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SecretMethod70 · 03-10-2007, 11:29 PM

For the sake of this thought experiment, I'm going to assume that I've won $1 million, lump sum, after taxes. I'm also going to assume that I will maintain my current clarity of thought and not turn into a foolish idiot upon winning (which can happen to even the smartest of people).

The first thing I would do is pay off all mine and onodrim's student loans. Then, I would set aside another 150,000 or so for each of us to go to grad school. I'd spend about 7,000 performing various computer upgrades for both of us. I'd set aside some more money (not sure exactly how much, but I'm guessing it would be somewhere around 25,000 total) for future trips to Antarctica, Easter Island, and maybe Réunion for both onodrim and me. Once I decide who I'd like to support in the next election, I'd donate the maximum allowed (I think it's $2,300 right now) to their campaign. I'd set aside a few thousand for season tickets for a few years to both the Chicago Lyric Opera and the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. With the remaining ~650,000, I'd invest for retirement.

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SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	For the sake of this thought experiment, I'm going to assume that I've won $1 million, lump sum, after taxes. I'm also going to assume that I will maintain my current clarity of thought and not turn into a foolish idiot upon winning (which can happen to even the smartest of people). The first thing I would do is pay off all mine and onodrim's student loans. Then, I would set aside another 150,000 or so for each of us to go to grad school. I'd spend about 7,000 performing various computer upgrades for both of us. I'd set aside some more money (not sure exactly how much, but I'm guessing it would be somewhere around 25,000 total) for future trips to Antarctica, Easter Island, and maybe Réunion for both onodrim and me. Once I decide who I'd like to support in the next election, I'd donate the maximum allowed (I think it's $2,300 right now) to their campaign. I'd set aside a few thousand for season tickets for a few years to both the Chicago Lyric Opera and the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. With the remaining ~650,000, I'd invest for retirement. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling Last edited by SecretMethod70; 03-10-2007 at 11:32 PM..