Should I ever win an amount of note I shall purchase a dark valley in Tasmania, then never leave.
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Down in a valley where nobody goes lives an old man without any woes, he hunts, he fishes, he lives his life well, and the rest of the world can go to hell.
Getting up every morning and slinging one of these big, chunky 2300 HP bastids through the sky would keep me entertained indefinitely,......or at least as long as I lived,...which probably wouldn't be very long.
There are lots of mega millionaires in the world but most successful ones worked up to it slowly, learning how to handle large bank accounts as they went. Big lottery winners rarely have the necessary experience to deal with that kind of money and it's sometimes disastrous. The smart ones will hire some kind of money manager to help them along but from what I've seen, most aren't that smart. Quite a few of them are broke within 5 to 10 years.
everyone at work would think I fell off the face of the earth.
I wouldn't even care enough to let them know I won. Of course that wouldn't happen until I had the money in the bank.
As for whatever else I'd do, it would definitely be pretty far away from the masses. On long trips my wife and I play the what would we do if we won the lottery game.
so far all we agree on is go some place warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
There are lots of mega millionaires in the world but most successful ones worked up to it slowly, learning how to handle large bank accounts as they went. Big lottery winners rarely have the necessary experience to deal with that kind of money and it's sometimes disastrous. The smart ones will hire some kind of money manager to help them along but from what I've seen, most aren't that smart. Quite a few of them are broke within 5 to 10 years.
There are lots of mega millionaires in the world but most successful ones worked up to it slowly, learning how to handle large bank accounts as they went. Big lottery winners rarely have the necessary experience to deal with that kind of money and it's sometimes disastrous. The smart ones will hire some kind of money manager to help them along but from what I've seen, most aren't that smart. Qbouite a few of them are broke within 5 to 10 years.
Financial counselors are a dime a dozen. Known a few that couldn't find anything else to do. I'd more likely head to a regional or maybe home office of someone like Fidelity, Goldman, MorganStanly. Do a 1 man sit in till I got to visit with the headest honcho on site in private. Show a copy of the ticket and assure him the original was safe and sound somewhere underground in a mayonaise jar. Let the talks begin.
There are lots of mega millionaires in the world but most successful ones worked up to it slowly, learning how to handle large bank accounts as they went. Big lottery winners rarely have the necessary experience to deal with that kind of money and it's sometimes disastrous. The smart ones will hire some kind of money manager to help them along but from what I've seen, most aren't that smart. Qbouite a few of them are broke within 5 to 10 years.
If I won that big of a jackpot the net cash would be enough to not need managing, just securing. Spending six million a year would only go through 300 million in fifty years, and I'm not going to live that long.
If I won that big of a jackpot the net cash would be enough to not need managing, just securing. Spending six million a year would only go through 300 million in fifty years, and I'm not going to live that long.
It wouldn't take much more energy to manage than to secure. Either or both would take some doing though.
If I won that big of a jackpot the net cash would be enough to not need managing, just securing. Spending six million a year would only go through 300 million in fifty years, and I'm not going to live that long.
You're resourceful, find a way to spend 18 million each year...
In a more serious note, there would be a lot of college scholarships suddenly available, probably in the nursing field since that's what my mother was although I might spread that out to some of the solid science fields like biology or physics or related areas.
Got enough toys although a couple of new vehicles would be useful, land is nice but too much land would just be worrisome trying to keep trespassers off. As I get older and don't like too much cold anymore I'd just get a winter place maybe in the Texas hill country (maybe, would have to scout it out some) and a summer place in N. Idaho where there are more trees and it's a bit cooler than the high desert hereabouts. Enough land to build my own 1000 or 1200 yard range in each locale and I'd be good.
That would take care of 50 mill, 75 maybe, if I was extravagant. Not sure what to do with the other $550,000,000 or whatever is left.
Buy a ranch? Dang that sounds like work. I would buy my own private outfitter service and have them take me hunting all over the world 12 months a year. When I was tired of hunting I would fish. That kind of jack damg if I would tie myself down to one spot.
Seriously you would win you would have never worked harder in your life as you would trying to manage that money.
My daughter works for a company that does a lot of business with Walmart and her first position was at their Bentonville, AR office servicing that account. While there on a visit we went thru the Walmart Museum. They had the Ford pickup Sam Walton used till the day he died. Basic old 1979 Ford 150 4WD with a 4 speed floor shift. Still had his shotgun in it. Word was he spent most of his time doing what he wanted to do and a lot of that was bird hunting. They also had his office recreated as it was when he died as well. It looked like he spent no more time there than absolutely necessary. It's all about delegating.
A few things I'd do. Probably not tell the kids. I'd hate to ruin them. I'd want to build a state of the art gym facility. (nothing in my town). Get a handful of custom rifles built. Upgrade boats. Get really healthy and in shape and do a lot of public land hunting here in SE AK.
My wife loves where we live, and our house, so that wouldn't change. Probably have the deck redone. I'd still want to troll and guide as I love doing that. Probably just do less of it.
I’d buy 2-3 places with ample wild birds and public land.
Bird hunting and coyote hunting 6 months a year sounds pretty alright. Of course I’d go on an occasional big game hunt but I’d probably do that guided.
1. Hire goons to lobby Congress to allow two each F-105 and F-106 (A and B models) to be restored to full flight status. It's a crime there's not a Thud or a Dart airborne.
2. One hunnat million to a 501c3 (charity, therefore deductible) for Second Amendment "education."
3. Run for U.S. Senate from Montana. Until I win.
4. Hire a personal physician and trainer so I last long enough to spend some of it.
Foiking amazing how many folk think they need a half a billion but not 5-10 million. Should I win, I'll hope that there are several other winners[seriously].
With that much money undoubtedly my first real concern would be personal security for our kids, grand kids, my only living sibling (wife is an only child and both of our parents are deceased), and ourselves.
Also undoubtedly one of the toughest things to deal with would be the inevitable request from folks needing help with serious life threatening health issues and even more so if it's kids. I'd either have to have someone well qualified to screen and vet or else just deny them all which would probably be even tougher to live with.
As to how, on what and where I might want to go and do myself, at my age I'd have to give some serious realist thought to.
My kids are in school, that's problematic. Alabama has a lot of 1000+ acre properties for sale. One would probably be mine. The west seems to be changing, at least in the places I like best. Al, and Mississippi have appeal, AR and OK, also have appeal.
If I could find the right place, I have never found anything I like better than the Rockies.
But, and she is a big but.
Alaska would get to meet me, and she might get stuck with me.
I don't want to buy the ranch. I just want to be able to hunt where ever in the world I want to. I'm thinking a few different countries each year. The rest of the time I'd spend on my boat. With a few hundred million, I could manage to do that pretty well. At least it would be fun trying.
Well since the OP was about ranches/property for hunting I would find a large parcel that ascends from sage to alpine and contains wolves and Griz as well as the more mundane fauna. Near the entrance I would build a village and populate it w/ family, wounded warriors and disabled vets who would also be my guard force. I would hire a couple of contrary science guys to assist in returning the environment to as close to natural as possible while containing my access trails. I would try to hire Huntsman to build me a shooting range. Add a large gym w/ a view of my mountains and I would probably never leave.
If I couldn't afford that I would try to rent a plot of property from Jim Conrad to park a trailer near one of those roads to the CMR, and buy a snow machine.
i'd buy a whole new set of friends and make them do stupid schit for the privilege of being my friend. that and whores, coke, ferraris and lots of full auto guns.
I give half to cancer research. I'd buy my dad a '67 SS396 Chevelle like the one he had when he got back from Vietnam. I'd get my mom a matching one because she always used to drive his. Get my MIL a nice place to live with no worries, she's awesome. Set up trust funds for my kids. Buy a lot of land in a free state, central/northern Arizona sound about right. Hopefully live happily ever after with my wife.
That would pass my coworkers off so bad. And keep driving my 95 Subaru. And then bitch about how it leaks oil and needs new tires, and tires will cost $200!
Number one, tax attorney. Shut off the phone and get a burner. Go into seclusion with a big note pad. Figure out priorities as to family and some select close friends. Give my ex the house she wanted when we divorced and enough money to renovate it. Get a large ranch locally and put my family in nice ranch homes. The bulk of my hunting and fishing would be guided. Build a big shop for cars and a machine shop to build my own guns.
The way things are right now I'd buy Zimbabwe and kick all of the corrupt blacks out and bring all of the white farmers back, giving back the land that was stolen from them. Talk about a hunting paradise. That would be it IMO.
Well since the OP was about ranches/property for hunting I would find a large parcel that ascends from sage to alpine and contains wolves and Griz as well as the more mundane fauna. Near the entrance I would build a village and populate it w/ family, wounded warriors and disabled vets who would also be my guard force. I would hire a couple of contrary science guys to assist in returning the environment to as close to natural as possible while containing my access trails. I would try to hire Huntsman to build me a shooting range. Add a large gym w/ a view of my mountains and I would probably never leave.
If I couldn't afford that I would try to rent a plot of property from Jim Conrad to park a trailer near one of those roads to the CMR, and buy a snow machine.
As I purchased another case of Jai Alai this evening I gazed upon the 20+ in line at the front checkout and thought 'Just think, regardless of accomplishment, we'll all be losers at the same time for one brief moment.'
Except me of course. I don't play that stupid schit.
I figure most people take about 10 years to get to know really well. So, anyone that comes after the lottery is going to have to pay their dues before they see a dime of it. 10 years hangin around me ain't an easy task.
As I purchased another case of Jai Alai this evening I gazed upon the 20+ in line at the front checkout and thought 'Just think, regardless of accomplishment, we'll all be losers at the same time for one brief moment.'
Except me of course. I don't play that stupid schit.
Uhhhh....isn't that the gave you play with the silly curved football bat??
my own steam locomotive and a railroad to run it on. And a square rigger ship. I am sure no train buff or "captain" would take advantage of my ignorance.
I would have a fully restored 98 F150. I could probably afford to quit reloading.
As I purchased another case of Jai Alai this evening I gazed upon the 20+ in line at the front checkout and thought 'Just think, regardless of accomplishment, we'll all be losers at the same time for one brief moment.'
Except me of course. I don't play that stupid schit.
Uhhhh....isn't that the gave you play with the silly curved football bat??
Hehehehe! He said football bat! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
As I purchased another case of Jai Alai this evening I gazed upon the 20+ in line at the front checkout and thought 'Just think, regardless of accomplishment, we'll all be losers at the same time for one brief moment.'
Except me of course. I don't play that stupid schit.
Uhhhh....isn't that the gave you play with the silly curved football bat??
It would be so cool to be able to take care of my family for the rest of their lives. Not a one of us makes big money, so it would be a true blessing to make life better for them.
I'd buy a new single wide, throw a new corvette body on a 4x4 chassis with a big confederate flag painted on the hood, and bring mullets back into style along with sleeveless flannel shirts.
#1- I'd buy ND and make him build me things. #2- 200'x400' metal fab shop that is fully loaded including about six of my close friends who will get paid very well to be my minions. #3- Buy a large heavy equipment dealership along with employees and build a lake on some of my property. #4- Buy a large resort on our nearby lake and let everyone who isn't a jackwagon use it for free. That will teach them gouging SOB's.
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