What would you do if you won the lottery?

[Debbie7171]

If you won the 15 million lotto jackpot tonight, what would you do with the money?

@spottedinthewilds I like that theme, dh likes fi, I'll suggest that when we win.

Move house, no where flash at all but somewhere with good rooms for dc.

Move dd to a really good private school.
Probably do a masters and possibly PhD

I’ve also said I would buy them each a flat. At about £650k each I think that sets them up nicely. I would want them still to find their own way in life so wouldn’t want them to have everything. It’s a balance

I'd buy a plot of land and hire an architect to build my dream home to my specifications.
Pay off the mortgages for my DC
Buy a house somewhere sunny to escape to over winter
Increase the monthly direct debits I give to various charities

Ditto!

Firstly, I would pay off the mortgage. I would then get a new kitchen and a new bathroom. Then after that I would give a lot of the money to my parents and would also treat them to a holiday. I would then buy a couple of buy to let flats in London and perhaps buy a larger house and rent out our current one so I could get a good income from the rental properties. I would then put the rest in savings and go on holiday to the Caribbean, the Maldives and on a trip to the USA. I would also give some of the money to our local Hospice as they need the support.

Buy some land. Invest in friends' ideas, set up schemes. Travel

Pay off the mortgages of my nearest & dearest . Get my house completely renovated , Chuck out all my furnishings and start again , ditto all my clothes . Have some fab holidays , get fit , pay to improve myself ( surgery if necessary , who am I kidding , it would be necessary ! )
Live life to the max !

I regularly look on Rightmove for gorgeous houses in my area. None of them are quite right though so I’d probably get one built exactly how I’d want it, somewhere with countryside views but still close enough to town.

I’d possibly also get a flat in the town centre. I love the idea of living the life of luxury, walking to the lovely coffee shops, browsing the independent shops for lovely bits for my home, getting my hair and nails done regularly, having boozy lunches in posh restaurants.

Needless to say I’d quit work.

I’d give my siblings a big lump sum then I’d make sure my kids are set up for life by getting them a house and enough money in the bank as a safety net. I’d encourage them to still work though.

I’d go on a few big holidays but would also enjoy the freedom to travel the UK, staying in quaint villages or busy cities for weekend breaks and enjoying delicious food.

I’d try to learn to drive super quickly and get me and DH nice cars

I’d probably fix my teeth too.

Love this!

I'd get a divorce.

Id buy as large a piece of woodland as possible and hire someone to look after it and manage it. It needs saving. Then also i could walk my dog around it in safety without worrying about random men.

I’d give a lot to my DC & put some in trust for my GC.
I’d move to the town I would love to live in but find a piece of land and self build to get exactly what I want.
Fly first class to Australia to visit family
Go shopping, get a personal shopper and not look at any price tags
Help out mine and my DH’s siblings
Travel first class to all the places on my bucket list
Buy a city centre home in at least one of my favourite places

Lovely thought! I’d hire a cleaner and a gardener whom I’d pay really well. Help a struggling relative. Then donate loads to animal charities. Then take husband on a nice, long, luxurious holiday in the Caribbean. If only…

I wouldn't tell anyone.

I'd put aside a good amount for each of my 3 kids and release it to them incrementally when the time is right. As someone noted earlier, you want to leave them some opportunity to plough their own furrow and achieve in life. It's not meanness. I'd never leave them in dire straits.

I would anonymously donate the money to build a new scout hut in our town.

I have a long held fantasy where I live alone (apart from a selection of beautiful, affectionate cats) in a gorgeous cottage in Pembrokeshire, overlooking the sea and far from other people. I'd have a real fire and a fridge full of nice wine and M and S ready meals. I'd sit, listen to the waves crashing and the wind howling and stare into the flames. Bliss.

At this exact moment in time I would pay someone all of it to find the cure for snoring! Dh is doing my nut in! I don't know how much more I can take!🤦🏻‍♀️

Seriously though I would pay off family members mortgages, buy other family members houses. And help a couple of friends too.
Would buy myself a massive house with at least 3 wings so I can get away from the snoring 😡.
And loads of nice cars 🚗

I'd buy a house, then pay off any debt my kids have and give them some cash, likewise I'd give my mum some cash. I'd buy my partner a new car. Then I'd add a big catio to my new house and get someone in to landscape the garden and decorators in to decorate. I'd buy a bean to cup coffee machine and an American fridge freezer that filters water! I'd donate some to my local cat rescue. Then I'd book a holiday somewhere warm!

I think about this far too often 😅 I wonder how much you can legally gift family and friends or will they/you be taxed?

Buy DP a house of his own.

Buy a new forever house for me and DC with future scope for multi-generational living and long-term visitors and lodgers -like a kind of Casa Madrigal in Encanto. Live happily there like a benevolent matriarch. Maybe work a bit less.

Pay off my debts. Renovate my son's house. Give a million to each of my sisters and a couple million in trust for my disabled niece.
I'd then put £3m in a trust for each of my kids, half for when they reach 25 remainder when they reach 30 and try to ring fence it. That leaves about £5m. So I'd buy my dream home in Chelsea with £3-4m and have a nice lifestyle with the rest, though I might give a few gifts to people who I know £50k or so would be a life changing amount.

Quit my job with immediate effect.

Help the people I love, buy myself and DH our dream home (with a soft play inside for our girls) and live happily ever after.

Open an animal sanctuary and build homes for stray animals .

Buy a bigger house.
Put a million each into each of my kids trust funds.

Donate money to the homeless.

I think you'll run out of money very quickly at that rate!

Invest some of it. Spend a little. Tell no-one except immediate family. Live my life almost exactly the same but be more comfortable and generous because I could.

I'd buy a remote house/ farm. Big enough for separate buildings for family. Enough land for livestock.

Then when we are settled, a year off travelling.

And once the money is invested and making a regular healthy income I'd decide which causes to donate too.

Then live, looking after family and friends. Regular holidays together.