I think, for the first time in my entire life, I'd actually be able to relax.
29
utrippinbruhongodMar 28, 2026
+3
F***
3
QompleteMar 28, 2026
+2
God damn that sounds nice but unachievable.
Sometimes I feel like this is what the last few seconds before dying feels like. I'll die happy.
2
Calm_Secret_1523Mar 28, 2026
-10
Haha. I don’t think so. Suddenly you’d have to think about the fact that government is going to tax half of it. And then you’d need to invest it so it grows. You’ll need to hire money managers. Lawyers. Accountants.
-10
ZeeshmaniaMar 28, 2026
+10
Half of a billion is 500 million. You'll be fine.
This mentality is why I hate rich people so f****** much lmao, at what point can you just say enough is enough and stop hoarding every penny.
10
TheNerdyNorthmanMar 28, 2026
+4
Yeah, no. If the government took half, and left me with 500 million, I'd never be stressed a second for the rest of my life. Me, the couple family members I'm close with, a couple of friends, and all of my pets, would live comfortably.
4
Alternative_Year_340Mar 28, 2026
+2
You think billionaires pay taxes?
2
Calm_Secret_1523Mar 28, 2026
-6
I know they do. You think IRS will just let them have income and pay no taxes?
-6
Alternative_Year_340Mar 28, 2026
+1
Oh you sweet summer child
1
Calm_Secret_1523Mar 28, 2026
-3
Believe it or not I've done extensive research on this topic out of curiosity.
-3
ZeeshmaniaMar 28, 2026
Oh, buddy...
0
MatMcMashadarMar 28, 2026
+11
I'd immediately go buy a nice big home with a load of land attached, preferably with a river going through said land. Then, I'd book a huge holiday for the entire family. I'd pay off the mortgages and debts of family and friends and give them a nice life changing amount of money to go and enjoy.
Pointless being that wealthy if your friends and family are all still part of the daily grind.
11
Careless_Papaya_5426Mar 28, 2026
+3
I am the way, I really want a huge house along with a massive amount of land.
3
generationxtreameMar 28, 2026
+1
The question you should ask is if they would do that for you. That is if any of them were to become a millionaire or billionaire. Some would consider it as they “earned” it, and would never share given the individualistic thinking regardless of the amount of money they just happen to come by.
World needs more people like you. Unfortunately, not many people out there with that kind of mindset.
1
Karinazzi_Mar 28, 2026
+9
Disappear for 6 months and come back acting like I ‘found myself’ instead of money.
9
annaphylactic69Mar 28, 2026
+6
First thing would be contacting a financial advisor.
Second, student loan debt, groceries, bills paid out, health insurance, and start the home search.
Then - luxury services - a haircut, a nail appointment and a massage. This kind of money would be *stressful.*
Pay off what friend's debts I could reasonably pay off. Buy from my friends small businesses. Buy a new couch, dear god.
Donate as much as I could while still being set up for life. Enroll in a college for fun, and spend my days in classes and volunteering.
6
Admirable_Count989Mar 28, 2026
+1
You’re way too organised for my liking.
1
annaphylactic69Mar 28, 2026
+1
Unfortunately, I am horribly disorganized irl. I just fantasize often about becoming stupid rich. 😂
1
InterviewPatient7730Mar 28, 2026
-1
You're litteraly one of the only one I saw who mentioned helping those in need and volunteering with that money, like I know I'm on Listnook so I shouldn't have expected something but it's still very concerning...
-1
Legitimate_Voice_608Mar 28, 2026
+6
Not much honestly. Its an incomprehensible amount of money to me, and i wouldnt know what to do with it.
6
Calm_Secret_1523Mar 28, 2026
+2
Give it away until it starts being comprehensible!
2
Legitimate_Voice_608Mar 28, 2026
Im too selfish for that. I could see myself making friends millionairs. And creating a nepotism circle. But thats about it.
0
Calm_Secret_1523Mar 28, 2026
Haha. You're also beautifully honest and that is lovely about you my friend!
0
KingDanNZMar 28, 2026
+6
Everything in my now vast poser to destroy other billionaires from the very petty to the most extreme.
6
DavosLostFingersMar 28, 2026
+6
High class prostitutes and a frightening amount of cocaine
6
TenshizanshiMar 28, 2026
+2
I respect it
2
2468financialpantherMar 28, 2026
+1
I rate that ngl
1
CycleFirst4602Mar 28, 2026
+3
Pagar mis deudas e irme a una isla
3
tottenbamMar 28, 2026
+1
Epstein island?
1
Great_Resource_3936Mar 28, 2026
+2
Buy a private island and rename it “ WiFi Zone”
2
Dry_Complaint_3569Mar 28, 2026
+2
Get Teeth 🦷
2
No-Flatworm750Mar 28, 2026
+3
Set up a philanthropy.
Buy property.
Then jump on a holiday.
3
Technical_Hall_9387Mar 28, 2026
+1
Build a big garden of pandas ,dog and cats
1
travelinthrouMar 28, 2026
+1
I meant billion it’s a lot of money but if you want to have pandas you going to end up working again lol.
1
Express_Pea_4645Mar 28, 2026
+1
I slap myself to realize if its true
1
FlacciddoughnutsMar 28, 2026
+1
Quit my job and just bask in the freedom
1
Much-Lengthiness-997Mar 28, 2026
+1
I'd probably keep running my little business but just for fun at that point, maybe expand the Airbnb thing into some really unique properties in cool locations. Would definitely set up a proper racing sim setup - like the full motion rig with triple monitors and everything. Been wanting that forever but it's hard to justify the cost when you're still grinding
Rest would go toward making sure my family's set and then probably just living pretty much the same life but without the stress of checking my bank account before buying groceries
1
FabythedreamerMar 28, 2026
+1
Probably be in the news for something
1
2468financialpantherMar 28, 2026
+1
Buy tickets to lots of things....
Sports events
Gigs
Flights/holidays
1
Weary-Guidance-4514Mar 28, 2026
+1
First 24 hours just sit with it quietly Then systematically remove every source of stress money creates for my family and then figure out what actually matters after that
1
ProfessionalOk4935Mar 28, 2026
+1
buy a stupid amount of land somewhere quiet and just exist
1
DetectiveEasy5119Mar 28, 2026
+1
travel, buy a house, buy another house, travel more, buy a car, buy another car, travel, eat
1
evanildolimaMar 28, 2026
+1
Buy a house, business and stocks. But first I need to wake up.
1
Dear-Sheepherder3500Mar 28, 2026
+1
I will increase the worlds inflation
1
PomeloRepulsive1234Mar 28, 2026
+1
Say f*** off to my bank manager
1
JakeC-Mar 28, 2026
+1
Go into work, thank my managers. Wish everyone goodluck. Hand them each £1500 (Theres about 13 staff total). Walk out the doors. Stop turn around, look at the workplace, breathe in through my nose back out my mouth. Smile and laugh. Get in my car. Drive off and never look back
1
NordicInkMar 28, 2026
+1
Quit my job, pay off my mortgage as well as a few friends mortgages , then go overseas on a long ass holiday.
1
Easy-Bench-9782Mar 28, 2026
+1
Go get a cup of coffee
1
GlueGuns--CoolMar 28, 2026
+1
Hire a team of therapists and personal trainers to get my mind and body health right
1
fuckjoeyloganoMar 28, 2026
+1
Trusts.
1
tabatha-confidentielMar 28, 2026
+1
I would buy back my privacy. In a world where everyone is so accessible, the ultimate luxury is to disappear and only be reachable by the few who truly matter.
Privacy is the new wealth.
1
Some-Wasabi-8514Mar 28, 2026
+1
if I told you id have to ...
1
insomniacmomof3Mar 28, 2026
+1
Retire. Change my phone number. Hire a great tax attorney. Pay off all the debt for my extended family. Sponsor the worst performing school and invest in their families and future. Help elect progressive candidates. Make the world a little better.
1
Inevitable-Winner430Mar 28, 2026
+1
In reality I will buy luxury items, house, and cars
1
Careless_Papaya_5426Mar 28, 2026
+1
OP here I would get myself a financial advisor and a lawyer. Then I would purchase a lot of property around 300-500+ acres preferably more then build my dream house, I’d also keep my job, and also get a personal driver along with a chef.
1
KittybabymaMar 28, 2026
+1
Pay off debt then secure trusts and funds for my kids and my retirement.
1
Critical-Level6884Mar 28, 2026
+1
Buy myself a black Aston Martin with red interiors.
Open a school for girls in my hometown.
Send my parents to travel the world and enjoy
Disappear for 6months, go to China or some ancient place to learn Ninja or Krav Maga and meditation.
Come back, learn and build and collaborate as much as I can.
1
britishmetric144Mar 28, 2026
+1
Pay taxes to keep the government of whichever country I live in quiet.
Then give humongous amounts of money to my family members, to allow them to live comfortably.
Then use some of the remaining money to subsidise cost of living for currently-poor people.
1
Ghost_Assassin_ZeroMar 28, 2026
+1
Buy all politicians and propose the hunger games
1
mathcriminalrecordMar 28, 2026
+1
Giant maze. I’ve been working on drawing it for a while. Just gonna cram the volume of a Boeing hanger with as many weird little bizarrely connected areas as possible.
1
Sleepy_Potato2Mar 28, 2026
+1
Retire and spend my time relaxing. Probably traveling after investing in something like renewable energy that gives an ok return (so I get money rather than having it just sit there) and is at least somewhat ethical. I might find something I want to do, perhaps volunteer work, but I'd like to just relax for a while
1
shawnjpMar 28, 2026
+1
Set up the worlds biggest animal sanctuary
1
The_Mighty_BaguetteMar 28, 2026
+1
Donate 990 millions to charities and stuff, why would you need a billion
1
Jirachibi1000Mar 28, 2026
+1
Sorry for the boring answer but I'd myself one or two nice things, help friends with problems they may have, donate a huge chunk to charity, and the rest goes into savings.
1
Mouse-DirectMar 28, 2026
+1
Examine how on earth I became a billionaire when there’s no ethical way to do that. Immediately donate the majority of my wealth. Resource hoarding is gross. My fam lives quite comfortably on $100k/year. Excess seriously freaks me out.
1
ButterscotchAny1136Mar 28, 2026
+1
I’m buying a **private LPG tanker** and parking it in the driveway just to flex on the neighborhood. In 2026, a billion dollars is cool, but having a 20-year supply of cooking gas while the Strait of Hormuz is acting up is the ultimate 'Old Money' energy. I’ll be the only person in the city making 3 AM Pasta without checking a delivery app or a geopolitical map.
or
I’m buying the **entire advertising budget for the major news networks** and replacing every 'Breaking News: War in Iran' segment with 24/7 footage of a slow-moving river and lo-fi beats. If I’m a billionaire, I’m paying for the privilege of not knowing which specific missile is currently making my gas bill go up. Ignorance isn't just bliss; it's expensive
1
SalekkaanMar 28, 2026
+1
Buy a football club from Finnish veikkaus-liiga and put so much money in, that it makes to the champions league.
Renovate all the ski jumping hills in Finland to be top notch, hire good coaches from all around the world and build a junior program, to make Finland a formidable ski jumping nation it used to be.
Build a flying hill to Finland, somewhere in the north, and aim to be larger than the current ones.
Go to flying school and become an airline pilot and try to earn a living flying planes.
In that order
1
ManagementQueasy7948Mar 28, 2026
+1
Buy your account from you and delete it
1
Careless_Papaya_5426Mar 28, 2026
+1
How much
1
ManagementQueasy7948Mar 28, 2026
+1
Remove if from you post first
1
Cautious-Reveal5468Mar 28, 2026
+1
I'd gather all my friends/family and rent Versailles for a huge party for starters. Maybe go to space? Rent a gorgeous ski mountain for 3 months every year, buy an island and grow weed, book out the orient express bc my family has always wanted to do that, lots of things really!
1
jaajaajaa6Mar 28, 2026
+1
Donate to the charities of my choice and not the government. I am a better steward of money than any politician.
1
SeethruHairlineMar 28, 2026
+1
Embrace the villain label that the masses have given me
1
BG3restartMar 28, 2026
+1
Move to a bungalow and give most of it away.
1
F_I_N_E_Mar 28, 2026
+1
Pay off my debts, finally be able to breathe, set my kids up for life, buy great swathes of land to let it return to its natural state.
1
sillylittlewillyMar 28, 2026
+1
Two chicks at the same time
1
llamafromhell1324Mar 28, 2026
+1
Free pin worms for all.
1
MarcusSurealiusMar 28, 2026
+1
Start buying politicians.
1
Alternative-Art6059Mar 28, 2026
+1
Go to the doctor
1
Mindless-Occasion-58Mar 28, 2026
+1
Thank GOD & Give half away to the homeless and the sick first
1
UnfittedMinkMar 28, 2026
+1
Hire an accountant.
1
Ok_Listen_6600Mar 28, 2026
+1
Donate all of my money to Israel
1
Norseman84Mar 28, 2026
+1
Buy my brother in law an apartment, send out mails to some contractors about renovating our house. Or tearing it down and build a new one. Just a decent family home, not a 30 bedroom mansion. And just relax a little.
1
Secret-Agent-60Mar 28, 2026
+1
Run against trump as dictator
1
Unfair-Frame9096Mar 28, 2026
+1
Get a good, reliable financial adviser.
1
lacerantplainerMar 28, 2026
+1
lol.... vacation for one.
1
Rich_Ad_9590Mar 28, 2026
+1
Pay off all debts and student loans. Invest funds in undisclosed locations or businesses. Develop a system to generate passive income, ensuring financial security. Assist those in need of financial support.
1
EntarsMar 28, 2026
+1
I'll travel the world with my parents.After a lifetime of hard work, it's time to enjoy life.
1
TenshizanshiMar 28, 2026
+1
Build my parents a single story house since they're going into the 60s now and my mother has hip and knee issues. Afterwards find a trustworthy person to manage my funds and invest. Help my few closest friends, give to charity, quit work and travel a lot
1
RingReasonableMar 28, 2026
+1
Preorder a GR GT3
1
BillyLumioMar 28, 2026
+1
Work on becoming the next Epstein
1
Sure_Acanthaceae_348Mar 28, 2026
+1
I’d buy some happiness for other people by paying off their debt with my investment returns.
1
lodelljaxMar 28, 2026
+1
I think I am going to buy some politicians and make them do good.
1
fermat9990Mar 28, 2026
+1
Learn how to write small on a check
1
IngenuityLatter3810Mar 28, 2026
+1
COMPRARIA UMA ILHA FARIA INVESTIMENTOS PARA ELA SER PRATICAMENTE AUTO-SUFICIENTE COMPRARIA MUITAS ARMAS E DECLARARIA IMPOSTO ZERO ASSIM QUE CONSEGUI-SE MINHA BOMBA NUCLEAR.
1
DependentRounders934Mar 28, 2026
+1
A bunch of hookers and cocaine
1
clairqalbMar 28, 2026
+1
Travel, travel, travel
1
Good_Car8569Mar 28, 2026
+1
Honestly, I’d keep doing what I’m already doing, just on a much bigger scale. And I’d use the resources to help even more children in need, especially in Gaza
1
InterviewPatient7730Mar 28, 2026
You're litteraly one of the only one I saw who mentioned helping those in need with that money, like I know I'm on Listnook so I shouldn't have expected something but it's still very concerning...
0
Good_Car8569Mar 28, 2026
+1
So, are i'm one of the good or bad girls:)
1
ChallengeNo631Mar 28, 2026
+1
Release the Epstein files
1
InterviewPatient7730Mar 28, 2026
+1
Thanks
1
deargodineedabeerMar 28, 2026
+1
Buy some politicians to do some good shit for the American people. Mass charity donations. Build a zany house and maybe have another kid
1
EJMac11Mar 28, 2026
+1
Find a bunch of worth while causes to donate to.
1
InterviewPatient7730Mar 28, 2026
+1
You're litteraly one of the only one I saw who mentioned helping those in need with that money, like I know I'm on Listnook so I shouldn't have expected something but it's still very concerning...
1
EJMac11Mar 28, 2026
+1
Man, Listnook has become toxic! There was another post, "Who is the nicest person you know on Listnook?". I replied, "I'm still waiting to meet a nice person on Listnook". lol
1
BedHead8077Mar 28, 2026
Corrupt some politicians to get even richer and get some power along the way. /s
0
isthatwillythewankerMar 28, 2026
-2
As soon as you become a billionaire you lose any inkling of empathy and gain a kink for nuclear warheads.
Id probably do what trump does, nuke a random country out of boredom.
-2
Lord_Shiba_SamaMar 28, 2026
-4
Donate it all to listnookors who downvote me. One million each. FCFS
-4
InterviewPatient7730Mar 28, 2026
+2
Give me my part then
2
Lord_Shiba_SamaMar 28, 2026
+2
Done. Next summer, look for a mysterious bag near your street on the third saturday of the month.
111 Comments