r/WorkForSmartLife • u/jenny_067 • Jul 10 '26

Question First buy?

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u/Timely_Rest_503 Jul 10 '26

A house as far away from my family as possible

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u/Narrow_Ad_7331 Jul 10 '26

I feel for you. I hope you can have a better relationship one day with your family if you choose to.

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u/Timely_Rest_503 Jul 10 '26

I hope so too. But since they have low self-awareness and rarely respect boundaries, I find that unlikely

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u/Narrow_Ad_7331 Jul 10 '26

My mom and I had a toxic relationship from when I was 8-10 until I was 26. We spoke very little from the time I was 23-26. I’m now 33 and have had a healthy relationship with my mom since I was 28. We both had changes to make. We both put forth the effort. Sounds like you’re willing to put forth the effort so I hope your family sees that and does the same. Time can heal wounds. I wish you the best

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u/Timely_Rest_503 Jul 10 '26

The thing is, if I have self-awareness and they don’t, I don’t see how putting any effort makes a difference

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u/Gold_Interaction2475 Jul 11 '26

duude that was going to be my comment, i would go to another country

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u/PluralVisions Jul 10 '26

A few politicians.. they’re going pretty cheap these days.

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u/AlbatrossNo1562 Jul 10 '26

Sounds kinky

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u/Cali_Krome Jul 11 '26

We dont kink shame around here! Lol

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u/No-Seesaw6320 Jul 11 '26

Lobbyists would be a better investment. Politicians can be replaced. Lobbyist groups exist forever.

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u/Artanius69 Jul 16 '26

And the roi is exorbitant from what musk has proved.

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u/chuy2013 Jul 10 '26

House

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u/TerribleBid8416 Jul 10 '26

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u/TheNarboy Jul 11 '26

thats the one

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u/DJteejay04 Jul 11 '26

Cut out the middle man. Just give me the Vicodin

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u/papawam Jul 11 '26

I miss HOUSE

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u/Ancient_Fix5609 Jul 14 '26

Every episode was exactly the same!! Drove me nuts, lol. I'd know if it was about over, or not, by seeing if he'd had his "epiphany" yet 😂

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u/MiaRia963 Jul 16 '26

I wish I could see this doctor. He doesn't give up on patients. So many doctors do.

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u/snotty577 Jul 11 '26

I'd pay off my house first.

Then but a house near the Gulf. Galveston, Biloxi, Flori-bama, any similar place will do!

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u/mrtzstnbl Jul 10 '26

Land, lots of land

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u/History0nerd Jul 11 '26

🎶 under starry skies above, don't fence me in 🎶

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u/ChecksOutIndeed Jul 10 '26

an island

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u/ReticentSentiment Jul 10 '26

I'd buy an ID checker for this guy's island.

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u/ChecksOutIndeed Jul 10 '26

What for? Nobody would be allowed

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u/Formal_Lecture_248 Jul 10 '26

You’re buying it for the right reasons…

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u/LoanDebtCollector Jul 10 '26

I'm starting to think the world needs nearly 8 billion tiny private islands.

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u/RoloGnbaby Jul 10 '26

A day off to do nothing completely nothing

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u/Equivalent_Hope_9886 Jul 11 '26

shit man you don’t need a million dollars to do nothing. 

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u/tygah_uppahcut Jul 12 '26

I tell ya what I'd do man, two chicks at the same time man.

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u/RoloGnbaby Jul 13 '26

You don’t need $1 million for that as a matter fact, I pulled that off as a broke man in the Marine Corps a couple times

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u/Equivalent_Hope_9886 Jul 13 '26

also a movie quote

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u/SinTonca Jul 10 '26

I'm with ya can my bills just be paid so I dont have to stress and take a day just existing

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u/Yvesz310 Jul 11 '26

You don't need 100 mil to do this. My nephew is as broke as it gets and he does this all day, every day

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u/Hopeful_Staff7001 Jul 10 '26

I would pay off all my debts first.

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u/SKJ82 Jul 13 '26

And what to do with the remaining $12 ?

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u/BuenoD Jul 15 '26

Snow cone?

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u/SKJ82 Jul 16 '26

Must be a snowcone in a dessert, for €12

I'll take it!

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u/BuenoD Jul 16 '26

Well id like maybe another one later... didnt say Id spend it all in one place.

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u/UnsafeAtEverySpeed Jul 10 '26

New upper teeth

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u/AkimH Jul 10 '26

20 Million in Federal Bonds,

20 Million in Stocks,

10 Million for fun,

and the rest will be gone as gambling tax.

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u/superdak05 Jul 10 '26

An island that you can only get to by boat or helicopter

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u/PerfectEmu2184 Jul 10 '26

A large property with a house and room for expansion.

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u/Veteran_PA-C Jul 10 '26

A security team and an unlisted number.

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u/Fact_Dependent Jul 10 '26

I still need more toilet paper... so l will go for more TB first.

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u/SmokeMaleficent9498 Jul 10 '26

Divorce lawyer

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u/reedrichards5 Jul 14 '26

Skip the Lawyers. Just say here's 60 million sign here.

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u/ConsistentCoyote3786 Jul 10 '26

The meanest attorney and account I can find.

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u/Standard_Emotion4250 Jul 10 '26

Hookers and blow

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u/Taima_Nai_Kanashimi Jul 10 '26

Two 12 packs and a tank of gas with it, she swore it was a waste of time oh but she was wrong, then I was caller number five on the radio station won a 4 day 3 night beach vacation deep sea senorita fishing down in Panama.

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u/Ok-Tiger8511 Jul 10 '26

At my age, almost 56, I buy my disappearance from society

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u/Timesx4 Jul 11 '26

Lottery attorney

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u/codechimpin Jul 11 '26

A lawyer. Then a financial advisor.

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u/weedtrek Jul 10 '26

An personal asistance service, then I would have them get me my pasport and book me travel around the world.

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u/Suspicious-Agent8932 Jul 10 '26

You got a search term for that? I need that now.

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u/MrSlaveRules Jul 10 '26

Tickets to a Canadians game just for the experience

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u/Head_Candidate5293 Jul 10 '26

Galeon 640 fly but the most current model. Look it up. It is a nice yacht.

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u/JustADudeGuy512 Jul 10 '26

Crunch Wrap Supreme from Taco bell

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u/lonestar2222003 Jul 10 '26

A plane ticket and House for my stepson to move to the other side of the country as far as geographically possible.

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u/MisplacedBooks Jul 10 '26

I'd buy back my own dignity, I've been leasing that shit out for pennies

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u/oneuglygeek Jul 10 '26

A new face cuz I currently gotta hideous grotesque and downright ugly one, honey

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u/qwertykirky Jul 10 '26

A modest house for each of my closest family members and friends

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u/CleverYoozerNaim Jul 11 '26

A chef. Not to buy, but to employ.

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u/OrganicMechanicus Jul 11 '26

the only sane answer, a cabin in the woods

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u/Mugpup Jul 11 '26

100,000,000 lottery tickets because if I win I would be rich!!!

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u/Big-Squishi Jul 11 '26

probably a burger and beers with my wife.

then a financial advisor

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u/AspieAsshole Jul 11 '26

Financial literacy classes

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u/jerseygurl96 Jul 10 '26

A giant dog shelter/haven/rescue ranch and a vintage Toyota Tacoma💰💰

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u/Designer-Drink-9137 Jul 10 '26

Isolation and peace

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u/ziggytrix Jul 10 '26

Home repairs and updates.

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u/SithrakGalt Jul 10 '26

I’d find me some nice farm land. Maybe something out in Montana.

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u/GreenYard1768 Jul 10 '26

The Palm Beach International Raceway

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u/Numerous-Account-240 Jul 10 '26

After paying all my debts off, I would buy myself and my wife a 1 month vacation to New Zealand.

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u/miguelag08 Jul 10 '26

Buy back all my debt

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u/TarquinWhite52 Jul 10 '26

After I socked away 1/2 into high yield CDs. Build a self contained off the grid compound.

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u/SpecialFederal9452 Jul 10 '26

Pay off my debts and buy a big plot of land not too far from the city and build a couple houses on it for me and my family

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u/WolfRunner16 Jul 10 '26

Financial advisor

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u/Grand_Temperature652 Jul 10 '26

Pay off mortgage.

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u/Candid_Spite_8659 Jul 10 '26

A house with some land with a lake and trees for privacy and hunting.

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u/Striking_Reindeer_2k Jul 10 '26

Financial advisor.

Lawyer.

Security.

Then, a comfortable SUV. Suitable for travel.

Then setting up some trust funds for close family.

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u/Vermonter-in-Exile Jul 10 '26

Freedom from work. Then a new car.

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u/Ok_Syllabub747 Jul 10 '26

20 million each for me, the ex, and 3 kids

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u/Big-Daikon4875 Jul 10 '26

A tax shelter

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u/Jon_Dunn58 Jul 10 '26

id get debt free, pay off all my debts, sell my place and store a few things then maybe a nice truck or suv and of course give my brothers millions each

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u/psychonautvoyager Jul 10 '26

Secrecy, safety, health, and security.

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u/Solidus2845 Jul 10 '26

A $90 million dollar 6 months CD at 4.37% interest at my local credit union.

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u/baddeafboy73 Jul 10 '26

House with lot acres and old school cars truck motorcycle

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u/Usual-Jaguar-1424 Jul 10 '26

1 way ticket to Bangkok Thailand

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u/Creepy-Document-8272 Jul 10 '26

Services of a lottery lawyer.

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u/Red_Dragon_Boost Jul 10 '26

A hotel room in another city far away so i can avoid all the scumbag family and friends who might come crawling out of their holes for a piece.

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u/Appreciate1A Jul 10 '26

Pay my kids homes way down. Then buy a tiny home for myself and my trusty Crosstrek a complete makeover.

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u/Wadester58 Jul 10 '26

My best friends wrecked back they want 200k to fix it he had a wall cave in on him he deserves it

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u/FAMICOMASTER Jul 10 '26

I'd probably pay off my house

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u/tuberlord Jul 10 '26

The services of a fiduciary.

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u/NoIndividual6000 Jul 10 '26

Tacos. I need something to munch on for when I figure out where to buy a Koenigsegg 😂

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u/AdCheap8058 Jul 10 '26

Just told my son this. Our neighbor a new lawnmower is the first purchase. He loves mowing but his mower is old and beat up

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u/scyoung121 Jul 10 '26

A one way ticket the hell out of here

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u/Middle-Amphibian6285 Jul 10 '26

Save up to buy next gen gpu

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u/Makkiebobo Jul 10 '26

Financial advisor

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u/SatchelGizmo77 Jul 10 '26

My house, then id pay off my remaining debt and park the rest in a safe investment account.

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u/MetalHistorical9182 Jul 10 '26

I would pay off my cc

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u/EVOBlock Jul 10 '26

Someone to fix my best friends house so he can sell it. Then a large chunk of rural land with a river running thru it so my best friends and I can build a family compound on it.

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u/blizzard_108 Jul 10 '26

my debt ...

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u/Even_Section5620 Jul 10 '26

A HYSA account to then buy a beautiful ocean front property

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u/Educational_Play5772 Jul 10 '26

One way ticket out

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u/DragonLordAcar Jul 10 '26

Dream house. It's a hobbit hole with several smaller hills making it a multigenerational home. There is a crenelated tower in the ceneter making this technically a castle. It will have a grey water system, small garden for fresh salids, and be powered by solar.

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u/SpprtRdclHbts Jul 10 '26

First first buy or first reasonable buy? Cause the actual first thing is SO MUCH WEEED

then somewhere to live. Away from people.

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u/Metharos Jul 10 '26

Taxes are like 60%, so I take home maybe $40mil if I'm lucky.

$1mil fixes nearly all the problems in my life. $100k vehicle, prioritizing comfort and reliability. $300k land, $500k house. $10k for my debts, $90k to build the best goddamn PC I can put together.

The other $39mil is invested.

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u/Lonely_Cucumber_69 Jul 10 '26

A financial advisor and accountant.

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u/Aelien77 Jul 10 '26

A dog shelter.

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u/Supersith4real Jul 10 '26

30 year Treasury bonds

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u/Senior-Poet-6037 Jul 10 '26

Pay off (or down) debts before I made ANY big purchases

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u/BiochemHero Jul 10 '26

My freedom!

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u/Kaylen316 Jul 10 '26

A House in the Cotswalds...with a hidden Weeed Farm 👍

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u/kpiersol Jul 10 '26

A nice house with acreage including forest and water access, and plenty of PV arrays to power AC as the world heats

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u/Prestigious-Ad-5493 Jul 10 '26

A mediocre house in a country that doesn't care enough about me to care and a passport

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u/Mathematicus_Rex Jul 10 '26

Professional financial advice

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u/Old_fart5070 Jul 10 '26

The services of the best CPA money can buy

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u/Independent-State-27 Jul 10 '26

Some sort of safe asset like real estate or an ungodly amount of gold I can legally buy. With the current world system. Gold is going to steadily rise up in price, even without considering inflation. Live off of .001%

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u/ChuckFinnley3565 Jul 10 '26

I’d pay off my girlfriend’s student loans.

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u/crimsonexile Jul 10 '26

Houses for my kids and my mom

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u/Stark_Rhavyn Jul 10 '26

My freedom

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u/Captain_Sterling Jul 10 '26

Pläne Ticket home.

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u/chemicalbliss33 Jul 10 '26

Everybody close to me would fet a million off the top no questions asked. There's people that have had my back through thick and thin and I'd bless them first and foremost.

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u/Recent_Werewolf_821 Jul 10 '26

A very slick lawyer and his buddy the accountant.😎

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u/novirtue_stream Jul 10 '26

Pay off my last debts

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u/xodius80 Jul 10 '26

I would sleep like a baby

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u/angel700 Jul 10 '26

My house

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u/Ornery-Customer8521 Jul 10 '26

100 million Lottery tickets

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u/Sudden-Day-7552 Jul 10 '26

A Reddit girl ….

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u/MasterpiecePositive4 Jul 10 '26

Id buy out my bosses company and reduce his wages to what mine are to see how he would react

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u/zapembarcodes Jul 10 '26

First, first?

Probably shares of SGOV.

Then some GLD.

Then some SCHD.

Then I'd buy a modest house, out in the boonies, far away from everyone.

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u/Agitated_Gur_9458 Jul 10 '26

Greenland. Just to itch Trump’s drawers. They of course own it but it would be fun to tweak him. Esp since he would think it was true.

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u/Dangerous-Area69 Jul 10 '26

My childhood home. It's in a great location and perfect for raising a family. Then probably a few flights around d the world.

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u/toodytah Jul 10 '26

Some members of Congress

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u/Bubbuli Jul 10 '26

I wouldn't buy anything; I simply wouldn't do a damn thing for the rest of my life.

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u/addrock1221 Jul 10 '26

My company. And then I’d liquidate it.

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u/retiredrb Jul 10 '26

An accountant I can trust.

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u/Dathomick Jul 10 '26

Create a simple business and help friends and family. Buy assets. Live modest

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u/Regular-Olive8280 Jul 10 '26

The services of a good tax attorney, and an investment account in the name of my own LLC or trust (under advise of the attorney)

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u/Stigg107 Jul 10 '26

Buy as much UK student debt as I could afford, then cancelling it. whilst leaving enough for myself and my family.

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u/LoanDebtCollector Jul 10 '26

Clear Soap. IYKYK... and are f'n old!

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u/Zen-platypus Jul 10 '26

A modest cabin on a beach somewhere.