Hypothetical:  You have earned a one-time sum of 5,000 dollars.  What do you do with it?
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I'm not in a class where this is small change but it wouldn't change my life if $5,000 appeared.  With my aggressive stocks and mutual funds, I make or lose that much several days of the year.\n\nIf I could have it April 12 and the market is up, I'd buy the emerging markets exchange-traded fund with the symbol EEM (I think that's an ishares ETF).  I might buy on margin in real life.\n\nIf I'm supposed to spend it I'd replace our front door and redo the entryway.\n\nIf I'm supposed to do something wild I'd buy a small windmill so I could generate electricity.  Partly to reduce our electric bills but mainly because it's the right thing to do.
148450
fun raising\ngarage sale\nwithdraw money from ur bank account
800545
stick ur  $$28.88  in da bank and keep doing that then ur have a lot of $$$ at end of year
480520
assuming the winning loot is big, I would\n(1) give 10% to charitable causes\n(2) pay off all my debts\n(3) buy a decent house (dont have to be luxurious)\n(4) invest the remaining sum in (a secure time deposit, positive cash flow real estate, blue chip shares/mutual funds)
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If you have the cash I think the pre-paid account is a good deal.  I did the 5 year plan, but if I had it to do over again I would do the lump sum and get another year when I had enough for it.  The problem with the 5 year and extended payments is that the interest rate is 7.5 or 8%.  So I am paying mine off as quickly as possible.  \nI would get two or three years through the pre-paid plan and invest any extra money in a 529 plan and keep it in a pretty aggressive stock fund until the kid is in college.
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I always pick up any money I see lying around.  I don't little kids picking it up and washing it off in the mouth like I use to do.  LOL  I always had to see how shiny I could make it.  so, my answer is a penny.
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1..$ 1,260,000\n2..$   756,000\n3..$   476,000\n4..$   336,000\n5..$   280,000
20327
Put money into it until you have 1 million dollars.
272814
u might make some money
1123074
Put $100,000 into a bank.\nPay off all my debt.\nBuy things I need (like new car or a new home)\nBuy some real estate.\nInvest the rest into Traditional IRA (you don't qualify for Roth IRA), mutual funds, stocks and bonds, education plans (if you have kids), and variable annuities.
957235
Invest some of it in your future or your kids (if you have any) futures. But don't forget that we only live once. You should also enjoy some of your money. Pamper yourself some. You deserve it. We all do. If you died tomorrow at least you would go happy. We have to live life to the fullest. You know that Tim McGraw song "Live like you were dying"? But hey, do what you want to do with the money. It's your money and the choice is yours. Take care and have fun!
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Start off with $7.2 Billion.  Put that in an interest generating vehicle that will earn you 5% annual interest compounded daily.  That should generate roughly 1 million in income over night.
169104
lump sum, you would probably get about $150 million.  After taxes, you take about $105 million.
939793
I am normally a generous person, and in the past when I have had extra money,  I have given money to people that were less fortunate. However, given my financial circumstances at the moment (my wife lost her job earlier this year and we are trying to survive on one income right now), I would probably keep most of it for myself and my family.
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I would get it into a numbered Swiss bank account FAST, before anyone knew anything about it.... That way I wouldn't have to pay taxes on it. :)
50713
Kiss it goodbye.  Use it as wallpaper.  Shred it and use it for confetti.  Keep it as a souvenir.  Write it off as a long-term capital loss on your next income tax return.
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Spend $100 on something you want/need.\nSpend another $100 on something stupid (go crazy with this one...once in a lifetime thing)\n\nSave the rest.  Put it up somewhere like you didn't even have it until some time comes along when you really really need money.