What would you do if you won the powerball?

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I would be sure not to have my picture taken. I can just imagine what it would be like to be a single middle-aged woman winning a bunch of money. ugh.

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I would make sure many family members and friends were financially comfortable.

I would travel the world extensively and purchase a few homes.

Let DH open his dream art gallery.

Have another baby.

Set aside enough for us to live on in the lifestyle we would be accustomed to.

Invest the rest and make yearly donations to chosen charities.

Pick a family each year to "help out" anonymously.

I also want to go and payoff everyone's Christmas layaway at a store every year.

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I would pass out. And not tell my family a single thing. As far as they figure we're rich already so another $250M (I figure since WA doesn't have state or local taxes I get a little more in my pocket ) wouldn't make a difference to them.

Talk with a tax advisor as well as a financial advisor, talk to an attorney (or three) and set up trusts to protect the assets.
I'd pay for college for all of them and set up college funds for the grands. Pay off all the debts of all the kids so they can have a fresh start. Give money to the one who doesn't need her crap paid off since I won't be paying stuff off for her to start over.
Set up wills and trusts so that if anyone kills us off the money is locked up tight and handled by trustees.
After they graduate college, trade school or whatever gives them a leg up over McDonalds, Taco Bell or WalMart frying or stocking or whatever is stultifying their brains right now, buy them little starter houses where they want to start their new lives and new careers.
Remodel our house, new landscaping, countertops, cabinets, office, master bath, flooring and make it shiny and new.
Donate a boatload to Fisher House, Wounded Warriors, Houses for Heroes. Donate to Challenge Air (flights for the disabled) and other organizations I want to donate to.
Buy a place in Bend and/or Cannon Beach (or Manzanita or another OR coast area we like) and a house on one of the islands in Puget Sound.
Flight lessons and a small plane for DH (and me) to hop from points A to B to C and visit friends and family (and to fly for Challenge Air.)
A boat to suck the other $100M down the toilet.

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flex - we can be neighbors in Bend.

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Bend is awesome! lol

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Sun River opened their new pool last Memorial Day. We missed it by just a few weeks. If I had permission to take the girls out of state for Memorial Day...

Wonder if we can get another comped hotel room? DH needs to give another training session, I think. lol.