Thursday 13

Thirteen Things I Would Do If I Won the Lottery 1. Quit my job. I don't understand lottery winners who don't. "Oh, we're going to keep everything just the same." Let me just say: No. Way. Dude. The very best thing a lottery would buy me is TIME. 2. Find a financial advisor to help me protect my principal. 3. Spend more time with my kids. I'd like them to have a chance to be with me as much as they want, on their own schedule. 4. Hire a housekeeper—or better yet, a personal assistant who does windows. 5. Get organized. 6. Set up trust funds for my kids and probably several extra kids. 7. Make a housing change. The extent of this change would depend on the size of the lottery. At the low end, I'd buy a nearby house or condo for my kids because they're ready for more independence (and they'd still have bedrooms at home). At the high end, let's just say we'd increase our holdings. 8. Give big chunks of money to the Nature Conservancy, the ACLU, Habitat for Humanity, Move On, Greenpeace, the Cousteau Society, the Smithsonian, etc. 9. Buy some toys. Frank wants cars. I'd just like a moderate shopping spree every now and then. 10. Pursue some dreams. We do this already, of course, but money would make it easier. Frank would like another shot at cruising. I would like to make a home for more kids, and I have about six neglected books under way. Chloe and MJ would find it easier to dream bigger. 11. Eat out more. I'd like more nice or quirky restaurants in my life. 12. Get instant gratification more often. Waiting and juggling and picking between gets old. 13. Travel, travel, travel, travel, travel.

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