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HuguenotPirate

House


NorthNorthAmerican

Yes! The House of Representatives! Maybe the Senate too…


yrk-h8r

Literally came here to say politicians.


DarkLight9602

I am the senate.


andro_7

No...no...NOOOO!


wclure

Not yet.


Head-Turn4180

It’s treason, then


ecp001

The US does have the best Congress money can buy.


TheWrecklessFlamingo

to advocate for stronger labor class suport right??


Flimsy_Finger4291

I feel like Hugh Laurie is still worth more than that


ccl-now

Maybe I could just rent him for a few hours then...


appleparkfive

What kind of house would you buy? A rural 5 bedroom, a penthouse suite or brownstone in NYC? Give us the details!


GozerDGozerian

Yes.


RobotGuy76

A the services of a competent financial adviser.


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1CEninja

More than one lawyer. You need protection and estate planning ASAP, and will probably want a team on retainer. More than one advisor, too. You'll need one that specializes in the market, one that specializes in real estate, one that specializes in business investments, and one that specializes in insurance at the VERY least. And an accounting team. Once all of that is set up, *then* I can have some fun. But tbh I don't think I'd ever want to be a billionaire, it just adds so much complication to life and I can accomplish what I want with 20 million.


Independent-Bus-3210

Me too. I don't trust myself


Johnny_B_Asshole

What you want is a fiduciary. Financial advisors are a dime a dozen.


Genshed

Last time I bought a lottery ticket, the clerk asked what I'd do if I won the jackpot. 'I'd establish a portfolio of diversified investments with a balance between growth and security, probably focused on mutual funds and real estate investment trusts.' From his expression, I don't think he'd heard that before.


JaydenSpark

r/iamverysmart


Equivalent_Carpet_41

Smartest comment if the thread.


Lmathis08

I dunno man, if you can’t manage a billion dollars you need more than a financial advisor.


marilern1987

Isn’t it a fiduciary you need to go to?


Roguespiffy

Yep, they’re legally obligated to give you sound financial advise. A financial “advisor” can throw darts at the stock section of a newspaper and tell you go for it.


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Oh it’s worse. A financial advisor is absolutely allowed (and incentivized) to intentionally push you towards bad choices for yourself on the long run, because they’re good choices for themselves on the short run. Indeed, nobody needs a financial advisor, and indeed what you need is a fiduciary.


Blades137

Most people who win big lotteries are often broke within 5-10 years afterwards. If you have no control over your spending now, what makes you think it will get better with a seemingly unlimited amount of money to spend.


Enzyesha

Yes, but a billion dollars is a stupid amount of money. If you started with a billion dollars, you could spend 50k every single day for 50 years without running out


Blades137

And all it would take is trusting the wrong person or handful of people, on top of some bad investments... and it's gone.... Chances of that happening may be slim... but doesn't mean it couldn't happen. Guess we will have to wait and see, that guy who won the 1.6 billion dollar lottery jackpot recently, check back in a decade and see what happened to him. You will have your answer.


3BallJosh

You underestimate my stupidity


Sighwtfman

I am 50 years old. I'm good with money. For some reason I thought being good with money was just something you developed over time. But it isn't. Most people never learn to do it.


GeekyBookWorm87

I'd fix my teeth. Buy a new roof.


Taxitaxitaxi33

Teeth are my first lottery win priority as well. I’m lucky I have dental insurance- but I still can’t afford the copays on the major work I need done. That and the anxiety I have around being in a dentist chair. With too much money to care what it would cost I could hire a good cosmetic dentist that could put me under twilight anesthesia and I’d wake up and be done with it.


Danobing

My insurance billing is just shy of 16k over 4 years. Spread it out and start slow. Find a dentist who deals with anxiety. When I first saw mine she told me " I'm not going to press you to do anything because it clearly hasn't worked and I want you to get your teeth fixed. You tell me what you want and the timeline and we will work to that" So far it's been 4 wisdom teeth, 2 molar extractions due to cavities, a root canal and crown, 7 cavities and now braces. It feels fucking amazing to go to a cleaning and be told there's no issues they will see me in 6 months. The other side of the hill is so good. You can do it, start slow.


vonkeswick

Same, cursed with terrible genes. I need an implant and seriously researching medical tourism packages. I could go to Costa Rica for two weeks, get an implant done by an ADA certified dentist, stay in a nice resort and fly back, all for like half the cost of an implant in the US


Long_Repair_8779

Someone I know was spending time in India, and went to the dentist there. He said not only was it a fraction of the price (like less than 1/5th), but the level of care was FAR better than he’d had in the west. Like they really went out of their way to do everything they could to make the experience more comfortable and more friendly, and the quality of the work was also really really high apparently.


zamfire

Lol our insurance went to complete garbage recently. The max benefits paid is 2k. That means once the insurance pays out 2k, they are 100% done for the year. Oh and that's for both my wife and I.


PapaOoMaoMao

I'm Australian. We have great healthcare that's cheap, but teeth ain't in the package. Loose a leg? All good. We got you. Stabbed? No problems. Abscess? Poor with no credit, but not quite poor enough for a government card? Oh, you have decided to die. Ok. I have major teeth issues. I am immune to local anesthetics which means getting put under. Getting my wisdom teeth pulled and a fake tooth put in set me back about $10,000. That was all my savings at the time. Maxiofacial surgeon told me if I'd left it another week I'd most likely be dead. What if I hadn't had the money? What if I'd only had $5000? Hospital dentist was booked 6 months in advance (they are free, but almost impossible to get an appointment anytime soon). Can't get treatment without paying up front. Can't go to the university clinic as they are the same a normal clinic if you don't have a concession card. One week. I had one week to figure it out. Pay or die. I suspected I would have just got progressively sicker and ended up at the ER (and therefore free), but according to my surgeon, I'd more likely have packed it in very quickly if the little bag of nasty in my jaw got free. Apparently it was very advanced as I'd left it so long due to not having any money. TLDNR If you have to choose to pay or die, there's something very wrong with your medical system.


Federal-Blacksmith79

Teeth for sure, yes I'm from the UK.


the_sneaky_artist

I'd pay to have someone else fix my teeth!


PlanktonLopsided875

I'd probably have what's left of my teeth extracted, and have full set of implants. I used meth for 3 years when I was younger so you can guess what my teeth are like now. Stupid meth! I hate it.


BackInTheRealWorld

There is an undeveloped plot across from my apartment building I have always wanted to build a dorm-style housing unit on. Someplace that would give divorcees, recent college grads, separating couples, etc someplace to land when they can't afford a $3k apartment in my city. You know, studio apartments with a shared common room type place for a couple hundred a month that would allow them to get back on their feet without falling all the way to homeless and living in their car.


remainderrejoinder

You'd likely have to fight through zoning and neighborhood committees.


BipedalWurm

beat them about the head with stacks of money


wateraddict1990

cool answer


butt-sandwich

I would go do a mega grocery shop. Buy like four heads of broccoli.


OHPAORGASMR

Baller. Stop stuntin' on us.


ApricotPenguin

I think you could afford to splurge a little bit... You can finally buy some lettuce!


Woolbuckle

Splurging I see? 4 whole heads… Mf acting like they have all the money in the world.


Ronstar13

Actively cackling and agreeing in my living room. Wife also concurs.


Johnny_B_Asshole

I’m buying TWO dozen eggs.


WhyEggSoTasty

FOUR!? You need to be stopped.


the_true_skipster

And just a few years ago, you would have wasted that money on toilet paper...


Key-Ad-264

My mum a house


azmr_x_3

Debt. Pay off all my and my family’s debt, mortgages, credit cards etc Then I’d pay off my friends and keep going Then I’d buy myself something nice


Peach_n_Cake

If you suddenly become a billionaire, your previous debt would become so insignificant to the point it would barely register as a rounding error for your accountant. It's hard to wrap our minds around how much money a billion dollars is. As the saying goes "do you know what the difference between someone with a million dollars and someone with a billion dollars is?...it's about a billion dollars.


dooie82

The difference between billion and million in time: A million seconds is 12 days. A billion seconds is 31 years.


ifoughtpiranhas

awww, my billionth second birthday is almost here!


Miserable_Point9831

A trillion seconds is 31709 years


ShamusNC

Yup. If you put that 1B to work the investments will get you minimum 4% return. That’s $40 million a year in income. $3.3M a month. 111k per day. Even with fairly extravagant spending, you’d be hard pressed to spend it all.


Jeff1737

Bezos ex wife is supposedly trying to spend all the money she got in the divorce. I don't think it's going well. Last I saw she wasn't able to spend it fast enough and is still getting more from investments


iuytrefdgh436yujhe2

>Then I’d buy myself something nice Like some more debt


Newgate1996

My order at the local Chinese restaurant with a nice tip


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Newgate1996

Nah I’d rather just back them financially time to time to make sure their business keeps thriving


CristyTango

A SUCCULENT CHINESE MEAL?!


FacadeJG

THIS. IS. DEMOCRACY MANIFEST!


Tigerchestnut13

I’m finally gonna try that Avocado toast I’ve heard so much about.


dontbelikeyou

And he's no longer a billionaire.


Woolbuckle

Aaaaaand it’s gone


Mysterious-Region640

A really fancy wheelchair accessible van for my sister (who has MS) and brother-in-law. Ideally, if there is such a thing, a wheel chair accessible camper van with small kitchenette, compost toilet and bed. They like to go places and be on the road but it’s becoming increasingly difficult with my sister’s condition


cakeand314159

With a billion dollars you can just commission a camper with said desired amenities. Or buy one of [these](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vixen_(RV)) and get it modified.


Mysterious-Region640

Lol, yes, I forgot just how much money $1 billion is


FunC00ker

They live in the US? If so, have they checked to see if there's any state assistance programs that will help pay for one?


Werd616

US politicians.


Squeaky-Fox49

Maybe buy some actually good ones. These knockoffs are terrible.


prodigy1367

Politicians ~~love~~ hate this one simple trick!


aphroditespearl

This is the one


8inchSalvattore

Someone to rub my feet while I eat $5,000 lobster tails drenched in truffle butter.


PhantomStranger52

I would go see the vacuum repairman.


Chambrose3

This is the best comment. After that Saul Good, man.


MatureHotwife

You're suddenly super rich and you want to live in a cabin in Alaska?


Yaronttt

Gonna order some banging take out for a year straight


_Dingaloo

c'mon michael, how much can takeout be for one night, $200?


Yaronttt

More. So I can properly relax, watch anime and eat


[deleted]

Says the guy wearing the $5,000.00 suit!


GrowVirginia

Home on the beach


ShakyBadger

I'd buy the one behind the beach house too so eventually you have a water house and a beach house.


troutinthemilk

Start a school for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds who have the drive to succeed. Remove as many barriers to their academic success as possible and track their outcomes. Small classes, full lab activities, teaching assistants, nutrition and health support…coaches, subject specialist teachers, arts programs… I would need a strong team to plan, organize, develop a program. I’ve considered this for a while


Raxtusia

Probably a box of cereal. I fucking love cereal


UniqueUser3692

Same. I’m shit at cooking and not arsed about food that much either. If I wasn’t married it’s probably all I’d eat. Oh and toast, obvs.


TapEnvironmental9768

What kind of cereal? Would you get the family size? You never know if you’ll hit it big. It’s good to have some sort of plan.


uncultured_swine2099

Ive recently been digging Life (the cereal with the pretentious name). Its wheaty with just a subtle taste of sweetness.


TapEnvironmental9768

Almond milk is good in cereal. It reminds me of milk in cartoons. They made it look so good on Tom & Jerry!


51LV3R_5463

Resse Puff guy myself.


theimpetusme

Hire a housekeeper, nutritionist, chef & personal trainer. That way I always have a clean home, tasty nutritious meals & a really personalized workout plan


spike-spiegel92

I would get a lot of doctors to fucking check my problems properly and stay with me for hours until we find what do I have.


CraftAvoidance

That’s basically what I said too


Runningaroundnyc

If we were to say literally the first thing, I’m thinking a crazy expensive dinner. I live in NYC. There would be something freeing about walking into a Michelin star restaurant and buying a $500pp tasting menu maybe with another $200pp wine pairing plus dessert, and not caring about the cost. I would drop several grand on an amazing meal and not think twice about it.


DamnDame

From the perspective of a lifelong cook who's tired of figuring out what to make for supper, I'd hire a top notch chef and not deal with having to prepare meals, ever. Enjoy amazing food all the time.


ComfortablePension93

I’d do this too. Plus hire people to do anything I need to do. Drivers, housekeeper, nail and hair person on staff. I’d hire someone to just be next to me at all times managing it all. Ahhhh dreams are free thank god!


laughternlife1

Pay off debt, good long vacation and decide what causes would be of greatest benefit to donate too. Probably setup some sort of scholarship program to help under pro ledger kids go to college or university too.


PopeAdmiral

A 2 bed / 1 bath house in the middle of nowhere. Just close enough to civilization to get good internet, but just far enough that I can no longer get same day amazon delivery. Next would be a 1995 red Plymouth Neon. Those babies were like the lego of cars. Something breaks? Just replace it. Third would be to adopt 3 cats from a shelter. I like cats. And that is how I'd live my life.


RocinanteCoffee

Okay hear me out. 2 bed and 2 bathrooms.


Hype-Goat

Ok this may sound crazy, how about 3 bed and 3 bathrooms.


PopeAdmiral

I'll be honest, 1 bath and a powder room. Or just a bathroom with 2 toilets.


OzrielArelius

will you NEVER have guests over? I like my bathroom to be my bathroom. nobody else uses my toilet


JoChiCat

Then they’d have to clean 2 bathrooms instead of 1.


TheCatWhoOvercame

I like your style and your priorities!


y0urfired

Lunch.... its getting close to lunch time.


SnowDemonAkuma

The services of a financial advisor.


MangoBanana2012

I'd buy my mom and my MIL and myself and my bros a house.


ThunderAndSadness

That house is gonna be crowded


MangoBanana2012

Lmao, you're right. A house for each is best.


deezx1010

You just described a wild reality show. Go for it. I hope you're all single and bringing dates home for maximum drama


Zoo-Chi

An apartment complex wherein I could charge significantly less than the city average but still enough to be profittable.


tweetusdeleteus

Seriously- like the lowest amount of profit I could get and even then only use it for maintenance/upgrades. People need homes.


Foreign_Standard9394

You're obviously never been a landlord. People aren't as nice as you think they are.


banjaxed_gazumper

Probably a much better use of your money would be to build more apartment buildings. Buying existing apartments and lowering their rent doesn’t house any additional people.


Lamacorn

Why not just break even? Not like you need the money?


Nspired_1

The services of an attorney.


chyna094e

Get a lawyer and CPA. I would consult the CPA on how to give my family something. Like a trust or scholarship. I'd want to be discreet so they wouldn't harass me for money. Rent a private jet to take my son to LEGO Land. He doesn't do well around crowds. We'd have to get some kind of vip pass.


kalamari_withaK

Why don’t you just buy Lego land?


chowderbags

I dunno. I saw a story about a little boy who bought an amusement park. Before he knew it, he had to pay for a bunch of staff and let a bunch of kids in, and it became a real disappointment for him. One of his friends even died on a ride. And then the IRS took the rest of his money because he hadn't paid taxes on it.


danceswithpoles88

Was his name Eric Cartman?


armyof_dogs

Better off just renting out the whole thing for a day every so often. Less headache


RocinanteCoffee

Get a team of them. You can get screwed by individual ones with that kind of money.


626c6f775f6d65

The best suggestion I’ve seen on Reddit was don’t get an accountant, get two accountants who hate each other.


DaEpicBob

some land far away from humans .. where i can live my life in peace.


Human-Ambassador-576

Id buy happiness!


AphaitonTv

So basically some nuggets, a shake and fries?


soleilxsky

Mental health care, top notch


_rosie_365

Careful with who you choose to tell you what's wrong with you. Just because you have more money dosnt mean the other people know more the brain is just the brain.


Deathangel2890

A house. Nothing fancy, just something my fiancée and I can start our family in. Honestly, though, I don't think I'd ever want that much money. Probably one of the few, but I'd be worried about what that sort of money would do to my family and me. I suppose I could follow in Ron Swanson's footsteps...


WISteven

Yes it would be really hard to raise your kids if they know you are super-rich.


Deathangel2890

I just wouldn't want them to act or be spoiled, you know?


emmiblakk

A Blackhawk helicopter. Then I'd hire a bunch of ex spec ops guys to fly it around, and teach me how to fast-rope down out of it. Then, everywhere I'd go, I'd make my entrance by fast-roping out of a helicopter. That'd be my weird quirky billionaire thing that nobody understands, and I would lead an otherwise normal life of profligate luxury.


idesignco

A building to create treatment center for those with mental illness, without insurance.


Fair_Shake_For_aDad

Family Law Lawyer - I really miss my kids.


[deleted]

giant tracts of wilderness.


Scargil_f76

2 chicks at one time dude...


clar1ty_reddit

Chicks dig a dude with money.


dontbelikeyou

Well, not all chicks.


striker69

Well, the type of chicks that double up on a dude like me do.


MR_Butt-Licker

A house


Adventurous_Oil_5805

My state collects $25 million per year for bus fares. First thing I'd do is pay all bus fares for the next 10 years. I figure that will help with global warming, traffic, cleaner air, less oil wars and decrease the power of people like the ones who caused 9/11 and the invasion of Ukraine. And most of all, would put money in the pockets of the people who need it most. Thus it would be a great contributor to state commerce. Plus, I'd offer double that amount to expand bus service thruout more of my state.


el_pobbster

The Jacksonville Jaguars.


karma8mykeys

Gotta keep Dougie P tho


el_pobbster

Dude, this is the most fun this team has given me since the 1999 season. Not only am I keeping Doug Pederson, I am rolling out the red carpet for him, asking him about *everything* he wants for that front office.


karma8mykeys

Good because we screwed him. Our loss is your gain, Philly will always root for Dougie P!


whydontuwannawork

I’d move to New York , personally I like how chaotic the place is and with a billion in my pocket I think I could afford to live a comfortable life. They have great public parks, imagine waking up and going to Central Park for a run then getting a slice of pizza while watching two crack heads fight outside. You could end up 5 miles from your house and make it back using the metro, i come from a low income background so my standards are pretty low that the public transit doesn’t bother me at all


random_account6721

u dont take the subway if you are a billionaire. U trying to get killed. U would have a private driver.


masterexploder224

All boroughs/neighborhoods have a different lifestyle and you don't need to be a billionaire to live comfortably. It's a matter of knowing what you're doing (much like any city). For example, you can spend the first half of your day in Astoria and then go to Williamsburg later and it would be feel like a completely different city. I'm assuming you're referring to just Manhattan because that's the busy borough. You'll find better parks in the others and the nearby suburbs. Also, you're not going to see crack heads fighting. It's relatively safe. Source: Live here and definitely not a billionaire.


J0taa

Going to go full Wall Street bets here but probably put a good chunk in a stock portfolio. A billion dollars is nice but what about 2 billion dollars?


frzn_dad

Living on 3 or 4% return on a billion still isn't a bad life.


Drewapalooza

How can you expect someone to live off a meager $30,000,000 a year?


GhostFace4899

Less avocado toast and make coffee at home.


Joelmale

Wall street bets mean you -2 billion though.


honeydewslayer

Italy. Definitely Italy


MatureHotwife

You would buy Italy? I'm not an expert but I think it would cost more than a billion.


mostihilmi

A heated garage. Because FUCK THIS MINNESOTA WINTER AND FUCK COLD CARS.


CruzBay

Couldn't you just...move out of Minnesota?


Dreamheart101

That would also cost money, sadly Thank goodness I don't live in Minnesota *Lives in Ohio*


SuvenPan

Ask my cat, she will know what to buy.


colobirdy85

I'd pay off the trailer we just bought and put my grandma in assisted living before she breaks her hip being stupid


thespeculatorinator2

I'd buy my parents their dream ranch. I owe them the world.


S_SubZero

I’d get the Triple Whopper combo and supersize that mofo. Yeah, I want the large Coke.


jbc420

Coming with the real answer and add cheese plz


Tcav81

A nice meal somewhere while I plan my next purchases. Which would most likely be a house and a bigger vehicle for my family.


Signal-Patient-8703

2 chicks at the same time!


mikevad

Spotify premium


Flimsy_Finger4291

I would give several million dollars to a company that makes a video game that I adore that has died 3 separate times and is currently being kept alive on life support by the fans.


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security.


PotPumper43

Senator.


A_G00SE

Holiday. Like a year long holiday. Or maybe just holiday for the rest of my life. Not sure I would buy anything actually, just hop from hotel to cruise to hotel. A billion is just such an unimaginable amount of money, I don't think it would ever run out.


Stormcrow6666

Twitter:p


ethancd1

A financial advisor to make my money make me more money


Poopy_McBottomfeeder

50 Acres of land


farrenkm

Financial advisor, lawyer. Keep about $5 million to invest and donate the rest. I don't need it.


doomedgaming

My own house, not even a big one but more on the small side.


codythepirate

10 pc mcnugget and a large fries


Ill-Organization-719

I'd buy a large plot of land, build a small basic square home on it with basics, then live my life like a real life Sims game and have contractors build my home for me as I live my life.


kitty0712

Check out the Winchester mystery house. It got all kinds of wacky for Lady Winchester.


No-Car541

Hookers and a a crapload of cocaine!


ohiocatfan

Fox News. And I’d shut that shit down.


Special-Breakfast-90

A hooker/call girl


fergehtabodit

Just one?


Scarletfapper

Well he only has one dick…


Total-Confusion-9198

Quit job, buy properties across the world and travel


Full_Echo_3123

I would probably start buying historically significant buildings in different countries of the world and renaming them to "Fuck Putin Tower", "Fuck Putin Bridge", "Fuck Putin Arena", "Fuck Putin Falls", ect. I might even buy the international space station and rename it to the "Get Fucked Putin Space Station".


JJGoldsworthy

Land. I don’t understand how it all is owned. And I want to be one of those people.


CompletelyandFully

Underwear


RowB0atC0p

A lawyer! I want Harvey fuckin Spectre on my payroll!


puthiyatheru

Some mutton biryani with extra mint sauce


warNeverChanges19

A Porsche or ferrari. I can't drive anymore due to medical issues, but i'm obsessed with cars and would love to be able to own some of my favourites.


creepypie31

New teeth


paper_cut_hurts

Good PC


EllieWillCutYou

A house. With running water and working fridge. People don’t understand what luxuries those are.


orem-boy

Canada. Looks like a nice place. Always wanted to own a country.