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What if you won 10 MILLION Dollars? How would you spend it?

Great Topic. . .sure wish this was real, but nonethless here is what I would do:

1. Give 10% to God
2. PAY OFF MY STUDENT LOANS and TELL SALLIE MAE where to stick it http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif
3. Give $500,000 to my brother and $1,000,000 to my mom
4. Hop on the first thing smoking to ATL and leave Columbus behind
5. Pay life memberships for myself, my sands, and Kelli. **Oops forgot one, Life Membership for Ideal08. She might be a different organization but sisterhood knows no color http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif**
6. Buy a house
7. Take the month off and tour Jamaica
8. Buy a Cadillac Escalade and Lincoln Navigator
9. Contribute money to worthwhile charities, primarily AIDS and Cancer research
10. Investments
11. Money to Delta Sigma Theta
12. Give money to my cousin so she can go to college next year.
13. SHOPPING SPREE http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif
14. What is left over, to the BANK!! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/smile.gif

P.S. I would continue to work, just call in sick more often http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif

[This message has been edited by CrimsonTide4 (edited June 15, 2001).]

Headline: Nikki25 Wins 10 Million Dollars

Nikki25, the Greekchat Sisterfriend won 10 million dollars by the grace of God on yesterday. We here at Victorious Living Magazine caught up with Nikki25, and this is what she said: "I always knew that one day I'd be wealthy...see my Heavenly Father has always reminded me that He has many mansions and that I would prospereth. This is only a test of stewardship. This is how I plan to spend the money:

1. Tithe 10% of the $10 million to my church. This is an act of worship for me.

2. Select a financial planner who will help me make wise spending and investing decisions.

3.Partially fund a community center for my church adjacent to its new property.

4. Pay off all of my immediate family's debts (student loans, mortgage, sis' student loans,etc.)

5. Purchase a new home for my parents in the city of their choosing

6. Send my parents on a Cruise to Alaska

7. Purchase a premium car for myself. I'm thinking a BMW 740iL would be wonderful.

8. Purchase property in the city of my choosing to have my custom designed home built

9. Contribute to Christian charities as well as the Diabetes and Cancer Foundations

10. Travel around the country and world for about a month visiting close friends and family."

We sincerely enjoyed our time talking with Miss Nikki25 as when we looked at her, we could see the elation in her voice and humility in her spirit as she discussed what she would do with her money. She has sought to donate her monies to her church family, honor her parents, set forth a financial plan, and relax. We here at Victorious Living Magazine would like to thank Nikki25 for inviting us into her life, and pray God's blessings be upon her in her new endeavors.




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I will bless the Lord at ALL times His praise shall continually be in my mouth. (Psalms 34:1, KJV)

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1. Pay off all debts
2. Pay my children's college tuition in advance
3. Set up a trust fund for my children
4. Send my parents on a month long vacation
5. Purchase a newer home.
6. Purchase homes for my sisters and brother
7. Secure a trust fund for my neices and nephews
8. Give a portion to my church
9. Pay a teen-mom's college tuition
10. Give to various charities (AIDS Research, UNCF, Habitat for Humanity...)
11. Invest
12. Go on a shopping spree
13. Bank the rest

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You forgot to get The Original Ape his birthday gift! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

15. Buy TOA a smaller ego http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif J/J. . .I would pay for his stay in N'awlins at this year's A Phi A convention. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/biggrin.gif

set my mother and grandparents up in any way they'd like...then i'd move to Cote d'Ivoire with my "three kids" and "hubby"...travel, travel, travel, and enjoy life...and run around bare foot... http://www.plauder-smilies.de/person/farmerjohn.gif

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What I would do....

1. Give God his propers (10% minimum, but I would have to pray for how much to give above and beyond)

2. Pay off Mom's mortgage and refurbish her home just the way she want's it (attic converted to a bedroom with addt'l bath, renovate kitchen, backyard made into a Japanese garden with pond, and a sunroom with Jacuzzi). I have been wanting to do that for YEARS!

3. Pay off mortgage on current home and sell it so I can buy a bigger home, in either Dublin or Bexley (My house is 6 months old so the buyer will be getting quite a deal).

4. Pay off student loans, but I won't tell EFS and Fifth Third where to stick it http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif

Oh, I dunno about moving to ATL, though I want to. God is doing a work for the people of Columbus, and I wanna be there to witness it.

5. Start a scholarship fund for college-bound teens.

6. Donate to a worthy cause (I have to pray for what cause/s to give).

7. Buy my dream car; a 1999 Acura CL coupe.
8. Take my dream vacation; a transcontinental train ride west across the US, and east across Canada.

9. Start endowment funds for Beta Kappa Lambda and Sigma Phi Chi to insure survival of both orgs.

10. Set aside tuition money for doctorate program, either law or seminary school.

11. The rest? Tax-sheltered investments.

RM

After getting over myinitial shock and glee, I would:

1. Rememebr that I am only working with about 5.5M since I have to pay TAXES on it!
2. show my thanks to God by donating to my church
2. Continue to show my thanks to God by doing other good things with the money (contributions to chatrities)
3. Pay off all my debts
4. Quit my job
5. Find a good financial planner to ensure I never have to work again
6. DO something ice for my parents, I am not quite sure what though
7. Buy a house
8. Take all of my friends with me on a trip
9. Shop
10. Travel
11. Did I say SHOP!
12. Chill! Because I could- all day everyday! No, actually, I probably would go back to school and study something I just wanted to study Figure out what my true life's passion is and explore that.

1) Tithes and offering
2) Bye-bye student loans (I'd let CT4 tell 'em about how they were a WART . . .) http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif
3) Pay off everything on my credit report
4) Pay off my car loan
5) Trade in Sparkle (my car) and buy a 2001
Toyota Solara.
6) Pay off all of my sisters' debt
7) Buy houses for me and my (2) sisters
8) Buy a HUGE house from which to operate my non-profit (my dream): Shelter of sorts for women and all of their issues.
9) Create college fund for my God-chirrun
10) Quit my job (so that I can work full time on my non-profit and other community service. THIS WOULD BE THE LIFE!!)
11) TRAVEL (1st stop, The Great Pyramid)
12) Much money will be left over for investments

There are 10 things I would do with the $10 million:

1. pay off Visa
2. pay off Discover
3. pay off Mastercard
4. pay off Express
5. give 10% to the "chuch"
6. build my parents their dream home
7. build my dream home
8. buy me a jet black, 2002 Yukon Denali with tint, 20 inch rims, leather, 10 disc changer, etc.....
9. invest
10 a. SHOP
b. see numbers 1-4

Ditto CrimsonTide4 -- other than #11.

1. 2 Million to the Martin Luther King Memorial Fund
2. 1 Million in a Trust Fund to poor innercity youths (25% to be given immediatly and 50 percent reinvested and 25% for up and coming youth)
3. 2 Million to My Mom
4. 50,000 dollars in cars and clothes
5. 950,000 invested
6. 1 Million Saved
7. 500,000 dollar contribution to the member orgs of the NPHC(the other 7)
8. 500,000 to the Working office of Alpha Phi Alpha
9. 250,000 to Alpha Kappa Alpha(in dedication to their support of various programs I participated in when I was young)
10. 750,000 to my checking account
11. 998,000 to be split amongst Fam and Good Friends
12. 2,000 to go out to dinner.

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Sphinxpoet

http://www.plauder-smilies.de/lach.gif ROFLMAO @ YOU. I had to scroll up and read #11, and then I fell out. http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/wink.gif

WooHoo, what a fun topic!!!

1)Give Mom a Million.
2)Buy and furnish a new home for Mom.
3)Buy Mom a new car.
4)Give both my aunts and cousin $500,000.00 each
5)Buy me a new home.
6)Buy me a Cadillac Escalade.
7)Buy my boyfriend the vehicle of his choice.(Yes, I love him THAT much!!!)
8)Start my own business.
9)Assist my boyfriend in starting his own business.
10)Invest the rest!

We can dream can't we? **sigh**

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