A girl can dream

So I kinda entered a competition because I was bored. (being bored is a motivator of many things in my life - sometimes being bored is the only excuse I have - fortunately hair grows back... and things dry out and solvents remove most of the evidence)

Anyway. back on topic... this competition sent me a letter yesterday saying I may have won a large sum of money. Not ridiculously large but equivalent to a fair portion of my annual income.

So I sent back the Thanks for the Offer of Your Money form and I know I know I know these things never happen but... just imagine if it did...

So I got pondering and dreaming and thinking and calculating about What If I Really Won All That Money...

So as part of making a pact with the powers that be. I shall declare here what I will do with my money. and therefore holding myself accountable (but only if I win)

First: I will tithe a portion of the money. This goes without saying. If you have to ask what portion of the money that is... you should ask me - Ill educate you in the joys of giving to the Church. (No point in giving if it isn't a joy)

Second: I will donate a portion to my parents for their awesome holiday. They have spent so many years taking my self and my siblings on holiday, I wish for them to have a good restful holiday of their own this year. (a holiday from parental duties)

Third: The money is unforcasted and so it features in no budget of mine so spending it doesn't hurt. I will speak to one of my teacher-siblings and donate a quarter of the prize money to pay the school fees or university fees for a girl. I will prefer that the girl be schooling in Maths and Science or else be an Engineering student. I can be nerd and feminism specific if I want... It's my imaginary prize money.

Now I am not saying all of these things so that you'll be thinking "Oh wow, Frankie is such a generous person I want to be just like her!"

It would be cool to be able to be extravagantly generous without having to impact my salary. Normal people have to budget giving to charity versus the size of their entertainment budget... me included.

And so after these three portions of the money Ill have a bit more than half left.

I will not lend any of it to friends of family members. I may never get it back or else resent the person until I get it back.

It will not be enough for a new car, but will be enough for a fat deposit on a new car.

It will afford me a kickass trip overseas. but not enough to have kickass travelling partners with me (you know who you are)

I could invest it... or I could put it into my retirement fund to grow for 40 years... or I could spend it on investment items (LBD, leather boots, designer luggage, laptop)

I could find a micro-loan beneficiary organisation and feel good about myself. (until I realise that I have no money any more)

But for now I can dream away :) It doesn't hurt anybody to spend away all the money you don't have.

pretty pretty pretty please I would like to win.