What will you do if you win tonight?
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grumpy rob said:
its already been done
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=237340&f=141&h=0
So? I didn't see it. And I thought I was the grumpy old git.
Try to avoid letting on to anyone that I'd won until I actually had the money in my bank account, then start doing rather eccentric things, such as:
- Quit job then go home and say I've resigned - I can't be arsed anymore with no explanation (I clearly can't afford not to work)
- Pay off debts in one go (own family members some money) but add an extra zero onto the cheque.
- Buy the T350 in the classifieds with the 4L sagaris engine.
- Visit the Ferrari garage I drive past ever now and again in Egham and buy myself a car or two then just turn up at home with look what I've bought expression along with the keys to a new house.
Unfortunately I think by this point the plan would have fallen apart for all of my close friends and family and I'd have to let on.
- Quit job then go home and say I've resigned - I can't be arsed anymore with no explanation (I clearly can't afford not to work)
- Pay off debts in one go (own family members some money) but add an extra zero onto the cheque.
- Buy the T350 in the classifieds with the 4L sagaris engine.
- Visit the Ferrari garage I drive past ever now and again in Egham and buy myself a car or two then just turn up at home with look what I've bought expression along with the keys to a new house.
Unfortunately I think by this point the plan would have fallen apart for all of my close friends and family and I'd have to let on.
GOM said:You can be the grumpy old one and I'll just be a grumpy one
its already been done
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=237340&f=141&h=0
125mill plan.
1. pay off all debt's of my girlfriend & myself.
2. make millionaires out of my immediate family.
3. give 50K each to some good friends.
4. Hire a relocation team to find some suitable housing (5/6 bedroom, mature grounds, space to build a BIG garage/workshop)
5. Go car shopping, (Cerbera 4.2, Aston DB9, BMW 535D Touring, Ariel Atom, and some classic to restore as hobby)
6. buy some houses to rent out, GF would run the 'property empire'
7. invest some cash into the company I work for and work part time.
8. Throw some party's
grumpy rob said:
6. buy some houses to rent out, GF would run the 'property empire'
why on earth would you want to do that? net interest alone on a 5% deposit account would earn you £10k in interest a day. why get bogged down in something so mundane for a few extra quid? bit more imagination required...
grumpy rob said:
3. give 50K each to some good friends.
That's the rub, I know certain friends of mine would be really, really pissed off if, after winning £125M, I gave them 'only' £50k. I would like to be generous as well, but I can see it getting complicated. With that sort of cash, I'd probably just tell them all to feck off and buy some new friends...
Ideally I wouldn't tell anyone, I'd invent some story as to why I'm suddenly somewhat better off (made a few lucrative business deals that are paying off a tidy sum etc.), but spend the money slowly so as not to arouse suspicion. Not that I don't want to give money away, but unlike people who amass that sort of fortune through hard work and sacrifice, that sort of sudden increase in wealth brings out all sorts of undesirable attention and behaviour, even in people you thought you knew. Only problem is, even without ticking the 'publicity' box, the media would find you regardless...
Reading that back, God I can be a misreable git at times...
>> Edited by Jay GTI on Friday 3rd February 12:26
Rob_T said:
6. buy some houses to rent out, GF would run the 'property empire'
why on earth would you want to do that? net interest alone on a 5% deposit account would earn you £10k in interest a day. why get bogged down in something so mundane for a few extra quid? bit more imagination required...
because she wants to do it? and it would'nt really eat into the money to affect the interest. A few houses to fix up and for her to express herself with would keep her occupied whilst I'm at the track with the toys
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