If you had 100 million dollars?

I'd put it in the bank. I'd probably hire someone to research a good mix of mutual funds. Investment is dangerous today because we don't have regulations in place to keep investment companies from stealing from you.

I'd probably buy one nice house. I don't need a HUGE house to show off, or a bunch of houses around the country, but it would be nice to have a nice house in a nice neighborhood, and maybe a condo in the city. I live in the SF Bay Area, so the house might be in Mill Valley or Hillsborough or Orinda, and the condo would be on Russian Hill or Pacific Heights, or maybe even SOMA. There would need to be a garage, a big one for my toys.

I'd buy a really nice car or three. Maybe a Porsche or one of the higher-end Audis, maybe a Lexus for weekends. If I had room it might be nice to have a vintage car, maybe a Packard or a Cord. Maybe two or three motorcycles (because motorcycles aren't as general-purpose as a car). One for canyon carving, one for touring. And an airplane. Nothing fancy, maybe a Beechcraft Bonanza. (I have a private pilot's license but haven't flown in years because of the cost.)

Then I think I'd do some traveling. Not a private jet. 1st Class would be nice enough. 8^) Summers in Europe. It might be nice to have a big motorhome and drive across the US and Canada.

Also I am not close to my family but I have a few close friends, and I think I'd write them all checks for, say, $100,000. I'd tell them "Use this money wisely, you won't get any more from me." I can imagine that one of the worst things about suddenly being filthy rich is that relatives and old friends come out of the woodwork to beg for money. It's not the money (well not totally), it's that I don't want to be constantly bothered. So I'd have to do something about that. Change to an unlisted number, for one thing.

At first I'd be like, "How the hell did I make all of this money?!"

And then but stuff I like :D

Give some to charity.

Move to Utah in a house.

Put some for retirement and college.

I would exchange them for British Pounds then design and build my dream flat-pack-home. Buy a car for myself and my boyfriend, buy a house for my parents, my boyfriend's mom, maybe for my brother too... have swimming pool in my backyard/garden, buy lots of clothes,books, awesome TV and furniture for my house and then I could be pregnant and not have to worry about money and get married :3

i'd put it in the bank, or invest it, and live off the lavish lifestyle the interest provides - whilst simultaneously securing the livelihood of all of my descendants for the next who knows how long.

either that, or buy 100 million lottery tickets...

buy a place in the country with no wires over my head, no sound of traffic in my ears, and with a sky clear and dark enough to see the Milky Way.

Move back to California

I would be happy

I'd disappear.