^seconded.
It feels more of a discussion
Discussion + dream thread. Haha. So many things I'd do if I had hundreds of millions to spend. o.o
^seconded.
It feels more of a discussion
Aren't you only supposed to give your name? Like either a first OR a last name. Like i said before, the first thing i would do is contact a lawyer and see what we can do to keep me as anonymous as we can.
This actually is different per state. There is a website you can check on the law (can't remember it now), but certain states require only that you file your name for public record, and other states require it be announced in the media some how (maybe not TV, but possible newspaper).
I've always said I'd never win the lotto because I know exactly what I would do with it.
#1 No one would really know I won.
As I've always lived a mobile life it would be easy to say I got a new job wherever and disappear long enough to "hide the money" without suspicion.
To be honest though, anyone can use this excuse of a foreign job opprotunity as a stepping stone to subterfuge.
#2 I would set up a company to handle the money, all the money.
From overseas I'd work with a Lawyer or a team of individuals as an investor, not a lottery winner, but as an investor to create a trust, or other external entity to hold and dispurse the money.
Obviously me, and my descendants would have complete control over the authorization and then manage the companies (or delegate management) that are then acquired or created through this entity.
#3 I would be hired by this company.
My job would be seeking out creativity and developing talent in the companies and entities that are aquired by the lottery money shell.
Not only does this defeat the great barrier of "What the hell do I do with the money?" It also gives a perfect cover for "Where did the money come from?" and "What am I going to do every day?"
Everyone is suspicious that you suddenly have a fancy house and do all these awesome things. Well, you're not paying for it! Those are job perks I can abuse when I say "yeah I'm searching for talent and schmoozing them up." So every so often you can take your buddies out for a crazy time, but they know not to abuse it or the "sexy parties" go away forever.
EDIT:
Another huge perk to this is that you will introduce people in your life to opportunity indirectly. You can give them a leg up on a hot position in one of your companies but you never directly gave them anything. Therefore they don't have the opportunity to get greedy.
Maybe even better, you introduce them to things that inspire them to independantly change their own lives then can invest and enable success they made happen for them selves.
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Later, if people get too comfortable sucking off your tit, you say "Dude, I just can't anymore. This is my JOB here" you now have a work-related and understandable excuse for shutting off the gravy train. Instead of everyone thinking your a rich dick who wont pay for their friends (oh and those friends would NEVER pay for your stuff.) anymore, your looking out for the future.
For all anyone who knows me knows or sees I got retarded lucky and was hired by a venture capital firm, or some reclusive foreign millionaire to seek out and develop talent for their conglomerate. (or whatever unique position you could make up a good excuse for)
No matter who you are or what background you come from there's something you do well.
That's your perfect cover and your perfect way to spend life.
What most people fail at in these situations is that they think what they like to do is what they are good at doing.
Liking to spend money and being good at it are two different things.
So if I ever won a big lotto I'd make my life better, help hundreds if not millions of people indirectly and no one would ever know (except for all of you because you are reading my plan) anything about the lotto. No bothersome loan requests, no terminated friendships, no hassle because I wont ever show up to get the money in person. My entity representative will. (if I have time to prepare I will claim it as the entity representitive of the forigen mystery person)
Hell even if I have to show up I'll be dressed like the grim-reaper and make everyone involved sign a non-disclosure agreement.
If you ever win the lotto, feel free to steal my idea.
Even better hire me as a managing partner and I'll guarantee your lotto life will be fufilling and as anonymous as it can be.
EDIT:
One of the best things about this is if you ever get tired of being "the rich guy" you can say you got fired and move back into a comfortable life.
Friends & Family getting greedy or hard to manage, then kaboom Dream life over and go back to siple things. When it all cools down move away on "another new job" and no one needs to be the wiser.
EDIT 2:
SOMEONE BUY ME IN FOR 5 Tickets!
This is amazing. I have people working on building me a business proposal pitch book at the moment to try to find people who won the lottery essentially to invest in a high risk but creative outlet they may not otherwise be able to be a part of with my business. Such a hard path but so rewarding when it comes through!
You want any help, or someone to join the team, I'm all about going in some unique but well thought out directions.
For the record....I'd have to find season tickets some place a HELL of a lot warmer than Fenway!
To be fair, you'd only have to be in Boston from April to October!