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[Privateer]

I'd study.

I wonder what the people he works with think of him. I'm reminded of that speech Ben Affleck made to Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting, "If you're still working here I'll kick your ass....You're sitting on a golden ticket and that's bullshit."

If you can't think of anything better to do with your life than work at MacDonald's then ... then give the money to me!

[yingwenlaoshi]

[Mi Yum mi]

[mindmetoo]

I would have to say yes. After you buy yourself the standard toys, a new house (say $300K) plus a new car (say $50K) and then some of the cash you might divvy out among family ($100K), and then say you take a year off of work ($50K), you're probably going to have $500K in the bank. Well, there's your retirement. You won't have to worry about THAT.

I just bought a GIC that pays 3.6% interest. On a million, that's $36,000 a year. That's not going to provide you a comfy life save for living in the country side.

[Kuros]

[Cheonmunka]

Buy a family home freehold then buy two property rentals. Still go to work. Would be all securely set up not to have to worry about employment woes if you decide to hate work and having sufficient living income if you pull out of the rat race for a while.

PS: An acquaitance got 2 million as a legacy. He bought a decent house but the rest of it went on lifestyle - clubs, hotspot travel, coke, designer stuff ...
In a way he is set up, with the house and all, but what an opportunity to set up for life completely.

[peppermint]

Every time I hear a story like this, I'm reminded of my high school Lit teacher. About two months before he was due to retire, he won $400,000. He didn't quit because he'd have to forfeit his entire pension if he did. Instead, he spent the last two months talking leaning back in his chair, feet on the desk, firing chalk at any student who annoyed him. By June, his aim was astonishingly good.

I suspect that the mere idea that you don't *need* the job to put food on the table, and the freedom to quit at any moment, would make even the worst job much easier to take, and if not, you can always throw stuff.

I'd keep working, though probably not at my current job

[princess]

No way! No job is that fun. I'd spend my life living off the interest and traveling to every place I've ever wanted to go....and of course, I'd buy myself a nice house or two. And one for my Mom and Dad.

I'd also pursue hobbies more, 'cause I wouldn't be so darn tired from working.

[Chicoloco]

I'd fill a polytunnel with some of Endo's mushrooms and not be seen in public for 12 months.

[DaffyD73]

1,000,000 , aren't we all already multi millionaires each month?

I would continue working for at least 3months after having invested the money so that after that 3 months i was sick of the job i could quit and have the interest as spending money therefore as long as you don't buy big luxuary things right away you will have the orginal capital mostly in tact -

Oh just though of important question - is this american dollars?

Also some posters are right buy a house etc... seriously dents your capital to base interest revenue on.


My motto is "at the moment i work for money, i would perfer it the other way round, as soon as that can happen Sorted."

"Youth is wasted on the young, wealth is wasted on the wrinklies"

[mikowee]

I don't consider a million to be a lot, so yea, I'd keep working for a bit. 5 million is probably the minimum with which I'd consider quitting my nonexistent job. After my obligatory spending spree, I figure I'd be left with around 3 million, 1 million of which I'd give to my parents, leaving me with around 2 mill, half of which I'd invest in a hedge fund while keeping the other half in more secure investments.

[Draz]

Considering that 36,000 in interest per year is more than I'm currently making HELL YES I would quit my job. It's not a ton of money, but I'd be comfortable with it.

[Justin Hale]

stop working right away at least for a few years, smoke mountains of opium (or convenient derivative), drink lots of scotch, explore my many perversions and then finally, when the dosh ran out thanks to my lifestyle, write a long and rambling suicide note (claiming martyrdom) and do the honors.

It's better to live as king of beasts than as a lamb scared and weak. It's better to burn quickly and brightly than slowly and dull.

[cdninkorea]

[cj1976]

I'd probably blow it all by getting wasted and making low-grade porno flicks. Either that or I'd open a small wine-store in the suburbs of London. Haven't decided yet.