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Monstah-_-
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
249 Posts
November 25 2009 06:36 GMT
#101
I would split it up with my family living here in the U.S and move back to Bosnia and live a happy life there.
you live in the woods and drink vodka
neobowman
Profile Blog Joined March 2008
Canada3324 Posts
November 25 2009 06:39 GMT
#102
90% into a long term savings account.
Still left with a considerable amount to play around with. I'd get a small house which would be around $300000 which would be half or so. Rest would be in a decent car, a few video game consoles (and games of course) and a ton of manga. Everything else I could bring from what I already have. Anything else I need I can spend the rest. (The stuff left behind goes in chequeing account)
KwarK
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States44181 Posts
November 25 2009 06:47 GMT
#103
On November 25 2009 05:08 Hypnosis wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 25 2009 04:49 KwarK wrote:
Probably just continue life as normal. I might drop out of university or just start skipping a lot of shit because it doesn't matter anymore. Maybe random lulz stuff like going to bw lans in Canada. Oh, and I'd pay some amazingly good progamer/coach to make me a better player because if I'm gonna have a hobby I might as well be awesome at it. Nothing really I want to buy or do.


your life sucks LOL

because money doesn't change it much?
ModeratorThe angels have the phone box
ChessWhiz
Profile Joined November 2006
United States260 Posts
November 25 2009 06:48 GMT
#104
I find it odd that so many people here say they wouldn't waste most of the money, but in reality, most people do waste it. Either we at TL are overly optimistic concerning our financial self-control, or we are smarter than people who actually win the lottery. It reminds me of the poll that shows a high percentage of people think they are "smarter than average."
"chesswhiz aint too bad at all actually" --iNcontroL
decafchicken
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States20167 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 07:23:21
November 25 2009 07:23 GMT
#105
-I'd probably put about 1-2 million into a retirement fund i cant touch till i'm like 50+ so i actually have to do something with my life
-ship 1 mil to my parents
-pay off all current and future college payments (~100-200k depending on grad school)
-save 500k-1mil for rent payments till i get out of college, then the rest on a house when i get a job
-Probably about a million on cars...GTR, audi rs4 + r8, aston martin, corvette zr1, and some nice sedan/suv. Fuck i just realized my garage will cost more than my house
-Another couple hundred grand on sick nice shit like a watch, clothes, basically rich people shit so i can be super ballin when i roll up to vegas in my r8
-the rest will cover random vacations/absurd amounts of alcohol/partying/gambling/etc
-I will finish college and get a job to pay the bills and raise my kids. Life without a purpose is not a life at all. I will be able to do something i love though and not worry about how much it pays.
-Probably give away some amount to charity or some shit. college for kids as well.


how reasonable is it to eat off wood instead of your tummy?
Always
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States376 Posts
November 25 2009 07:25 GMT
#106
I'm uber altruistic. I'd give it all to charity.

... But first I'd buy some Starcraft lessons.

And maybe a Gallardo.
"Do unto others 20% better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error." - Linus Pauling
Probe.
Profile Joined May 2009
United States877 Posts
November 25 2009 07:36 GMT
#107
I'd fund Starcraft tournaments in USA for foreigners and start pro teams for them. I'd probably end up bankrupt in 1 year though.
meow
Warrior Madness
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Canada3791 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 07:38:17
November 25 2009 07:37 GMT
#108
Easy. I'd go do what I really love doing, buy a nice house in full near a beach. Set aside 50k a year for traveling and for adventure. Then, I would invest the remaining 3.6 million dollars. The compound interest from that alone would be equal to a an executive's salary. Oh and 10k a year for TSL.
The Past: Yellow, Julyzerg, Chojja, Savior, GGplay -- The Present: Luxury, Jae- The Future: -Dong, maGma, Zero, Effort, Hoejja, hyvaa, by.hero, calm, Action ---> SC2 (Ret?? Kolll Idra!! SEN, Cool, ZergBong, Leenock)
wok
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States504 Posts
November 25 2009 07:55 GMT
#109
I would stop caring about grades. And start talking to girls. And play more starcraft.
I'll race you to defeatism... you win.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51640 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 08:00:03
November 25 2009 07:58 GMT
#110
5 million in various investments (bonds etc)
500k to teamliquid because they are that awesome
1 million to finish college then move to korea and set up foreign pro team etc
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Loanshark
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
China3094 Posts
November 25 2009 08:06 GMT
#111
Investment and donations.
No dough, no go. And no mercy.
Whiplash
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
United States2929 Posts
November 25 2009 08:06 GMT
#112
I'd invest probably 90% of it into the bank and have 10% used to pay for anything that needs to be paid for (college related things) and take a trip to korea
Cinematographer / Steadicam Operator. Former Starcraft commentator/player
Licmyobelisk
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
Philippines3682 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 08:09:26
November 25 2009 08:08 GMT
#113
Create my own private army and have sex with various actress here :D

But seriously, I'd just invest them properly and help out poor people through different NGO foundations. I'mma kinda happy posting in teamliquid and playing different type of games.

and yeah, no one will ever notice I won a gazillion bucks!
I don't think I've ever wished my opponent good luck prior to a game. When I play, I play to win. I hope every opponent I ever have is cursed with fucking terrible luck. I hope they're stuck playing underneath a stepladder with a black cat in attendance a
himurakenshin
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Canada1845 Posts
November 25 2009 08:10 GMT
#114
I'd retire and just have fun
meegrean
Profile Joined May 2008
Thailand7699 Posts
November 25 2009 08:13 GMT
#115
Invest most of it. Then continue living as normally as possible.
Brood War loyalist
unknown.sam
Profile Joined May 2007
Philippines2701 Posts
November 25 2009 08:13 GMT
#116
invest invest invest
"Thanks for the kind words, but if SS is the most interesting book you've ever read, you must have just started reading a couple of weeks ago." - Mark Rippetoe
Conquest101
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1395 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-11-25 08:17:10
November 25 2009 08:15 GMT
#117
I'd invest most of it. Low yield, low risk stuff for the most part.

Take like 1 million of it, buy a nice new house, not too expensive, but something that will appreciate.
New car, stuff like that. Half of that 1 million will probably go into a locked retirement fund or something.

1 million to family.

And just be a lazy ass for a few years. Do some traveling. Eventually, I'm sure I'll go back to work/devote my life to something a bit more meaningful, and I'll always have something to fall back on if something were to happen (or if I just want to break for a while).

It'd be nice.

Lol, kinda mundane.
3clipse
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Canada2555 Posts
November 25 2009 09:54 GMT
#118
On November 25 2009 15:48 ChessWhiz wrote:
I find it odd that so many people here say they wouldn't waste most of the money, but in reality, most people do waste it. Either we at TL are overly optimistic concerning our financial self-control, or we are smarter than people who actually win the lottery. It reminds me of the poll that shows a high percentage of people think they are "smarter than average."

I agree that there is obviously a disconnect between what one imagines they would do in a situation and what they actually would do if presented with the scenario, but if I were to play devil's advocate, I would draw your attention to the fact that the demographic drawn to competitive strategy games is likely more intelligent than average.
Etherone
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
United States1898 Posts
November 25 2009 10:16 GMT
#119
On November 25 2009 18:54 3clipse wrote:
Show nested quote +
On November 25 2009 15:48 ChessWhiz wrote:
I find it odd that so many people here say they wouldn't waste most of the money, but in reality, most people do waste it. Either we at TL are overly optimistic concerning our financial self-control, or we are smarter than people who actually win the lottery. It reminds me of the poll that shows a high percentage of people think they are "smarter than average."

I agree that there is obviously a disconnect between what one imagines they would do in a situation and what they actually would do if presented with the scenario, but if I were to play devil's advocate, I would draw your attention to the fact that the demographic drawn to competitive strategy games is likely more intelligent than average.


to a certain degree you are right, in that most who say they will invest 50% are simply naive, but then again it's hard for someone who has never had 5 million to know what that entails, or how quickly it can disappear.

Also since most of the people at TL have been responsible thus far in their lives they have no idea what monster might come out when they place them selves and even as little as 10k directly in harms way, for the sake of experience.

also it has absolutely nothing to do with intelligence. out of the 10 most intelligent people i have ever known ( myself not included ^ ^) the top 4 spiraled insanely out of control, the top 2 of those are somewhat stabilized in a certain mediocrity trying to convince themselves the rest of their life is worth living, and of the other 2 , one is wealthy and stable, and the other is trying hard to get there. having very shaky results but still looks promising.

BlueStar
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Bulgaria1171 Posts
November 25 2009 10:24 GMT
#120
i'd buy a horse and eat it ;o
Leader of the Bulgarian National SCBW/SC2 team and team pSi.SCBW/SC2
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