If you had a Billion dollars

[Bullet2theface]

what would you do If you had a Billion dollars?

Edited

I would first buy me a huge ass house, around 100 million dollar house, with like 100 bathrooms, bedrooms, ketchins, etc...Then I would have all my relatives and friends live in it, well those who want to...

I would then have a mystary house filled with secret stairs, rooms, tools, and everything just to amuse me and my guests.

Then after that, I would buy like 100 dogs, cats, rabbits, and other nice animals and make them a huge place to live in, of course I would seperate them though, I would then kill all ants and snakes in the world.

After that I will spend a lot of money for people to built me a game where I would put on a helmet and everything would become real, which would be kickass for Halo multiplayer. Then I would pa M$ to ban all gamesavers and tell them to make better more lasting consoles.

I would then only have spent like 200 million dollars...so I would go on a 'around the world trip' with family and friends and spend like $50,000 a day for like a year. :)

And at the end, I would put like $400,000,000 in my saving account and like $100,000,000 to invest, and give like $200,000,000 to charity. :)

[JesusBread]

First, I would make all my relatives rich (Not those relatives that became my so-called "relatives" as soon as I got the 1 billion though).

Next I would throw 50 mill into bank accounts to gain interest, maybe even more.

Then I would buy a house, cars, mod those cars and everything else I've wanted.

The last steps are... give money away to charities and the such.

[JJ UK]

First of all Id change it into Pound sterling ;) then id stick it in the bank and live off the intrest - anything i didnt need would go to charity - family, friends etc

[Bullet2theface]

First, I would make all my relatives rich (Not those relatives that became my so-called "relatives" as soon as I got the 1 billion though).

Next I would throw 50 mill into bank accounts to gain interest, maybe even more.

Then I would buy a house, cars, mod those cars and everything else I've wanted.

The last steps are... give money away to charities and the such.
Not bad, I should have been more detailed, I'll edit it later going go to the gym now, peace.

[1138]

I'd probably take out enough to buy a fancy car, house, college for the next four generations and then live off the interest.

[infradude]

I'd leave school and get my own house. And I'd be so rich I'd have my tv commercials saying how rich I am. And then after buying 13 mansions with custom cars and 4 pools at each mansion and finally go in debt and move back with my family.

[Zef]

First of all Id change it into Pound sterling

I have to agree there. First order of business, change it into real money =)

Then I would buy Peter Moore, send him back to Microsoft and make everything better again.

After that I would buy a solid gold Boeing 747, possibly in the shape of an Airbus A380, invite all of the staff at Sony to go sky diving and accidentally forget to teach them how.

Just before lunch I would go and buy every copy of Harry Potter in a book shop and use the pages to start a BBQ. Use advanced cloning techniques to clone two of every endangered species on the planet and have the worlds most endangered BBQ. That is brunch settled.

Now I would pay someone to build me a bed that could transform (with the cool transformers transforming sound) into a Lazy Boy esque chair of ultimate comfortableness. Throw in some surround sound and a 109 foot plasma HDTV and that would be a half decent gaming rig. Although there would need to be a massive fridge with a conveyor belt and computer to monitor my snackage needs. And pineapple juice on tap.

I'd get in a few games then set out in search of lunch. Whatever I choose would need to be delivered to me by a Golden Eagle wearing an amusing yet informative hat (a fez perhaps). The eagle must speak fluent English and not ask for a tip or have a stupid Scooby Doo speech impediment. If I require sauce then a very rare model monorail will carry a selection of the finest sauces known to man directly to my game throne.

Now I would probably go and buy an island somewhere and banish all old people and immigrants to it. Just to keep them happy all charity shops would be relocated to the island.

Then I would hire a stripogram to do any washing up the eagle left. No dishwasher, all done by hand as I have really cool plates that are actually quantum locked (like those statues in Doctor Who (creepy)) and if you put them in a dishwasher they are clean and dirty at the same time (ask Schrodinger's Cat if you are flummoxed).

At this point in the day I would consider the future. I would form the first working mail system in the UK for decades. No fuss, just post. So I go on Dragon's Den and get another £500,000 for such an amazing idea. Duncan really loved it.

I might also have the first futuristic holographic penguin based game made, 360 exclusive, with 10,000 points of achievements up for grabs. But only ten copies will be made and not by EA.

So then I'll play my game for a bit, get a couple of achievements, write the guide, buy the T-shirt etc. But alas, gamesavers strike and hack their accounts to make it look like they played! But fortunately I had a special 360 made that recognises the achievements whereas all others will go crazy and lodge themselves in their owners' nasal cavities. So certain disk jockeys of lapdancing establishments will get horrible infections and have their heads removed as a precaution. This topples the gamesaving world and I am crowned champion of all championingnesslytioned.

So I'd get a pizza and probably go to bed or something.

[Cold Rival]

I was just about to post that, Zef. Beat me to it...

EDIT: I'd use it to somehow craft wings onto my back. Then just sit around and do nothing for the rest of the week.

[Cyrex]

alright while 1 billion dollars. I would send 10 mil to my parents and brother. None to my cousins or aunts because there are too many of them and they have too many kids

- first order of business would be to by myself a 10,000 square foot mansion with a basketball court and a Theater

- I would buy myself 2 cars a fully loaded and tricked out 1967 Shelby GT500 and a Dodge Charger SRT8 Daytona edition. (muscle for the win)

- Next i would equip my home theater with a movie theater size OLED screen, and hook my 360 up to it. Followed by a automated disk changer with every game released for 360 to date, and i would keep buying every game

- I would have a very large fridge build in and then i would buy a life time supply of Mountain Dew (ya wreckon do the Dew :)), Monster and Rockstars

- i would then get what i needed and then put the rest in the bank and live off the interest it makes. If i needed too i would buy my way into a supervisor position at a large gaming company

[Sanction]

I'd start my own video game company, get the best developers, and make only the games I want. And maybe take some suggestions from other, fellow, gamers.

And buy a sweet ass house, a 1967 Mustang GT500, and a bridge (because my dad is always wanting to sell me a bridge...lol ;))

And I'd give some moneh to help with the New Orleans situation. :)



- I would buy myself 2 cars a fully loaded and tricked out 1967 Shelby GT500 and a Dodge Charger SRT8 Daytona edition. (muscle for the win)



Damnit Cyrex, I didn't even see that. lol. I thought I was original.

[zOwnerofallz]

Nothing much... just my own island, jet, helicopter and cruise ship.

[Vista]

1 million-change it into dollar bills and put them into a fancy bathtub to bathe in!

1 million-Buy everything I would ever want for xbox 360, and a huge ass TV, and a boat

250 million-pay for everthing in my next generations

500 million-cure many disesases

The rest-give to parents and turn into dollar bills and "make it rain" in my town!

[Leb23ron]

Yea i would get a nice island.

[Zef]

500 million-cure many disesases

500,000,000 wouldn't cure the world of Madonna. Developing new medicines costs hundreds of millions, and they only help with the symptoms of regular boring things or go towards new flavours of strepsils. Curing diseases would cost a hell of a lot more, so send that cheque to me instead and I'll let you touch my eagle.

[LMA McLovin]

A house with all you could ever want:
>Professional Chef's
>Convinence Store w/ real life Apu.
>Golden Toilets to claim my thrown.
>IMAX cinema in Basement.

...and much more.

Then after spending some money on the house near 200 million I would disperse the following in some sweet rides:
Monday: 2008 SL65 AMG
Tuesday: 2008 Cadillac Escalade w/ Driver
Wednesday: Rolls Royce Phantom w/ Driver
Thursday: Bentley Continnental GT
Friday: Porsche 911 Turbo
Saturday: Corvette Z06
Sunday: 1957 Chevy Belair

Then after spending all that money to make the cars the way I like them the remaining splits into 4:

Season tickets for the Chicago Cubs
Money to My Family
Straight to the Bank for some interest collecting to live off.
Then to charities that deserve the money.

[Curtis]

Buy my girl and my family something nice.

[PerpetualHeaven]

Wow, that's a lot of money. Well, mine is going to be long as usual.

1) I would make sure my parents could retire. I would buy them both everything they needed and if they wanted to live their dream, I would make it happen. I would buy them everything they needed then give them 10 million. If they ever needed more I would give it to them. Same with my brother and sister. Then I would pay off everyones debt and make sure all my relatives can retire happily. I would also take care of my girlfriends parents for sure. Make sure they don't have to work anymore either. I would also take care of my best friend Phil. Everything he needs I'd get it for him.

2) I would donate a lot of money to this site and to various charities. Giving away items to needy kids who aren't lucky like some of us. Plus, donate to a mosque. Lots of donating will be going on.

3) I would get a house built for me and pimp it out with everything I've ever wanted. I would finally have a video game room, my own home gym, indoor basketball court, indoor theater, wind room, indoor swimming pool, indoor mini putt, Go Kart track, etc. It would be pretty large but hey everything near me.

4) I would start holding my own video game competition each year in London. It would be in London because my girlfriend would never want to move so it would be held here and people from all over can come and join in. Big prizes obviously and it would be great.

5) I would definitely have to pay off my own school debt. I would finish school obviously and would because it's not only about earning money. It's just the principle for me.

6) I wouldn't invest in a bunch of cars but I would get cars that is better for the environment. Invest in a really environmentally friendly car. I would obviously buy a classic but I wouldn't drive it that often.

There's probably a lot more but that's all I can think of. 1 billion is way too much. I doubt any of us will get that much. More like what would you do with a million would be more realistic.

[1138]

Season tickets for the Chicago Cubs

Now we're thinking. I'd be part of the group that buys the Chicago Cubs.

[razzleson]

I'd buy a damn brewery, and turn the planet into alcoholics.

[Hilaryduffgta]

I'd make sure my friends and family were taken care of for the rest of there lives...(except for my dad's mom she can rot in hell along with his sister)


I'd buy a nice house in some suburban neighborhood and i'd set up my own gaming room and i'd made sure my wife (if i ever find anyone who can date me) was well taken care of and had everything she wanted....

and i'd play wow as much as i could and i'd party left and right...(bud light is becoming not so nasty tasting)

[Tussell]

Open up a small bar venue. Pay a few small named bands. Get the name of the venue out. Get some sweet local shows going. Get drunk, sleep there. Go home in the morning. Shower, go back, repeat.

:woop:

[Cause]

I would buy the Texas rangers and make them a real team. Get Dan Dukett to manage the team (he lives in my city, former redsox gm). Then i would give family some money and get the hell out of dodge. Open up some expensive restaurants/ Bars and maybe a few dance clubs.

[Lord Halo Nerd]

Buy DUNE BUGGYS!
or I will get a bunch of monkeys to renact the civil war and make it a musical
Seriousy I will give about 10 million dollars to my Mum, then my Dad, then my brother, then my step dad, grandparents, cousins. Then about 7 million to friends.

Houses, Islands, People then the WORLD!

[oneandonlytommo]

if i had that much i would..

move to america
buy a massive house
have a season ticket courtside for the celtics or nuggets
buy about 10 cars
give all my family some money
open my own pool club
get rid of ipswich towns £32m dept
have a full size basketball court in my house
give some money to charity
then buy everything else ive always wanted

[Pieface]

Simple Change into Pound Sterling and Put it in a bank, mst be like 10k interest a day or more.

(Probably like 100k but i dunno)

[Fueled By RC]

The First thing I'd do is by Myself 3 Vehicles, a 5 Bedroom House with my own Gaming Floor.

Then I'd get each one of my family members anything they wanted.

My best friend who is a car nazi would get any car he wanted.

I'd put like 10 Mil. is the Bank and collect interest.

Since I am a Manager at a McDonalds Restaurant and I love it... sad... anyways..I'd buy like 5 Restaurants..

then I'd have 3 School/College funds put aside for my kids..

Then lastly, I'd donate about 100 Million to The Boys & Girls club in my town because they helped me out with alot in my life.

[Jdm7399]

I would invest a couple Million in stocks, but most of it would be in my Savings Account.

My priorities would be to take care of Family and Friends. Retirement is an option now.;)

Anything materialistic would come last.

Charity is BIG for me. I would unload a good couple million to all sorts of different charities.

How can I forget about x360a? Rx, Webb, and Minty have to eat too, right?:p Seriously, I would make sure that this site is more than well taken care of. x360a would be King of all Xbox 360 forums...I would like a forum named after me as well.:p

I would also merge with M$ to take down the cheating system/site we all love to hate.;) Let's also get better M$ Reps over the phone and better hardware for consoles.

Jdm for President!;)

[Minty]

I would pay off mortgages for my rents, my grandrents and a few select mates.

I would then invest some in property in Hong Kong, Dubai, Sydney, New York and Bermuda. Would probably live in Bermuda (house with a golf course), and work on getting a scratch handicap.

Would then probably just go travelling round the world for the rest of my life with mates- interest on that kind of money would be 50k a day minimum. You couldnt spend that a day even if you partied harder than Lindsey Lohan. (she would probably be involved at some point in the plan as well actually).

Car wise....
1967 Shelby GT 500. Everyone wants Eleanor.
Skyline R33 and R34 - both would have over 1200 bhp
2007 Audi RS4
Porsche 996 turbo
Melling Hellcat
Jaguear E-Type
1960 Austin-Healey 3000
Audi R8
Aston Martin DB9
Aston Martin DBR9
Aston Martin DB5
BMW M6 Convertable for the missis

[M7.Ninja]

First, I'd get a sweet mansion and start some business to keep the money flowing. I'd also fill my awesome garage with a lineup of awesome cars.

Then I'd build a side hall specifically for gaming. It'll be large and filled with network games. On one of the new Sharp huge-screen TV's, I'd be hooked up alone, playing against everybody else while being served caviar and sushi from a designated chef (who plays the Halo theme in the kitchen for inspiration).

I'd probably open up a new school in which one of the required curriculum lines would be all about gaming.

[AJMac]

Surely the questions should e what wouldn't you do with one billion dollars!

[The Fron]

Plan 1: Buy an Island. On this Island, I'll make it the most technologically advanced place on earth, all the lastest gadgets and junk. So that means, we're the first to get flying cars, those bitching arcade games where you plugged your entire mind into the game from Batman Beyond, and immortality. AND, it would be gaming central. And any of the whiny gamer types (i.e. the halo punk) will be beheaded.

Plan 2: I take care of my Mom, and some of her siblings (Most of them don't deserve a damn thing). 10% right away will go to a children's fund (thats what I usuallty donate to when I get a paycheck), though most likely a hell of a lot more will be thrown at charity. I wouldn't buy a BIG house, just a freaking awesome one, with a movie theater, gaming lounge, and ramen bar. Have a painter paint paintings of my me as different people in history to line my walls (Martin Luther King, George Washington, Homer Simpson). I saw someone say they'd form a game studio, I like that idea :). Buy every DVD I've ever wanted, or thought I wanted. And lastly, a death ray.

[pts100]

go to vegas and put it all on RED....what a buzz

[LMA McLovin]

go to vegas and put it all on RED....what a buzz

That isn't such a bad idea. I mean you could end up with 2 Billion or just go back to the way it was before the money.

[Cyrex]

Car wise....
1967 Shelby GT 500. Everyone wants Eleanor.


while shelby is coming out with 500 exact compies with everything in it so i would get one of those

and plus it was my idea first :woop:

[ZiM1021]

First, I would give some to family, friends, and relatives, which would depend on who has been nice to me and who hasn't. I'm gonna break some hearts. :p

Second, I would donate some to various charities.

Third, I would buy a bunch of things that I really want. Don't know what I would buy but I'll definitely think of some things. Maybe a plane and an island. I don't know.

Fourth, I would definitely make one of those vaults like in Duck Tales and fill it with pennies so I could swim in it. Yeah, that'd be pretty sweet. :)

[ever31]

indoor 7 a side football (soccer) pitch in my basement and a vw beetle

[Bullet2theface]

go to vegas and put it all on RED....what a buzz
wow, I would shoot myself if I lose.

[bengals fan04]

if i had 1000000000$ i would burn it all

or buy "pyrrotechnical equipment"

[LMA McLovin]

if i had 1000000000$ i would burn it all

Please refrain from double posting, please edit your second post into your first one. Thanks.

Anyways, I asked a buddy this yesterday at the mall and he said he spend all the money on condoms and then hand them out in NYC for a big orgy. Haha.

[Darth Odan]

Well, firstly, I'd hire the world's most brilliant scientists and aviation experts. I would construct a large fleet of Imperial Class Star Destroyers with my personal flagship being an Executor Class Star Destroyer, besides that, a few dreadnoughts and several fighter wings[each wing consisting of 30 fighters]. After that, I'd hold the world ransom for MORE money by threatening them with Saturation Bombardment[basically bombarding the planet until nothing is left]. Of course, they would use Nuclear Weapons to stop me, but my fleet would have shields :D.

[Pieface]

wow, I would shoot myself if I lose.

You wouldn't be able to put it on anyway. There would be a limit to how much they allow.

And everyone must remember Money doesn't buy happiness but it damn well helps.

[Skillet]

I'd spend as much as I could on niceties...like a stockpile of about thirty Xbox 360s so I'd never have to send them to MS. Just crack open another box and I'm good to go.

Then, I'd have a Fiber Optic internet connection installed direct from whoever has the fastest service. I would also buy the parts to build my PC because I've wanted to do that for a while. Next...Dodge Vipers. One Copperhead Edition and another red with white racing stripes.

Then...I'd probably put some away for later...something along the lines of retirement. Give an ass load to the family and then send whatever's left to assorted charities.

[Marx0r]

First, I'd get a 5-minute SuperBowl commercial that was just a movie of me, and Vince McMahon going on and on about how awesome I am.

Then, I'd kidnap Dean Kamen and force him to build me a jetpack, which I would use to scare small children. Using the profits from the lucrative childscaring industry, I would buy Microsoft and introduce an update which electrocuted all gamesavers and general n00bs.

Then, I would resurrect James Brown and hire Little Richard to follow me around all day and repeat everything I say in song. I would then resurrect Steve Irwin and stab him in the face with a handmade manta ray tail shank. Just because.

With the trillions of dollars inexplicably made from these actions, I would buy every major corporation on the planet, and become the uncontested God of the planet, and assemble the most kick-ass harem ever.

Somewhere along the line, Wolf Blitzer gets punched in the face. Don't ask.

[ClutchPapi34]

i would buy an awesome tv, wave runner, boat, mansion, huge pool, and every xbox 360 game out there. And buy a whole lot of DVD's :)

[Blind x360a]

If I had a billion dollars then I would buy every x360 game in the world so I could have the highest gamerscore ever. Mwhahahah

[Bullet2theface]

to be honest, I doubt any of us will play xbox 360 when we are billionaires.

[Blind x360a]

to be honest, I doubt any of us will play xbox 360 when we are billionaires. When we are billionaires. I know I never will be.:drunk

[Bullet2theface]

When we are billionaires. I know I never will be.:drunk
Yea, I think i'll probably will be doing so much crazy shit, like building my own amusement park. :)

[pinkpanfa]

of course the obvious things must be excluded (house, car, retire, travel the world, look out for fam....blah, blah blah)

NOW for the real stuff.

1. Maybe I'll buy every CD of all the songs I've ripped off the web at some point.

2. Hire Jet Li and Jackie Chan for one day to kick people's a$$ for my amusement for a day.

3. Invite Michael Jordan to the house and whip his butt in NBA 2K8. If he tries to talk that "let's take it to the real courts" smack, make sure that Li and Chan are in the next room to handle my light work.

4. Punch Bill Gates in the face with a Nintendo Power Glove.

5. Pick a random poor person and play Real Life Deal or No Deal.

6. Rebuild the Twin Towers in NY like the Crackdown Agency tower (fully equipped)


7. Buy Hawaii and make it my summer island

So Much to do....so Little time.

[Bullet2theface]

7. Buy Hawaii and make it my summer island

1 Billion dollars could not buy you Hawaii. :p

[Sweet666Kraven]

I would then kill all ants and snakes in the world.

After that I will spend a lot of money for people to built me a game where I would put on a helmet and everything would become real, which would be kickass for Halo multiplayer.

Then I would pa M$ to ban all gamesavers and tell them to make better more lasting consoles.


No matter how much money you have, there is no way you are getting any of that.

Okay with my Billion dollars. Firstly I would buy a flash car and a mansion. I'd then Give my immediate family 5 million dollars each (inc my Grandma.)

Then I would buy A home cinema for my house and Hook it up with my 360 Elite which I would also buy. I'd also have to get every 360 game available and also pay microsoft to send me every game that comes out as it comes out.

I would then buy a couple more houses and rent them out to people incase I one day go broke. Then I'd probably be pretty happy so I'd live of the rest of that my entire life.

[getbusy1242]

If i had a billion dollars i would buy myself a house in Flordia on the Gulf of Mexico side right on a canal that lead into the Gulf. This way I could keep my new boat right out back so i could go fishing whenever. In my house i would make a massive room completely dedicated to gaming. I would also buy myself a Nissan 240 that i could fully mod into the car of my dreams. I would also buy a new Cadillac and BMW for cruising around. Other than that i would just blow a lot traveling and doing whatever i felt i need to do.

[Bullet2theface]

No matter how much money you have, there is no way you are getting any of that.
Maybe not with a Billion dollars, but you underestimate what people will do for a large amount of money. If the pyramids were built with no technology back then, then it can be done today givin time.

[Tytech]

I would travel to find and Buy some Oompa Loompas (yes kids, they ARE real), I'd buy my own club so me and my Oompa Loompas could dance all night singing "Oompa Loompa doompade doo, We have a perfect puzzle for you" Then I would buy A huge gingerbread house to live in and have Oompa Loompa babies.

[Zombieslayer42]

Buy a PS3. Buy every single game for Xbox 360,Wii,and Playstation 3.
Buy a mansion.
Couple hundred cars.
Give some money to charity and family.
Buy quite a few LCD's.
About three for each room. Even the bathroom.
Buy a crap load of accessories for all of my systems.
Make a few WoW accounts.
Throw a party everyday.
And last but not least, a box of Twinkies.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

[MrDudeMan]

I would travel to find and Buy some Oompa Loompas (yes kids, they ARE real), I'd buy my own club so me and my Oompa Loompas could dance all night singing "Oompa Loompa doompade doo, We have a perfect puzzle for you" Then I would buy A huge gingerbread house to live in and have Oompa Loompa babies.
Greatest dream ever.

[Otisbum]

I would then invest some in property in Hong Kong, Dubai, Sydney, New York and Bermuda. Would probably live in Bermuda (house with a golf course), and work on getting a scratch handicap. Excellent plan, Dubai along with everything in the United Arab Emirates has been doing great lately.


Anyway (this is all if I had $1 billion at the age of ~18):
-Invest $999,750,000 in mutual funds and stocks, just to keep up with inflation and have plenty of interest to live off of.
-Fully pay for college (phooey on scholarships :p).
-Start a company (based on whichever type of engineering I major in college).
-Pay to go back to college and major in some other form of engineering / music.
-Travel for two months to Spain, Australia, and other various places.
-And of course donate to random charities.

There'd be plenty of leisure stuff too, but TVs, video games, and CDs don't cost that much when you've got a billion dollars.

[Marx0r]

Buy a PS3. Buy every single game for Xbox 360,Wii,and Playstation 3.
Buy a mansion.
Couple hundred cars.
Give some money to charity and family.
Buy quite a few LCD's.
About three for each room. Even the bathroom.
Buy a crap load of accessories for all of my systems.
Make a few WoW accounts.
Throw a party everyday.
And last but not least, a box of Twinkies.
That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

Woah there. 4-month old thread, how far did you need to search back to find this anyway?

[Otisbum]

Crap. Didn't even notice that. I only looked at the last 2 posts. :(

[MrDudeMan]

Crap. Didn't even notice that. I only looked at the last 2 posts. :(
Yeah, same here....