£150 million, still work…?

£150 million, still work…?

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greggy50

6,161 posts

190 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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I am 22 so would probably be an utter tt for 2/3 years then calm down...

I would probably build up a buy/let empire then employ a few mates to manage it all to keep me occupied smile

Edited by greggy50 on Friday 24th October 14:13

Occam's Razor

140 posts

171 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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I'm an air traffic controller. I'd still go to work.

knitware

Original Poster:

1,473 posts

192 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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How much would it be to go into SPACE! rotate

Cotty

39,389 posts

283 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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Occam's Razor said:
I'm an air traffic controller. I'd still go to work.
silly

PurpleTurtle

6,940 posts

143 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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As well as doingthe Euromillions individually, I also run our office syndicate which contains my boss and her boss, amongst others. My first dilemma would be making sure I have the pleasure of resigning before they do!

Not that we don't get on, we do very well, but I'd prefer to be the one saying to them, "thanks, it's been great, but I'll see you when I throw a party on my Sunseeker!" rather than them ejecting first and me having to say goodbye to some faceless HR bod that I've never met.

Once the nice house, my family, cars and bikes and holidays are taken care of I would spend most of my time enjoying myself, and (ideally) would like to spend a sizeable amount of time and money travelling the world and, when back home, doing good in my local community without obviously flashing the wealth, to give me a proper purpose in life.

The problem is that would probably be impossible to achieve because of somebody blabbing about how much you are worth. Unfortunately I don't think there is a box to tick that says "no publicity, but let me be anonymously benevolent with no begging letters". Those tts from the Daily Mail would see to that.

mattyn1

5,728 posts

154 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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Mastiff said:
mattyn1 said:
A car collection made up of my favourite from each decade - without duplicating manufacturers.
A thread on it's own, this one.
Do it... it might be interesting. I am too busy today, though it is my last day..... hopefully my notice will go in in the morning!!!!!

Hilts

4,383 posts

281 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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There are two chances of me turning up for work.

Slim and none.

Slim just left town.

/DonKing

themanwithnoname

1,634 posts

212 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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I've already explained to my boss that when he hears that someone in the north west has won, and hears an unsilenced V12 pull into the car park its me, and that I am there to toss a laptop through a window.

I've also vowed to leave the biggest set of 11s running down the road as possible.

After I'd done that and got a decent holiday done, I'd set up my own little business for me and a couple of mates, either a garage or ideally a mountain bike shop.

While sunning myself I'd be looking at property, Cheshire/Shropshire borders, nothing too big, with a decent amount of land. Mrs Noname would undoubtedly want an animal sanctuary and a pickup, I'd constantly be tinkering, diving or mountain biking.

gaz1234

5,233 posts

218 months

Friday 24th October 2014
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No.
Retire.
But never done lottery ......

Monty Python

4,812 posts

196 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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Well it's back to work on Monday for me.....

matsoc

853 posts

131 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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In the last year I made very serious and time consuming efforts to improve overall performances of the company I work for, so in this particular period I will keep working, at least for another year, then I would leave to finance a business project on my own I have in mind, just 4.5 €m should be enough.
Obviously in the mean time I will be able to do all that stuff "put on hold" for their cost like renovating the family country house and changing weekend car withut feeling guilty. As much as I love them I wouldn't buy several cars now, maybe more when I will get older. Once exception could be a Carrera GT...

soad

32,829 posts

175 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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knitware said:
How much would it be to go into SPACE! rotate
$250,000 with Virgin Galactic.

Flight (in a MiG-29) to the Edge of Space is much more affordable.

Patrick Bateman

12,143 posts

173 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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The first thought when fantasising about winning this money isn't all the things I'd buy but just the weight off my shoulders knowing I'd never have to work again.

So no, I wouldn't, not a chance.

HOGEPH

5,249 posts

185 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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soad said:
knitware said:
How much would it be to go into SPACE! rotate
$250,000 with Virgin Galactic.

Flight (in a MiG-29) to the Edge of Space is much more affordable.
$75,000 for a space skydive...

http://news.yahoo.com/google-exec-makes-record-sky...

glazbagun

14,259 posts

196 months

Saturday 25th October 2014
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Had a similar conversation with my Boss. The company I work for is really his creation.

"what would you do with £1M?"

"probably put it into the company, some new machines!"

"...OK... but what if it was really big, like £15M, you could walk away from everything!"

"I wouldn't walk away, I'd just expand the company."

Basically even with £150M, more than any of us are likely to see in our lives, he'd use it to make his business even bigger. I guess that's when you know you've found your calling!

Me, much as I enjoy my work I still think I'd spend my life travelling, picking up uni degrees and learning languages with lots of jollies and nice metal along the way. I always fancied myself as a renaissance man when I was a teenager and had never worked a day in my whole life. laugh

irocfan

40,153 posts

189 months

Monday 27th October 2014
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as with others on here.... work????? fk NO! Try and set-up some sort of charideee to help the less fortunate? Yes. Passport and bank card and see where whims take me? Oh YESSSSS!

Speed addicted

5,561 posts

226 months

Monday 27th October 2014
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Let me think...
If I was offshore (oil rig, north sea) I'd organise a chopper to come and get me then punt my gear off the helideck before getting on it and never going back.
It would be my last time in a helicopter (noisy uncomfortable things) and I'd never see another oil rig unless I flew over one in my private jet.

I'd have a party for the lads and then go traveling. Hoof round europe for a start in something nice but not too overstated. An Aventador would do.

We were discussing lottery wins at work a while ago, some suggested not telling anyone so you don't get the begging letters etc.
I reckoned they'd probably guess when I was howling through the place in a supercar having employed someone to open the mail!

I already work 2 weeks on then have 3 weeks off, I have hobbies that could keep me occupied and would use my time and money to swan about the place having fun.



PurpleTurtle

6,940 posts

143 months

Monday 27th October 2014
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Back to the grind with £8.50 shared between 12 of us ... no begging letters please! smile

irocfan

40,153 posts

189 months

Monday 27th October 2014
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Speed addicted said:
We were discussing lottery wins at work a while ago, some suggested not telling anyone so you don't get the begging letters etc.
I reckoned they'd probably guess when I was howling through the place in a supercar having employed someone to open the mail!
I'd be telling people I'd won a jackpot on t'lotto - just not which one. I figure most people haven't got a clue what stuff costs once you get to silly money (few mill +) so I reckon you could blag it