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Can I have $1?

[-] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

I would look into the people who win the lotto and make sure you learn from their mistakes

[-] alphapuggle@programming.dev 14 points 2 days ago

Don't forget to support FOSS software you're using, including lemmy & your home instance

[-] saltnotsugar@lemm.ee 13 points 2 days ago

How much cheese do you intend to buy? Will you use very expensive cheese for grilled cheese? If you had to pick three cheeses to invest in, which ones would you go for? Sorry for all the financial questions.

[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago

I’m a cheese fiend, so if there’s a Cheese shortage in the bendy month you know that was me

[-] Blurntout@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Hi Mari

Congratulations on graduating soon! I’m also sorry for your loss I know loosing my grand father was tough and I can only imagine the wedge his will has created between you and your family.

We’re not well equipped to make decisions of that magnitude at 18 and many of us don’t develop the skills to make them later in life 😅

How you really doing?

DMs are always open if you have any questions you’d rather bounce of a stranger :)

[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

I’m okay. A little stressed. Everyone has an idea of what I should do with it all and they’re all different ideas. So just trying to sift through all that and decide what I want. But really more than anything just ready to graduate

[-] skozzii@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago

Hello sir or madame I have a crypto project you might be interested in!

Get ready for alot of that.

[-] Iapar@feddit.org 11 points 2 days ago

Can you give me some money?

[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago
[-] Iapar@feddit.org 8 points 2 days ago
[-] Twig@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

Here's hoping you get some money!

[-] RebekahWSD@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Good luck! I've heard one should get a good financial planner and shit for that.

[-] Twig@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago

Or just chuck a large amount into some savings thing regardless. I've known of those even with financial planners to have it all go horribly wrong.

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

That sounds like it could really complicate dating because you wouldn't know if they were with you for you or for the money.

Uh, that's not a question.

How are you doing?

[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago

Good, but overwhelmed. It all caused drama when he first passed and we read his will. Then it settled but now that I’m about to graduate people are getting angry again

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

I imagine that kind of money could really tear a family apart. It's ridiculous really what it turns people into.

I hope things go well for you.

[-] Tagger@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

Congrats, how old are you? How will this money change the way you live your life?

[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago

I am 18, and this means I’ll probably never have to worry about finances in the future. So hopefully that means I can pursue passions and not have to worry about work

[-] Obi@sopuli.xyz 12 points 2 days ago

Firstly, fuck you.

Secondly, depending how multi we're talking about on the millions, it might not be enough to just live life however you want. Look up the 4% rule and FIRE (Financially Independent, Retired Early) to really work out the maths of it all.

Secondly, while it's tempting to jump into abandoned hedonism and drink away the years, I'd strongly argue for still finishing your studies and then working. But you get to only work for things you want to do, not have to.

Either start your own things or join others, maybe NGO work, maybe something manual and small, maybe art, whatever floats your boat.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

You might have a concept of how lucky you are, but you'll never truly understand without having worked away years of your life first.

Hopefully you can understand why some people close to you are upset. It's a raw deal busting your ass in a 9-5 your entire life then seeing someone inherit millions when they turn 18. You didn't earn it, and as long as you know that, you can probably avoid becoming an asshole.

I don't even know you and I hate your guts. But at the same time, I would love to be in your place. So I also don't hate you. If I was in the family and watched this happen to you, I'd probably just hate you.

[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

I get it. I have no argument why I deserved it.

[-] Mac@mander.xyz 4 points 2 days ago

I recommend you put it away and pretend it doesnt exist for a minimum of 10 years.

[-] Tagger@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Mate, living the dream!

[-] khannie@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Congratulations. Hope you have a great life!

Get external financial advice. Pay for it. It's easy to piss away what seem like vast amounts of money.

[-] DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 days ago

What's your favourite dinosaur?

[-] esteemedtogami@lemmy.one 6 points 2 days ago

Is there a story? And if so, are you willing to share it?

[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 15 points 2 days ago

Yes there is. My grandfather owned a ton of land for all my life and then about a year before he passed he sold it all except for the stretch his house is actually on for a ton of money. In his will he left me a trust of $25M and the property his house is on which is worth about $5M itself, all of which I will have full access to when I graduate. I graduate on May 16.

[-] CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al 2 points 1 day ago

Do you have anyone in your life that you really trust? And give good advice?

[-] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Want to go halfsies with me on a steel workshop building? I’ve been quoted about 80k total with the concrete foundation. I’ve got the land and 40k saved. Gonna do woodworking and EV conversions and eventually open a school for “technical enrichment” combining tech/hacking/vertical farming and EV/solar stuff. I live in an area that’s kinda podunk and most of the local kids just go work at Dairy Queen or something.

A lot of people probably gonna ask you for money, so no worries either way. Congrats, if you’re not fulla crap 😁

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

You hiring?

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Willed some money? Selling a company?

[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 5 points 2 days ago

I was left a trust of $25M and a $5M property by my grandfather

[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago
[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

My plan was always to be a beautician and I’m going to carry on with that hopefully

[-] Chappy@infosec.pub 4 points 2 days ago

Sounds to me like you'll be owning a salon maybe? Get some business management training first, or you'll lean into that money a bit deeper than you thought.

[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

For sure. I want to definitely take business classes

[-] Twig@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

Any immediate plans?

Also, chuck us a couple of quid?

[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Well this summer vacationing pretty hard. But after that who knows

[-] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

How do you think it will impact you mentally? Knowing myself I think I'd really spoil myself (with everything) and would never recover. If I were in your position I'd pay for a psychologist/coach ASAP to keep me on track.

[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

I’m hoping my ego doesn’t get too big or my laziness any worse than it already is. But maybe I’ll be worse than I think

[-] Twig@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 days ago

Vacationing anywhere or anyhow in particular?

[-] MariOrtiz@lemm.ee 2 points 2 days ago

Gonna do Hawaii for sure because I’ve never been. But no hard plans beyond that

[-] Twig@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago
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