you won £115M

You could buy things off them for an inflated price such as their house for example and they still live in it, give them a credit card in your name etc

It’s under my name though, and I will be legally responsible for anything that takes place using the credit card. Nobody would want that responsibility, and there’s a possibility of being blacklisted for doing that.

Reply 81

jack3473

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Original post by LoyaltyAb0veAll

you won £115M

No I didn't.

Reply 82

username1738683

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Dream on, you lot. Before the question of how to spend it poses itself, you'll have the much more pressing matter of where to keep it. Nobody has a matress that large and it isn't as if we can just put it in the bank. We can but that would be unwise, presumably the dosh will be held till you name a destination but where? That will be the first question in need of answering if Santa drops a packet like that down the stack next Xmas. Personally, I'd buy a lot of gold to start with but even that needs storing somewhere.

There was a movie in the 80s, titled Brewster's Millions, where a guy is left a billion (something like that) by an uncle under one condition: he must spend a hundred million within a month without owning anything by the end of it. Easier said than done.

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Reply 83

Dannyboy2015

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Original post by zhog

Dream on, you lot. Before the question of how to spend it poses itself, you'll have the much more pressing matter of where to keep it. Nobody has a matress that large and it isn't as if we can just put it in the bank. We can but that would be unwise, presumably the dosh will be held till you name a destination but where? That will be the first question in need of answering if Santa drops a packet like that down the stack next Xmas. Personally, I'd buy a lot of gold to start with but even that needs storing somewhere.

There was a movie in the 80s, titled Brewster's Millions, where a guy is left a billion (something like that) by an uncle under one condition: he must spend a hundred million within a month without owning anything by the end of it. Easier said than done.

I mean, I'd feel quite comfortable putting that into a building society account and investing some of it, I don't feel as though the banks are as prone as they were back in 2008 to fail - especially more cautious groups like credit unions and building societies. Maybe split it between different ones though to be on the safer side.

Reply 84

It's****ingWOODY

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Original post by Profesh

Respectable choice; but the award is 115 million pounds. Why compromise?

Original post by quasa

why not a hurican? (hurican is the succesor to the gallardo + the sports version is a beast of a track day car)

Just always wanted to own a Gallardo ever since I was a kid :lol:

Reply 85

username1738683

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Original post by Dannyboy2015

I mean, I'd feel quite comfortable putting that into a building society account and investing some of it, I don't feel as though the banks are as prone as they were back in 2008 to fail - especially more cautious groups like credit unions and building societies. Maybe split it between different ones though to be on the safer side.

The problem being that the State guarantee only covers £100k and it would take a lot of banks and building societies to offer enough cover and we have to fear the worst when talking millions like that. Ultimately, nothing is safer than State financial products in the sense that nothing offers a safer option. Banks can go to the wall, the day the State implodes that will be game over for everything. However, that's where gold comes in as the classical safest haven because it is the one thing that has always been accepted as worth something by convention.

In all this, were a big galactic mother come and hit us the way some have in the past and a gold brick won't buy us a meal anywhere. Food and drink, the most precious commodities on earth. I'd buy a farm too, with a well.

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Reply 86

Dannyboy2015

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Yes, I don't think the state is about to implode though... :/ Although at times it may seem like it, we don't actually live in a banana republic.

Reply 87

username1738683

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Original post by Dannyboy2015

Yes, I don't think the state is about to implode though... :/ Although at times it may seem like it, we don't actually live in a banana republic.

Maybe not but the issue of banks collapsing is something real and in some other countries there have been many cases of people losing their money, instances where the government didn't chip in with public money to cover the losses. We had some major banks run aground in the UK in 08, all that is much more relevant when looking for a home for a fortune rather than for a tenner.

Reply 88

Skyrim

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Original post by Sinnoh

This person is wise for not revealing their identity.
The first thing I would do - hire a lawyer, an accountant and change all my contact details, including getting a PO box.
What I'm trying to avoid here is the whole "This person won the lottery and 5 years later is living in a caravan with his mother" situation.

That would likely be the least of your worries. https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/24vo34/whats_the_happiest_5word_sentence_you_could_hear/chb38xf/?st=jqh85yoo&sh=a8e0d7d8

Reply 89

username1738683

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Anyway, if people really want to know what those with even more money are up to...

How Silicon Valley billionaires are prepping for the apocalypse...

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7190377/silicon-valley-preparing-apocalypse-nuke-bunkers-new-zealand/

Reply 90

Daniel.Scribbler

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I'd travel the world every week, staying in boho places, visiting all the best music festivals. I'd also open a pub with endless Guinness and a variety of Belgian beer, only old school and egghead music would sound there. I'd buy a cozy eclectic house of my dreams, many exquisite musical instruments, rare editions of my favorite books. I would share a generous amount of money with my family.

Reply 91

TrotskyiteRebel

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lose it all on cryptocurrency.

Reply 92

username3900288

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Use it to pay off my future student loans.

The couple have revealed their identity

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Reply 94

Ninomi

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I’d ensure my grandparents never had to worry about money again in repayment for all they’ve ever done for me.

Give my closest friends a lot.

I’d buy my parents a house so they’d finally be home owners and get out of council.

I’d invest in multiple properties. I’d buy myself a house when I was ready and ensure my brother had property for the future.

I’d donate a LOT to multiple charities, especially dog charities.

Invest a lot. Travel a lot.

And let’s be real, spend a lot on **** I don’t need.