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What would you do with a million dollars?

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Ian_Fitz
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What would you buy? Would u invest it? Save it? Pull a David Lesh and Start a midocore clothing company then have it fail and turn it into a "ok" clothing company? What would u do?
Dec 12 2015 11:04PM
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Mingg
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Hire a male prostitute and ski a lot
Dec 12 2015 11:07PM
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JohnBolea
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move to oregon ski year round for a few years no job
Dec 12 2015 11:08PM
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Nikolaus
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me and my dog would live like kings
Dec 13 2015 12:04AM
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Sno.
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It wouldn't be enough to quit my job. But I would pay off mortgages and loans, and then put some into some projects we want to do, and invest the rest with the hopes of starting my own business and quitting my job in a few years.
Dec 13 2015 12:16AM
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GayWolf420
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Ill tell you what id do, man...

Two chicks at the same time, man.
Dec 13 2015 12:21AM
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saskskier
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Nothing super crazy.

- Find someone to help me make sure I'm not stupid with it and invest it

- buy a house and use the interest to pay my mortgage rather than paying in one lump sum

- travel a bunch and make it my goal to travel to at least one country I haven't been to every year and either go heli-skiing or out to Japan, depending on what the snow is like

- get a decent, but not crazy car and a bike

- find a different job, likely in the non-profit sector
Dec 13 2015 1:28AM
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soulskier
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Pay off my mortgage(s) and the wife'said student loans


Blow the rest on something silly like guns, skis, or fishing stuff
Dec 13 2015 6:18AM
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Dddsz
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Whoever wouldn't invest it doesn't know what they are missing out on. That one million could multiply so fast.
Dec 13 2015 10:00AM
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Alex_G
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invest in bananas. so much money in foreign agriculture and as more people inhabit the planet more people want bananas. demand never runs out.
Dec 13 2015 10:29AM
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HAMNATION
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Start my own liquor company..... wait I cant do that with only a mill.. New plan buy 2 new sleds and quit my job so I can ski bc and chill every day fo like 5 years. Play golf all summer. Just remember though a mill is only 1000 G's
Dec 13 2015 11:51AM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Buy a property, have a company manage it for rentals, use proceeds to pay off mortgage, and then invest the rest.

Probably would let my parents use some to fix up the house we live in currently.
Dec 13 2015 11:52AM
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phillyskier
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put it in the bank. you know how much interest youd get in only a year
Dec 13 2015 2:48PM
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HAMNATION
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phillyskierput it in the bank. you know how much interest youd get in only a year


There is still such thing as an interest bearing account??
Dec 13 2015 3:00PM
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deleted5
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Sno.It wouldn't be enough to quit my job.


If that's true then you have terrible saving habits and an awful financial investor.
Dec 13 2015 3:06PM
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Titus69
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Help the parents and other close family out
Set some aside for my future retirement
Buy a couple nice cars
Invest, maybe start my own little company
Travel to my desired places
Buy myself a nice little home near a mountain
Probably still work and use that money to pay shit off
Dec 13 2015 3:45PM
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SFB
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2 million 50 cent donuts
Dec 13 2015 4:57PM
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Brenone
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Hookers and blow
Dec 13 2015 5:06PM
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DanielPlainview
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I'd probably have some fun for a couple years, wave the money around at some chicks and get one to marry me. Then id just try to buy out a well established bar and run that for a while until I can sell it and retire.
Dec 13 2015 6:37PM
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theabortionator
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Buy shit ton of steel, weld a shit ton of rails, and donate them and some time to parks in need. Obviously grab a house somewhere. A modest 3 or 4 br with a small yard would be nice. Maybe a slightly newer car but idk that I'd buy a new new car.


Travel a bunch to as many new countries as I can.
Dec 13 2015 6:40PM
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Rennis_Deynolds
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live like an upper middle class white family for two years
Dec 13 2015 6:55PM
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.otto.
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MinggHire a male prostitute and ski a lot


5 people would like to hire a male prostitute, im not sure to be dissapointed or impressed with ns
Dec 13 2015 7:07PM
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Sno.
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nocturnalIf that's true then you have terrible saving habits and an awful financial investor.


The interest on well invested 1 million dollars isn't close to the amount that we bring in with our jobs.
Dec 13 2015 8:07PM
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Sno.
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HAMNATIONThere is still such thing as an interest bearing account??


lol-- he must mean investing it in a mutual fund or something...because the interest you'd get off of a savings account would be like 1%
Dec 13 2015 11:10PM
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Ian_Fitz
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MinggHire a male prostitute


I know a guy! I can get you the hook up!
Dec 14 2015 12:36AM
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deleted5
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Sno.lol-- he must mean investing it in a mutual fund or something...because the interest you'd get off of a savings account would be like 1%


Try .3% I've never seen a bank that offers a 1% interest on a savings account I'm sure they exist but it's not common.
Dec 14 2015 1:08AM
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Sno.
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nocturnalTry .3% I've never seen a bank that offers a 1% interest on a savings account I'm sure they exist but it's not common.


yeah i had just googled the highest and found the link below so figure the highest is about 1%-- you're right that most average banks like Chase, B of A, etc. are way lower.

http://www.magnifymoney.com/blog/earning-interest/best-online-savings-accounts275921001
Dec 14 2015 1:26AM
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49566738265
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phillyskierput it in the bank. you know how much interest youd get in only a year


In 2015? Maybe $5000 if you didn't spend any of it at all.
Dec 14 2015 2:21AM
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--ski--
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Nearly pay off my mortgage.
Dec 14 2015 2:29AM
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.FRY.
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well, what else are you gonna do with it?
Dec 14 2015 7:24AM
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deleted5
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Sno.yeah i had just googled the highest and found the link below so figure the highest is about 1%-- you're right that most average banks like Chase, B of A, etc. are way lower.

http://www.magnifymoney.com/blog/earning-interest/best-online-savings-accounts275921001

Online banks.......
Dec 14 2015 9:52AM
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The.Fish
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Get out of the east
Dec 14 2015 10:24AM
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akt416
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probably be smart and put a down payment on a house, shits not getting any cheaper
Dec 14 2015 10:49AM
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JustinG7
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The.FishGet out of the east


Truuu
Dec 14 2015 11:19AM
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KravtZ
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I assume $1,000,000 after tax so...

Finish paying off college
Buy a new car
Buy myself a ski condo

All three would be roughly $350,000

Invest the $650,000 and forget about it.
Dec 14 2015 12:59PM
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emejohn
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buy NS a mountain
Dec 14 2015 3:30PM
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_69
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Buy a nice flesh light
Dec 16 2015 9:35PM
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E-Bracht
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.Frywell, what else are you gonna do with it?


I don't know, do 3 chicks at the same time?
Dec 16 2015 11:45PM
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Anguz_li
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Move out of Southern Ontario and live closer to the north
Dec 17 2015 12:04AM
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iH8pow
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Pay off the mortgage, pay off car loans, FI cars, invest rest either in stocks or business.

Being old is..?
Dec 17 2015 1:50AM
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turducken
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--ski--Nearly pay off my mortgage.


a million dollars would only nearly pay off your mortgage?
Dec 17 2015 2:03AM
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PeppermillReno
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2 affordable condos for around/under 500k one in Aspen/Snowmass and one in Whistler.
Dec 17 2015 2:07AM
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phillyskier
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Dustin.In 2015? Maybe $5000 if you didn't spend any of it at all.


Only that much. Hell spend it then
Dec 17 2015 3:33PM
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Steezy_IN_KC
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Dec 17 2015 5:50PM
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messplay
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i'd ask where the fuck the rest of my money went.
Dec 17 2015 6:10PM
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--ski--
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turduckena million dollars would only nearly pay off your mortgage?


Unfortunately, yes. The title said dollars so I converted in pounds which equates to roughly £660 000. I live in London which is about the most expensive property market in the world. That much money doesn't actually get you very far. Anyhow, it was more of an emotional response. It would be foolish to put it all towards your mortgage.
Dec 17 2015 6:28PM
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skiminnesota
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messplayi'd ask where the fuck the rest of my money went.


Yes. GS elevator FTW
Dec 19 2015 2:12AM
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CabbyArrant
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Start my own ski and board business. I want to create the best skis and snow and surf boards on the market. I would also pay to finish college.
Dec 20 2015 3:11PM
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