What would you do with Five Meeeeelion Dollars

[David Barnett]

I'd buy the house next door, tear it down and replace with "my dream house". Anything left over would go in the nest egg.

For some reason I covet that location, and the house that is presently there is kinda sh*tty.

 

[Linkslover]

Nothing different. I'm living the dream now - other than missing the opportunity to play out because of covid,

LL

 

[Chester P Squier]

Give over half a million away.

Then I would talk to my brother and my other brother's widow about dividing up some pine timber acreage we inherited from our parents. I'd build a house on my 20 + acres and maybe two more, one for each son and their families. Get us all away from the bad traffic and bad drivers around here.

This is assuming it's $5M is after taxes.

 

[Jakedog]

I would sell my house, and my mother in law’s house. I would build us a nice new big single level one we could share. She’s getting older, and won’t be able to keep up with her place forever. Plus, I give it about ten more years before my wife is having real trouble with stairs.

I would make sure both of my daughter’s educations were 100% handled.

I would buy a second house in New Mexico. Probably Red River area.

I would start a trust to fund my favorite dog rescue outfit long term.

I would lease a bus, hire a driver, hire a band, hit the road, and pay them what they’re actually worth. Regardless of what the gigs paid.

I’d still have a couple million I could live out the rest of my days on, if I was careful and not silly.

 

[Buckaroo65]

Leave Bakersfield.

Leave it where?

 

[Cyberi4n]

Change it to Pounds

 

[haggardfan1]

I'd make sure my church and my local dog rescue outfits were in the black for some time. I'd also fund a no-kill shelter in the town where I live at present; it's a dumping ground for strays, but too small to have a shelter of its own.

I'd find a suitable secluded location with a nice modest house, and a big fenced yard, and move there to live out my sunset years.
With whatever was left, I'd live on what I needed and help out friends with the rest.
Oh. And donate to cancer and heart research, in memory of my mother and father, respectively.

That's all I could think of offhand. I don't need a vehicle, or god forbid any more music equipment. It would be nice to have a music room where my band could come over and jam and we could cook out and stuff too.

 

[Matt Sarad]

Leave it where?

Somewhere no one could find it.

 

[tele12]

$1,000,000 to my daughter so she can actually "buy" a home in California and stay close to me.
$1,000,000 to my son to do the same
$1,000,000 for myself to bolster my retirement fund...use as a little play money perhaps
$1,000,000 to one or more children's charities
$1,000,000 to get rid of my wife...a little "lovely parting gift" as we divorce and get on with our lives

In California isn't her parting gift 2.5 million?

 

[Frontman]

Make it into $100 million.

 

[knopflerfan]

I'd buy a large amount of wooded land, with streams/rivers and ponds. The house would not be overly large - the pole barn, however, would be huge. It would have 2 full apartments within it, in addition to a complete auto shop(with lifts) and mechanics bench/tools. Oh yeah, I'd buy some really nice old school muscle cars and cool, quirky guitars and basses. It's fun to dream, sometime.

 

[gkterry]

Buy a really thick mattress in which to stuff the money

 

[Toto'sDad]

Make it into $100 million.

I could probably make the five million into a hundred bucks without really trying.

 

[1293]

Nothing. I have everything I need.

 

[Jupiter]

I’d buy yen atm

Then I’d think about whether or not to tell my wife.

You lot would NEVER know about it

 

[Toto'sDad]

I'd put the lot on a horse, good luck like that always comes in threes.

That sounds like a good solid plan right there.

 

[OmegaWoods]

Build two more houses on our 17 acres for our kids. Rebuild the house to improve the view. Build a "Darryl's House" studio for jamming and a shop for the cars and equipment. Take the grandkids to Europe, Japan, the great wall and Australia over a few years. Probably a truck to tow the Casita and retire the Sienna.

Maybe a fence for the front of the place and around the garden and a nice greenhouse with a concrete floor.

That's about it. Maybe a nice pair of Duluth Trading overalls.

Invest the rest into a charitable remainder trust to provide music scholarships to disadvantaged kids.

 

[Toto'sDad]

Leave Bakersfield.

You can't leave Bakersfield, there isn't a road left to get out of town that goes all the way through!

 

[arlum]

$700,000 to buy a new house.
$1,000,000 to spend / buy whatever related to home furnishings, automobiles, computers, clothes, etc.
$1,000,000 towards the education of my grandchildren.
$1,000,000 to St. Jude's Hospital.
$1,000,000 to Shriner's Hospital.
$100,000 to whatever jewelry my wife wants to buy.
$100,000 to be divided between extended family members who could use the help.
$100,000 to purchase whatever guitars, amps, etc., I would like to own.

 

[NoTeleBob]

I'd pay off my credit card debt. $5M ought to cover most of it.