Last week 26 other co-workers and I bought Mega Million lottery tickets, each of us chipped in $5.  The grand prize was $333 million.  The funny thing is my husband also did the same thing, only he had 20 other people from work joining.  We didn’t win, of course, otherwise I won’t be sitting here and writing this blog.  Anyway, I thought it would be fun to dream what I would do if I had a million dollar.  I don’t need hundreds of million dollars, all I need is a million.

1. Family comes first.  Each one of our family (my parents, in law, brothers, and sister in law) will get a portion of the money. 
2. Giving back.  I will donate some money to charity.  Being a mom, I have a soft spot of watching cute little faces struggling with cancers, so i probably will donate it to Children’s Hospital.
3. Pay us first.  Since we’re in recession, I’m thinking this is the best time to buy stocks.  I might pay off our mortgage and car since there are no good short term investment, might as well pay off our bills.  I might be interested in buying some land just for investment purpose.
4. Home improvement.  Rather than buying a mansion, I would like to stay in our current home and do some home improvement.  Maybe some painting, landscaping, some new kitchen appliances, backsplash, bathroom repairs, the whole nine yard.  Having a big house means more maintenance.  I’d rather spending it on something else than on a house.
5. Vacation to Hawaii or Europe.  Maybe flying either my family or in-law from accross the globe and meet us in Europe so they can help out watching my child while my husband and I are having second honeymoon.
6. Shopping, shopping and shopping.  Splurge a little bit on shoes, bags and outfits and some toys for my child. 
7. The rest goes into our savings.

I probably will not quit my job because I do love to get up in the morning knowing what I need to do each day.  I don’t know if I want to go back to school.  School is just not for me, bachelor is all I can handle… : )  My husband said I’m one of those sad people who will keep on working until I die, but at least this time I work because I love to, not have to.  Neither I or my husband are a car person, so even if we’re a millionaire, we’ll still be driving our Honda.

O well…  dreaming is important as long as you go back to the land of reality soon…  : )

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