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you have a £5 million lottery win, now how Old Style are you?

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  • oldtractor
    oldtractor Posts: 2,262 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Mortgage-free Glee!
    I'd buy a derelict farm with land to do up. then spend years DIYing rather than pay someone..............meanwhile I'd stock the ground with rescued animals.
  • Stephen_Leak
    Stephen_Leak Posts: 8,762 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    I'd just keep on lliving frugally, until the money ran out.
    The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in my life. :)
  • redlady_1
    redlady_1 Posts: 1,601 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    £5 million - I would have to contemplate that one whilst sat on my yacht. :D
  • spicyprawn
    spicyprawn Posts: 330 Forumite
    It would sit in MY bank until I got brave enough to spend it. OH would just buy loads as he can't have it burning the pocket. I honestly don't know what I would spend it on, even the thought is quite scary!

    I need to get a life:o
  • mcjordi
    mcjordi Posts: 4,238 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    buy my current rental house from the council.. rip out carp electric fire and have a log burner installed.. current diesel xsara is fine so wouldnt replace it although d have the front end resprayed in red (Bonnet is silver).
    sort out family..
    buy a couple of houses to rent out.. invest the rest id still have close to 4.5 mill left lol
    Sealed pot challenger # 10
    1v100 £15/300
  • Cat501
    Cat501 Posts: 1,195 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    spicyprawn wrote: »
    It would sit in MY bank until I got brave enough to spend it. OH would just buy loads as he can't have it burning the pocket. I honestly don't know what I would spend it on, even the thought is quite scary!

    I need to get a life:o

    I think I know what you mean about being brave enough, I find it far easier to spend money I DON'T have than money I DO have!:o
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