If a genie gave you ten million dollars (US) and then returned five years later to see how you were doing......
how much money would you have when he returned ??
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So, I've actually given this a lot of thought, because I sometimes play the lottery, and I want to do it the smart way.
I'd probably have about half of it left, because the first thing I would do is spend a million dollars on a bunch of stupid stuff. Not things that I would have to pay for in the long run, just extravagant, useless, fun junk to get it out of my system. I don't know how old you are, but when I was a little kid, there was a Richard Pryor movie called "Brewster's Millions", about a guy who came into an inheritance, but his real inheritance would be released to him if he spent every last dime without anything to show for it. The lesson his dead relative was trying to impart was how stupid it is to spend extravagantly, and to make him absolutely sick of wasteful spending so he wouldn't blow the rest of the money on dumb stuff.
That movie left a lasting impression on me.
So I'd buy a ridiculous custom car, probably a hearse. Spend money on furry related stuff. Put together a kickаss graphic editing computer. Brand new PS5. Big screen TV, with massive speakers.
Then I would buy a nice modest house at a reasonable price to keep it all in, put the rest of the money in the bank at a nice interest rate, and proceed to live as I currently do, spending only on groceries and other necessities.
I'd probably have about half of it left, because the first thing I would do is spend a million dollars on a bunch of stupid stuff. Not things that I would have to pay for in the long run, just extravagant, useless, fun junk to get it out of my system. I don't know how old you are, but when I was a little kid, there was a Richard Pryor movie called "Brewster's Millions", about a guy who came into an inheritance, but his real inheritance would be released to him if he spent every last dime without anything to show for it. The lesson his dead relative was trying to impart was how stupid it is to spend extravagantly, and to make him absolutely sick of wasteful spending so he wouldn't blow the rest of the money on dumb stuff.
That movie left a lasting impression on me.
So I'd buy a ridiculous custom car, probably a hearse. Spend money on furry related stuff. Put together a kickаss graphic editing computer. Brand new PS5. Big screen TV, with massive speakers.
Then I would buy a nice modest house at a reasonable price to keep it all in, put the rest of the money in the bank at a nice interest rate, and proceed to live as I currently do, spending only on groceries and other necessities.