I don't have many close relatives, no parents, grandparents, etc. I have a sister and she's doing just fine, but I'd make sure to do whatever I could for her and her daughter. But my sister's husband owns a bunch of rental property in San Diego and Hawaii and while he's kind of miserly they aren't hurting for anything and my sister works a couple jobs and is able to spend her money almost entirely on herself or however she sees fit. She works multiple jobs because she wants to. She travels a lot, either with friends or on her own. I'm sure I could do something for her if I had 100mil, but she's not into material things really and doesn't need a house to be paid for.
Since this is just fantasy I'm not going to worry about how much my wife would want to give to her family. She has a brother and a sister and I'd help them out. Like me she doesn't have a mother and hasn't had a relationship with her dad in more than 30 years (even though her brother and sister have, my wife is fiercely loyal but not forgiving after a certain point, and it seems that once you're out, you're out). I'm not really close with her extended family and this is me thinking about me having 100mil, so I'm not dumping much money on them.
I'd want Jazz season tickets. I'd have to see what I could get. If they weren't awesome I'd pass and just sit courtside when I wanted. But if I did have awesome season tickets I'd be generous with them because there's little chance I'd be able to, or want to, go to every game.
I'd also want to be involved in state politics. I say that, but my 100mil is nothing compared to the absolute lock the LDS church and Republican party have on our state government, so I'd be weary of throwing money away. 100mil wouldn't last long trying to use it to rail against the establishment.
I'd donate a decent amount to things like KUER (local NPR station). Nothing crazy, but enough to get invited to all their most very special parties. I'd probably look for things like that where I could make meaningful contributions and then make connections with other people who are doing the same.
In whatever house I built I'd have a seperate entrance to the property and have space that is semi-separate from my living areas where I could entertain. And by entertain I mean hosting something like a bi-annual freeroll poker tournament, which is to say, there would be a meaningful cash prize for the winners but no entry fee. It'd be strictly invitation only but I'd want to get a big game going. Paid dealers, cocktail waitresses, entertainment, etc..
I grew up in a poor area of SLC. It's considered part of Glendale but I don't remember us calling our neighborhood Glendale when I was a kid. Glendale was a considerably nicer area than where we lived. They had red brick houses and yards with grass and landscaping. I lived on a street with a large industrial HVAC and refrigeration repair company outside my front door (Wernley's, if anyone remembers them). But anyway, I'd do something for the kids that go to the same elementary school I did, Franklin. Not a scholarship exactly. I'd award maybe 3 kids a year more of a mentorship program that would include money for college if they decided to go to college. But when I say mentorship I don't mean I personally teach them how to be an awesome person who wins 100mil, I mean I give them access to resources. If they need a tutor, they get a tutor. If they need a defense lawyer, they get a lawyer, a good one. If they need to get out of a bad home or away from a bad group of friends I find them a way out. I could maybe do that for 9 kids total if I was going to do it right.
Since this is just fantasy I'm not going to worry about how much my wife would want to give to her family. She has a brother and a sister and I'd help them out. Like me she doesn't have a mother and hasn't had a relationship with her dad in more than 30 years (even though her brother and sister have, my wife is fiercely loyal but not forgiving after a certain point, and it seems that once you're out, you're out). I'm not really close with her extended family and this is me thinking about me having 100mil, so I'm not dumping much money on them.
I'd want Jazz season tickets. I'd have to see what I could get. If they weren't awesome I'd pass and just sit courtside when I wanted. But if I did have awesome season tickets I'd be generous with them because there's little chance I'd be able to, or want to, go to every game.
I'd also want to be involved in state politics. I say that, but my 100mil is nothing compared to the absolute lock the LDS church and Republican party have on our state government, so I'd be weary of throwing money away. 100mil wouldn't last long trying to use it to rail against the establishment.
I'd donate a decent amount to things like KUER (local NPR station). Nothing crazy, but enough to get invited to all their most very special parties. I'd probably look for things like that where I could make meaningful contributions and then make connections with other people who are doing the same.
In whatever house I built I'd have a seperate entrance to the property and have space that is semi-separate from my living areas where I could entertain. And by entertain I mean hosting something like a bi-annual freeroll poker tournament, which is to say, there would be a meaningful cash prize for the winners but no entry fee. It'd be strictly invitation only but I'd want to get a big game going. Paid dealers, cocktail waitresses, entertainment, etc..
I grew up in a poor area of SLC. It's considered part of Glendale but I don't remember us calling our neighborhood Glendale when I was a kid. Glendale was a considerably nicer area than where we lived. They had red brick houses and yards with grass and landscaping. I lived on a street with a large industrial HVAC and refrigeration repair company outside my front door (Wernley's, if anyone remembers them). But anyway, I'd do something for the kids that go to the same elementary school I did, Franklin. Not a scholarship exactly. I'd award maybe 3 kids a year more of a mentorship program that would include money for college if they decided to go to college. But when I say mentorship I don't mean I personally teach them how to be an awesome person who wins 100mil, I mean I give them access to resources. If they need a tutor, they get a tutor. If they need a defense lawyer, they get a lawyer, a good one. If they need to get out of a bad home or away from a bad group of friends I find them a way out. I could maybe do that for 9 kids total if I was going to do it right.
