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    Lightbulb What Would YOU Do With a $200,000 Windfall?

    That thread about Pastor Gray gifting his wife with a $200,000 Vehicle got me to thinking...

    If that kind of money dropped into my lap, I'd Tithe 10% of it to a Church, Charity or a Person in dire need, and I'd pay off our mortgage, and put the rest in our savings account.

    How about you?

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    Give away half of it and then buy one of everything at Harbor Freight.

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    Tithe/give as much of it as God says we should.

    Then ...

    Pay off mortgage and credit cards, buy a newer vehicle (we never buy anything brand new).

    Squirrel the rest away to supplement retirement.

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    Give it to the guys that want a new jet so they can fulfill their dreams

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cardinal TT View Post
    Give it to the guys that want a new jet so they can fulfill their dreams

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    Tithe on it. Pay off the little we have left on our house. Buy my wife the Merced 450SL she has always wanted. Put the rest into investments for my kids. I aint complicated.

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    I really don't know. But I hope I get to find out. And if I do I'll let you know.

    And I would buy an airplane before I would buy a car. :)

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    I can’t imagine spending that much money on a vehicle. Andy and I used to play the”what if we won $200 million “ game. He said he would buy some ridiculously expensive car and I said, “no! That’s ridiculous!” he said, “but we just won $200 million! It won’t hurt us to spend $150,000 on a car!” We proceeded to have an argument over imaginary money. :)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lista View Post
    "what if we won $200 million "
    A $200 million dollar windfall would be easier to figure out than $200,000.

    God would get at least the top 10%...I would love a waterfront property with an upper balcony and some acreage, some critters like miniature donkeys, do something local to help folk like a building for needy 'fillintheblank', make some investments...and I think maybe I would get a Bentley.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lista View Post
    I can’t imagine spending that much money on a vehicle. Andy and I used to play the”what if we won $200 million “ game. He said he would buy some ridiculously expensive car and I said, “no! That’s ridiculous!” he said, “but we just won $200 million! It won’t hurt us to spend $150,000 on a car!” We proceeded to have an argument over imaginary money. :)
    I saw a $250,000 car (Aston Martin) yesterday parked at the dry cleaner, my only thought was "how stupid". It's a cool car but it is definitely not 250k cool.

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