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

Clean water for all the peoples of the earth would seem a good place to start. I wonder why god hasn’t though of it?🤔

After giving chunks of it to family and friends I would set about giving the rest away to lots of charities - home and abroad. I think that would be the most wonderful thing.

Saggi

Clean water for all the peoples of the earth would seem a good place to start. I wonder why god hasn’t though of it?🤔

Oh, it is entirely possible Saggi!

We can put pipelines for oil and gas across continents, under the sea but not for water
Desalination plants could be built around coasts. There just isn't the will to do it because it wouldn't make companies a fortune.

Firstly I would look after my family and friends. Then I would set up a foundation to research into ME. My lovely daughter has been severely disabled by this terrible illness for 28 years. There is currently no understanding of the cause or any treatment available. There are thousands of people like her in the UK.

I know that, if I had millions, I'd start by funding a regeneration trust for my run down but potentially fabulous home city. And if I had billions, I'd extend that to other places in the UK that could recover their lost glory. Lots of Northern cities and quite a few Southern ones could use a decent whack of investment and energy. All people deserve to live in good locations, and I'd love to raise standards everywhere.

After family, I would go around the South West Coast buying properties and selling them (at a loss probably) to locals who can't afford to live in their hometown.

First I would get a financial advisor to do it all for me!

Tt would enable me to move to the right flat easily no worry about chains and mortgages and then I'd make sure my and my family's futures were secure.

Then - oh where to begin? I know some would go to ease, somehow, the lives of people in Africa.

My current charities of choice are MIND nationally and Medicin Sans Frontiere internationally. But then, in our own country....I think decent care for the most vulnerable would be high on my list.

I would give anonymously to animal charities both here and abroad. And you could do an awful lot of good with that kind of money! I would also see that my family were looked after too.

Apart from making sure myself and my family were secure (and happy!) for the rest of our lives, I would set up a foundation or charitable trust with the help of experts. Grants could be applied for and given after the scrutiny and involvement of a panel of experts and consultants who would be expected to donate their services for the common good. New initiatives could be undertaken and my favourite charities wouldn’t go short either. I would also help private individuals who are in need at my own and my family’s discretion. My family would certainly be expected to ‘sing for their supper’ and get involved! Billions could do so much good if properly used!

If I could find a way, I would try and set up a system to educate as many people in developing and developed countries - especially young people and children - in tolerance for each other and how to care for the environment.

If this could reduce fighting and destruction in future generations it would help both the economies and the planet as well as reducing hunger, poverty, crime and bloodshed.

Feel very grateful that I'd never again have to choose between electricity or a loaf of bread. As others have said, ensure immediate family are well taken care of, and yes, I think it would be lovely to be able to peruse the newspapers every morning over a cuppa and find small but to the people concerned life changing things to assist with, both here and abroad, theres a little girl in Afkhanistan I think it was, sufferd 3rd degree burns, but no money for hospital treatment so they just send her home barely clinging on. That sort of thing along with local and national sneaky good deeds. That would really make me smile to be able to help others a bit

Totally agree!

Firstly, we would take an extended holiday.

On that trip, we would think about what we would do for a 2nd roof top apartment in Spain - as to where, a donation or two to our favourite charities in the medical field and our twin daughters - to provide university savings for the grandchildren and to save the rest, for ourselves so when we retire, and approach the topic at that point.

Not tell anyone how much I had.
Buy a sensible house, easy to heat and maintain, pay an amount to my kids, for them to use as they wish, hopefully sensibly and pay off mortgagee, also same for my sister. Support the great charity that I got my dog from and other small charities that struggle.
And hopefully other charities home and abroad, then I'd have to chill out and have a think how wisely the rest should be used.
No real need for me to worry about this as it's never going to happen 😜

After all the good deeds and charities mentioned here, I would love to waste time interrogating some of the authors of the begging letters one apparently receives. It may be that quite a few would really need some help, which I could provide, and the rest would get a flea in the proverbial!

I've always loved the story of this couple - who gave away most of their winnings to small charities that made a huge difference (like paying for an electric wheelchair, or prosthetic legs for a child). Wouldn't it be great to wake up every day knowing that you were going to change someone's life for the better..! 😍
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/barbara-wragg-funeral-death-national-lottery-winner-lotto-angel-sheffield-ray-a8373961.html