https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:46:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/powerball-is-425-million#post-416715 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:40:04 +0000 yellowbird 416715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think about this all the time!!</p> <p>Pay off student loans!!<br /> Buy a house<br /> Buy my extended family houses<br /> Pay for LOs college and more<br /> Have more babies instead of waiting 4-5 years<br /> Travel the world!<br /> Start my own business doing what I love<br /> Relax with no more financial stress! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/powerball-is-425-million#post-416708 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:35:34 +0000 sunny 416708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The last time the mega millions was big DH and I started dreaming and I think the list we came up with included:<br /> -pay for a group vacation somewhere tropical for all our friends<br /> -buy a huge sprawling property for us with enough space for our families to stay and visit<br /> -hire a chef and maid<br /> -travel the world<br /> -start new businesses/foundation</p> <p>If we won a smaller amount (eg. In the single millions) we'd probably just buy a new house and put the rest in the bank. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/powerball-is-425-million#post-416590 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:45:27 +0000 Bao 416590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh my gosh the things I could do....<br /> Pay off debt<br /> Pay off close family and friends debt<br /> Buy a house<br /> TRAVEL<br /> Buy new cars<br /> donate to charities<br /> save for when LO grows up </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/powerball-is-425-million#post-416550 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:22:36 +0000 Clementine 416550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i dunno...i always think i'm going to win! Hahaha, I guess it's naivety. </p> <p>Travel<br /> Buy my dream home<br /> Retire my parents and in-laws<br /> Pay for my sister's wedding<br /> College funds for all the kids in my family<br /> Give to our church, alma maters, and several charities we patronage </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/powerball-is-425-million#post-416545 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:19:47 +0000 Alivoo01 416545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just reading the title of your thread makes me want to go buy a lottery ticket! Maybe I'll do that during lunch. :)</p> <p>I love fantasizing if I were rich!<br /> - Hire a personal chef to come cook like 2-3 times a week<br /> - Hire a personal trainer<br /> - Hire a housekeeper<br /> - Hire a stylist because I have zero sense of style!<br /> - Send my parents and in-laws on an all paid vacation to where ever they'd like for however long they want. I think my in-laws would love to retire in Cambodia so I'd buy them a house there and hire all the people they need to take care of them, then send them monthly "allowances" so that they wouldn't have to worry about a single thing.<br /> - Pay off the mortgage and car payments<br /> - Buy our dream home and hire an interior designer to help us furnish the place<br /> - Take an extended leave from work to travel the world </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/powerball-is-425-million#post-416512 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:06:22 +0000 mrs. wagon 416512@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hehe we love buying a few tickets and playing the lottery dream game whenever the powerball gets this big. Here's my list:</p> <p>- give to our church<br /> - pay off all debts, including car and condo mortgage<br /> - pay off mortgages and credit card debts for both our parents<br /> - purchase our dream home and furnish it<br /> - purchase 2 apartments near our dream home and furnish them (for our parents to live in if they wish)<br /> - buy a luxury RV<br /> - hire a money manager<br /> - hire a full-time, live-in nanny<br /> - hire a housekeeper<br /> - hire a cook </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/powerball-is-425-million#post-416502 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:03:06 +0000 blackbird 416502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are SO BORING when it comes to this. We'd pay off the house and buy a new one (reasonably sized, though, no McMansions), pay off DH's mom's house (or buy her a new one, ha), buy my dad the Mercedes roadster he's eyeballing, take my mom on a shopping spree, DH wants to give everyone in the family $1,000, and then we'd put most of it into high yield savings accounts. Making the money work for you and all that. </p> <p>But that'd only be if we won a TON of money. We talked about how if we won, say, a million dollars, it would go into the bank and we'd keep living our lives. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/powerball-is-425-million#post-416493 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:58:25 +0000 bpcmarj 416493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love the lottery dream game! Here are the things I would think of doing right away.<br /> -pay off debts (buhbye student loans!!)<br /> -buy and furnish a beautiful forever home (on the ocean!)<br /> -buy a boat (dh is a fisherman)<br /> -brand new top of the line minivan<br /> -whole new wardrobe...throw away everything I own!!<br /> -buy my parents houses<br /> -have baby #2 (and 3 and 4!!)</p> <p>Aaaaah. It would be SO nice to win (or have my Dad win since I kbow he'd give us a biggggg chunk!). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/powerball-is-425-million#post-416407 Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:20:32 +0000 mediagirl 416407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband bought a ticket. We played the imagination game last night:<br /> -Home on at least 10 acres in a gated community<br /> -Fenced in yard<br /> -Large natural pool<br /> -Cook<br /> -Nanny to help out when needed<br /> -Give to our favorite charity<br /> -Cruise<br /> -HAVE MORE BABIES!!!!!!!!!!! Hahah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/powerball-is-425-million#post-416076 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:11:53 +0000 chopsuey 416076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>dang! we play every once in a while and I always dream about what we'd do with the money..<br /> give to the church and charitable organizations<br /> give some to our families so they can live comfortably for the rest of their lives<br /> travel the world<br /> build our dream house somewhere<br /> pay for our childrens' education </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/powerball-is-425-million#post-416073 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:10:17 +0000 mrsjazz 416073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can't think it will never happen! Actually, go ahead and think that way because it's all mine!</p> <p>I'm buying a ticket and we are doing an office pool. Can't wait to pay off my student loans, buy a house, and quit my job! Woo hoo!</p> <p>I also made a few gchat contracts for $1 million from my friends if they win since the cash pay out is $278 million. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/powerball-is-425-million#post-416068 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:07:45 +0000 Mrs. Bee 416068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>and I just bought one ticket. It's fun to fantasize about winning the lottery even though you know it'll never happen. I would buy everyone in my extended family a house, pay for all the kids' educations, and pay off everyone's debts to start. Maybe start my own charity. Start several new businesses. Get a cook!!!</p> <p>One can dream! Are you playing powerball? What would you do with all that money? </p>