Watched Top Chef. Thought it was fabulous. As an Atlantan, cheering for Richard, and also not feeling too bad about Neema.

$1 M win–pay off all debt, quit job, travel for a while. (Cross country road trip, probably a couple overseas trips, maybe find a place I’d rather be and start a new.)

I hope that my JDate comment wasn’t one of the ones that made you cry!!!! I was just being silly about the silliness that sometimes (OK, Keith? ) goes on with JDate profiles.

A million dollars, huh? Well…

1. I’d pay off our mortgage.
2. I’d pay off Jeremy’s student loans.
3. I’d buy myself some sort of kick-ass car (a Porsche isn’t practical for snow, so I’d get a BMW convertible).

Ahhh, I love the dream, but I hate waking up from it.

I’m very very sorry if I was one of ones who seemed to be on the attack. I really & truly was just throwing in my 2 cent comment. FWIW, when I get into the kind of mood you describe being in, puppies and kittens could make me cry.

If I had a million dollars, I would set up a trust fund for my daughter & split the remainder evenly between my synagogue and a couple of local animal shelters.

oh no!! i hope my comment didn’t upset you, i really really didn’t mean it to!!

i would buy an apartment and then lots and lots of clothes, and then quit my job and figure out what i want to do with my life.

I’m sorry if I was one of them people. I hope today is much better. Hershey’s kisses with almonds always makes me feel better (all three bags).

Top Chef…LOVE IT and the first person off was the person I wanted gone. No room for whining in Colichio’s kitchen!

Million dollars…

1. All debt gone
2. Fly everyone that really mattered to a different, Non-Vegas, location for the wedding.
3. Open up my paper store. HEAVEN!
4. Buy a house with a FABULOUS kitchen.

$1 million dollars: I’d spend it on you and Bethany; with a “little” leftover for Daddy and me.
MOM

Love Top Chef! Did you see Nicole’s name in the credits?

A million dollars… not as much as it used to be!
1. Most of it toward our (theoretical) new house
2. Some in savings
3. Great trip maybe to New Zealand or somewhere awesome

10% to charity and then buy a house. That would probably use it all up (I do live in NY after all). Or maybe I would buy a house somewhere cheaper and move. Then I can buy clothes to fill the closets in my new house!

Typical response for the $1 million . . . a decent house, a fab car, college tuition for the kid, give away part of it, and buy a little business.

I might buy a flower shop and live happily ever after an oh-so-creative floral designer — even if I do have to work every Mother’s Day and Valentines Day and every Saturday in June.

What? You mean there are people who get to work after sunrise? Who are these people anyway? Remember, when you get to work before sunrise, I’ve been at work three hours already!

There’s nothing wrong with a craving for Chicken McNuggets every once in awhile. I am convinced that sometimes the junk is good for you. However, I wonder, do you ever get cravings for anchovy pizza? It’s part of my theory on life: You eat anchovy pizza every once in awhile to remind yourself why you DON’T. (OK, you know that I’m kidding, right?)

What would I do with a million dollars? After taxes (you are so kind)? I think the right answer is ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Besides that: Be able to put the kids into religious day school, maybe buy a place with a shorter commute to work (though in the DC area that would more than eat up the million bucks, especially for a place my wife would like), buy at least one new car (though nothing fancy). I may not do all the buying stuff right away if I could avoid it. Let the money grow a bit.

Oh yeah, and take vacations where we can stay in NICE places for a change. Haven’t done that since I won a week at the Salish Lodge near Seattle eight years ago. Of course, one of these vacations will be to see the Clock Museum in Spillville, Iowa.

Well other than a trip out to visit Spillville and a bit more travel, I’d not do much with a million. I don’t need it. So I’d wind up giving a good portion of it away. So I guess I’d be a bit more generous and possibly start a foundation or something with it. I’ve been giving some thought to the crazy/weird requirements I’d put in to get a grant from us too. But mostly I think about gifts to worthy projects. Cheers & Good Luck, ‘VJ’

Re: Top Chef
I don’t watch the show because we don’t have cable but my personal trainer also trains Dale! She says he is actually pretty nice in person. I thought that was kinda cool.

One million dollars….hmmmmm….I’d pay off my mortgage, my car, and pay for my son’s college.

I love Top Chef!!

$1 million? I’d probably only use about 1/2 and put the rest into savings…but with the 1/2 I’d:
-Pay down/refinance mortgage(s)enough to keep the tax benefits.
-Buy an entire wardrobe of custom shoes for my size 5 feet
-Finish our basement with all the bells and whistles.

Have a great weekend with the family!

Thanks mom! I just read this. If I won a million I would pay off my parents house, buy Hil a house and buy myself 2 condos(I can’t take care of a whole house). Then I would pay off my debt, take a great vacation and oh wait…only 1million?? shoot i guess I would invest it…1 million will barely buy a 2 bedroom house here in LA. Couldn’t you have said $3????

Yeah, I think Bethany hit the nail on the head. It would take a bit more than that to actually retire! Cheers, ‘VJ’

I feel horrible that the comments upset you so much the other day. As someone who constantly lied(s)about her age I was defending the guy, not attacking you. hope your weekend is good.

I pay off my student loan and consumer loans. Then I contact my financial advisor about investment options, as I’ll still have nearly the entire $1,000,000 left. I wonder if I could live off the interest for the rest of my life If so, I would get a temp job to pay for photography courses and devote serious time and energy to pursuing my creative interests.

I am late to this having just discovered your blog. What to do when I win the lottery is my favorite daydream

So, with my million after tax money, I would pay the day school tuitions, all three of them, give a significant amount away, set up a college fund for the three, and maybe, just maybe, redo my kitchen. It doesn’t take much to make me happy.