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28 March 2008

If I had a million dollars...F5

It's Friday!

My nose has been to the grindstone during the day - making my feet firmly "up" at night. I am so delighted it is Friday. The Friday 5 is actually something that sweetie and I talk about all the time. So... off we go!

Singing Owl says: A Million Dollar Friday Five

Lingering effects of a cold have me watching more television than usual. There appears to be a resurgence of the old daytime staple--the quiz show. Except they are on during prime time, and a great many of them offer the chance of winning one million dollars.

I think it started with Regis Philbin and "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" but now we have a half dozen or so.

My husband and I started musing (after watching "Deal or No Deal") about what we could do with a million dollars. I thought I'd just bring that discussion into the Friday Five this week. It's simple. What are five things you would want to do with a million dollar deposit in your bank account?

  1. 10% right off the top would go to organizations that we are passionate about. Sweetie and I contemplate which ones they are, and mine, in no particular order are Aeon (The mission of Aeon is to create and sustain quality affordable homes that strengthen lives and communities, located in Minneapolis and serving the greater Twin Cities area), a few churches (2 or 3) and our local neighborhood organization.
  2. 10% into savings/some sort of financially sound resting place for money to grow.
  3. 10% to family.
  4. Pay. Off. The. House. Then put on a new roof (with solar or at least solar ready), new gutters, new windows, on demand water heater.
  5. Two vacations. One of sweeties dreams, and mine - going back to where I used to live - St. Thomas, St. John (USVI) and Tortolla (BVI) for two weeks.

Now, where was I? Oh yeah... keep working on my PowerPoint for Sundays presentation.

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yeah... you wise money manager. now back to the regularly scheduled programming... sermon writing. power points. details... everyone's "favorite"

#6 adopt Mindy ~grins~

and yes - of course... adopt Mindy. (what was I thinking?)

I will stay at home and cook for you and sweetie and make ya'll lots of purses!

Snazzy play.

Great play... seems we are all paying off bills today!!!

That vacation to the islands sounds awfully good right now! Good play, sensible though it is.

Great Dreams ... like the touch of reality.

Hey, thanks so much for the gift!! I got it this week :).

And great play--I bet paying off the house would feel good!

Great play. I don't have a house to pay off...but there are those pesky school loans.

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