Asklemmy

Safe investments to make sure it lasts and then I want to start a charity to help people get access to mental health care, help feed the homeless, and do other stuff for my community.

Also pay off debt and finish college

I'd get a house for me and my family. Make sure my parents have a house that meets their needs as well. I'd hire a personal trainer to get in shape and take a few months off work while I figure out what to do next.

Sleep

Basically follow what these guys say: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTurSi0LhJs

I've got a couple of people in my life I would set up, take care of my family's long term debts, set aside enough to retire tomorrow, and find a charity I really liked to donate the rest... the fuck I need that much money for?

Hide it.

no importa lo que hagas ni pienses, vas a morir igualmente

no matter what you do or think, you will die anyway

First, I would purchase my favorite charity from the lovely lady (a friend of mine) who runs it for 10 million. Then I would expand its reach a lot.

Hire and accountant. Taxes are too complex and most lottery winners are bankrupt in 10-20 years as they fail to budget correctly.

I'd probably pay off my house, upgrade the furnace to a heat pump (something i'm doing with the next bonus anyway) turn the rest over to charities. Though with that much money finding charities that can even accept that much money is hard.

Pay off my house, do all the little projects in the house we couldn't afford, save enough for the kids college fund, and buy a few shiny toys. Then go back to work like normal...I'd go insane with nothing to do all day. On the plus side, my family will have the most amazing vacations.

Pay off all debts and mortgages for myself and my immediate family, then put away whatever’s away into separate HYSAs for a few months to let the initial rush go away.

I would use the entire $1 billion to buy company stocks and use them to try stop their bad behaviors/investments, like stopping Big Petrol from polluting more, Google from spying on their users, etc.

Have you ever seen office space? Peter's answer or his neighbor's answer. Probably both.

I’d buy an electric car, a 40 watt laser engraver, I’d build a workshop in my side yard, install a vented hood, get some new larger 3d printers, a paint airbrush system, set up a bicycle repair area, and set up a computer workshop in there. And never leave my workshop.

Hire an accountant.

Find a reputable institutional advisor who specializes in this sort of thing. Pay off debts. Quit my job. Eventually begin planning some charitable gifts, perhaps even a foundation or something. Make life meaningful that way.

Put it in a bank earning 4% interests and live off of it for the rest of my life. Yeah I'm a simple man.

first thing I'd do is buy my mom a house and py off all our debt. It'd be nice to have some time alone as an adult without having to leave her homeless or whatever. Next I'd find a restoration shop for my truck, buy the shop and make them fix my truck. Why buy the shop? Why not I've always wanted to be an automotive restorer and now I've got whatever is left after taxes and fees. Then I'd probably have my own house built the way I want it. After that idk. I'd have more money then I'd ever know what to do with, have my own shop with the latest and greatest gear and the best mechanics around. I'd hav le my own house and my mom would be taken care of. I'd probably buy my best friend and her parents a house, afaik she still lives at home and her parents rent.so that'd be doing them a big favor.

With a billion I could probably buy a huge island just for myself but in all honesty I just need a million so I can retire. It's more than enough.

I hope I could have it pay out maybe $1 million a year for 1000 years. If not…

I would find a financial advisor how to save and invest properly so my money could make money. I would give a bunch to my parents and sibling so they don’t have to worry. I’d give a bunch to my extended family. I would give a bunch to my friends. I would restart a nonprofit I was a part of. I would build housing and a support system for unhoused people. I’d buy some medical debt on the market to forgive it. I would lobby a few politicians to do some good things. I would travel some.

My usual luck would appear and I would die in my sleep before I can cash out.

Whatever the hell I wanted to do. Rich people don't go to jail.