what would you do if you had 8 billion dollars....

[Hitokiri]

What would you do if you have 8 billion dollars......

I would go buy a large plot of land and build a huge Christian Teen Complex thing. It would feature a skate park, several paintball arenas, cabins (for summer and winter camp), chapel and other church like buildings like a sanctuary and such). Outside I would also have a large performing stage where bands can come and put on concerts. Also I woul dput ina petting zoo cause I like those and also a zoo with exhibits cause I like those as well.

Also I'd put in climbing wall, a coffie house, and a nice looking pond. The place would have summer camps held there and chruches could rent it out. Concerts can be held there as well as events. Maybe music festivals. Also Christian Conventions. And then I'd give some money as donations to organizations.

[Golden_Griff]

Wow, those are some great ideas

Well, if I had 8 million dollars I wouldn't tell anyone

First. I'll put 500k in the bank for safe keeping. Then I'll pay off any and all debts that me and my family have. Then I would donate some more to charity and research for finding cures. That's all I can think of right now.

[Hitokiri]

oh yeah and then I'd spend the rest on anime

[kaji]

What do you mean IF I had 8 Billion Dolars?

Really I just couldnt think of enough stuff to spend it all on... I still have like 5 billion dolars left over from the last thread like this. ^_^

Oh, by the way, I like you Avatar Hitokiri.

-kaji

[AngelSakura]

Yeah, is your av from FLCL? It looks distinctly like Naota blowing up at someone.


Debts, charities, trip to Japan, personal anime and manga library.

[GracefulRocker]

I'd give my mom a new car. Pay off our debts and buy a kitten. Oh, and I wouldn't tell anyone except my closest family members that I had it.

So...why do you ask? You got some $$$ that you're giving away?

[Lynx]

i'd pay for my college education, and pay off my family's depts.

[Fsiphskilm]

I'd start a Game

[Lehn]

Like Hitokiri said about the teen center... 'xcept mine would be way cooler

The rest?

I'm going to buy myself a tropical island where I shall live happily ever after, with a room full of shoes, and another full of the world's finest cheese.

[Mangafanatic]

I'd travel around the world handing out one hundred dollar bills. I mean, you know how fun that would be?

[Omega Amen]

I think Volt's idea is related to what I am thinking.

Considering this is the CAA, I suggest using it to start an Anime production studio to produce Christian-friendly Anime works. It would have a good public relations department, especially dealing with Japan. Also hiring aspiring Anime artists and producers from here and veteran pros from Japan is a must. Also invest what is left over for the company.

Now that would be progress for the CAA.

[cbwing0]

What would I do if I had 8 billion dollars?

First, I would get all of the "nice" things out of the way:
-pay off parent's mortgage, cars, credit cards, etc.
-pay for the college education of myself and my sister
-buy a new car
-give money to my church, my school church, and CARM to spend as they like

That would still leave about 7,980,000,000 dollars (give or take ), which I would keep for myself.

What would I buy, you ask?

1.Time-Why work when you have 8 billion dollars? That would allow me to teach Sunday school year-round at my church, as well as help out the youth group, and lead bible studies (for free, of course).

2.Stuff-Games, a new house, anime, dvds, a huge tv, top of the line computer, etc.

Not too exciting, but with 8 billion dollars, I would have plenty of time to think of other things to buy .

[Yojimbo]

Pay of my families debts and mortgage
Pay my way through ROTC
Donate to the Salvation Army
Donate to the Julian Center
Other charities
Buy myself an Audi S4
Buy mself an Alienware
Miscellaneous stuff

At least I won't have to worry about living off of Army pay the rest of my life.

[Kenchii]

Burn it.

[Yojimbo]

Burn it.

I'm sure you would.

[Raiden no Kishi]

Give the 800 million dollar tithe to my church (won't they be shocked ^_^) then drop the other 7.2 billion in a savings account and live the good life off of the interest. Let me run the calculations...

At an 8% per year return, my annual income would be, before taxes, 576 million dollars. Let's assume that I pay about 50% taxes. So, I get about 288 million to actually use. Minus a 5.76 million dollar tithe (I would prefer to tithe before taxes, cause then I give more), I still have around 283 million to goof around with. ^_^

Can you see where I'm going with this?

Rai

[Angel37]

If I had 8 billion dollars I would pesonally relocate Zarn Ishtare to Florida. Why? Because he needs to get some culture in him and go to Disney World! *pokes Zarn*. Then I'd pay for college and by all the manga and anime i wanted and buy EVERYONE gifts and get CAA some advertisment-ness. And I'd get Ashley a date that ISN'T one of her odd suitors from CAA. Lol.
-Angel

[Ducky]

I would do nothing with 8 billion dollars, and here is how:
It would be fun to do nothing for the rest of my life... with that much you wouldn't really have to...
I would probably blow it on horses and maybe a candy factory and the youth center thing sounded cool... maybe it can be put on a small island nation with the horses and the candy factory and we can have a nice christian anime studio (a big one). Owning a country would be nice, that'd mean no taxes and then there is the swiss bank account to accrew interest (perfectly legal as in my own country I make the laws...) not that it would matter much if the whole country belonged to me what do we need money for? Well i guess raw materials and then hiring a mercenary army for defense purposes... all the while i can sit around and do nothing....

[JediSonic]

Sounds like a cool thing you'd be making, hitokiri... I mean I'd go to it XD

[Zedian]

I would most certainly pay off any of me own personal and family's debts. After I square that away I would donate money to my church and maybe give some to charity while I'm at it. From there I would give my mom the home and car she's always wanted and then stash a good percentage in a savings bond for safe keeping.

Alas I would do all the 'other' things like pay for a life-times worth of the CAA server and other essential cost that might incur, hey who is paying the bills on this site by the way ???

I would start a video game company and maybe even open up a record label, taken that both would focus on Christian oriented material.

[Jasdero]

Huh, well, here's where my true colors come out. I would buy all the anime and manga that I want, and set up my own private library. Then, I would basically do everything I could to not depend on any of my family for financial purposes. I would break away, in other words. I really dislike depending on anyone but myself, so 8 billion dollars would be perfect.... After I'm able to somehow set up a company/system so that my money wouldn't run out, I would buy a huge lot of land, and make that entire place a haven for children who have nowhere to go. Kind of like an orphanage, but I would make sure that all the kids were happy. I hope that one day, I'm really able to do something like that.

[Bobtheduck]

I've got a running "deal" I made with God that I'd only keep 10 Percent of what's left over for myself if I got anything that let me keep at least 100,000 dollars...

So, let's see... Assuming this is gross, Tax would be at least 50%

4 Billion left

Tithe is 10% so that leaves 3.2 billion

A tenth of that (that I keep for myself) is 320 million. Hmm...

Pefect Anime/Game/Movie collection

House in Chico, CA (Even better if I could get a house and property in Richardson Springs, but I don't know if any properties are for sale there...)

A house in Japan (even a rather small house is still about a million dollars to own... I wouldn't go extravegant)

I'd get the entire Pimsleur Collection... All of the languages not for personal use, but to lend out (well, I would use some of them)

I'd get an HDTV (non plasma) for every at the YWAM base in Richardson Springs, as well as a blue laser HD-DVD player. And bumpers to keep them from trying to jump into the TV.

I'd get a set of Five full size HD-cams, a couple boom mikes, a crane, a sound studio, a foley studio (a sound studio with a bunch of sound making stuff for sound effects), a full size van with hybrid energy and covered in solar panels on the surface.

I'd have an adobe studio... Photoshop, illustrator, encore, audition, after effects, premiere... I'd also get the newest flash and director for all of them as well as either 3ds Max or Maya. They would all be on 64 bit workstations with render cards and the best graphics cards...

Um... I'd have a hundred dollar soft DDR pad and a cobalt flux DDR pad, not to mention all of the games (including the Japanese games) but I won't buy the X-box one hahahahahahah...

I'd get a crapload of Mannatech stuff, a Jack LeLaine juicer, a weight set, one of those ab things that click, that "Restore Four" stuff and a bunch of other stuff I've seen on Infomercials or heard about through friends and Family (like the clustered water...)

I'd spend a good million to self-publish my books.

That should all leave a good 300 million... That's a decent amount for a video game production, right? It's even good for a blockbuster movie! Maybe my "Diamond Spearhead" story into a movie? A fully CG movie, even! Nah... I don't know, I'll have plenty of things to do with the money..

The rest of the money would be in 9 even pieces. 1 to my church, 1 to my old (christian) school (for equipment, more buildings, and to subsidize the students! Also, to pay for the Teachers to continue their education, and to get more teachers) 1 to missions, 1 to my parents, 1 to other family, 1 to friends, 1 for schollarships for media arts degrees (particularly video game development), 1 to start a game company, 1 is up in the air for now... I'll find out that one later...

I had said I'd have two chunks for family, but I think I'll make that one chunk and sponsor an indie movie, provided I can be involved in it, hehe... Or, instead of a movie, how about a 320 million dollar TV show? I would love to use 320 million for "The Level" but only if I really really polished the script (and, you know, finished it) Having that budget for Diamond Spearhead would be nice... Though, that means I wouldn't have any money for the other two movies... That is, unless I split the money over 3 films... Hmm... I'd actually rather have my 3 books turned into an anime TV series. 3 half season shows, perhaps? That would make each story about 4 and 1/2 hours. If I could do that, that would rock!

It would have to be streamlined a bit, but it could work. Of course, my story may be too americanized for anime... Who knows... In any case, I'd definately have my story Manga-ized. I really want to see Maix go through his different stages. It would be great to see what someone could come up with when given the right information. (a member on the TechTV forums came up with a pic for Maix, but it was WAY too feminine and way too claustrophobic... He didn't exactly have my full description and example to go by, so I can't blame him...)

Well, that's about it.

Hmm... Back to my share of the money... I think that I'd also get all the training stuff for the adobe software and take a class for flash. Also, I'd get one of those huge printers that are like three feet across, and rolls of paper for it... I would print my own posters and murals. I'd get a 15 or 20 Megapixel digicam and make a huge mural/poster with photoshop. It would be one, long, integrated picture using filters, layers, and Text... It would be sweet! I mean, the kind of thing they'd charge like 50 bucks for at a print shop, only I'd get it for prolly about 2 or 3 bucks... It would just be my entire existance... Friends, Family, historical events, games and anime and movies, and a vision for the future (God willing) I'd also just print out a massive picture of each of my really good friends. (I'd have to use a 10 or 15 megapixel camera to keep it from getting all pixelated)

Oh, I'd definately get one of those business lines made for big servers, and I'd, well, get a big server. I would have a bunch of stuff on there, and open it up to friends to put stuff on there like videos and it would have a POP account that double scanned all incoming mail, and autofiltered out spammish stuff... Ok, so that's harder than one might think, but still... I'd hire someone to filter my stuff for me... I hate going through message offering me... Well, offering me things I most definately don't need...

Hmm... I'd definately build dorms next to my house, so I could rent them out and have people to talk to... Of course, the college age won't be my age for that much longer... Hmm... I guess my wishes could change in a few years... We'll see

Ooh, forgot about my plane... Need a plane, preferably a jet... A leer Jet. Yeah. I'd get my pilot's license and take regular trips to visit friends... I'd also use it to take friends places. It would be stocked with great movies, fast food, and there would be sleeping compartments... Not for the claustrophobic, though... They'd be like air conditioned and circulated coffins with speakers in them, and they would be stacked. I am the opposite of claustrophobic (with spaces, not people) , so i'd love something like that. You could stick an MP3 CD or an audio CD (or, even WMA's or some weirder formats, since they would all be running windows with winamp and media player) THere would be screens, but you make all your selections outside. You could have a controller inside, though. You could even run a movie in the sleeping chamber, but you'd only hear the sound...

I still remember visiting Mel Gibson's (at least I think it was his... It was someone famous') plane. It was in a hanger in Van Nuys where my friend's Dad worked. he worked for that company that built the stinger missiles... I forgot what they were called... They don't exist anymore... ooh, rabbit trail... I should buy some stinger missiles too, hehe... No, not really.

Um... I'd buy my whole line of T-shirts and other cafepress stuff... I'd get Megatokyo stuff, Legendary Frog Stuff, and Homestarrunner stuff... Maybe 8-bit theater stuff, too. I'd definately be making stuff for my stories... I'd get it manga-ized, and then use those designs for posters, shirts, action figures, and any other crap I could think of... In addition to the manga style, I'd also have a different style art for the initial releases and release stuf based on that. I'd definately get a few people to do the audio-books and make it somewhat dramatic (maybe 4 male voices, 2 female voices plus the primary narrator) The third male voice would have creative differences a third of the way through the project, so his characters would have to be voiced by 2 new people because he covered so much range and it was hard to replace all of that with one person. Hmm... And one of the girls should have a baby during recording...

My Jet will be commandeered by the millitary during the war with Canada, and all my Alanis Morrisette CD's and most of my anime (dubbed in Canada) will be confiscated and destroyed... Wait, um... I guess I lost my focus there a bit... I better stop and go to sleep...

[Jman]

What would you do if you have 8 billion dollars......

I would go buy a large plot of land and build a huge Christian Teen Complex thing. It would feature a skate park, several paintball arenas, cabins (for summer and winter camp), chapel and other church like buildings like a sanctuary and such). Outside I would also have a large performing stage where bands can come and put on concerts. Also I woul dput ina petting zoo cause I like those and also a zoo with exhibits cause I like those as well.

Also I'd put in climbing wall, a coffie house, and a nice looking pond. The place would have summer camps held there and chruches could rent it out. Concerts can be held there as well as events. Maybe music festivals. Also Christian Conventions. And then I'd give some money as donations to organizations.

I searously wanna go there!

Well if I had 8 Billion dollars I would give 2 billion to my church (LCBC)
then I would buy an X-box and all the games for all three systems get an oldskool snes and get all the games for it..then I would give some money to all my friends and closest fammaly and such..then buy a AWESOME computer and buy loooooaaaaaaadddddssss of anime then take my best friends down to Disney world for a month!
and partay and stuff!.....Yeah

[Swordguy]

i defently would not want to end up like this

james 5:1-6
1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you. 2Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. 6You have condemned and murdered innocent men, who were not opposing you.

Anyway raiden took my idea i would live off of the interest.

but also remeber this

james 2:5
Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?

but I would go a-wall with plans for like a Christian paintball camp thing and what not.

[Little T-chan]

If I had 8 billion dollars...I know!!! I would first donate some money to my church so they could move to a better, prettier church!!! And then, donate some money to my mommy's friend's mission..and the mission our church is involved in!!!! And THEN, I would take my family on a trip to Korea so my parents could be reunited with some siblings they haven't seen for the longest time...so sad how they've been seperated...T.T And THERE, I would do some MAJOR Korean shopping that I've been dreaming of!!! And I would save the rest. ^^<3

OMG!! I almost forgot!!! I would OF COURSE give 10% to our beautiful wonderful God!!! cuz we're supposed to, right??

[Jasdero]

uh.. just wondering... how do you give money to God? i've never heard of this before.. forgive my stupidity.

[KBMaster]

Hmmmm...... well,
-I'd pay off my mom and dad's mortage(sp?)
-I'd buy my sister and her boyfriend a house
-Right after I bought them a wedding
-Pay for my little brothers' college
-Pay for MY college
-Buy myself space at the mall so I can start my imported anime junk business
-My own computer....
-Computer accesories(modem, graphic designing program, virus protector, etc.)
-Buy myself a car(well, I'm going to be able to drive eventually)
-ANIME ANIME ANIME MANGA MANGA MANGA!!!!!!!!
-VIDEO GAMES GALORE!!
- A house(need someplace to put my video games)
- Of course I'd donate to charity too!
And I'd buy lots and lots of other things(*cough*PENGUINS!*COUGH*), but I won't name them here(too many to list, lol)

[Yojimbo]

This is a bit off topic but I actually smiled when someone won the lottery. For once it's not an old lady who's gonna die, and give it all to her money grubbing, butt kissing family. A soldier returning from 13 months in Iraq won it...and there's nobody I can think of that deserves it more than him and his family.

[TheMelodyMaker]

uh.. just wondering... how do you give money to God? i've never heard of this before.. forgive my stupidity.

I can answer this one. When you give money "to God", it isn't a term to be taken literally. What this means is that you're giving to an organization -- like a church or other ministry -- who will use it to help them do good works in the Lord's name, like carry His gospel message to other countries, etc.

(Mods, have I got this right? Or is there more to it than that?)

[cbwing0]

I can answer this one. When you give money "to God", it isn't a term to be taken literally. What this means is that you're giving to an organization -- like a church or other ministry -- who will use it to help them do good works in the Lord's name, like carry His gospel message to other countries, etc.

That is the practical application of it today, although there is one other notable definition of the phrase found in the Old Testament: the "ban," or consecration. Sometimes when the Israelites conquered a city, they were told by God to destroy everything in the city as an offering to Him. This included homes, livestock, valuables (which caused problems), and even people. A few accounts of this can be found in the book of Joshua.

I suppose that this form of "giving money to God" can also be practiced today, although not in quite the same way. Perhaps if you found that having 8 billion dollars made you a wicked person, you would feel compelled to destroy it, which would be similar to the secondary OT usage.