$1.6 billion

Kilgore

stickyfiddle said:

I hope they’re in a state which allows anonymity, otherwise you’d have to spend a big chunk of that cash on staff to protect you from the nutters asking for favours.

South Carolina.

The winner probably is the nutter. No teeth, several dozen guns and is married to his/her cousin.

Winny_Pooh

I'd fund a massive worldwide contraceptive drive and then buy the FB so I can wield the banhammer at m whim, lol.

Moominpapa

Sporky said:

I'd go full supervillain. Secret volcano base, minions in matching jumpsuits, blowing up Paris, that sort of thing.

Cool! Can I be your Number 2?  

.... wait, that didn't sound right

TimmyO

Sporky said:

I'd go full supervillain. Secret volcano base, minions in matching jumpsuits, blowing up Paris, that sort of thing.

I think the matching jumpsuits is an over-reaction 

roberty

I'd be booking out Abbey Road Studio 2 for a month to recreate Dark Side of the Moon entirely on Kazoo

Emp_Fab

Did you see the queues to buy tickets that were going around the block ?  All those additional people must have made a decision at some point before the previous draw last Friday along the lines of "Naaah, it's only $1,000,000,000.00 - I can't be arsed to go to the shop for a ticket for that amount", followed at some point after last Friday with "Well, now it's up to $1,537,000,000.00 I'll make the effort".

How does that even make sense ?  

skunkwerx

I'd buy a brand new car, its a Jaguar, buy a house in Devon, drink cider from a lemon. 

not_the_dj

Moominpapa said:

Sporky said:

I'd go full supervillain. Secret volcano base, minions in matching jumpsuits, blowing up Paris, that sort of thing.

Cool! Can I be your Number 2?  

.... wait, that didn't sound right

Careful, you’ll be first in line for the shark pool when Paris is saved at the last minute. 

Sporky

TimmyO said:

I think the matching jumpsuits is an over-reaction 

Villainy is all about style.

not_the_dj said:

Careful, you’ll be first in line for the shark pool when Paris is saved at the last minute. 

There will be no shark pool. My employees/henchpeople/minions will be treated well. Failure will be met with additional training and mentoring to ensure better performance in future.

Thus I will never have to worry about my staff turning on me and siding with any syphilis-riddled spy who tries to sneak in. Though if any do I will hire them and issue them an appropriate course of antibiotics.

Emp_Fab

I'd give all of it away - except for £2M.  If you can't live extremely comfortably with £2M in the bank there's something wrong with you.

Sporky

Emp_Fab said:

I'd give all of it away - except for £2M.  If you can't live extremely comfortably with £2M in the bank you have higher standards than me.

FTFY.

Axe_meister

£2m would not go that far especially if you give up work.
Nice house in the country will eat half of that. Then a couple of properties for the kids to live in when they are older. Couple of nice cars and it will be gone.
Also need to consider upkeep of road property until you eventually die.
Nah need to keep at least £10m

axisus

I'd buy every Banksy artwork ever created and destroy the lot. It's what he would have wanted.

axisus

Axe_meister said:

£2m would not go that far especially if you give up work.
Nice house in the country will eat half of that. Then a couple of properties for the kids to live in when they are older. Couple of nice cars and it will be gone.
Also need to consider upkeep of road property until you eventually die.
Nah need to keep at least £10m

One could easily live off £2m! you have just listed a bunch of extravagances. Do everything the same as you do now, give yourself the equivalent of your current weekly pay every week and the money will more than last.

Boy are some people greedy .....

mudslide73

I'd buy some vintage Strats then come on here and lord it up. Mebbees some ex celeb amps too!

boogieman

Depends where you wanted to live. £2 mil would only buy you a broom cupboard in central London. £1.6 billion bucks is an obscene amount of money but I’d still keep maybe 10%. 

Sporky

axisus said:

One could easily live off £2m! you have just listed a bunch of extravagances. Do everything the same as you do now, give yourself the equivalent of your current weekly pay every week and the money will more than last.

That depends rather on what you earn now and what inflation and the cost of living do.

skunkwerx

axisus said:

Axe_meister said:

£2m would not go that far especially if you give up work.
Nice house in the country will eat half of that. Then a couple of properties for the kids to live in when they are older. Couple of nice cars and it will be gone.
Also need to consider upkeep of road property until you eventually die.
Nah need to keep at least £10m

One could easily live off £2m! you have just listed a bunch of extravagances. Do everything the same as you do now, give yourself the equivalent of your current weekly pay every week and the money will more than last.

Boy are some people greedy .....

Pretty much! 

I'm 'living' on the national living wage per hour, but my employer gives no more than 25 hours a week.. so its around 10k a year. Not even enough to pay tax on.. But nowhere near low enough for the government to deem me worthy of any support, health costs, etc. 

I struggle, but most people think choosing a job or career path, savings, a pension, moving out, having a kid, a relationship, a car, a phone contract, new clothes more than once a year, dental work, takeaways, nights out, gifts at xmas etc etc are all normal outgoings. 

They're not, at all, theyre all luxuries if you can afford to do them. 

My jammy sister brings home £42k a year and claims shes not well off!
The only difference is she did well in school and doesnt have a beard. 

I was bullied so bad I missed year 7 and 8 before changing schools for year 9. I guess I never caught up with what I missed in those fundamental years.   

I didnt do terrible, got all C's and a D in maths, but in an employers world, thats only good for min wage jobs. Least I try I guess. 

But for me, shit, £42k a year/couple grand a month after tax would be absolutely life changing! 

2million would be a whole new life, incomprehensible!
Except the temptation to piss it slowly away on stuff.

I'd have to hire a financial advisor, and make returns on something, or just buy into a better job. Guess a constant income stream is a worry off the mind, even if it is minimum!  

jonnyburgo

I'd buy a girlfriend experience with a smashing looking bird, then a probably go for a curry.

Edit- I suppose id ave to buy a fancy fur coat for my old dutch.

Kilgore

I'd stop shopping at Lidl, buy a brand new Dacia Sandero and an extra large kebab.

Livin' the dream.