If you had a million pounds, would you give any of it to charity?

[Keri?!]

I personally would, at least half of it minimum.

so yeah? :)

[Xtina]

Ye but Jordan wouldn't. I'd give it to about half to 10 charities

[Dean]

I would because even £1,000 of that million could make a huge difference!

[Richie]

I would donate some of it

[Black_Apalachi]

Obviously. I'd probably donate a fair amount of it to be honest.

[2uettottanta]

If I had 1,000,000 I wouldn't donate a penny, I would invest it and make more millions then take whatever I needed to survive and give the rest of it to cancer research or something.

[Emotes]

If I had 1,000,000 I wouldn't donate a penny, I would invest it and make more millions then take whatever I needed to survive and give the rest of it to cancer research or something.

Yes I would do the same.

[dirrty]

only a small portion.

[::Art::]

Id give like £20 to charities outside of the church every sunday :P

[wiktoria]

I'd give some of it to charity :P

[Mathew]

I highly doubt I'd give anything to charity, not unless I had several million - and even then, I'd give the money to a smaller charity rather than the big ones who wouldn't notice it.

[myke]

truth is, you just don't know, none of us do until (if we ever) win the amount of money. most will say yes they will, but the likelihood is very little because once you have the taste of money you won't want to give of it away, it's just the way the mind works, it thrives on money.

but yeah, i would and i know that for a fact because yeah. i just do, it's not something im going to post

[dbgtz]

Probably not. Why? I don't trust charities. I mean there must be tons of charities which help african people so surely they should all pretty much have clean water and stuff by now. Didn't water aid say that one pipe thing to give a community fresh water is £10? If I was rich, I'd invest in rebuilding some of the rainforest for the wildlife. Obviously I'd need more than 1mil cos i'd probs need to buy the land in order to protect it.

[Becca]

I'd give just less than half to charity, NSPCC.

[Hollie]

Yep, I'd give some because tbh, I would know what to do with all that money anyway!

[kuzkasate]

No I wouldn't. Not being mean or what ever, if i had more than a million, like millions then yes. But 1 million.. that will just about do to make me happy. Plus I have a lot of family and friends that would need it and if they know I've got 1 mill and they ask me, me turning round and saying "oh soz, gave it to charity lol" would make me look kinda bad.. cos they are my friends and family.

[Volumise]

I'd give a bit to charity

[lPinoy]

I would give a fraction, yes; especially if I know that they are doing it for the right cause.

[Tintinnabulate]

I would. Put the £1m in the right bank and you can get £40,000+ in interest per year. That is more than enough to live off.

[Pixet]

I always said if I ever won the lottery, I'd split the money between myself, close family and charity :)

[Gibs960]

I'd give £100,000 to Cancer Research UK & £100,000 to British Heart Foundation :) They've helped my family in the past :)

[sammy]

I would give some of it, but nothing over a fifth.

[Ajthedragon]

Wouldn't be one of the first things that popped into my head I admit. :P

[W00TZEH]

No, I wouldn't.

[Casio]

I am going to say no, but if I made a profit from it, then yes

[Moh]

I would give a bit to my mum yes, but I wouldn't give an awful lot to charity. £1m isn't really that much, once you've bought a nice house, a nice car, bought your parents a nice house. You're only just going to have enough for every day millionaire living.

[AgnesIO]

I wouldn't. You couldn't live your entire life with kids (comfortably) with £1m now..

[ItsDave]

I'd probably give about... £10... £200 lol.

[Callum.]

I would in the sense that I'd chuck more of your change in the pot when you buy something.

But other than that no, I'd keep the million.

[Cheryl]

I wouldn't give any because, if I had eared that amount - which isn't that hard if you have and good job and manage your money well then why should I give my money away.
Society should decide if we need to give to charities.

[AgnesIO]

I wouldn't give any because, if I had eared that amount - which isn't that hard if you have and good job and manage your money well then why should I give my money away.
Society should decide if we need to give to charities.

You are saying that it shouldn't be our choice to give to charity?

[GommeInc]

I would. Put the £1m in the right bank and you can get £40,000+ in interest per year. That is more than enough to live off.
Where does that information come from? I've always wondered, because I always see friends or other people say "put it in the bank and live off the interest" and I can't imagine the itnerest rates being that high :/ Then again, with that much money a wise option would be to lock it away in a secure bank account, though probably not a savings account if I remember correctly :P

[Cosmic]

I'd probably donate some of it to a few different, probably local charities.

[Faboosh]

I'd like to say I would but I know if I was in that situation I probably wouldn't. £1m really isn't that much now..

[Cheryl]

You are saying that it shouldn't be our choice to give to charity?
no, sorry, that should have read "Society should decide if we need to give to charities." Or if the government will, why should it be the responsibility of individuals.

[Geraint]

I'd like to think that I would but I probably wouldn't to be honest. I might I don't know but it wouldn't be the first thing that I think of. If I earned large amounts though e.g a pro footballer, I would.

[brandon]

Probably a four figure sum

[Mitch4?]

I wouldn't, i'd buy a car, insurance, a house, an iPad, put £10,000 away for petrol and then go travelling for months. :)

[Banana Pancakes]

Hmm I would. Not a huge proportion, but maybe something in the region of £10,000 to 4 or 5 charities.

[-Nick]

well infact i would not give it to a really charity i would give it to habbox :P

[AgnesIO]

I am still amazed at the amount of people who think a million pounds in developed countries is much..

[IceNineKills]

if the £1m was donated to me via inheritance or the lottery then yes, if it was obtained from hard graft then no.

[Browney]

i'm amazed how arrogant some people can be. 1 million pounds is enough for a gorgeous home, and can help business owner's massively.

I would. i'd probably donate every penny because I'm the trustee of a charity myself which was set up in my brother's honour.

[AgnesIO]

i'm amazed how arrogant some people can be. 1 million pounds is enough for a gorgeous home, and can help business owner's massively.

I would. i'd probably donate every penny because I'm the trustee of a charity myself which was set up in my brother's honour.

Of course it can buy a gorgeous home. But let's put this in to truth:

£500,000 - if you want a relatively nice house..
£50,000 for a decent Jag
£120 a week for family of five food shopping etc - £6240 a year - let's put this into a 5 years of your life shall we.
£30 phone contract - £360 a year - 5 years again
£100's in bills every month

So now we have spent: £583,000 EXCLUDING the bills.

So let's say the average member on here is 16 You would still be expected to live another 60 odd years.. And under £400,000 is not much to live on all that time.

I know you are going to go on "1 MIL CAN DO SO MANY AMAZING THINGS FOR PEOPLE" but you would because you as you say are a trustee for a charity..

Don't get me wrong I know the impact it can have on the third world (having helped schools twice in Namibia (going for a third time next year), but in Britain it's not that much.

[MattFr]

I wouldn't. Maybe some of the interest, but none of the initial sum.

[Geraint]

Of course it can buy a gorgeous home. But let's put this in to truth:

£500,000 - if you want a relatively nice house..
£50,000 for a decent Jag
£120 a week for family of five food shopping etc - £6240 a year - let's put this into a 5 years of your life shall we.
£30 phone contract - £360 a year - 5 years again
£100's in bills every month

So now we have spent: £583,000 EXCLUDING the bills.

So let's say the average member on here is 16 You would still be expected to live another 60 odd years.. And under £400,000 is not much to live on all that time.

I know you are going to go on "1 MIL CAN DO SO MANY AMAZING THINGS FOR PEOPLE" but you would because you as you say are a trustee for a charity..

Don't get me wrong I know the impact it can have on the third world (having helped schools twice in Namibia (going for a third time next year), but in Britain it's not that much.

yeah, everyone needs 50k jags, 500k houses and phone contracts to live. of course. you do realise that even small amounts, in such poor countries can help to save. if large amounts were needed you wouldn't see ads saying £2 a week or month or whatever it is.

[AgnesIO]

yeah, everyone needs 50k jags, 500k houses and phone contracts to live. of course. you do realise that even small amounts, in such poor countries can help to save. if large amounts were needed you wouldn't see ads saying £2 a week or month or whatever it is.

I as basing it off the post of 'a gorgeous home', and you would be a bit of a mug in 'gorgeous home' if yu were driving around in a proton..

And virtually everyone over 15 on the planet (and below about 70) has a mobile phone now..

Ad of course I ******* realise that small amounts can help, but people on here are like 'yeh I'll give half away' - 500k is not as much as people are making out.

[Molly.22]

I would give some to charity but not too much. :)

[Jessie]

Yeah I would donate half of it to different charities if it was from the lottery or something (and yes, i know it isn't much). But I don't think i would donate that much if it was hard-earned. :)

[Adamm]

Would I hell.

[Neversoft]

If I'm honest - probably not. I'd maybe splash out a little at first then save the rest as best as possible so I wouldn't have to work for a couple of decades. I would give large portions to my parents and some to other family members, though.

[Starburst..x]

I would like to think I would give a bit to charity, but I don't think that just because you have a bit of money that you should automatically be made to feel oblidged to give some to charity.

Personally, I've always said that if I won a substantial amount of money pretty much half would go to my parents and then I would give some to help other family members out. They would always come first.

[N-Dubz]

no. :)

[Black_Apalachi]

I'd have to look into it but I would even consider donating one month's interest per year or something (as the mil would be in the bank and I'd be living off the interest anyway).


... And virtually everyone over 15 on the planet (and below about 70) has a mobile phone now.. ...

I was just thinking the other day; I don't think I know anybody who doesn't have a mobile phone. I could imagine a movie where humans venture onto a distant planet where all the people are really dependant on some little inanimate object that they all carry around - but when you stop and think about it, that's us! :P

[nat965]

personally, yes I would !
Charities such as the Starlight Children's foundation & Red Shield Appeal

[AgnesIO]

I'd have to look into it but I would even consider donating one month's interest per year or something (as the mil would be in the bank and I'd be living off the interest anyway).



I was just thinking the other day; I don't think I know anybody who doesn't have a mobile phone. I could imagine a movie where humans venture onto a distant planet where all the people are really dependant on some little inanimate object that they all carry around - but when you stop and think about it, that's us! :P

Yep haha.

I know third world kids in general don't (from l;ike slums in Africa) but even Eastern European kids are starting to all have them. And nowadays I keep seeing like 8 year olds walking around with them :P

[buttons]

no
we've had charties for so many years, no matter how much money you put in it's never enough. i would only do it if it was a personal charity that i knew for sure would benefit from it

[Apolva]

Yeah I'd give about a third of it away.

[Browney]

Of course it can buy a gorgeous home. But let's put this in to truth:

£500,000 - if you want a relatively nice house..
£50,000 for a decent Jag
£120 a week for family of five food shopping etc - £6240 a year - let's put this into a 5 years of your life shall we.
£30 phone contract - £360 a year - 5 years again
£100's in bills every month

So now we have spent: £583,000 EXCLUDING the bills.

So let's say the average member on here is 16 You would still be expected to live another 60 odd years.. And under £400,000 is not much to live on all that time.

I know you are going to go on "1 MIL CAN DO SO MANY AMAZING THINGS FOR PEOPLE" but you would because you as you say are a trustee for a charity..

Don't get me wrong I know the impact it can have on the third world (having helped schools twice in Namibia (going for a third time next year), but in Britain it's not that much.

It's 500,000 that you won't have to pay off, like a mortgage. My mum's still paying off her mortgage, she's 52. It will still mean alot for people who will have a hand in helping pay the bills.


I as basing it off the post of 'a gorgeous home', and you would be a bit of a mug in 'gorgeous home' if yu were driving around in a proton..

And virtually everyone over 15 on the planet (and below about 70) has a mobile phone now..

Ad of course I ******* realise that small amounts can help, but people on here are like 'yeh I'll give half away' - 500k is not as much as people are making out.

Top-up mobile phones/


no
we've had charties for so many years, no matter how much money you put in it's never enough. i would only do it if it was a personal charity that i knew for sure would benefit from it

This is how I feel.

[Shar]

Most of it :)