Dear Jack:

In a third world country I recommend Llama Jack take the reins, he may do well, be a guru of sorts… buddha Jack.
anita

10 million dollars wow. What a great sum of money. Of course it’d be a lot less after taxes and everything. However, there would still be plenty of money left.

I’d waste it as well. But rather, I’d call it an investment. An investment for the future. While, I won’t say I’d donate it all, I would donate perhaps a fourth of it. I’d donate it to animal shelters, cancer treatment for children, and food for the homeless or those in need. I know that those charities won’t use 100% of my donation towards the cause, because after all they have costs to stay afloat, but some of these charities use 80 cents out of each dollar towards the cause, and I’d say that’s pretty good. After all, they don’t receive federal funds, and rely on donations from regular people, like you and me. I would choose to donate money because I think it is important to help others.

The rest of the money I’d save up, some for me, some for my sister and brother, and some for my mother and step-dad. And some of it I’d spend on myself, buy myself lots of books, I love reading.

Sure, I could keep it and spend it on myself, but that would just make me greedy and make me want more and I’d spend it on lavish items I wouldn’t need.

I do think that winning 10 million dollars would help me serve my purpose in life because I’d try to put it to good use. I’d like to do volunteer work in foreign countries, and those donation funds could certainly help brighten someone’s day.

I didn’t always think this way. I used to always say I’d donate money when I worked or had more money, but there was one thing my step-dad said to me that changed my whole perspective. He said ” if you only want to donate money when you have more money, then that shows how little you are motivated to do so. Donate even when you have very little to give, that shows you really mean it.” Why that threw everything in perspective for me, I don’t know, it just made sense to me. I don’t have to give a lot of money, what matters is that I do it and that it comes from my heart, and that I do it because I want to and not just because I have enough money left over.

As for me,
1) I would pay off all my debts first.

2) Next I would spend 2 million and half. And buy my family a big beautiful giant house that they can all live in together,
without bumping into one another. Unless they wanted to.

3) Next I would put 2 million inside my sons trust fund bank account. But have it set up where he can only use a certain amount when he turned 18 for college. And then get access to the rest when he turns 25 years of age.

4) I would also go out to africa where the help is really need and build small a safe refuge for the lesser ones, like kids,and adults starving to death, and who need education! Plus giving them music and arts. I’d invest 2 million of my cash into it. While being out there to make sure it gets done right, so that no one takes advantage of it!

5) Last I would use 1 million of my money to buy me a nice house on the beach! Or in a nice neighborhood.
And keep the last million in my bank account.

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