With the money, I'd invest in my children's education and inheritance. The rest would go towards buying land, building an off-grid house with wind and solar power, and creating a food forest & hemp acreage. I'd rent part of the land for a cellular tower and buy surrounding property to establish a small village focused on environmental sustainability. I'd form a village council, hold monthly meetings, and allocate funds for residents' needs like education and medical care. 2/
@PaganMother This is the coolest idea!
@John_Ripley It's something I've dreamt about doing for years but had never the means to make possible. My limits at this time, are strictly financial.
@PaganMother As is most peoples.
@John_Ripley Yarp, unfortunately. But putting the winnings to such an effort would leave plenty of room for further growth and uplifting residents that have otherwise lived in disadvantaged situations like my own. Poverty sucks, but when you have wealth like that drop in your lap and you are of the mind to want to do better for yourself and others around you? This is a really solid start to something that's wildly improved.
@John_Ripley If I were to sit down and break down the funding costs in a hypothetical budget, just the housing alone would cost upwards to about 4 to 5million, leaving a huge amount still aside for further lot purchases for growth, funding towards local businesses, establishing the town state side/federally and so much more.