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Dancing Fire

Dancing Fire

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you guys hit a $25 million lottery? "net after paying taxes"

what would be the first big ticket item you''ll buy? a 5-10ct diamond?
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Absolutely, without a doubt! It would be hard to even give 2 weeks notice. They''d probably never see us again and figure it out when they read it in the newspaper!
 
Probably not. We like the social outlet our jobs provide. Personally I might quit and become a stay at home mom, but I doubt my husband would quit his job. He likes it too much.
 
Abso-freakin''-lutely. My husband still might freelance every once in a while, but only if he felt like it.

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The first thing I would do is pay off any bills or debt of my mom''s. (Boring, I know.)
 
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I would get a "volunteer job" where I could go regularly.

My husband plays the lotto weekly in hopes of never working again. When I try over and over again to tell him that he will never win, he says, "no, you''ll never win since you didn''t buy a ticket and don''t have the winning ticket like I do!"
My husband cannot wait until I get my nursing home administrators license since at that point I will make enough money for us to live comfortably without a second income. He is convinced my license means he gets to "retire." Not true, but I let him believe it if it helps him get thru the day.
 
Absolutely!!

Maybe I''ll go back to school to get an education degree and be a kindergarten teacher
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. I love kindergarten!

My first big ticket item will be a big house...on Fisher Island...next to Enrique Iglesias
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We have talked/fantasized about this a few times!

My DH probably would - he loves being a "house husband" (he has been for the past year or so but is back at work now). He would however still "do" something - volunteering or just really work on our garden as he enjoys that kind of thing. He would not feel good doing "nothing" so to speak.

I would likely not. I really personally enjoy my work and went back to school to get into this work. I get some personal reward from it. I would however work more flexible or reduced hours either where I currently work or strike out on my own and take more time off to travel with my husband. I may use my current career/job skills in a different way than I do now - i.e. in a more volunteer way, but I would not quit working entirely.

First big ticket item? No diamonds here. First we would travel. Then we would either start working on our dream house, or buy the couple cars we have always lusted over and that are already on our radar to buy "one day". Probably a combination of those.
 
Yes!! We would probably invest it and live off of the interest. I think we would eventually find jobs again, but something much more low stress with less hours.

Our first purchase would be a house, probably in upstate NY.
 
In a freaking heartbeat!

And we''d immediately start building a house and take a month long vacation somewhere tropical, LOL.
 
Hmm, not sure. DH and I have been talking about him giving up his job when I start working again and we're both a little unsure. His older sister stopped working in her 40s and my parents both quit when they turned 50. We've watched them become rather insular, older than their years and well, less interested in life. They do travel a lot, but somehow nothing seems to excite them anymore.

We probably wouldn't give up working altogether, but we'd both work part time, I think. That would be a nice balance, maybe 2 -3 days a week.

First big ticket item would be a pink diamond for me, I think. DH doesn't really care about stuff, so I can't imagine anything he'd actually buy, to be honest.

ETA I should point out that DH doesn't buy lottery tickets, and is quite snidey about the whole thing, so if we did win, it would be my millions, not his. That might put a different slant on it...
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Definitely. We''d take a year to travel and then settle down somewhere warmer and go into business for ourselves--he''d have a consulting firm, and I would open a boutique which would hopefully turn into a multi-store company. For that to happen, however, I would have to start buying lottery tickets.
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Would we quit our current jobs? Probably. Would we stop working? No. We''ve actually discussed what we would do if we ever came into any kind of money, and we''d use some of it to start the business we''d like to have and get them rolling. Him a fully functional landscaping business (he loves it) and me a) the equine massage therapy and b) a fully functional breeding program for working western horses and thoroughbreds.

What would we buy first? A home with enough room for said breeding program. Then a nice stone for my ring. I''m not necessarily out for something huge so we wouldn''t be putting a fortune into that thank goodness.

We''d probably invest quite a bit of it as well. Oh and get a bungalow on the atlantic intercoastal water way.
 
I daydream about hitting the lottery all the time. I would quit my job, but I wouldnt quit working. I would work at the zoo or something. I would sell my house and then buy another. I would also give a woman that was very helpful to me growing up a nice chunk of money for all the help she gave me. I am sure that I would buy a couple diamonds and I would start a non-profit animal sanctuary. I would just have tons of land that I would build into play areas and homes for animals that didnt have anywhere to go. I am sure that DH would make me invest so that we would always have money, but I have a feeling that a good deal would be spent on animals.
 
YES!!!!!!! We would quit and then we would start a business in our own
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, travel
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, and have a good life.
 
yes we''d quit our jobs, start our own venture (either for-profit or non-profit), and I would fully pursue a career as an opera singer and he would fully pursue a career change to medicine.

We''d buy a vacation house, a new car to replace our 1995 Honda Civic, and probgably each spend about $5000 on fun stuff (for me--bling, a personal trainer, and Pilates classes) for him (probably he''d just put his towards the car, and maybe get a nice watch, and a new playstation).

It''d be fantastic!!!
 
You bet we would. We''d try to start our own microbrewery.
 
Not right now I don''t think - maybe. We have a wonderful opportunity at hand.

I would probably buy some jewelry but I don''t think it would be the first thing I''d get - or maybe it would only because it''s easier to get than what I would THINK is my first purchase which would be a piece of land in southern california and an architect on retainer :)
 
Absolutely, we''d quit. I''d find more purpose in volunteering my time to things I believe in.

Can''t think of what I''d do about a big ticket purchase; there isn''t much I want materially that would eclipse the joy in having freedom to do whatever made me happy.
 
I think I''d stay until someone REALLY REALLY pissed me off. Wouldn''t it be great to be able to flick the bird and walk out! ha ha ha
 
I''m sure we would. I would like to continue with my education anyways, just because I love to learn. I think the first thing I would buy (for myself) would be a house on some tropical location. DH says that i''m not "allowed" to buy myself diamonds, so I would definitely have to make a detailed list for him!
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We would definitely take some time off! I''m not sure about quitting, though. DH definitely loves his work too much to ever quit, but I bet he would fire his more irritating clients, that''s for sure! I''d probably teach part time, and only during one semester or something like that.

We would just do more of what we''re doing now. We''d travel more often, we''d see our favorite bands in concert more often, we''d take the dog on road trips more often, we''d just experience more of what we already love to do.

I can''t think of one big ticket item that we would buy.

WELL, I''d probably start my Haven, which would cost a bit. That''s a big ticket item. I want 10 to 20 acres of land, and a bunch of buildings--a lodge, a dining hall, a rec center, an art center, yeah, that would be pretty big ticket.
 
We are now close enough to retirement age that I can say that "Yes," hubby would definitely quit. He''s reached his career goals and sees that it''s not all wonder and excitement. I would probably keep working at the high school part time until the kids graduate.

But we''d pay off our mortgage (only debt we still have), establish trusts for the kids, remodel and landscape the house (not big stuff, just stuff we''ve put off), hire a weekly cleaning person, and then start traveling.

We''d give a big chunk to the church since we''re raising funds to build a new sanctuary, donate to lots of charities, and buy a house to start a not-for-profit supervised living facility for adults with developmental delays. We''d establish a trust to keep it appropriately staffed, and then.......

BUY MORE SPARKLIES!!!!
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Oh my gosh, yes, we''d quit our jobs in a heart-beat. My husband is 52 and is dreaming of retiring anyway. We wouldn''t be inactive, we would do volunteer work, take classes, travel, etc...but the 9 to 5 everyday? Done!
 
Hubby would definitely quit and would freelance in his field. I''m not sure -- I think I''d still want to work, but on my own terms and schedule. I''d have to really think about what kind of job I''d want, ideally it would be part-time and would allow me to work either from the office if I wanted to, or remotely from the deck of the 42'' sailboat we''d buy.
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No, I wouldn''t quit my job. I love what I do and I feel that I really do make a difference in people''s lives.

I would take off for a few months though and then come back part time.

The first big luxury item I would buy (after paying off mortgage, etc.) would be a cushion or H&A''s diamond, at least 3 carats or bigger.
 
My husband would quit his job and basically golf all day. He might do some type of work on the golf course just to stay social, though, or perhaps he would try to go pro?

I would not quit my job, I am a university professor and I love my job! But I would endow a chair at my favourite university for myself so I would not have to teach and so I could just do research all day long
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And I would buy myself a 2ct G VS2 diamond and my DH a golf extravaganza vacation
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$25 mill is quite a bit. Since we could easily live off the interest, I would spent a lot of time researching and setting up scholorships for kids at local schools. There is a high school in a city by me that has only a 30% graduation rate! I'd love to help kids in that school so more can graduate and go to college.

My husband would design and build us the custom home we've been talking about for a few years now.

Oh, and for jewelry, I'd go on a major shopping spree at Tiffany's. I told my DH about that and he was appauled. lol (Even if we have millions and millions, he'd see jewelry as a waste of money!
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We''d probably both quit our current jobs, but I''d like to open a mom and pop diner. Can you believe we don''t have one in the entire city we live in? We only have fast food franchises. Anyhoo, I''d like to hire people in dire need (going through a job rehabilitation program for eg) to do most of the cooking, but once a week have a featured home-style meal made by me. That way, I don''t have to be there all the time, but still be able to realize my dream of being a chef.
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