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Old 04-24-2009, 06:41 AM
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Okay, just for fun.

Mega Millions is $155M. The cash payout is $102M, Federal taxes is $25M, and so you're looking at $76M in GA, CA, NJ, TX and WA. Other states take out their state income tax so you'd be around $70M in most cases.

Even so, what would you do with $76M?
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Take care of my parents, other family members and friends. Beach House, Lake House, Ski house. Buy a really cool turbine GA aircraft and fly Angel Flight and any other kind of charity flying.
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Start an airline, and pay the pilots big bucks with lots of time off!

Oh, and put the crews up in really nice hotels on layovers.

Really...
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Like in office space; 2 chicks at the same time, with a million dollars I think I can pull that off
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Maybe I'm just a little bit insane, but I like a lot of aspects of my job so I'd still keep it. But to make sure I'd enjoy the extra cash, I'd take TOWOP every other month and have a lot more fun on overnights.
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I would shut off my computer and never follow another forum again.

Until then have to try to make some sense of it all.
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Become a high class pimp
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Old 04-24-2009, 10:07 AM
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.....what would you do with $76M?
Why I'd stimulate the local economy, of course !!
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Old 04-24-2009, 01:08 PM
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Build my wife that logcabin dream home that she has wanted for a longtime on the lake where we live, get a really nice DHC-2 floatplane and a tricked out PA-12 floatplane, a new jetboat for getting to our place, and a second home with at least 100 acres somewhere that is warm in winter and we can ride horses anytime we're there.

Oh yeah......a new diesel 1 ton dually and a new chainsaw!!

And I would retire 100%.
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Only 25% in taxes? I thought it would be more like 45%.

I'd buy my wife the home she wants and deserves.

I'd start living like an average airline pilot should be living.

I'd buy a C182 or something fun like a Cub or aerobatic plane. Why not both?

I'd pay my bills and debts.

I'd save some for my kids college.

I'd give 10% to the church.

I'd give some to selected charities.

I'd pay my parents debts.

I'd buy my dad a cool car of his choice from the 40's or 50's.

I'd save up to 50% of it and put it somewhere safe that collects good interest.

I'd not quit my job.

I'd never win, because I never play.
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