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What You Can Buy With $1.3 Billion

Because we all just have the feeling we are gonna win the lottery

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What You Can Buy With $1.3 Billion

On January 9, like me, you probably spent your Saturday night waiting for the Powerball numbers to be released. Now this is not a weekly activity for me, but when the jackpot hits $900 million why not give it a shot. When my six numbers weren't shown on the screen I was fairly disappointed; even though statistically I had a better chance getting struck by lightning twice than winning. Unfortunately, nobody went to bed a winner. It was announced on January 10, that there was no winner for the largest recorded jackpot in history. Since we all have another shot at the big bucks, the jackpot rolls over. The new jackpot is estimated at 1.3 billion dollars. This number seems ridiculous and almost unreal but its true (before taxes at least). Anytime a lottery jackpot gets this high, I love to sit around and talk about all the things I would buy. I'd pay off my crippling student loan debt, buy a house (or five), and travel the world. A billion dollars can buy one person, a lot so let's put this jackpot number in perspective for you.

With $1.3 billion you can buy...

1) 650,000 Meet & Greet Justin Bieber Tickets

Obviously this would be the first thing to come to mind for me. When Justin announced his tour the Meet & Greet tickets were selling for $2,000 a piece. With your new found fortune you could buy 650,000 of those tickets, if they weren't sold out already.

2)4,062 ofKylie Jenner's Ferrari

Tyga, the boyfriend of Kylie Jenner, bought her a over-the-top birthday gift this year. The crisp white Ferrari convertible retails for $320,000, which costs more than most of our current houses. Look out Kylie, you may have one Ferrari but we have over 4,000.

3) 65 of Kim and Kanye's House

The power couple purchased their lavish home in 2014. It features two swimming pools, two spas, and its very own vineyard. For the small price of $20 million Kimye is living the life. However, you could afford 65 of their mansions. Maybe E! will even give you a reality show and you and your family will rule the world. Fingers crossed.

4)8 Trips to the Moon

That's right you can literally pay to be shot into space. Now obviously this trip doesn't take you to the actual moon but it does fly you around it. The trip on a spacecraft, piloted by a Russian astronaut, costs $150 million. You and seven friends could take the once in a lifetime trip or you could just be selfish and go see the moon eight times.

5) The Cleveland Cavaliers

That is if they were for sale. Since the return of LeBron James, the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise has been estimated to be worth an insane $915 million. You'd even have some money left over to spare.


Hopefully, If you do win the jackpot you do something smart with your money. Pay off your debt, invest it, or donate to charity. Until, I see my winning numbers on the screen I am going to keep dreaming of the amount of times I can meet Justin Bieber.

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