What would you do with a million dollars?

[SusanJillParker]

Just curious...after taxes...

If someone gave you or if you won one million dollars, what would you do with the money?

What's the first thing you'd do?

Would you save it?

Would you invest it?

Would you spend it?

Or would you do a combination of the above?

If you decided to spend some or all of it, what would you buy?

Would you buy a car? What kind of car?

Would you buy a house? Where would you buy the house?

I remember when a million dollars was a lot of money but not so anymore.

 

[SusanJillParker]

Being that I'm a sucker for Mustang GT's, I'd be a new Mustang GT, orange with black racing strips, black wheels, a six speed manual transmission, and Recaro seats.

I'd buy a condo in a high rise, something with a view of water, not the city. I'd rather see water than the city lights.

I'd want everything modern with lots of windows, quartz counter tops, bronze appliances instead of stainless steel, and marble floors with high ceilings.

Whatever was left I'd save/invest.

 

[SusanJillParker]

I blame my brothers for getting me hooked on Mustangs.

My first car was a used '85 Mustang GT, black with grey interior. I had a 2000 GT, Sunburst Gold. That as a pretty car and a custom ordered car.

I also had a '96 Camaro Z28 but I crashed that in a wall after having the car for only 4 months and 4,000 miles.

The thing I didn't like about the Camaro was, much like a Corvette, it handled to good and because of that, it didn't give you any warning when at the limit and when the car was ready to take you for a ride.

The Mustang gives plenty of feedback. You can just feel the back end kicking out.

A fast driver, a scared my share of boyfriends. They never expected a girl to love driving fast.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

What's the first thing you'd do? Buy Lit.

Would you save it? As much as I can

Would you invest it? No, I'm too old for that now.

Would you spend it? Yep.

Or would you do a combination of the above?

If you decided to spend some or all of it, what would you buy? Well if the Lit deal fell through, I'd by a pickup truck.

Would you buy a car? Kind of gave it away with the last answer.

What kind of car? A pickup truck - make, model really doesn't matter. Something that will last and can haul a lot of stuff.

Would you buy a house? Yes.

Where would you buy the house? Kentucky.

 

[ishtat]

A million dollars is not much these days. It might make life a tad more comfortable, but unless you are really poor it will not make a radical difference.

Invested carefully it might increase your gross income by 30,000 to 50,000 gross, but that is hardly life changing.

 

[Everyday_Man]

Most likely waste it, give half to a person I barely see but hold unconditional love for, but other than that ... I'd be torn between school & drinking. Fear and progress. Apartment and personal bar, or apartment and working towards a real career.

Very hard to tell, my personal fears overcome my common sense most days.

 

[geronimo_appleby]

spend 95% on beer and hookers, the rest i'd just waste.

 

[Hypoxia]

Buy a nice luthier-crafted zither. And maybe a first-class accordion. And lunch. You know what lunch costs in San Francisco these days? G'z...

 

[Everyday_Man]

Buy a nice luthier-crafted zither. And maybe a first-class accordion. And lunch. You know what lunch costs in San Francisco these days? G'z...

Clam chowder and a bread bowl has no price.

 

[SusanJillParker]

What's the first thing you'd do? Buy Lit.

Would you save it? As much as I can

Would you invest it? No, I'm too old for that now.

Would you spend it? Yep.

Or would you do a combination of the above?

If you decided to spend some or all of it, what would you buy? Well if the Lit deal fell through, I'd by a pickup truck.

Would you buy a car? Kind of gave it away with the last answer.

What kind of car? A pickup truck - make, model really doesn't matter. Something that will last and can haul a lot of stuff.

Would you buy a house? Yes.

Where would you buy the house? Kentucky.

I like the idea of buying Literotica too but I suspect Laurel and Manu would want more than a million dollars for it.

I've never own a pickup truck, too big. I've always own fast cars. I'm a better driver than all four of my brothers.

There are some exceptional beautiful landscapes in Kentucky with some really peaceful parts, unlike Boston which is always noisy and crazy but still not as bad as New York.

 

[SusanJillParker]

A million dollars is not much these days. It might make life a tad more comfortable, but unless you are really poor it will not make a radical difference.

Invested carefully it might increase your gross income by 30,000 to 50,000 gross, but that is hardly life changing.

Yeah, no doubt, if you could get the return, it would be smart to live off your investment and not touch the principle. Then, again, it would be even smarter to leave the money sit there for 20 years and double, triple, or quadruple depending on the investment.

 

[SusanJillParker]

Most likely waste it, give half to a person I barely see but hold unconditional love for, but other than that ... I'd be torn between school & drinking. Fear and progress. Apartment and personal bar, or apartment and working towards a real career.

Very hard to tell, my personal fears overcome my common sense most days.

Really? You'd give me your money? Thank you. Thank you so very much. I'll make sure to send you a card at Christmas.

Have a nice day. Oh, wait, what was your name again?

 

[SusanJillParker]

spend 95% on beer and hookers, the rest i'd just waste.

Now why would I expect anything more or anything less than that from you (lol)?

You make us all envious with your world wanderings.

"Cheers!"

 

[NOIRTRASH]

30 years ago my sister in law got a million from insurance after a truck killed her husband. The money lasted 5 years. She bought a muscle car, then a Lincoln, then an SUV, then horses, and had a barn and corral built, then a big ass swimming pool. Then married a drunk and got rid of him after the rest of the money was gone.

 

[SusanJillParker]

Buy a nice luthier-crafted zither. And maybe a first-class accordion. And lunch. You know what lunch costs in San Francisco these days? G'z...

Accordion? No way! You play the accordion? I do too? You should read my story, Chinese Accordion Good or Bad.

https://www.literotica.com/s/chinese-piano-accordion-good-or-bad

I lost my Philharmonic accordion in a flood. It had thirteen treble registers and six base registers with dual tone chambers. I loved it but not as good as my Pan Italia from Italy, the one that Myron Florin used on Lawrence Welk. My brothers all had expensive, Italian accordions all with hand made reeds.

One of my fans bought me an Excaliber accordion from China. Like my Philharmonic, it has dual tone chambers. I suspect the accordion is made by Golden Cup in China. I like it. It's better than the cheap Parrot accordion from China that I had.

My brothers born in Czech all played the accordion. I played the piano but because we didn't have room for a piano, they taught me the accordion. Only because of my big boobs, I couldn't stand when playing. I had to sit. The solution was adding a back pad to the bellows.

 

[SusanJillParker]

30 years ago my sister in law got a million from insurance after a truck killed her husband. The money lasted 5 years. She bought a muscle car, then a Lincoln, then an SUV, then horses, and had a barn and corral built, then a big ass swimming pool. Then married a drunk and got rid of him after the rest of the money was gone.

Um, it may sound like a stupid question but why didn't your sister-in-law run over her second husband with the truck in the way she did with the first husband and collect another million dollars on his life insurance policy.

That's what I would have done.

They would have called me...The Blonde Widow instead of the Black Widow (lol). Get it?

 

[Handley_Page]

I fear that we might never agree on a "decent" car.
A big muscle car would be no damn good on English (or even EU) roads, and they have a depressing reputation for failing at inconvenient moments.

Given loads of money, I think I'd prefer a Bentley; probably the Flying Spur.
They are put together properly, you know?

 

[Everyday_Man]

Really? You'd give me your money? Thank you. Thank you so very much. I'll make sure to send you a card at Christmas.

Have a nice day. Oh, wait, what was your name again?

My unconditional love doesn't involve you, but it's a great thing to wish for.

What's you're ABV level? Heard you were a man ... my name is nothing you need to know. (Not yet).

 

[SusanJillParker]

I fear that we might never agree on a "decent" car.
A big muscle car would be no damn good on English (or even EU) roads, and they have a depressing reputation for failing at inconvenient moments.

Given loads of money, I think I'd prefer a Bentley; probably the Flying Spur.
They are put together properly, you know?

You think an American muscle car is too big but you're ready to buy a Bentley or a Flying Spur? They're much bigger than a Mustang GT.

How about this, a Mini Cooper with the with the John Cooper works package. You could jump that Mini up in price close to $50,000 with some of the racing options.

Then, there's always a Jaguar. Yet, in the way that Rolls and the Mini is owned by BMW and Bentley is now own by VW, sadly, Jaguar is own by Ford.

What the Hell are you English doing selling off your automotive marques? Next you'll be selling the Queen's crown jewels or photos of Kate Middleton naked. I've seen the photos. She's not that hot without her clothes (lol). She looks much better wearing a coat and hat. Sorry but she's no Princess Diana. I do like Kate though.

"She's smashing."

 

[SusanJillParker]

My unconditional love doesn't involve you, but it's a great thing to wish for.

What's you're ABV level? Heard you were a man ... my name is nothing you need to know. (Not yet).

You shouldn't believe everything you hear especially from those who throw stones while living in glass houses.

I was born a woman and am still a woman. I like being a woman. I like men.

 

[Everyday_Man]

You shouldn't believe everything you hear especially from those who throw stones while living in glass houses.

I was born a woman and am still a woman. I like being a woman. I like men.

My mistake, don't know you ... I shouldn't have brought it up.

Edit: Still not unconditional.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Um, it may sound like a stupid question but why didn't your sister-in-law run over her second husband with the truck in the way she did with the first husband and collect another million dollars on his life insurance policy.

That's what I would have done.

They would have called me...The Blonde Widow instead of the Black Widow (lol). Get it?

She bought him a new truck and bass boat as he was going, then got herself a job bathing poodles. She's still working.

 

[NOIRTRASH]

I cant think of what I'd do with a million.

I own 4 audio CDs and 150 Kindle books.

I spent a fortune for my education, and my genealogy, and my obsessions, and now its all machts nichts. I give a shit and I don't.

I owned a 1964 1/2 Mustang 40 plus years ago.

 

[49greg]

After I paid taxes, I'd pay of any debts - the house mostly. Then I give it to my wife to take care of since she's so much smarter than I am.

I'd try to talk her into letting me spend some on some land, woods, meadow, stream, pond (that's a tank for you Texicans). I'd put up a little week-ender shack. When I was younger I always thought I would get a nice E-type Jag, with the 4.2 engine. Not sure if I want the open top or the coupe. And a Volkswagen Thing for bumming around in.

Now I'd get an old CJ-7 jeep or VW Thing for winter, or maybe a Subaru Forester. And a new furnace for the house. Oh and hire a snow removal and mowing service. Since I'm happy with the place we have, I'd spend some money on gold coins, enough to dig my hands in and let them spill out while laughing insanely. And lots of folding money, spread the bed with it and then the wife and I would ....

Afterwords we'd treat each others' paper cuts.

 

[Handley_Page]

You think an American muscle car is too big but you're ready to buy a Bentley or a Flying Spur? They're much bigger than a Mustang GT.

How about this, a Mini Cooper with the with the John Cooper works package. You could jump that Mini up in price close to $50,000 with some of the racing options.

Then, there's always a Jaguar. Yet, in the way that Rolls and the Mini is owned by BMW and Bentley is now own by VW, sadly, Jaguar is own by Ford.

Ah - the Jaguar; a very worthy car, indeed, particularly the F-type.
But, you see, I'd rather the comfort of a Bentley, and they ARE quintessentially English (despite being headed by VW).