mjmooney Posted May 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 23, 2016 Let's say ten million pounds. What would you do? Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 House in Greece, a third of the money to the kid, then get in my motorhome and get on the road. Oh and bring a band from canada over to play a gig here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted May 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 23, 2016 Nothing earth shattering. I'd probably buy some property. A nice town house somewhere, a luxury lodge in the Lake District/by a loch or something in addition to my existing house. Always liked the idea of owning a pub, just being able to swan in and get drinks, act all "king of the castle" and not have to worry about actually doing anything. If it was mentioned in the good pub guide on VT, I knew I'd made it. Not fussed about cars, but I'd buy a nice, pretty one. I often wonder what proportion I'd give to friends and family, enough to take care of any worries anyway. I like to think I'd give some to charity too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I'd get myself a nice place somewhere in Primrose Hill or St John's Wood. With the change I guess I'd buy a can of coke or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 First I'd do is disappear with the missus and have a long hard think about things, then come back probably do up the house I live in and use it for my UK base, nothing special, 3 bedroom house on a council estate, then I'd go to America for as long as they'll let me, get a nice comfortable motor and just drive and drive try and see it all, staying in decent hotels, then I'd come back and probably get somewhere in Barcelona and just live out my days between here and there Either that or end up in a gutter after the best weekend of my life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 This: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I would build a prototype of an idea I have for a hybrid motor. I genuinely have an idea that can be found nowhere on Google, quite exciting. However, with a baby and mortgage I have no money or the balls to take it further ATM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Invest in something, give some to charity, give some to people important to me, go travelling for the foreseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 House wise, I'd get a nice place on the Northumberland coast, as well as a flat in Brum for the football and cricket, I'd also get a flat in that London. Not bothered about flash cars, but I'd get myself a nice Jag or something. I'd also get a box at Villa Park, Edgbaston, and Lords. Holiday wise I'd probably do America for a bit, and then I'd probably follow the England cricket team around the world for a bit. I'd also sort out family and friends. Pay off mortgages etc. The rest I'd spend on cocaine, hookers, and vinyl records. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I'm not going to put a limit on the money. I'd go travelling for long periods of time. Buy a decent car, nothing more than 50k. I'd need a project, so I'd buy Halesowen town, and get the fans involved. Democratically do things, not spunk loads of money, but make the crowd proud of the team. Free travel etc for them, and a nice upgrade to The Grove stadium. Extreme mode: Buy a private jet, helicopter and a huge yacht and have people cart me around to amazing places. Get a chopper to the top of Mt. Everest, because I couldn't be bothered to do it, and I'd probably die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted May 23, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted May 23, 2016 Clear mortgage for my brother and sister. Take my dad to the Maracana. The rest goes into bricks and mortar. Travel for a year then come back home and work for a local charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Rather boringly but it would be cars. More cars. Pick the right ones and they'll even go up in value. For starters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Buy a new house, apart from that...........carry on as I have been for years and years.Its not that I dont want things, its just that I am quite happy with what I already have ( apart from a new house ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Move to the south west, near the sea, in a secluded spot. Everything else would come after that. Would love to get away from Birmingham. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisp65 Posted May 24, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2016 I'd replace all the ink cartridges in my printer, whether they needed it or not. If I still had money left then I'd demolish the house across the road from mine, so I'd have sea views without having to stand on the bed. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddywhack Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Probably go on holiday. I need to buy all new fence panels and redo the patio too, so it'd probably go towards that. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Pay off sister's mortgage, give a load to my parents, give a chunk to charity, then I'd do stuff for myself. Buy a brown stone in Brooklyn, or an apartment in the Upper East Side in Manhattan. The prices there will never drop, it's safe money. Get my flying license and buy a small plane. Probably dabble in property investment a bit as well. Buy a few cars, maybe build a house over here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Buy a Jag and a Rolex for my daddy He deserves it more than I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 24, 2016 Author VT Supporter Share Posted May 24, 2016 I don't know whether to be impressed or disappointed by all these sensible plans. I'm no different. Would probably buy a nice house in France or Italy, plus a load of books, CDs and musical instruments, but the rest could go to my kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 I find it impossible to construct a fantasy which doesn't sound like a life of hard-work, scrounging relatives, rip-off artists, chuggers and ever-increasing hassle. The house in Provence or Tuscany just sounds like the promise of twice as much DIY or having to deal with builders in another language. In my head it always turns into a cross between Jean de Florette and Straw Dogs. The fact that I don't buy Lottery tickets probably means I shouldn't worry about it too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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