What would you do if you won the lottery?.

Well to start off, i'd hire somewhere really big, and buy everyone flight tickets to come over to the UK where we could all finally meet each other


I'd give a donation to everyone on the site who takes care of strays and ferels, and not forgetting the "Cat Protection" here in the UK who do a brilliant job and refuse to put any cat down no matter how old it is.

And i think that takes care of my winnings!!

awww thats a nice thought
firstly i would book a holiday for a month or so, go shopping and spend bout a million on clothes i would own my own rescue center for cats and employ staff to stay with them 24 hrs a day
build my own house,buy a yacht..........

I've had the same plans for my lottery winnings for the past few years.

I am extremely involved in the NJ Renaissance Festival, I've been with them for 8 yrs. About 2 yrs ago we lost our "home". Our land was sold by the owner to a construction company for condos. Since then we have been working with a state park, but we have limited access to the site.

I want to find about 50 acres somewhere and rebuild our home. A permanent home. With a real castle wall and gate. In the back of the land I will build my own house...with a wing off to the side that has dorm style rooms with a central gathering area. This will be for any of our actors that travel to work with us. The central gathering area will also be large enough for rehearsal space. There will also be a building for storage of all our costumes and set pieces. They're currently all spread out in basements and rental space.

Sandy

I would buy my daughters flat for her, pay off my son's mortgage, move house, would be South Australia but I wouldn't want my kitties in quarantine, so I'll make do with a nice country place over here. Open up rescue centre for cats, and one for dogs, and open a chain of pet shops to keep the centres going. Buy a complex of shops/apartments to give about a dozen homeless jobs and homes. Have a party like Rosiemac for The Cat Site and send you all home with UK pressies, and the knowledge that you are all welcome in my large country home for holidays whenever you like. Until then, I will keep on dreaming, just in case a dream comes true.

Wooo hooo, i'm getting excited just thinking about it

I think I need to start playing the lottery first, I have little faith in ever winning. If I did ever win a huge amount of money I would certainly pursue my dream of helping as many homeless/abused cats as I could get out of shelters. I would buy a big house to care for them all and see that they were all very happy.

I would also like to buy myself an old victorian home in the city.

Lisa & Sash

I won the biggest lottery many years ago.......I got my wife to marry me.



Jeff

Ok... I would buy myself something like 50 acres, if not more of lush and hilly tropical land in the central Dominican Republic.... I've seen the regions halfway between Santiago and the border with Haiti and they are perfect for that. I would build my own mansion and fit it with all the best works of art and historical artifacts I can find. Fit it with the best library in the island for my own personal reading, and keep it with all the latest technology. And make confy for the cats. Oh, and with a full staff of cooks and servants. (The cook has to be especially good )

I want it surrounded by tropical forest.

I would establish my own no kill rescue agency/organization for animals in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic which would make the fact that animal rescue here is little to none a thing of the past.

With that, I would buy off a good business to keep myself running... perhaps establishing a monopoly over the media outlets in DR and PR and USVI would be nice, and invest a bit of money on the stock exchange.

With that I would buy off the elections and bribe the entire governments of Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands to the point they don't pass a single law without my consent.

And get you all on paid tickets to my mansion in DR to a roaring party and dance all night long.

first I'd give a donation to Anne for not only this site, but her rescuing as well.
then I'd buy my forever home, one with a pool for Brad, enclosed porches for the cats, HUGE windows(again for the cats) LOTS of closet space, (that ones for me!)it'd look out onto a small forest like area, not really close to any other houses, I'd build a cat enclosure to let the cats go outside if they wanted to. I'd hire someone to come in twice a month to clean my house (ok, just dust, vacum, and other things I didn't want to do)
I'd buy a new car for each of us. I'd buy out the Liquor store for honeys dad and so honey can take it over and his dad can retire,
I'd buy my mom and MILs houses. and the rest I'd put away for when i retire.(if there's any left! LOL!)
I'd stay within things I can still afford if the money runs out, I've seen to many people get stuff that's way to expensive and when the money runs out, they loose everything, I won't do that. I'll be sure to be able to afford it even when the money stops coming in..

I would immediately quit my job, buy a lot of land out in the Western U.S. (probably Utah or Arizona), and spend my time volunteering for rescue groups. My house would be custom built to be 100% cat and dog friendly. I would also buy my Humane Society their own permanent shelter - an objective that they struggle with due to lack of funding.

I'd give sizeable donations to each of my favorite charities. Then, I'd go on a trip around the world, making it a point to visit concentration camps and cry without shame over my lost breathren. Then I'd come home and build my dream home which would be like one of those Old South mansions from Gone With The Wind with a bunch of secret passageways.

Originally Posted by grampngram

I won the biggest lottery many years ago.......I got my wife to marry me.

Jeff

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WOW!!! What a sweet thing to say. I think your wife won the lottery that day also. A true "Win / Win situation"

Forget the money I want a man like grampngram

I would find a large parcel of land, and build small cottages on it (for senior citizens) I would then build a barn and enclose all the land with cat proof fencing and then open up a combination retirement home for seniors and a rescue center for abused animals. Fully stocked with a 24 hour vet on call and emergency facility I would incorporate the seniors into caring for the sick and injured animals right along with us-

Oh it is nice to dream

Well, I think I'd buy a condo in Manhattan, as well as a Condo here in Los Angeles, and I'd buy my own Lear Jet so my cats and I could commute in comfort between our East Coast and West Coast homes.

The first thing I would do is pay off all my mom's bills so she can quit her wretched job. I would build a homeless shelter for both humans and animals on a huge piece of land that is totally enclosed. I would have a 24 hour vet and doctor as well as an employment center to help the humans become productive. Then I would build a house next door with a pool, motocross track (for all 3 of the boys - big and small ) and a large garage so they can store/work on all their stuff...Hmmmm, I think I may have to win several lotteries.

ohhh I love fantasing about things like these!

I would buy a lot of land in NZ and build a spanish villa/southwestern type home, also buy a golf course as it is hubby's dream.
I would like to have horses as well, that wouldn't be too shabby!

Also, I would make a lot of donations to charities like AIDS, cat shelters, domestic violence, breast cancer, help to fund care for people who cannot afford insurance or have none and need medical care, set up a fund for low income people to go to good schools that they cannot afford to go to.

I would buy the business my friend here is trying to sell, it is a cabin business that people rent for vacations, the setting is beautiful and tranquil and I would hold TCS conventions there! And also, to set up a fund for people who cannot afford to fly there!

I would pay off my parent's mortgage, buy them better cars (and get rid of my dad's ugly van lol - get professionals in to finish off their renovations.

I would buy my grandparents their dream vacation home that they don't need to mow their lawns at.

And lastly, I would grab my son, hubby and myself and go on a round the world trip for a few months to a year and experience the world!

Wow, a lot of wishes aye?

Firstly i'd get out of debt. I'd buy a big home and a car and furnish it. I would try to get my dad better Cancer treatment. I'd give money to my family. I would open a cat shelter and a bird shelter (seperate of course!) I'd also donate to other various charties.

I don't play the lottery or gamble, but...
First, I'd pay my nieces' and nephews' college tuition. I'd take a trip to Asia (my dream is to see China and Korea some day), and buy a big property and open my own no-kill shelter for animals of all kinds, and finance spay/neuter programs for strays/ferals.

Feralwhisperer, I do hope you find him hon.

Originally Posted by Cilla

Feralwhisperer, I do hope you find him hon.

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