What would you do with a Million Dollars?

June 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

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It was a beautiful night here in New England as my husband and I sat on the deck and watched the kids romp in the pool.  During our conversation, while looking at the projects around the house that needed to be completed, my husband asked what I would do if we won the lottery.

We watch it happen on the news a couple times a month, someone hitting the mother lottery and suddenly being a millionaire.  However, we aren’t lavish people, we just desire to be “comfortable” like most people. So here is my answer to the questions “What would you do with a Million Dollars?”.

First, I would pay off a majority of our debt, not that we have alot, but not having that mortgage payment would be very nice. Then I would finish this house that has been unfinished for longer then I want to admit.  Of course, we would want to make sure those closest to us are ok financially.

But here is where I came up with this idea, it struck me since I’ve recently started reading the work of Dr. Mani and his approach to supporting his dedication to children’s congenital heart defects with his internet marketing and information product business.

The Foundation

Since my husband is a talented carpenter, I would love to buy a house that is in need of some love & attention, re-vamp the house and offer a few single mothers from the shelter the opportunity of a safe place for them and their children.  The stipulation? They learn how to start their own business and provide for their family.  You know as well as I, there are plenty of smart women out there that just need the tools, education, resources and support to be successful.  With their children in a safe, happy and structured environment  they are given the opportunity  to focus and take control of their life again.

I guess it breaks down to a form of a half way house for the dedicated and hard working that just got down on their luck.  This would be set up in a foundation and we would create one house and get the ladies going and hopefully we could create a chain reaction and create another one. We would just need enough money to buy and renovate that first house and support the families for the learning curve.

This combines so many areas that we are passionate about, adding value to a community, paying it forward and helping others, coordinating resources and teaching, adding to a local economy.

That’s what I would do with a Million Dollars.  What would you do? If you read this post, please leave a comment I would love to see what your desire would be.

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