Sooo you've just won £101,000,000 on the lottery!
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Di, trust me, you would NOT want to win that kind of money.
You kiss goodbye to 30% of your current family, and 60% of your current friendship circle.
You do realise, however, that this equates to approx 45,000,000 haggis' or 215,000,000 cans of Irn Bru or 50,000,000 cans of Tennent's Super, or even 65,000,000 string vests. I'm not even going to do the fried Mars Bar calculation, lest I pass out.
You kiss goodbye to 30% of your current family, and 60% of your current friendship circle.
You do realise, however, that this equates to approx 45,000,000 haggis' or 215,000,000 cans of Irn Bru or 50,000,000 cans of Tennent's Super, or even 65,000,000 string vests. I'm not even going to do the fried Mars Bar calculation, lest I pass out.
V8 Vantage V600 would be my first purchase.
Then a DB-AR1, Zagato Vanquish Volante and I would be approaching WS to create me a sportshift V12V Roadster
I don't know what I'd do with my time though. If I had that much, I think I would sponsor a Moto2 team, or maybe GP2. Maybe follow F1/Moto Gp around for a season. Maybe even buy a Vantage N24 and go amateur racing with it. I think I'll decide when I win £101m
Then a DB-AR1, Zagato Vanquish Volante and I would be approaching WS to create me a sportshift V12V Roadster
I don't know what I'd do with my time though. If I had that much, I think I would sponsor a Moto2 team, or maybe GP2. Maybe follow F1/Moto Gp around for a season. Maybe even buy a Vantage N24 and go amateur racing with it. I think I'll decide when I win £101m
Jockman said:
Di, trust me, you would NOT want to win that kind of money.
You kiss goodbye to 30% of your current family, and 60% of your current friendship circle.
You do realise, however, that this equates to approx 45,000,000 haggis' or 215,000,000 cans of Irn Bru or 50,000,000 cans of Tennent's Super, or even 65,000,000 string vests. I'm not even going to do the fried Mars Bar calculation, lest I pass out.
Only if you told everyone.You kiss goodbye to 30% of your current family, and 60% of your current friendship circle.
You do realise, however, that this equates to approx 45,000,000 haggis' or 215,000,000 cans of Irn Bru or 50,000,000 cans of Tennent's Super, or even 65,000,000 string vests. I'm not even going to do the fried Mars Bar calculation, lest I pass out.
winning £101m or £100k is irrelevant if no-one knows about it.
although the 43m haggis could be interesting!
Harsh said:
Only if you told everyone.
winning £101m or £100k is irrelevant if no-one knows about it.
although the 43m haggis could be interesting!
Hey Bachi, it would be difficult to keep schtum on that level of money. Camelot actually advise that you go public (no advertising for them of course winning £101m or £100k is irrelevant if no-one knows about it.
although the 43m haggis could be interesting!
) but you are talking about a level of money whereby you would be put straight into counselling. That's the rules.I do admire your bravado matey, but I fear you would react differently in the actual situation.
BTW, as for cars I would complete a fleet of Astons simply because no other marque stirs me.
Then I would introduce Haggis to the 3rd World
Georgeous, I think even Mr Q will have difficulty in not affording you a pat on the back for that one.
It certainly rates being up there with Bogie's comment on 'women who empty your balls quicker than they could empty your wallet'.
You may, however, awaken with a Horse's head in your bed tomorrow, courtesy of the Rab C. Nesbit Mafia
It certainly rates being up there with Bogie's comment on 'women who empty your balls quicker than they could empty your wallet'.
You may, however, awaken with a Horse's head in your bed tomorrow, courtesy of the Rab C. Nesbit Mafia
Jockman said:
Harsh said:
Only if you told everyone.
winning £101m or £100k is irrelevant if no-one knows about it.
although the 43m haggis could be interesting!
Hey Bachi, it would be difficult to keep schtum on that level of money. Camelot actually advise that you go public (no advertising for them of course winning £101m or £100k is irrelevant if no-one knows about it.
although the 43m haggis could be interesting!
) but you are talking about a level of money whereby you would be put straight into counselling. That's the rules.I do admire your bravado matey, but I fear you would react differently in the actual situation.
BTW, as for cars I would complete a fleet of Astons simply because no other marque stirs me.
Then I would introduce Haggis to the 3rd World
I can see no benefit in going public at any level of winnings.
if you win, you do what you want with the money, for ease i'd divide it up into the following (in no particular order of importance)
1. invest enough to live off the interest without touching the principle - say £25m - should yield a nice amount
2. a 'toy and pleasure fund' - say £25m
3. a business investment fund....to help deserving friends and family start a business they can grow and earn from or to develop existing ones. - say £10m
4. Property or other business investments (for yourself) - say £25m
5. the charity assistance fund to help charities make more money (rather than just giving it to them) say £11m
6. buying stuff for other people - say £5m
easy how quickly the money goes
Harsh said:
i'd be willing to try
I can see no benefit in going public at any level of winnings.
if you win, you do what you want with the money, for ease i'd divide it up into the following (in no particular order of importance)
1. invest enough to live off the interest without touching the principle - say £25m - should yield a nice amount
2. a 'toy and pleasure fund' - say £25m
3. a business investment fund....to help deserving friends and family start a business they can grow and earn from or to develop existing ones. - say £10m
4. Property or other business investments (for yourself) - say £25m
5. the charity assistance fund to help charities make more money (rather than just giving it to them) say £11m
6. buying stuff for other people - say £5m
easy how quickly the money goes
Bachi - good for you. Methinks you are speaking as a single man ??????I can see no benefit in going public at any level of winnings.
if you win, you do what you want with the money, for ease i'd divide it up into the following (in no particular order of importance)
1. invest enough to live off the interest without touching the principle - say £25m - should yield a nice amount
2. a 'toy and pleasure fund' - say £25m
3. a business investment fund....to help deserving friends and family start a business they can grow and earn from or to develop existing ones. - say £10m
4. Property or other business investments (for yourself) - say £25m
5. the charity assistance fund to help charities make more money (rather than just giving it to them) say £11m
6. buying stuff for other people - say £5m
easy how quickly the money goes
As a rule of thumb, I would suggest as a married man, that you immediately give away 50% to your spouse. The ramifications of not doing so are immeasureable.
So you now only have 50% to play with. Still a lot to follow your dreams with, eh.
I fall into the historical Scottish philanthropist category (a la Carnegie etc).
No pockets in shrouds, as Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, inter alia, are beginning to espouse
Jockman said:
Georgeous, that was perhaps your optimum posting.
You Gobs
te Harsh said:
6. buying stuff for other people - say £5m
Really? £5m on buying stuff for other people? What happens when that £5m is gone? You just tell people no more? My view would be, I would give a small pay outs to my immediate family (maybe £50k tops). I wouldn't be a charity though, people would take advantage. I might help people out from time to time, but as a matter of principal I wouldn't be paying for people to live easily.I might give a bit to actual charities, but only a select few. No cancer research etc who have massive holdings and don't need the cash. No money would be going to charities for abroad either, enough problems to sort out here first.
hartley said:
You are all missing the obvious - buy a controlling interest in Aston .
I was considering something like that. Would £100m be enough to buy a majority stake, and invest sufficiently in R+D?George H said:
Harsh said:
6. buying stuff for other people - say £5m
Really? £5m on buying stuff for other people? What happens when that £5m is gone? You just tell people no more? My view would be, I would give a small pay outs to my immediate family (maybe £50k tops). I wouldn't be a charity though, people would take advantage. I might help people out from time to time, but as a matter of principal I wouldn't be paying for people to live easily.I might give a bit to actual charities, but only a select few. No cancer research etc who have massive holdings and don't need the cash. No money would be going to charities for abroad either, enough problems to sort out here first.
£5m is more than enough if the gifts are chosen properly and doesn't need to happen all at once, a period of a couple of years should be about right for that, and no, i'm speaking as part of a partnership, believe me this has been discussed at length!!
Of course all the amounts would be kept secret, If noone knows how much you've won, noone can baulk at what they are given.
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