As someone who isn’t born with a silver spoon, becoming rich would be a fantastic moment in my life. With my money, I can do whatever I wish, go to places and but whatever I want.
However, let’s admit that being rich also comes with big responsibility… and lots of stress for some!
What if one day, I got magically wake up in the bed of Php25 Million pesos?!
So just for the sake of FUN, I listed down my own 25 Smart ways to spend a Php25M.
1. 20% of my Php25 Million will go to my trust fund. No questions ask.
2. Get additional life insurance. It is better to have another one, I’m no monogamous.
3. Buy a small vacation house in the province. I like it near the beach coz I’m missing provincial life.
4. Travel to France, but not in Paris (very touristic appeal). I prefer to visit the old French chateaus, vineyards, and small towns that Belle hated most.
5. Open a small school for learning “how to become a lady”, learn international social graces and etiquettes. Believe me, these are getting extinct!
6. Invest in food franchise (of course Jollibee!).
7. Open a consultancy firm for digital and risk advisory. Needs an outlet for my passion and to be connected to the professional and corporate world.
8. Get an additional hard drive for my photos and videos. My blog photos need additional storage!
Wow, such a great view to be rich!
9. Invest a few grand to update my website. Yes, there is always room for improvement.
10. Travel to Spain, and make sure to dine with the royal family.
11. Travel to Italy, and making sure to dine at the famous Michelin restaurant.
12. Travel to Greece and have my old Greek Goddess themed photoshoot!
13. Pay a visit to Tokyo, not for shopping (too much clutter!) just for sightseeing and dining.
14. Visit Thailand for the nth time for my regular R & R season.
15. Visit China and tour around its key cities and gorgeous provinces to feed my mind.
17. Buy an OPPOR17 smartphone for my travel photography, and few selfies!
Looks gorgeous, right?!
18. Give an anonymous donation to the animal shelter. I love animals although I can’t have them.
19. Buy some jewelry and store it in known private banks as my investment.
20. Contact Love Marie and commission a self-portrait of mine. I want to have a valuable remembrance to my kin, letting them know how smart am I. LOL
21. Contact Eman Santos and commission a panorama painting of koi for my Mother. She loves koi.
22. Book an appointment at Salcedo Auction and invest in one of the Philippines ’ most important art.
23. Open a Swiss account for contingency reasons. We don’t know what our economy goes.
24. Open a French restaurant ala-MIREIO to feed my tummy, my status quo, and to work with a gorgeous French chef.
25. A pair of Manolo Blahnik. Nothing will give you an utmost confidence than wearing gorgeous pair of shoes from an icon.
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Ah, being rich would be a famous feeling! You can enjoy the fine living and dining at one of the posh restaurants in the Mireio (located at Raffles Makati) with a great view, thanks to our friends at Ripple8 and Smart Communications.
Appetizer - Traditional Pissaladiere, marinated anchovy, Kalamata olive, baby arugula | Main Course - beef sirloin, French fries, Bearnaise | Dessert - Warm lemon and Almond financier, lemon mousseline and crisp, almond ice cream | Wine - Chateau Cap de Fer - Bordeaux Superieur, 2016
Just a text away to become the next Crazy Rich Asian! BRB!
Such a cool mental exercise! You created a very diverse list too!
ReplyDeletelol thank you Liz! I guess every winner and nouveau riche should have a sound and focused mind to about spending all their winnings.
DeleteIf I won that kind of money, I would travel more. I may also move to a bigger house.
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome idea! I am also thinking of not changing my lifestyle for security purposes.
DeleteI hope you win! You seem like you have actually put some thought into responsible ideas and rewarding ideas to use the money!
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ReplyDeleteYour goal is exactly mine: at the right price get the most out, especially when traveling!
Wow great it is Cristina!
DeleteI love the list!! If ever I have 25 million I'd probably do the same plus a whole year of backpacking-- non stop!
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome Rae!
DeleteI think I will save this post in case I won that kind of money. This seems like a great plan to spend it! haha.. love it.
ReplyDeleteThank you dear! Most in the list are all investing for the future and self.
DeleteGood luck with winning! I always try to win the lottery here. No luck yet, but I keep trying because you never know.
ReplyDeleteIt is fun to dream about how you would spend a lot of money! Like you, I would have a lot of travel on my list.
ReplyDeleteDreaming is FREE!
DeleteNow you got me thinking. If I would get that amount I'd probably go around the world haha.
ReplyDeleteThat would be great Neil!
DeleteWho wouldn't love to be a millionaire? I would probably spend most of the money just traveling and I would fulfill my dream of going to Antarctica!
ReplyDeleteWow that is amazing and huge dream! We all can dream :D
DeleteGood luck! All of these ideas seem pretty awesome and a great plan of how to spend the money.
ReplyDeleteThank you Luna :D
DeleteThat would be really amazing even to try to be that rich for just one week 😅 thank you so much for sharing I really did enjoy reading your post 😍 And I hope that you can win and achieve all these goals 💗
ReplyDeleteThank you for enjoying my list! Ah it is so much fun thinking about these.. for a moment I am feeling rich!
DeleteThese are really great ideas, I haven't thought fully what if one day I win a huge amount to be honest I would freeze for like a month before trying to spend.
ReplyDeleteYou may also opt to lock your home be in your own version of house arrest and just feel your richness.
DeleteGood luck to you, I hope you can win and be rich. You listed some good ideas to spend the money, all the best.
ReplyDeleteLove this read. We can all dream right? :)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, right!
DeleteWhat a great way to spend 25 million. I hope I win that someday. Lol!
ReplyDeleteYes! OMG I had so much fun writing this dream.
DeleteThis was such a fun post. It is so cool to imagine what it would be like to actually be rich. I think you had some great ideas on your list.
ReplyDeleteThank you dearest!
DeleteWish ur dream comes true one day. Afterall who doesn't wants to be rich! Nice article and keep going
ReplyDeleteTravel will be more fun!
DeleteI hope it happens! I often fantasize about winning a bunch of money too. I would pay off all of my bills first!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! I will travel more but prioritize the places in my list.
Deletethis list made me smile! and is also making me thinkup my own list.. travel to places we always wanted to visit would definitely be a first
ReplyDeleteThis is a great list of things that you can do if you won millions. It is better to plan just in case you win because if you are unprepared you may lose it all.
ReplyDeleteThat is true. I heard many lotto winners who became bankrupt because of mismanagement of their winnings.
DeleteThis is a question I often think about actually :) My decisions of what to do with the money are quite similar to yours. I wonder if it is this way for the majority of people? Wish you win one day :)
ReplyDeleteI wish all people think this way :D
DeleteYou've put a lot of thought into this! I can't imagine being rich with money but I would love more to be able to travel more!
ReplyDeleteYeah I did. I was thinking first of just saving it all. But the I realized that if I have that money, the I will spend it wisely and save enough for the years that I am still healthy. Because let's be real, we can't bring our money when we depart this beautiful world, so might as well enjoy it.
DeleteIf I became rich I would definitely take my family on the road and travel - anywhere and everywhere. The logistics would be difficult with special needs children but we would find a way to make it work.
ReplyDeleteBuy your own logistics and jet!
DeleteWhat a fabulous list of ways you can spend php25 if you win. Love this list.
ReplyDeleteThank you Brandy! But I add a little splurge for having a pair of Manolo!
DeleteGreat list and good luck with winning! I'd like to visit Tokyo myself!
ReplyDeleteThank you Frankie!
DeleteHahaha Jollibee.. everyones pride in the Phillipines. We visited Manila this year and everyone told us to try the food there. Have you seen the movie CrazyRichAsians? I found it funny that it was such a hit in USA and it basically flunked in China.. but in the crazy rich in China are at a different level!
ReplyDeleteHahahah Jollibee because it is one of the feasible food chain. Yes I love the Crazy Rich Asians, and I know the fact that the real rich Asians raised their brows about it but the movie is an entertainment.
DeleteIt flunked in China because of the delays release... the people behind the licensing should think that the technology in Asia especially in China is way advance that we can always get an advance copy, lol.
I'd hate to have loads of money, because even if I had a plan, I know it would probably go out of the window.
ReplyDeleteohhh then you should learn Finance 101 first. Money when use wisely is a heaven sent.
DeleteWhat a fun idea! Let’s hope that one day this list can go from being a dream to a checklist!
ReplyDeleteI know right?! OMG dreaming is so much fun!
DeleteI had no idea what a Php25 Million was, but I love your ideas on how to spend it :)
ReplyDeleteLouise x
Plus I have a thrifty gal so a 25 million is more huge money!
DeleteGreat list and good luck on winning.
ReplyDeleteI would buy a vacation and house and travel the world if I won a million dollars!
ReplyDeleteThat's cool! I may add buying an old house in Italy and turn it to a hostel maybe.
Deletegreat idea to spend 25M.. If I won - first thing I do is to bring my mom wherever she wants to go.. asked her to stop working.. pamper her... then the rest - insurance and charity... =)
ReplyDeleteYup its awesome that we plan things ahead :D
DeleteSuch huge money can change everything in life I guess. Can't imagine how it will feel like.
ReplyDeleteYes, that's why planning is important to about overwhelming feeling.
Deletegreat article. I'd definitely bookmark this one. Hope to find more like this.
ReplyDeleteOpportunity comes once, so better not waste it!
DeleteHaha i'm with Louise, I had no idea what Php25 M was, but seems like you've really thought this one out! Good read :)
ReplyDeleteHi,
Deleteas of today this Php25M is equivalent to $476,000 and it is a small money if you will spend it outside Asia. However, if you spend it here in Southeast Asia, you can live a millionaire and retirement life!
I wouldn't know where to begin if I had this much money. A house would be nice to begin with.
ReplyDeleteI thought initially of buying a house. However, I thought of spending for travel first. A house would get more cost especially when it wasn't occupied. Unless I buy a small condo and hook it up to Airbnb.
DeleteThis sounds like a great think to think about. I love doing this whenever I purchase a lottery ticket out here. I always think that I'm not paying for the ticket with the expectation of winning. I do it because I enjoy dreaming about what I would do with the money for a while.
ReplyDeleteThat is exactly the thought, David! The money we spend for lotto is nothing because it gives us a heavenly feeling to dream, and that feeling can't buy with any price.
DeleteHi I hope you win goodluck If I have 25million I will go the Paris because that's is my dream place :)
ReplyDeleteI like to visit Paris as well, however I prefer the provincial areas of France first. Paris is always there :D
DeleteIf I have money, I don't know what I do know , but your tips sounds really good.
ReplyDeletePlan ahead while its not yet there.
DeleteThis is really interesting. Great list and good luck on winning.
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting Bindu!
DeleteThis is a great list! If I won the lottery here in California, I would definitely like to visit China too.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! There are many awesome places in China that wasn't shared my mainstream media. You have to visit them to see and discover.
DeleteWhat an interesting list to read! All the very best!
ReplyDeleteThank you Pujarini!
DeleteI love this list! It was fun to read through! I love that you would give an anonymous donation to an animal shelter. :)
ReplyDeleteI love animals and since I can't have them at home, giving donations would be a great idea :D
DeleteI would definitely act the same way. Having a trust fund is so important (and having a house near the beach to be honest).
ReplyDeleteHouse near the beach, made of natural materials are more cool and easy to maintain :D
DeleteI love this list! I too would make some of the same trips. I have always wanted to travel and make those kinds of lasting memories! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Nicole! What will you with your millions?!
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