A million dollars!?
Jan. 30th, 2004 02:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sinanjuIt's the Friday Five!
You have just won one million dollars:
1. Who do you call first?
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snippy, because a) she's my wife and I want her to know, and b) she works for a lawyer, so we can begin planning how to deal with our windfall right away.
2. What is the first thing you buy for yourself?
A screamin' top-of-the-line computer tricked out for gaming (duel-booted so I can play around with Linux too) because, frankly, even one of these with all the bells and whistles would cost a couple of grand, tops. Chicken feed...now that I have a million dollars*. And a car to replace my 15 year-old Festiva, but not necessarily a new car.
3. What is the first thing you buy for someone else?
I'll asksnippy what she'd like me to buy for her...and a car.
4. Do you give any away? If yes, to whom?
Yes. Oregon Literacy, EFF and GOA, probably.
5. Do you invest any? If so, how?
I'll invest as much of it as I possibly can, though exactly how much I'd invest and how much would go to retiring debts (the mortgage onsnippy's house, credit card bills, etc. would depend on what an investment advisor recommended as the best use of the money. I'd want to grow the money as much as I reasonably could, with an eye to moving it into incoming-producing investments when snippy and I are close to retirement.
*or even half a million, after taxes.
You have just won one million dollars:
1. Who do you call first?
snippy, because a) she's my wife and I want her to know, and b) she works for a lawyer, so we can begin planning how to deal with our windfall right away.2. What is the first thing you buy for yourself?
A screamin' top-of-the-line computer tricked out for gaming (duel-booted so I can play around with Linux too) because, frankly, even one of these with all the bells and whistles would cost a couple of grand, tops. Chicken feed...now that I have a million dollars*. And a car to replace my 15 year-old Festiva, but not necessarily a new car.
3. What is the first thing you buy for someone else?
I'll ask
snippy what she'd like me to buy for her...and a car.4. Do you give any away? If yes, to whom?
Yes. Oregon Literacy, EFF and GOA, probably.
5. Do you invest any? If so, how?
I'll invest as much of it as I possibly can, though exactly how much I'd invest and how much would go to retiring debts (the mortgage on
snippy's house, credit card bills, etc. would depend on what an investment advisor recommended as the best use of the money. I'd want to grow the money as much as I reasonably could, with an eye to moving it into incoming-producing investments when snippy and I are close to retirement.*or even half a million, after taxes.
