If you were a (cash) billionaire...?

[coopedup]

markcoznottz said:

HustleRussell said:

I'd buy Welshbeef that old Porsche 944 he's always dreamt of

Buy him a personality while your at it.

[creampuff]

I'd set up some schools in developing countries.
I'd also work on making big game animals compatible with human settlement in Africa so that poaching doesn't happen, or happens less.
Then I think I'd get a load of concubines. 100 or so. Like an ancient Chinese emperor.
Jet and helicopter which I'd learn to fly properly.
Nice big house on land on a North American lake, loads of guns and enough range to have my own shooting range in the back yard.
Spend the time to get fluent in Mandarin.

hth

[Cotty]

Not bad
"A 42.12-acre Southampton estate is on the market for $175million and features a 20,000 square-foot mansion"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4802800/Fo...

[scouseVR6]

Take my 2 young daughters round the world and teach them how to appreciate other cultures, show them how to appreciate nature, spend some quality time with them,

obviously cars are a given and a nice house not to big just comfortable

I would also open a garage and teach myself to weld and paint etc restore some old classics,

[LimaDelta]

Stick the kids in boarding school and then fly this around the world.



And while I'm at it, have one of these restored to flying condition and fit out the interior as living space. Then take the kids out of school and fly around the world (again).

[soad]

coopedup said:

markcoznottz said:

HustleRussell said:

I'd buy Welshbeef that old Porsche 944 he's always dreamt of

Buy him a personality while your at it.

[J4CKO]

soad said:

coopedup said:

markcoznottz said:

HustleRussell said:

I'd buy Welshbeef that old Porsche 944 he's always dreamt of

Buy him a personality while your at it.

Classy.......

[twoblacklines]

I would like an Embraer Phenom 300.

20 mins from Manchester to London City airport.

Yes please.

[SystemParanoia]

I'd fund the transport of heavy plant and bulk materials machinery to the moon on elons BFR, then setabout harvesting the über rare He3 from the regolith

With the gazillions earned from that, I'd build the first solar empire!!

[MitchT]

I'd hire a crack legal team and make it available free-of-charge to people who deserve justice but can't afford a lawyer.

[Countdown]

I'd reopen the Maternity Unit where my kids were born, as well as paying for the best NICU in the Country.

Then I'd open schools and orphanages in Pakistan.

[Countdown]

g3org3y said:

supercommuter said:

Would you not play basket ball with the president?

Probably not with the current president tbh. I don't consider his political etiquette is worthy of compliment.

I'd love to play basketball with the current President.

Bouncing him off the concrete floor would be fun although I'm not sure how easy it would be to get his lardy butt through the hoop...

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

I'd ask Mila Kunis how much she'd let me buy her for

[Monkeylegend]

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

I'd ask Mila Kunis how much she'd let me buy her for

Marriage not going well then?

[Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah]

Monkeylegend said:

Fermit The Krog and Sexy Sarah said:

I'd ask Mila Kunis how much she'd let me buy her for

Marriage not going well then?

Hahaha! brilliantly thanks, but she is my number one crush. Same way she wouldn't turn Beckham down.

[T5SOR]

Cotty said:

Not bad
"A 42.12-acre Southampton estate is on the market for $175million and features a 20,000 square-foot mansion"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4802800/Fo...

I have never seen that house in Southampton

[768]

I'd ask Elon Musk what he'd do next if he had the time and do that.

[supercommuter]

coyft said:

A billion in cash is quite a difficult sum to get your head around.

Let's say I have £100,000 in savings all in cash. That's 10,000 times less, so in comparative terms a billionaire might view prices something like this:-

Mercedes S class £100k, would be £10.
First class travel £10k - £1.
Night out £1k - £0.10
Nice house £3m - £300.

Quite staggering when you look at it like that.

Not only that. The speed in which the money would re-accumulate would be challenging to spend

[TheLuke]

I'd be the Anti-Elon.

Creates a hugely successful EV car business?

I would create a gas guzzling car business with subsidisations for petrol

Aims to have people on Mars and make space travel accessable for all?

Create a huge space shield to stop things from coming in and out of the atmosphere


MUHAHAHAHA

[RizzoTheRat]

coyft said:

A billion in cash is quite a difficult sum to get your head around.

Let's say I have £100,000 in savings all in cash. That's 10,000 times less, so in comparative terms a billionaire might view prices something like this:-

Mercedes S class £100k, would be £10.
First class travel £10k - £1.
Night out £1k - £0.10
Nice house £3m - £300.

Quite staggering when you look at it like that.

I remember seeing a website that did similar calculations based on income. It reckoned Mark Zukerberg buying a superyacht was about the same as me buying a second hand Fiesta.