If you had gobs of money...........

[slick]

If I had gobs of money I would give some of it away in this order:

1. To the bank (pay off my mortgage & line of credit)
2. To my Mom (to pay off what I owe her)
3. To Visa and American Express (don't need to explain these)
4. To VOKRA (Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue) - big donation
5. To VRRA (Vancouver Rabbit Rescue & Advocacy) - big donation
6. To Hearts on Noses (Pot Belly Pig rescue) - big donation
7. To BC Cancer Research Centre - big donation

The rest would be invested. With the gobs of interest I'd made, I'd buy a new car and of course travel.

Thanks for the dream. Now I'm back.....

[CountryWolf07]

Pay off student loans... that's the first thing I would do.

[ScottieMommy]

I know that winning the lotery could be really bad for you. The curse of the lotery.

But if i was to win that much this is what i would do.

Buy a new home, design it to my taste and in the place i want it. Have land so i could have more animals. Possibly in Beverly Hills where i dream to live and or Malibu.

Start a at home foster/rescue for animals not just dogs.

Donate to children hospitals, animal shelters and schools.

Take trips around the world and visit the many places i been dreaming of going.

Life is too short you need to enjoy it

[binka_nugget]

I would pay off my debt, my mom's debt and my s/o's debt first. Then I'd start my business and invest the money so I can continuously donate to rescues.

[slick]

If I had gobs of money I would give some of it away in this order:

1. To the bank (pay off my mortgage & line of credit)
2. To my Mom (to pay off what I owe her)
3. To Visa and American Express (don't need to explain these)
4. To VOKRA (Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue) - big donation
5. To VRRA (Vancouver Rabbit Rescue & Advocacy) - big donation
6. To Hearts on Noses (Pot Belly Pig rescue) - big donation
7. To BC Cancer Research Centre - big donation

The rest would be invested. With the gobs of interest I'd made, I'd buy a new car and of course travel.

Thanks for the dream. Now I'm back.....

Reading other responses reminded me of that the real #1 would be.....
Quit my job!!!!

[critter crazy]

Hmmm....a boatload of money??? What would i do???

1. take half and set up a Trust fund for myy Boys.
2. Pay off my home
3. Buy a large piece of Property, and build a new house
4. Put whatever is left into Savings

[wolf_Q]

The first thing I would do is buy a house with a few acres of land. Preferably somewhere in the mountains, or maybe also cabin in the mountains I could go to at least. I would donate to the local shelters and also start my own siberian husky rescue. Hopefully I'd be able to adopt out most of the dogs and not keep them all, that would be the hard part. I would also set up a photography studio and dark room in the house as well as buy equipment to make silver castings and other artistic supplies...I really don't create art that often anymore, but maybe if I had a studio with a beautiful mountain view I'd be inspired. If after I quit my job I felt like doing some work on the side I'd set up a small grooming salon too.

I would also give some money to friends/family, my parents especially, to get them their dream house. I'd buy my mom a '54 chevy car. I would use it to travel the world and see places I've never been...and of course put money into savings/investments for the future/children if I have them.

[cassiesmom]

If I had gobs of money ... (Not in any particular order)

pay debts
vacation home of appropriate size (and driving distance) for family and friends
move to a place with covered parking
purchase a car and hire a driver for catmandu so he wouldn't have to contend with public transit anymore
donate it