Have you ever wondered..............

cirque · Jan 18, 2005

I already sit around all day licking myself, chasing string, balls, cats, dust bunnies, napping, eating till I spew, and meowing to wake up... *meow* *tha-whump*

.... Sorry about that, I caught my cat at the PC again! As he said above, he already has everything he wants and does not need millions. As you can see he has plenty of time to do all the things he loves while I keep him content and look after his needs. It must be nice to be a cat and not worry about money.

sanctie · Jan 18, 2005

I cant even think of what Id do (other than cry hysterically) if I won the lottery! But I guess you have to play first,,LOL!
-stevie

graykittenlove · Jan 18, 2005

Well since I don't play the lotto there is little chance I'll win.

But if for some reason I did win the lotto the only people that are getting any of the money are the people I already know and love, the rest of those new friends and relatives can kiss my buttons. Like everybody else, I'd pay off all my debts and talk to a good financial advisor, and buy a nice home and furnish it. Then I'd start taking care of my family, pay off my parent's house and all their debts, pay for my cousin to go to school full time and become whatever she wants to be, I also have a few friends that would be getting large sums of money just for being there for me. After that I would start giving what I could to charity and trying to find a charity to work for full time. And who am I kidding, it probably get a bunch more kitties as I would be able to afford them.

jennyr · Jan 18, 2005

I tell you what - it is very nice not HAVING to go to work every day in a job you detest. I officially retired in September, and though I am by no means rich or anywhere near it, my pension means that I can now spend my days doing what I want to, and I have chosen to stay in Bosnia for a while to help with teaching English to undergrads for a monthly salary that is equivalent to a day's fees before. And I have time for writing, and can stay more at home with the kits, until I decide I want to leave and find a full-time retirement location. Just a little money can give you enormous freedom - to be really rich would be a terrible responsibility that I would not want!

big bad wolf · Jan 18, 2005

Hmmmm, "rich" is a relative term for me.

By Third World standards, no one in America is truly "poor." Even homeless people are able to get food and shelter through charity organizations and money through General Assistance run by the government.

I'm very happy where I am !

turtlecat · Jan 18, 2005

First I would pay off all our debts

and then buy a modest house-3 bedroom with a nice kitchen. get his parents paid off from their bankruptcy, put the rest in a CD or an IRA and we'd both still work, at least for a while, and live off of what we earn. this way, we could do what we wanted without worrying how much we made.

lillekat · Jan 18, 2005

OH my what I wouldn't give to be able to get by sometimes! I don't think I'd really want to be rich... if I ever won the lottery I'd make sure that my family were well taken care of, put something aside for my son when he gets to college or uni... and then the rest would disappear into charities. Of course I'd want a little treat... but to be able to get by with the bills without any worry... that would be my dream.

sweets · Jan 18, 2005

This is something I revisit every time the lottery gets big! First, I'd clean up my credit report and pay EVERYTHING off. Then I'd do a little shopping.

And find a financial advisor.

My biggest dream is to find 100-200 acres in NJ. I would build a house in the back with a large guest wing, I personally won't need a large space. The other wing would be a large empty room for parties and rehearsal space for the production group I work with. 50 acres would be developed as a home for the NJ Renaissance Festival. I would, of course, be involved in the layout of the village and I would be guaranteed a role for the rest of my life.

$1,000,000 would be a grant to the NJRF.

$1,000,000 would establish a scholarship for vets specializing in cat care. $1,000,000 to a TNR program.
$1,000,000 would be set aside for college for my neices and nephews.
Both of my parents would receive health care for the rest of their lives.

momofmany · Jan 18, 2005

Big Bad Wolf said:
Hmmmm, "rich" is a relative term for me.

By Third World standards, no one in America is truly "poor." QUOTE]
Couldn't agree more! By American standards, I'm well off. Not rich but very comfortable. I have the house in the country with a lot of cats and a couple of dogs, a shelter for feral cats, and donate a lot of time and money to Humane Societies and other non-profit groups that struggle to survive. I give a lot to my family members who are struggling Most of my bills are paid off and what I still owe I could pay off tomorrow to be entirely debt free. But I worked my butt off for the last 25 years to get where I am now and still need to work to keep this lifestyle. I'm not bragging, but realized that the more money you have, the more you tend to spend / give away. I could be retired by now but have bought that dream and given so much away over the years.

But if I won the lottery and got really rich, I would quit working for others and only work when I got satisfaction out of it. I would buy a lot of land out west and build a comfortable (not big) house on it, but also get a house somewhere in a big city to be able to be close to people also. Nothing would change about my involvement with non-profits and family members, I would just perhaps do more of it.

yuna · Jan 18, 2005

I often wonder about that a lot (considering I am so damn poor hehe) I get so mad when I see celebrities on TV with so much damn money they dont know what to do with it. When there are people and animals in such need around the world... thats why I love Paul Newman because all the profits he gets from the salsa and salad dressing and stuff all goes to charity none of it goes to him personaly. I think thats exactly what I would do if I was rich, I would try to help out as many people and creatures in need... start a company that keeps on generating profits for the needy and not for myself... I just feel like ,the wrong people were given the good life, like Paris Hilton who doesnt seem to care about anything but herself why does she get to live the way she does, when people who are actually willing to help, who actually WANT to help are unable to.

fwan · Jan 18, 2005

yes and got to experience it from 9 years old untill i was 15

Because australia is the land of paradise... well no my dads pay was alot higher there so we had everything we wanted and i was a total brat... and well although i had everything i wanted from the shops... i didnt have the perfect parents so that is the downside of it!

fwan · Jan 18, 2005

haha
paris hilton?? has anyone ever wondered how she got famous????? she has air in her brain

coolcat · Jan 18, 2005

Awwwwwww It should be a great dream...

IÂ´ll make a big Cat Shelter in MÃ[emoji]169[/emoji]rida and rent a big hotel to all my friends of TCS, to came to visit MÃ[emoji]169[/emoji]rida!

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