Hello

I would like to stop by and say hi. I have been trolling this forum for a long time now, but have not made a post.

I am born in Algiers and like to play computers and coffee. I hope to get a lot out of this forum .

Thank you for having me

Mark

We have talked about this before, because my DH plays one ticket at least a week and who knows someday.

* pay off all debt (house, etc)
* buy our land in the county and build the house of our choice
* let my parents live in our house we paid off
* help his parents fix up their house
* put some away for the kids for college
* take a family vacation (if any money left)
* get new cars and pay cash for them

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A Family of 5's quest to forget the Joneses.

Since you didn't specify the amount, I'll assume you mean mega millions?

My day-to-day life would be something like this:

Arise to my breakfast cooking; made to order by my live-in chef. Because once I get that rich, I will no longer do day-to-day cooking...just when I feel like it!

Eat with the family to discuss our plans for the day and catch up with the kids and husband.

Work out in my new state-of-the art gym and then shower.

Ooops. Didn't get to finish...

Anyway, after my shower, if we didn't have special plans with the family, I'd probably head over to the spa for a massage and facial and I might as well add a pedicure.

Head out to lunch with a friend or husband if it were the school year.

Dinner of course, would be prepared by our chef and then we'd retire to our master suite for relaxation. I'd have the chef conjure up an evening treat and retire to bed thinking I died and went to heaven!

Who knows what the next day would bring. Money surely helps to plan what our dreams can conjure up!

I think we would do the obvious things: pay off mortgages, college funds, help family. The truly best thing for us would be to make a difference for someone else. Not just big things, but little things. I know we would set up a scholarship or two and fund different charities but what really is important is time. This would give us the ability to spend more time with our extended family and help them. We would also be able to do more things to help others, from volunteering at the food bank to just helping neighbors. My dad is older and mostly recovered from a stroke. He is always willing to give us money for anything we need. This year for my birthday I told him I wanted 2 hours of his time. 1/2 hour for each of my kids (DS preschool graduation, dance recital- just DD2 song, and swim meet - just DD1 events) and 1/2 hour for ice cream with me at the marina. He didn't make DS graduation and boy did he hear about it from my DDs. I wanted to show the kids that people are more important than money. I think winning the lottery can make you a generous person with more than just money.