What to Buy with Half-a-Billion Dollars ? ? ?

Twenty plus years ago I bought a Fire Engine Red Corvette,
thought I was pretty cool etc. went to a family reunion
and offered to my grandpa a ride in it and asked, " can
you get out of a bathtub without using your hands, he
said no, and I said well your not riding in my car " He turned
around and said I didn't want a ride anyway and walked away.

I'm still feeling bad about that !

First sign the darn tivcket, meet with a financial planner, tax person and my attorney. They would be my committee and never meet with just one or two of them, rather than get a real run arround started.

After paying off lady friend's car, go to a Health Clinic in California for two weeks, than a vacation. After that I wold take care of two religious schools in my home town, as they have always turned out top of the line students. Nowl every thing would be state of the art there. There is a small town I now have a place at, and I would re-pave evey street and do all the saftey stuff there.

Every one else would get a monthly amount so as not to let anyone pee it all away. Lots of people would be invited to a private party beond belief. Hired band for dance purposes would be Alabama.

Not to pry but is "Health Clinic in California" code for something?

DonDiego has changed his mind.

The first thing he would buy would be a new residence, . . . a castle on a hill above a pleasant European village, the residents of which would pledge their fidelity to DonDiego in an annual feast.

Perhaps, this castle, situated in Bran, Romania and once occupied by Vlad Tepes, aka "Vlad the Impaler". In such an idyllic locale poor old DonDiego would no longer have to endure the visitations of Jehovah's Witnesses knocking on his door at possibly inconvenient times.

That's pretty funny.I didn't win last night so I can forget about the crane.lol.

Ah, the smell of those rotting bodies leading up to the entrance. All impaled as a warning to those who oppose Vlad.....


I prefer a more secluded area, one in which I could just lay back and enjoy life.




This quaint place is located in Heidelberg Germany. It's been hit by lightning a few times but the view is great. Although the damn thing is not for sale

Ah, the smell of those rotting bodies leading up to the entrance. All impaled as a warning to those who oppose Vlad.....


I prefer a more secluded area, one in which I could just lay back and enjoy life.




This quaint place is located in Heidelberg Germany. It's been hit by lightning a few times
but the view is great. Although the damn thing is not for sale

sorry, double post

They say that 90% of the people that win millions of dollars spend it all within 5 years. You just couldn't do that with this kind of money. Interest alone at 4% would give you over $8 million a year.

Sure you could, IF, you were really really stupid and decided you fell in love with being a high roller and the life and notoriety it brought. If you worked your way up to thinking of nothing about gambling away 5-10 or 20 mil a weekend, how many years before you went broke betting that big? Throw in your own private jet(50 mil?), a couple mansions....
It would take a lot to do that and an even greater amount of stupidity but i think it could be done. That 380 mil or whatever might end up gone before you know it.

J