If you won the lottery.....

[Wigsie]

.... How much would you donate to charity instantly?

For arguements sake, say you won £1.5 million....

 

[ianrauk]

10% myself, and it would go to Cancer Charities.

 

[walker]

none

 

[lazyfatgit]

Probably not do anything at all with it instantly.

I'd need to get my head round the idea of not having to work first of all.

Then money would be distributed around family/friends probably.

As I already give to charity, cant see that I wouldn't just up the amount.

 

[on the road]

£1.5 million is nothing theses days, doesn't go very far.

 

[RabbitFood]

I am a Charity

 

[lazyfatgit]

£1.5 million is nothing theses days, doesn't go very far.

Depends where your coming from.

Pretty certain that i could have a go at making it last my lifetime and still have some fun.

 

[philipbh]

£1.5 million is nothing theses days, doesn't go very far.

Once you start thinking about spending it - it doesnt seem to go far.

But thinking about those people that have made a success of new starts (various programes on C4 etc) - they seem to start with a lot less

 

[Wigsie]

£1.5 million is nothing theses days, doesn't go very far.

Kind of why I suggested that amout £3-4 million or more is harder to lose... but 1.5 you could spend quite easily so wondered how many people would give nothing?

 

[XmisterIS]

I would keep as much money as would allow me to live without worrying about money for the rest of my life and use the rest to set up my own philanthropic organisation.

 

[Bman]

With 1.5m I probably wouldnt donate any to charity. After a new house for us, and paying off the families morgages, there would be hardly any left.

 

[Greedo]

£1.5 million in the grand scheme of things for a lottery win is not a great deal these days. IMHO

Most people tend to think that they'd pay off people mortgages such as family and friends etc..... but in reality that would not leave a lot left.

Whereas if they used the money and made it work for them they could increase in significantly over time and do more good with it.

To be honest if I won £1.5 million I would probably give 10% to charity and I've always had this idea that i'd have envelopes with £1000 each in them and everyday for a period of time I'd give away one to someone random I thought deserved it. Just someone that day that touched me, like an old woman struggling in the rain etc.....

 

[rich p]

Just someone that day that touched me, like an old woman struggling in the rain etc.....

You let old women in the street touch you?

Do they get up and walk and throw away their crutches then?

 

[Greedo]

You let old women in the street touch you?

Do they get up and walk and throw away their crutches then?

I'd let any woman touch me, regardless of age

 

[dudi]

With 1.5m I probably wouldnt donate any to charity. After a new house for us, and paying off the families morgages, there would be hardly any left.

Just totted up all the mortgages I'd pay off if I won £1.5m and i'd be left with about £1m.

Still plenty to keep you going. The interest alone on that amount of money is £20k a year. and with no mortgage to pay, that would be plenty enough to sustain my current lifestyle for which I work 40 hours a week to pay for.

It all depends on your expectations of your wealth.