but not a real green dress, that's cruel

[chestnutcurls]

Halloween candy is already out. This means candy-corn pumpkins. I bought a huge bag of them at lunch and have already eaten more than I care to admit. I do this every single year. It is bad. In about 3 days, Pumpkin Shock will set in and I will be unable to have sugar for a month. :P

Time goes by, and I still do nothing to my journal style. I would like something with a sidebar, and then the "generator" style in the middle. I would also like a fun background. I have no idea how to do any of this and it would take me months to figure it out.

Rambling aside, I am posting again because I remembered a conversation we had at lunch yesterday: what we would do if we were as rich as Bill Gates. :) It makes me happy to think about what I would get for other people, not for me, if I had that much money. I think it's a good indicator of who's most important to you.


If I had 90 billion dollars...
- I would get a house in the Keys for my parents, and a nice boat to go with it.
- And a little house for my sister to live in, wherever she wanted to go to school. And I'd pay for her school, if she couldn't get a scholarship.
- I don't know what my brother would want. Probably a vehicle of some sort.
- I would buy Kathy one of every item at the Petite Sophisticate. And a new car that won't break down every ten feet.
- I would pay off Em's student loans.
- I would buy Evan some land so he could go mudding whenever he wanted, and some money so he could start a 4x4 parts store and not have to throw boxes around all day. :)
- I would get Ryan the Harley he has always wanted.
- I would buy MaryElaine and Royce the dining room set they've been saving up for.
- I would give a tenth to my church. Obviously.
- I would give to a struggling inner-city ministry.
- I would give to U of M, on the condition that the money be spent to hire quality professors, not to build more fountains and clock towers.


Please think about this and share your lists! :)

Comments

[aardwolf.livejournal.com]

Surely you have an extra $20k in that 90 billion dollars for your ole pal... :P

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Yes, there's some for you. I just had to stop somewhere because it was getting long. And I didn't know what you'd want. :) I just realized I forgot Jamie, too, so I'd be in big trouble if she saw this. :)

bill gates

[ex-lifeofbri692.livejournal.com]

actually bill gates is only worth $45billion right now (still the richest man in the world). he was worth about 90billion in late '99/early '00.

the funny thing is I've driven next to him 3 times on i-405 in bellevue (near Redmond, WA where microsoft is). no chauffer or body guards.. just another geek with cash.

Re: bill gates

[chestnutcurls.livejournal.com]

Wow!

Yeah, my friend said he was worth 90 billion, so that's what I was going on. :)

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

My mom loves candy corn! I usually buy her some, and I actually thought about it but it's so early it seems. Later I will.

Okay, how I'd spend that money... well it sort of depends on if I had it or won it. If I suddenly acquired it, I'd have to take a lot of time to organize, pray, and research where it should go. If I had it, I'd probably be used to spending it. Anyway..details..shut up, Jessica, and answer the question. :)

-At least 10% to my church
-Pay off all the debts of my immediate family (and myself, duh)
-Buy homes and cars for all of my immediate family
-From there I would have to take each situation on a case by case basis. I would want to help people in need and be generous, but not do anything that would hurt them in the long run. I would want to give to charities, churches, and God's work in general, but I would want to be wise about it.

[moredetails.livejournal.com]

Oh I forgot to say...you know I will help you on your journal design! Just tell me how I can help you, because I enjoy being assistful. :)

[aardwolf.livejournal.com]

Is that "if you had 90 billion dollars"? :P

[(Anonymous)]

YAY! I am so excited that you would pay off my student loans! :):):)
If I had a 90 billion dollars, I would give several million to all of my current and former churches. The Catholic Center down here is having a really hard time raising enough money for the renovations they so desparately need. And I think the Catholic Center at Memphis could use a new building that is much cooler than the one they have now.
Other than that, I would obviously pay off everyone's loans, and buy them nice houses, and new cars, and give lots to charity.
(I thought about this a lot last year when the PowerBall got to like $395 million- which unfortunately I did not win. :( )

[lifeofpatrick.livejournal.com]

Do they save the old holiday cany to resell at the start of the new holiday season ? I have always wondered.

I love the little candy hearts during valentines.

Bill Gates only have a small sum set aside for his kids I think it was like 5 million each. He has 2 kids I think. I think he could give them a little more myself.

[calvin777luther.livejournal.com]

I would not want to have 90 billion dollars.. I would probably fall way into alot of sin...
Yeah, I could not imagine that.. ugh