I've grown accustomed to his face.Jerry is not a gambler. He cannot sit at a slot machine for hours playing on a single $20 bill, like my mama taught me how to do - nickel video slots at the MGM!!! When we went to Vegas in '07, Jerry desperately wanted to join a hand of blackjack, but had a slight fear of sitting at a table with a bunch of "pros" and being out of the game in less than 5 hands (maybe that's a bit of exaggeration...).
However, Jerry does like him some lottery...MegaMillions to be exact. He typically buys a ticket each week. But he's no good at winning!
Now, let's pretend for a second that we did win. And not a little. No, we're gonna win.... $225 million. If I won the lottery (and took the lump sum payment), I would...
- Quit my job, but not quit working. I would focus on my voice-acting business, try to get gigs travelling the world to be an on-site event coordinator, and start a personal shopping business (I know of a girl who works with Frontgate - when someone wants to purchase something and have it shipped they call this girl and she makes all the arrangements since Frontgate doesn't ship.)
- Pay off my current mortgage, my sister's mortgage, and my parents' mortgage. I would also find my brother a place to live.
- Update my house - pay someone to pull up all the carpet and refinish the hardwood floors, redo the bathrooms and the kitchen (possibly knock out the wall between the kitchen and the living room to make it a more open space), add a deck, expand the driveway, and cleanup the garage. oh, and hire someone to re-landscape!
-Buy a beach house in North Carolina - one of those that can sleep like a million people at once. I would rent it out when I'm not using it, and invite my family to come stay for weeks at a time when I am.
- Buy a new car, preferably a hybrid SUV and purchase my father a Cadillac Escalade.
- Sell my house (assuming I am outside the 3 year tax credit window) and buy a slightly bigger house with an "outdoor kitchen" in a community with a nice landscaping and a pool.
- Take golf and tennis lessons and spend my non-working hours on the course or court with my man (not because it's the snobby thing to do, I just want to)
- Take a month long vacation to tour the world via cruise ship.
- Sit on the board of directors for an Arts Organization and spend a lot of time volunteering for the arts.
- Donate money to organizations where I can get my name printed in a program. Ooh, or maybe get a plaque hung or a building named after me.
- Endow my undergraduate program with money to develop a scholarship in my name and work a little more closely with them to help place students (intern/co-op/professional)
- Teach as an adjunct professor for one quarter/semester a year.
That's all I have for now... have I spent all that money yet?
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