People who say that they don’t want a lot of money lack ambition, because if you win the R165 million PowerBall jackpot on Friday, 16 January, you will find that there are so many things that money can buy.
It doesn’t have to be for yourself; you could also give it away or spend it supporting people or causes that you feel passionate about.
Spending your PowerBall millions
Money opens more doors than poverty ever will. If you are quick to complain about how other people spend their money, winning the PowerBall is an opportunity for you to decide how and where you want that money to go.
Winning R165 million means an instant lifestyle upgrade for yourself and the people that you care about.
Admittedly, with inflation and a fluctuating exchange rate, money doesn’t go as far as it used to, but winning R165 million means that you don’t have to care too much about administration.
You can hire an accountant to sweat the small stuff, while you can decide where to spend the big stuff where it matters.
What R165 million buys if you win the PowerBall
1 pre-owned Gulfstream. Buy yourself wings.
2 Bugatti Tourbillons, unless you prefer a taxi.
3 luxury game lodges. Conservation and holidays.
4 hospital wings with your name on the door.
282 Toyota Hiace Sesfikiles. Why catch a taxi when you can own a fleet?
1 000 annual cashier salaries. Some people still have to work.
3 300 La Mer Moisturizing Soft Crème because hydration is essential.
12 500 Brunello Cucinelli luxury T-shirts. Take one in every colour.
50 000 Smeg kettles. Boiled water never tasted so good.
130 000 mls Botox. Beauty is skindeep, and injectable.
122 700 Aramis Classic EDT. Old school masculinity rocks.
166 000 school desks. Education is the future.
194 000 bottles Veuve Clicquot. You don’t drink tea, you drink champagne.
476,000 copies of Nicci Robertson’s delicious Mind, Body & Soul Food.
2 000 000 harvest spoons from Ruby Ceramics to share abundance.
1 005 025 Mr Price cargo shorts, but you can call them Monsieur Prisse.
1 213 235 jars of Hellmann’s Real Mayonaise. Who says money can’t buy good taste?
3 340 000 McDonald’s Happy Meals because even happiness has a price.
4 250 000 jars of Peck’s Anchovette. You’ll miss it when you can’t find it.
8 000 000 litres of 95 unleaded petrol. Fuel your dreams.
In the end, the maths tells its own story.
Money can vanish faster than the fantasy suggests, and even the most extravagant wishlist has its limits.
Luxury is seductive but fleeting; what endures are the memories and the people who keep your dreams alive.
Perhaps that’s the true PowerBall takeaway: money can buy your dreams, but only you can own them.
How would you spend R165 million if you won the Powerball?
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