It seems to be popular on Threads for people to ask what you would do if you had X amount of money, usually $1000, $5000, or $10,000. A few people have asked about amount of increasing value, a million, 10 million, 100 million, a billion. I decided to answer that question for all of the amounts listed.

If I had $1,000

1. Get 2 new library cards
2. Get the items on my “Things I Need” wish list
3. Use the rest to pay off outstanding bills

If I had $5,000

1. Eye exam and new glasses
2. Get 2 new library cards
3. Get the items on my “Things I Need” wish list
4. Make a significant donation to Feeding America
5. Use the rest to pay off outstanding bills

If I had $10,000

1. All of the above
2. Overnight trip to Portland to buy books at Powell’s
3. Make a significant donation to ASPCA
4. Make a significant donation to Human Rights Coalition

If I had $100,000

1. All of the above
2. Buy a car
3. Make a significant donation to St. Jude Children’s Hospital
4. Make a significant donation to The Trevor Project

If I had $500,000

1. All of the above
2. Take a road trip to independent bookstores across the country
3. Make a significant donation to The Innocence Project

If I had $1,000,000

1. All of the above
2. Buy a house
3. Make a significant donation to The World Wildlife Foundation

If I had $10,000,000

1. All of the above
2. Buy houses for my family
3. Open a shelter for the unhoused

If I had $100,000,000

1. All of the above
2. Convert a hotel into apartments for the unhoused
3. Buy a cabin to host monthly reading retreats
4. Fund Aid requests, school lists, school lunches, defense funds etc.

If I had $1,000,000,000

1. All of the above
2. Convert additional hotels as needed
3. Create a cat sanctuary
4. Open a library
5. Fund an arts program

What would you do?