Now, to be honest, I have never in my life bought a Powerball ticket before tonight, mostly because I understand the almost non-existent probability of winning and lets face it, I'd rather buy a Starbucks coffee with guaranteed returns. ;o) Given this is a record-setting amount though AND the probability of me winning is 0 if I don't buy a ticket.... Well, I bought 20. ;o)
So lets presume for this hypothetical evaluation I am the solo winner and decide for a lump sum payment, netting me $400M in take-home funding. Here's how I plan to spend my loot!
- $100k for my needs spending = to pay off my house and update my landscaping to what I imagine in my head (versus what I can actually see outside!)
- $100k for my wants spending = buy an electric car, a kayak, and a sweet road bike
- $100k for my travel wants spending (yes, this deserves its OWN category!) = 2 week trip to Iceland, 2 week sailing adventure in Thailand, 3 month backpacking tour across Europe, 5 month hiking trip along the Appalachian trail.
- $200k for kids' college education funds (DAMN kids are expensive!)
- $1M for each kid in a lifetime annuity (and my kids are SPOILED).
- $10M to family/friends, they will have to cover the taxes on these gifts ;o)
- $1M for my knitting/crafting/coffee shop start-up
- $2M to fund me to retirement in case above-shop can't support my lifestyle
And.... thats it. $15.5M is all I could dream up that I want/plan to spend directly.
The other $384.5 million?
I'm going to divide into half, with 1st half going to immediate charitable donations for causes I support (my church, NPR, Girl Scouts, The Water Project, Flo, A Mighty Girl, to list a few). The second half I'm going use to start a Women-centered grant program, offering grants to Women-led ventures/start-up ideas that drive positive change to their community and thereby to the world.
Fingers crossed!!!!
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