If you had Billions of Pounds - what would you do?

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I would form a charitable foundation and place most of the money in that in order to make sure as much as possible goes to charity, rather than being swallowed by tax. It would specialise in helping small charities and those charities supporting unpopular causes, like helping recently released prisoners, and their families, heritage subjects.

With billions it would be possible to invest really significant sums of money into medical research projects that make a difference, endow a research institute.

I would immediately hand money over to my children and put some in trust for my grandchildren.

I already have a nice house and an adequate income, so probably wouldn't keep much for myself.

I can tell you what I wouldn't do - spend a large sum on a trip in a tiny submersible to look at the wreck of a ship..... in fact, I'd pay more or less any money not to do this. I have no adventurous bones in my body.

I would buy this and give it a lot of thought.

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Not really sure! Sort family out certainly!!

But immediately anyone asked for money - they would be ignored and not even added to a list of potential charities or people that I would help.

I was reading an article about lottery winners and the big thing that seemed to crop up was the begging from all and sundry.

After immediate family are sorted, it would be local charities, the hospice, the charity I volunteer for, giving medical lifts to those who need them and a bereavement service.
I’d also finance a befriending service for all ages.
We don’t need much, but private medical care and enough for a decent care home would be funded.

The charities which are dear to my heart. I would have my hip replaced privately because then I could afford somebody to live in 24/7 and take care of me.

Get rid of my car and probably travel around in an Uber. I do not need my own chauffeur, he would be idle a lot of the time.

Go to a local supermarket and pay for a few folk's groceries if I thought they were struggling.

Pay somebody to redesign my rear garden.

Make sure nephews and nieces were mortgage free.

After helping the family and favourite charities, I would endow scholarships so that nobody with talent is prevented by lack of money from having the training and opportunities they deserve. Some of the scholarships would be academic, some in the performing arts and music. I’d love to do that.

Brilliant! Except I'd be your neighbour on the next island! Can't stand having p*xy neighbours!

Buy each of my 2 daughters their own house.

Billions of pounds ? No thankyou.! I just want about £50 million; £5million for each of my children and grandchildren children. The rest would pay for a top of the range Nursing Home for Moi, if and when I need it. I won’t bother about leaving for charity, since all of you are doing that anyway. So for me, charity begins at home 😂

I realised some time ago that some people don’t realise how big a billion is. So just incase there is someone who doesn’t know how big it is, this equation sums it up.
One million seconds = 11 days.
One billion seconds. =. 31 years

I'd stay quiet !
My house needs an extension and a lot of improvements /repairs - so I would like to move as I'm not keen on the area .

A garden is crucial .
A holiday would be nice .

I'd open trust funds for my children and grandchildren .

And then , I'd like to help children with cataracts, river blindness and cleft palettes .
Refugee children .
Those without water basic health care etc .

There are so many worthy causes ...the list is endless .

Family first of course.
And then some - the same amount for each regardless of job - for each staff member at the school I taught at along with a contribution to the school fund.
My local hospital, museum and stately home are always in need of lots of money to keep them going, so a sizeable donation to each.
Then donations to Smile train, Sightsavers, UNICEF and Medicin Sans Frontiers and St Martins in the Fields social centre as they are charities I support already.
After that anything would go to research in to Motor Neurone Disease and Parkinson's Disease - nasty things both.

Apart from family the donations would be anonymous.

MerylStreep

I realised some time ago that some people don’t realise how big a billion is. So just incase there is someone who doesn’t know how big it is, this equation sums it up.
One million seconds = 11 days.
One billion seconds. =. *31 years*

It seems pretty clear that some have difficulty in grasping what £1bn is, let alone several £bn.

Germanshepherdsmum

MerylStreep

I realised some time ago that some people don’t realise how big a billion is. So just incase there is someone who doesn’t know how big it is, this equation sums it up.
One million seconds = 11 days.
One billion seconds. =. *31 years*

It seems pretty clear that some have difficulty in grasping what £1bn is, let alone several £bn.

It seems pretty clear that some have difficulty in grasping what £1bn is, let alone several £bn
It would be best if most of it was given away, in fact!

I know exactly how to spend my £1m Premium Bond win (when I get it 😁) but that is peanuts in comparison to £billions!

There are so many people to help.,When you saw a need to give anonymously to fund it. I would give all my family money, but not enough that they wouldn't need to work again, just perhaps pay off the mortgage and a car. I would sell my house and buy an apartment and not worry about maintenance charges, then give the rest away. Too much money and tge live if it changes people. It’s a curse. Help others and causes that matter to you.

Buy houses for my kids and lovely new cars.
As we are talking billions I would then open several homes for dementia patients as my Mum suffered with alzheimers.

They would be very different from homes already running as they would be cost free. Staff would be very carefully vetted because I want them to encourage people to go outside, to sing and listen to music, to record their memories with assistance. I know some homes touch on these things but only in a small way.

I look back in admiration at the very wealthy Victorians who used their money to create such amazing lasting legacies such as museums and art galleries and even whole (healthy) towns for their workers. What wonderful people. Do we have such men and women today? Maybe/ maybe not- Dolly Parton and her free books for all children might be one. Perhaps you know of other incredibly rich folk whose deeds will resonate through the years or maybe our thinking just became smaller.

I’m afraid I don’t admire the wealthy Victorians who built museums whilst children were starving.

Some wealthy Victorians built decent housing for the people who worked for them, others spent their money helping the poor, trying to reform prison conditions. They established schools, hospitals and infirmaries.

However, some (mine owners) exploited them even further by paying them in tokens which they could only spend in the mine owner's shop.

Indeed, some used their money for altruistic purposes - others for vanity projects. Others, not only mine owners, paid wages in tokens which was legal until the passing of the Truck Acts.

I would give lots and lots of it to Sunderland Royal Infirmary and the RVI in Newcastle. Both have neo natal intensive care departments that were instrumental in saving my baby Granddaughter's life 16 years ago.

After securing my family`s future. I would build accommodation for the homeless, staffed with professionals to assist.

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New house.....Car with driver (Can't drive)........Family...Friends....Local Charities......National Charities ( smaller ones particularly)....Smile Train definitely...Salvation Army...British Legion...Lifeboats...Air Ambulance.....Battersea...and many others! Have a Care/Nursing Home built for my attendance and others with staff well-paid and supervised.