What you would do with 1 000 000 US$ ?

dsanchez · July 03, 2007, 17:18:18

lot of money, eh?

what you would do?

David.

dsanchez · July 03, 2007, 17:22:34

Me:

1) Quit my job (despite I like it!)
2) Learn more languages (slovak,german,italian, etc.)
3) Give money to my family
4) Buy some lands (to hire) and a flat
5) Travel to Orange, France
6) Start a business (have a small bar, for instance)
7) Organize a Curefans.com party somewhere in the middle of Europe

That comes to my mind now...

japanesebaby · July 03, 2007, 19:56:29

1) agreed (i'm not sure i totally like mine)
2) agreed. it always bothers me that i never studied more than 3 languages at school. that's too little. i feel uncivilized because i don't know french, spanish or italian for instance.
3) yes.
4) and here too - BUT definitely from somewhere else than around here. the first thing i'd make sure would be i get the hell out of finland!!
5) travel EVERYWHERE - i regret i didn't travel when i was younger (no money :() and today i always have this a feeling i'm running out of time to catch up...
6) good idea: something/anything to ensure i don't have to work ever again...
7) i hope we both get miraculously blessed with this wonderful pile of sweet money as soon as possible and we can arrange it together!

ok sorry for totally uninventive approach but you pretty much listed everything already.
but i guess i'll have to think of something original too...

disintegration · July 03, 2007, 20:34:58

1- Give money to my family and friends (very friends)
2- Quit job!

3-Travel, travel, travel!
4- Big house with my girlfriend in my city and another on the sea!

5- Buy Ternana (soccer team of my city)!

crowbi_wan · July 03, 2007, 20:57:36

I would coninue to work. Seriosuly. I mean 1,000,000 isn't really that much anymore. A decent sized house (2 Bedrooms, 2 baths) in Seattle goes for $600,000. So, I would buy a house along the water in West Seattle (which would be much more than $600, 000), get a Gretch Silver Falcon http://www.gretschguitars.com/gear/index.php?product=G6136TSL&cat1=&cat2=&q=&st=1 , with a Matchless Chieftain CH-212. I suppose I'd travel more, record more and perhaps build a small studio. My parents like cruises, so I'd arrange one for them. The rest, I doubt there would be anything left, would go into savings.

japanesebaby · July 03, 2007, 22:02:15

Quote from: crowbi_wan on July 03, 2007, 20:57:36
I would coninue to work. Seriosuly. I mean 1,000,000 isn't really that much anymore.

yes it isn't so that's why one should try to be as clever as possible and arrange to have a sort of business where other people would do most or preferably all the work for you and you could just sit back and enjoy. that's the goal in life...
:!:

lostflower4 · July 03, 2007, 22:45:45

Put it in in a bank and start collecting interest. 8)

Otherwise, I'd probably spend it all right away...

japanesebaby · July 03, 2007, 23:00:49

and what if then you'd be hit by a truck the next day or die of a heartattack and never got to enjoy it...
so what's wrong with spending it? that's what's money's for... just sitting on it is silly. 8)

lostflower4 · July 03, 2007, 23:31:28

Quote from: japanesebaby on July 03, 2007, 23:00:49
and what if then you'd be hit by a truck the next day or die of a heartattack and never got to enjoy it...
so what's wrong with spending it? that's what's money's for... just sitting on it is silly. 8)

I'm not saying to sit on it forever â€" just be smart enough to start making a little bit more off of it. I've heard enough stories about big athletes and rock stars going from filthy rich to flat broke in a matter of no time. That would be horrible.

I agree that it's ridiculous to see these OLD people who have endless money and never spend it. And some of them are still really cheap when it comes to everything. It's pretty sad...

Then they die.

crowbi_wan · July 04, 2007, 01:05:06

Quote from: lostflower4 on July 03, 2007, 23:31:28
Quote from: japanesebaby on July 03, 2007, 23:00:49
and what if then you'd be hit by a truck the next day or die of a heartattack and never got to enjoy it...
so what's wrong with spending it? that's what's money's for... just sitting on it is silly. 8)

I've heard enough stories about big athletes and rock stars going from filthy rich to flat broke in a matter of no time. That would be horrible.

MC Hammer comes to mind.

And I always hear about lottery winners who spend it all and wind up in debt. There was one guy that won two or three times and still ended up flat broke.

Sussex · July 04, 2007, 11:52:00

7) Organize a Curefans.com party somewhere in the middle of Europe

What a cool dream!!!

For me
- give to my family
- collect all The Cure merchandise
- travel..to europe especially..
- buy Robert Smith a lunch at TGI Friday

Tof · July 04, 2007, 14:48:51

Organize a big THE CURE concert for CUREFANS.COM members with a setlist made by fans !!!

temptation-cure · July 04, 2007, 15:10:07

haha buy some new shoes

japanesebaby · July 04, 2007, 15:13:19

Quote from: temptation-cure on July 04, 2007, 15:10:07
haha buy some new shoes

dsanchez · July 04, 2007, 15:37:19

Quote from: crowbi_wan on July 04, 2007, 01:05:06
Quote from: lostflower4 on July 03, 2007, 23:31:28
Quote from: japanesebaby on July 03, 2007, 23:00:49
and what if then you'd be hit by a truck the next day or die of a heartattack and never got to enjoy it...
so what's wrong with spending it? that's what's money's for... just sitting on it is silly. 8)

I've heard enough stories about big athletes and rock stars going from filthy rich to flat broke in a matter of no time. That would be horrible.

MC Hammer comes to mind.

And I always hear about lottery winners who spend it all and wind up in debt. There was one guy that won two or three times and still ended up flat broke.

I hear that, too. That's why I would buy some lands and start a small business