If you had a billion dollars |
If you had a billion dollars |
23 Aug 2015, 21:15
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Group: Members Posts: 2492 Joined: 20 December 2012 From: My mother's womb Member No.: 9540 |
What would you do with it? I would buy myself a private island and turn it into a semester resort, complete with yacht club.
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23 Aug 2015, 22:32
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Cranium Ventilator in chief Group: Members Posts: 379 Joined: 7 June 2009 Member No.: 42 |
Invest it wisely, try to build on it, found a space launch company and colonize the solar system, including a flying mansion on Saturn
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23 Aug 2015, 22:33
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Gamer Girl Group: Legend Posts: 3808 Joined: 19 June 2009 From: Disboard Member No.: 182 Friendly Freelancer |
A billion US American dollars? I'd pay debts for several people I know, spend a lot of it into either research to combat devastating yet common illnesses and/or robotics and/or space research while keeping 50 million for myself to live off the interest.
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23 Aug 2015, 22:52
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Group: Donator Posts: 1011 Joined: 3 February 2014 Member No.: 10281 |
Pay off my debts, buy a beer brewery and have them produce a beer that was taken off the market when I was 16 years old.
I would also buy a nice house in Sweden, in Borås and probably live the rest of my days there |
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24 Aug 2015, 2:30
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Group: Members Posts: 62 Joined: 28 March 2015 From: Russia, Wiipury Member No.: 10944 old bastard |
$ 1 million is not such a large sum. I would have opened my business.
------- p.s. nice democracy -------------------- when you say a little - it is easier to stick to what has been said © Sauli Niinistö
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24 Aug 2015, 13:19
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Gamer Girl Group: Legend Posts: 3808 Joined: 19 June 2009 From: Disboard Member No.: 182 Friendly Freelancer |
p.s. nice democracy Yeah, it was a true democratic decision by a great amount of forum members to always derail politics threads rather than being civil about it and then they voted into office. Also, the topic is about a Billion dollars, not a Million. You know, 1000 Million dollars. |
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24 Aug 2015, 15:25
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Group: Dev. Team Posts: 964 Joined: 15 August 2013 From: Portugal, Lisbon Member No.: 10072 |
Honestly, I had no idea what I would do with that amount of sum... Would probably have a nice life (no big houses, no big luxuries), but would invest a lot in science projects and the likes.
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24 Aug 2015, 16:18
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Master of Wreckage Group: Leader Posts: 2673 Joined: 31 May 2009 From: Dallas TX, USA Member No.: 2 Projects: SWR Productions |
A Billion huh?
There's no way in a conceivable way I can get you a proper response without knowing the tax exemptions/costs every year and other legal loopholes before I can give you a correct answer, but based on what I do know, I would try to get a new household, relatively in normal size, draw up fences around it and tighten security, make it subtle however; a fence around it with bushes (particularly ones that would hurt like hell if you trited to get on them) hidden cams, and doors. Why the security? Akin if you had just won the lottery, people will find out ; family, friends, strangers attempting to ask you for money, you can deal with friends and family all the same, but strangers is what you'd have to worry about and they will try to break in. Better lock up tight during the night. The scope of the household would have to be moderate, I'm not talking a mansion here, just something that no one would expect to note as a billionaires house, and it'll be easy to maintain and live in comfortably, even with the safety precautions in mind. Now, as far as the rest of it, which would still be a lot, invest in some local businesses (avoid corporate owned businesses if at all possible) in order to get tax exemptions and possibly get a return from it. invest into my own business of a Cafe/Comic book shop hybrid (Think Barnes and Noble/Half Priced book stores but modern? Seems like those are becoming irrelevant) but for a different demographic, include games, sell coffee and other products, start up a few locations nearby. Go from there, slight risk but will reflect better on taxes and you'll get tax exemptions. Yes this is a big thing, every year you'll take a massive hit for having so much, for 'doing your part' if you will. Another good chunk, if not the rest, gets dumped into the bank, where it'll accumulate interest and grow over time. Keenly become aware of the interest rate, switch banks if the interest isnt high enough and get that little egg growing more and more. Now, there's still a TON left but at that point it becomes moot as to where it'd go because, I don't have that right now and I'd look into more places to invest in, or straight up keep it - that sum easily fits for the rest of my life as well as loved ones; and no I wouldnt be buying superretardedlyexpensive cars. A mere luxury car would do, and no, no bulletproof/armored version iether- shits expensive. Which is why buying a gun would be better 8) (all the guns, this is america after all) -------------------- SWR Co-Lead | Texture Artist | Modeler | Level Designer | Fan of all things Awesome |
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3 Sep 2015, 0:33
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Why are old planes so freakin' cool? Group: Members Posts: 107 Joined: 5 August 2014 From: Fort Belvoir, Virginia Member No.: 10578 |
pay off anything my family owes for debt, set a side 5 mil for college funds, give 50 mil to charity, the rest of the 45 mil would be used to get a building for old games that we still enjoy ( ex: generals ), this building would be part museum and part server center for multiplayer for these games ( being able to play multiplayer the same way before the gamespy shut down ), you could also buy legal copies of the games here via CD or internet download
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3 Sep 2015, 6:53
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Group: Project Leader Posts: 5870 Joined: 2 June 2009 Member No.: 10 |
Off the top of my head, I would only 'keep' a relatively small amount of the money for myself and the very few loved ones that I have in order to uphold our modest standard of living and have some financial security in the future. No big luxuries, just being able to pay for insurances, living costs and any medical treatments. The largest 'personal' investment would probably be a modernisation of the one piece of housing property that my family has, which is a fairly ordinary apartment on the technical and aesthetic standard of like the 60s or 70s. For a little bit of fun, I would also give some money to a few key individuals around me and buy myself a new computer. The overwhelming majority of the billion, I would like to invest in projects and institutions that I personally choose. Locally, I would like to make purpose-bound donations for kindergartens, schools, care homes and the like. On a topical note, I would also like to help outfit some refugee centres as well as support hospitals in Greece. Since these 'handpicked' donations would still leave me with a massive amount of money, I would dedicate the rest to science and research: One major focus would be medicine in a way similar to what SoraZ said, with a special emphasis on cancer treatment. I would also like to set up a medical fund to finance treatments and therapies for people in dire need, be it a life-saving operation or enabling someone a more normal life if they were left disfigured or incapacitated by an accident, illness or such. The other focus would be on robotics research, with the goal of helping to make the practical benefits of these technologies available to society.
Despite it not being financially necessary anymore, I would still continue my normal jobs. This post has been edited by MARS: 4 Sep 2015, 6:49 |
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3 Sep 2015, 20:38
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Head of the Federal Council of Byzantine Group: Members Posts: 1038 Joined: 12 June 2013 From: Byzantine Federation Member No.: 9974 |
First i'd buy gold for all that money, and keep it like that with selling just a little bit when i want to buy something.
But still i would have no idea what to do with most of it. But for starters, i'd invest a lot in where i'm from, donate a lot to the Church, invest in my country and make national charity fundations(so i can know that my stuff is going where i send it). -------------------- "Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin."
Colonel Muhammar Gaddafi (RIP). "You will not mind, gentlemen, that i am firstly a Russian and my closest interests are those of Russia, but I can assure you that interests of Serbia and those of the Serbian people are immediately after them." Nicholas II of Russia. "Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune." Noam Chomsky. _____________________________ (Main) Balkan Federation fanfiction - Expect a new edit by 31st of April 2020. That includes fixing all the missing images. Operation "Removal" fanfiction - last edited 01.07.2015.( episode #4 part 2 added-fanfiction complete ) Russia: The Evil Empire. Do not watch RT ! Noam Chomsky on the Genocide in Kosovo. |
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5 Sep 2015, 8:47
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Group: Members Posts: 363 Joined: 16 June 2009 From: Irving, TX Member No.: 167 |
I would quit my shitty corporate american job. Then move to Europe or Asia; Either Norway since i'm half Norwegian or Japan maybe Malaysia. Then buy a house, install security, and buy all the games i've been wanting to buy but to broke to and live the rest of my life in peace while playing said video games.
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5 Sep 2015, 13:20
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local drunk Group: Members Posts: 13 Joined: 16 April 2015 From: a deep cavern somewhere in america Member No.: 11127 mess with the best! DIE LIKE KASSAD! |
id first donate a healthy sum to the swr team, then clear my debts, finaly a customshop gibson 3pickup explorer
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5 Sep 2015, 17:05
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Top Law Group: Members Posts: 147 Joined: 17 June 2014 From: Some random Tf2 map Member No.: 10509 Stuff Stuff Blah Blah Blawh Law |
Make my own company build off of that live off it then come a gaming pc then a shit load of stuff on steam and a house
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5 Sep 2015, 23:31
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The Trench Dog Group: Dev. Team Posts: 824 Joined: 13 December 2013 Member No.: 10225 |
Close to what Comr4de said except more insane and likely more sinister. I'd take the money and buy a plot on Mars or space once there was technology to support such a thing or some piss poor Latin American country, make my own communalist city state (because whilst Earth based nations cannot claim territory in space, there is no rules against making a brand new sovereign state in space) and rule it as a tinpot dictator (but live modestly in said, work a job I enjoy, such as voice acting or welding if I needed to occupy myself) and grow a community directed under my idealism welcoming like minded people or those who wish to partake in the type of society I'd build. Invest in a profitable means of income for said, irregardless if its tourism, extracting resources, research in space, etc or whatever else; keep the money flowing. Likely form partnerships with scientific organizations and others who may be interested in my social experiment and its possible contributions to humanity.
Would also likely clear the debts of various loved ones and I'd likely be a corrupt but pragmatic bastard with the rest of the money. Oh and I'd make a giant neon sign where my former house would've existed saying "Screw you all im out!" This post has been edited by ComradeCrimson: 5 Sep 2015, 23:34 -------------------- |
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7 Sep 2015, 5:31
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Orcinius Genocidalus Group: Members Posts: 2428 Joined: 11 July 2012 From: North Vancouver Member No.: 9223 No, you move. |
scatter it across multiple investment groups to keep them in separate baskets, pull little bits at a time to supplement income.
What? it works. Never said you had to be stupid with the money. This post has been edited by Serialkillerwhale: 7 Sep 2015, 5:33 -------------------- |
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9 Sep 2015, 15:09
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Group: Dev. Team Posts: 616 Joined: 24 February 2015 From: Latvia Member No.: 10884 |
I would buy Greece.
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17 Sep 2015, 18:33
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Group: Dev. Team Posts: 1242 Joined: 26 July 2014 Member No.: 10559 |
I would give 50 millions of it to The Hunter to fix this damn SAGE
I'll decide about the rest later |
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