of my childhood not knowing how to swim. I just took sensible safety precautions and had no problems. Around age 11 or so, my parents started forcing me to spend time in the pool everyday wading in the shallow end and at age 13, force me to take lessons. Between the ages of 11-14, they basically crammed it down my throat, denying me all of the things I enjoyed doing and forcing me to swim daily. Even one summer, they banned from everything not swimming related, TV, radio, magazines, newspapers, and only allowed me to read books about swimming and diving. The end result of this was if I have a choice, I will not do it. Why am I telling you this? I don't run into many people who will admit to not knowing how to swim and know I could have been amongst your ranks if I had been left alone.
Even though I wouldn't want a pool, I do like Jacuzzis and would definitely have one in my new home. I would also have a room for my computers and my ham radio. I'd probably build the ham station I've always dreamed of with top of the line equipment and a great antenna system. I'd also have a nice media room with a good TV, DVD, stereo, etc. Not into video games, so I probably wouldn't have one of those.
The rest of the money I'd invest, put in savings, etc. so I wouldn't have to work for the rest of my life, and could pursue my interests full time. That would be a good life.
PrisonerSix