Euromillions tomorrow is £109m.

[Stackys]

AIBU to fantasise about it? 😂 honestly, what would you do with that money? I wouldn’t want to live a lavish lifestyle, I’d buy a farm house with shit loads of land for my dog. That’s all I want. Then I’d give up work and concentrate on charity work, writing and dog training. I’d be just pleased not to have to work in nursing anymore.

I'd set up myself, children, and my children's children for life. I'd make sure all of my closest friends got a healthy chunk so they wouldn't have to worry for the rest of their lives either. Then I'd just go around doing good for as many people as I could. Random shit, donations to charities or fundraisers... Whatever.

I read an interview with a woman who works for the Lottery, her job is to visit winning ticket holders and sort out all the admin etc. Sounds like such an interesting job as the behaviour and reaction of people who win huge amounts varies massively.

I don't think I could cope with the anxiety if I won £109 million. It's just too much. The only thing I want is a slightly bigger house so I'd end up setting up and giving most of it away to charities. I don't really see the point of living in a mansion unless you have a huge family or like rattling around a deserted property.

A high number of couples who win big do seem to end up getting divorced. It must be very sad to win all that money, buy everything you want and still end up unhappy.

@Stackys I fantasise every day over what my dream house overlooking the coast would look like, should I win the lottery! It's a nice distraction sometimes

A high number of couples who win big do seem to end up getting divorced. It must be very sad to win all that money, buy everything you want and still end up unhappy.

I think it's more likely that they are unhappy couples who eventually realise that all that money doesn't buy a happy marriage.

Keep it secret a few months, tell certain people won alot less, give a couple hundred grand each to siblings and parents, invest majority to generate a decent income, move to a tax haven, go travelling.

I would definitely aim to give a lot away where it could do good, and to charities I already support. (I feel like anyone who would just sit on it all like a big hen must be morally deficient, or at the very least lacking in imagination!) And I would get advice on how best to help people with low incomes with nice safe housing at low rents, maybe even try to establish my own housing association. And I would definitely set up an animal charity of some sort, once I'd worked out what was most urgently needed.

Bought my ticket!

Divorced does not equal unhappy!
Money means getting your freedom isnt stressful

@TheSecondMrsAshwell that's a lovely idea too.

It's such a bonkers amount of money I don't see how anyone needs that amount just for themselves. Of course I would have a bloody good time indulging too - travel, and all the hobbies I would do were it for having the time and money.

But it's fascinating to read everyone's thoughtful and imaginative charitable ideas on here, so fingers crossed one of this lovely MN lot wins today!

Like @MonaChopsis I have spent way, way too much time working out how to give away money without it being traced to me.

I would also want to avoid spending hours in meetings with business managers and avoid being ripped off by business managers who know that I don't card much about the details.

Tricky

Another tricky part is that, currently DH and I are 'comfortable' and never worry about bills. The only time we ever argue about money is discussing how we would spend lottery winnings. For example, he immediately talks about the fancy cards he would buy. I would never buy another car but would have a car service ready to take me anywhere I wanted to go ....

Sigh, it would be tricky

What I would like to do, would be to fund new, decent quality affordable housing. Which included decent, rather thank skimped services like transport and schools Current developers make loads from buying up land and sitting on it.

Doing Anything worthwhile, rather than just consuming, would throw up loads of problems, objections etc. I would want to start with a very clear picture of what would be done. I can see how easy it would be to give up in the face of obstacles. I don't know whether I would keep going.

I'd like the opportunity to try. However, I recognise that there are other opportunities I currently have that I am not going for, for example to eat well and exercise regularly.

Now would be a really good time for this to happen. We are in the process of doing probate for DMother so could easily justify a few payments to deserving causes.

@Lemonyfuckit

OP I've just had to go and buy a ticket now.....(and I very very rarely buy a lottery ticket, but I do enjoy the daydream game).

Quit job, buy a couple of dream houses in the U.K. and Europe, with land and get some animals. Help out family. My DP and I would find plenty of things to fill our days. He would get flying lessons, I would learn some more languages and the piano, plus looking after the animals.

But my charity daydream idea is a property company that has two limbs to it - a commercial property development company, buying and renovating property / leasing it to make a profit to fund the charitable limb, which would be 1) accommodation for homeless people with a bit more permanence and stability to help them get back on their feet with help and support to deal with MH issues and applying for jobs, and then 2) low-cost but decent, well designed, well-built social housing (ie much much better than what currently passes for affordable housing in most cities).

This is pretty much my dream too! If one of us wins we'll have to go into business together ;-)

I'd also help family, friends, those in need and lots of charities.

We'd probably stay in the same area but I'd love to have a holiday home on the coast - I recently saw an amazing house in Cornwall - a snip at £4m!

I'd take 6m off to travel and to catch up on all the books I want to read and TV series / films I want to watch.

I'd help a good friend out and family , but I would stay with my dh and just buy him his dream motorbike so he could have lots of vacations with his friends and leave me with the pool and sauna room.
I have heard of a few big winners who end up divorcing. The men usually end up with younger women ( what do they see in the older millionaire man ..? )

Resign.

And get a cleaner.

I would:
Quit my job as it is about to tip me over the edge
pay off my debts incl mortgage
Set up trust funds for my boys, nieces and nephews
Buy houses for mum, in-laws and siblings
Set up a trust specifically for helping young SEN adults who are exiting education provision
Repair our roof which is causing a bit of an issue and have our garden landscaped so it can be used
Keep a bit for retirement and care costs

I would have a cleaner
A chef
A few kitchens
Go on holiday with my family and friends
Give money to medical research
Get the most luxurious private medical care
Have a Range Rover 🤭
Learn to make sushi
Have a pantry built

I would also buy a place in Lisbon
A place in London small flat
Buy my friends first homes so they can work out the rest of their lives with less worry

And I would move to the country side like the Cotswolds

I would only travel on private jet 😆

Am I knob?

Oh and I would probably have a lot more kids as well because I love them

I've just bought a ticket too. My priority would be to buy mum and dad a house near to us and look out for an investment flat to buy /rent out initially but it would be for DS when he's older. Would also consider buying a UK holiday cottage / lodge too.

I have bought two lucky dips today whilst out uniform shopping with the kids for back to school. I used to think I would move to Australia but at least to begin with I would stay local to where we live now, buy a nice 4/5 bedroom house, new cars, I don’t think kids would want to move schools so would probably pay for tutors in any subject they need extra help in. Give enough to make comfortable to sister, brother, mum, dad, gran, in law’s and sil. Would look at giving a lump sum to each cousin/aunt and uncle but not sure how much, me and dp have large families with at a guess over 30 cousins between us and although on good terms we might only see them all once a year or so maybe 50 grand each or so.
I would spend the school holidays showing my kids the world. I would quit my supermarket job but continue on and complete my uni degree and then look for a flexible job that I would enjoy and could help others. Our village has a lot of families on low income and a well used food bank so I would help out in the local community and find some charities I us a passion for to help with

So I was talking about this to a colleague today and told her “if I ring in sick tomorrow, you know why 😂 “

Now I’m worried I actually do become ill and have to phone in sick ... can you imagine the rumours? 😂

Now I’m worried I actually do become ill and have to phone in sick ... can you imagine the rumours?

DS has just sent me this link. I’ve told him if I win, it’s his 😂

www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-87647372.html

I've made my decision. I actually don't want to win the really big one, just the UK millionaire bit will do! I just want to buy a house for me and a house for my DD, with a bit left over for renovating them.

That'll do. I've picked the houses and I've told DD! They are round the corner from each other. I still want to work, I love my job and I don't think it's right that DD gives up her career prospects at 25, so she'll still work too! It just means that everything will be so much easier.

£111m now -well done OPof you do work for them!
DS asked me the other day if we could keep chickens and bees. I said 'ha- if I win the lottery'
Now like the PP I realise I can easily et get them or he will assume a win 😀

I've just gone and bought a ticket! I still had £2.50 left in my account from the last time it was a big draw :D

Apart from the obvious of telling absolutely nobody and sorting out family and friends (maybe over the course of a few years so they didn't know it was me)...

I'd buy my old flat back. It was gorgeous and perfect and I really regret selling it. It's recently been bought, so I'd just offer the people who bought it £1m to move out tomorrow.

Do we know if you get the money straight away? Because there's a house I love on right move that has a closing date of this Friday and I would totally buy it.

I'd stay in my job because I love it but my husband would quit his in a heartbeat - he's worked himself into the ground these last few months (Covid related) and just had someone promoted above him so would love to just rage quit. He would open an artisanal bakery in the village where the above perfect house is, look after the kids and get a pilot's licence. I'd keep doing my job part time but also do a PhD. Have a driver on call 24/7 to drive me home from night shifts (I'm always terrified).

I'd set up some sort of charity for women getting away from their narcissistic ex's. With shit hot lawyers who would reply "you're on, fuckface" when they threaten women with court to try and control them via their children. I wonder how much it would cost to lawyer every single woman in that situation up? Surely £100million would cover it?

I’ve just read up on it. It takes 48 hours for the money to arrive in your new shiny bank account following the verification meeting. So I’m thinking by Monday next week I should be able to go and buy a Range Rover. Does anyone want anything while I’m there? 😁