# What to do with a million **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 19, 2003, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952 "2003-12-19T12:49:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Earthling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@Earthling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthling)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/42 "2003-12-21T17:15:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RCracer \* > **It seems many on this thread are into spending money for sex.** [Psst](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/quotes). ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/43 "2003-12-21T17:21:21Z")
Well there’s my reason for living gone. Thanks sport. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/44 "2003-12-22T01:43:49Z")
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKS… ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/45 "2003-12-22T16:18:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by don’t ask \* > \*\*Nothing. \*\* Nothing, huh? ---
**Author:** ![RCracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@RCracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RCracer)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/46 "2003-12-22T17:07:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dwalin \* > \*\*BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKS… \*\* You’d spend one million pounds on books? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/47 "2003-12-23T03:10:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kasuo \* > \*\*Nothing, huh? \*\* I’d relax, sit on my ass all day, I would do nothing. ---
**Author:** ![bittersweet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@bittersweet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bittersweet)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/48 "2003-12-23T03:40:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FairyChatMom \* > **Well, the practical side of me would pay off my debts and share some with family members** BINGO! 😃 I’d invest the remainder. I’d still have to work, but at least I’d be out of debt. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/49 "2003-12-23T04:32:36Z")
If I had a million pounds, I’d buy 1.76419 green dresses. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/50 "2003-12-23T12:18:18Z")
\*\*\*\*QUIT MY JOB \*\*\*\* pay off my debt, help my family, return to college and build myself hobbit hole 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![spingears](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/51 "2003-12-23T12:40:54Z")
Keep On Keeping On > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by don’t ask \* > \*\*I’d relax, sit on my ass all day, I would do nothing. \*\* It would take about 90 days and you would be bored to death or die for lack of activity. You’d dry up and blow away. Iv’e seen too many people retire, go home and sit on their backside doing nothing and they were dead and gone in short order. Others with many interest are still going, 20 or even 25 years later, maybe not full tilt, but going and enjoying life. You will have to find something to focus on and invest your new found wealth and time for the benefit of others and yourself. * * * “Beware of the Cog” ---
**Author:** ![RCracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cdc98d/32.png) [@RCracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RCracer)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/52 "2003-12-23T12:44:54Z")
I agree, life’s kinda crap if you just sit on your ass all day and do nothing. ---
**Author:** ![criminalcatalog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@criminalcatalog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminalcatalog)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/53 "2003-12-23T16:57:36Z")
Eccentric world traveller, until it dries up. Man, what a ride. ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2003, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/54 "2003-12-23T18:20:31Z")
As much as I’d like to say goodbye to my TPS reports, I think I’d still have to work if all I got was 1.7 million. I might retire early, though. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952/55 "2003-12-25T05:24:37Z")
So, last night I finally saw _Office Space_ (on Comedy Central). It’s nice to know what you all are talking about. Nice one, **Don’t Ask** and **Kasuo**. Now, **Debaser** , about those TPS reports, um, yeah, well, you know they need a coversheet now. Didn’t you get the memo? If you didn’t get the memo then I’ll could send you another one. Mmm, yeah, I’ll send you another memo. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-a-million/219952.md?page=2)