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What would you do?

Posted on April 12, 2011 by marialachica.
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I’m blooming tired of the National Lottery sending me emails all the time asking me what I would do if I was to win the lottery.

I have been playing for more than two years and my biggest claim has been £75. What did I do with £75? Invest them in more lottery tickets, that’s what I did… Instead, I should have cashed them and spent them in something more useful.

Well, I keep playing every week though, and I don’t ask for much. If I could pay off my mortgage I would be the happiest person in this world.

So, what would I do?

Prize >£10,000
Get a new car.

Prize >£25,000
Get a new car, improve Jon’s car and go on holiday

Prize >£100,000
Get a new car, get Jon a new car, go on a nicer holiday and pay the remainder towards the mortgage.

Prize >£250,000
Pay off the mortgage and go on holiday (no cars??)

Prize >£500,000
Pay off the mortgage, get a new car, get Jon a new car, go on a fantastic long holiday, and invest the remainder. Some would go to our chosen charity too.

Prize >£1,000,000
All of the above, and maybe think of buying a holiday home abroad too, and perhaps moving away from Basingstoke. We would help out family and close friends with financial issues if they had any.

Prize +£2,500,000
All of the above and I would most definitely quit work and start out my own business (no idea what this would be, though!)

Prize +£10,000,000
That’s just crazy and a number that I can’t really understand :)

I am pretty sure that some people will say that I would be better off by saving the money and putting in into a high interest bank account… but this is my only vice and it allows me to dream!

So what would YOU do?? :)

4 comments.

Comment on April 12th, 2011.

I love this post, María – I’m borrowing it for my blog! I need to give some thought to the question, though, especially for the smaller prizes.

Comment on April 13th, 2011.

I have it pretty clear… With the first two prices I would ask for a sabbatical leave in my office and travel(again) around the world.
With the others, I would employee a builder to finish the things that need to be finish in my house, pay the mortgage and travel.
The last price,I’m with you that I can’t imagine that amount of money but I think It would be enough to buy a house in a really HOT HOT part of the world. :-D
The truth is that I’ve never play lottery…but, maybe, I should start thinking about it!!

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Comment on April 14th, 2011.

Mmmm, I would pay the mortgage, pay my sister’s mortgage, give my parents a good chunk of money (their pensions aren’t all that), go on a ’round the world’ type trip, quit work and start painting/writing full-time instead, have a facelift LOL,… So many things! I don’t play though so I guess it won’t get to do any ot them!

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