How I Spent My One Million Dollars on a Trip to Florida

How I Spent My One Million Dollars on a Trip to Florida

By: Karli Mercereau

Why I Chose to Go to Florida

I chose to spend my one million dollars on a trip to Florida because I like the heat, and the beaches there.

I have 7 major categories.I am bringing 12 people.

Major CategoriesDonations to CharityTransportationHotelCollege SavingsSouvenirsHome PurchaseFood and Activities

How I Spent $1,000,000.00

3.4%

29.39%

9.91%

3.2%3.32%

9.99%

40.78%

Donations to

DONATIONS TO CHARITY•I donated $49,557.47 to the American Red Cross because they had a low percentage of fundraising expenses in their information.

•I also donated $49,557.47 to the Make a Wish Foundation of Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana because they also had low percentage of fundraising expenses in their information.

•The total I donated to charity was $99,114.94.

http://texgulf.wish.org/

http://www.redcross.org/

Transportation

I spent $13,584.00 on 12 plane tickets on United Airlines.

I also spent $300.00 on 12 baggage fees. Next I spent $17,940.00 on 12 Lamborghini Gallardo

Spyder rental cars for everyone. Lastly I spent $170.00 on gas for the rental cars. My total was $31,994.00 in Transportation.

http://www.orbitz.com/shop/home?type=air&ar.type=roundTrip&ar.rt.leaveSlice.orig.key=Wilkes-Barre,+Pennsylvania+-+International+(AVP)&_ar.rt.leaveSlice.originRadius=0&ar.rt.leaveSlice.dest.key=Orlando,+Florida+-+Orlando+Airport+(MCO)&_a

http://www.findexotic.com/1000_exoticcarrental/rentlamborghinigallardospyder.htm

HotelI spent $8,628.00 o0 on 12 hotel

rooms at a hotel called The Ritz-Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes.

I also spent $24,600.00 worth of things at the spa at the hotel for 12 people.

The total amount I spent on my hotel was $33,228.00.

http://ritzcarlton.com/en/Default.htm

College Savings I want to go to Penn State University, so got 80

shares in Google (GOOG). I invested $48,673.60 with Google.

I also got 4 shares in Nintendo Co. Ltd (7974). I invested $39,200.00 with Nintendo Co. Ltd.

Lastly I got 53 shares in Amazon (AMZN). I invested $12,067.04 with Amazon.

The total amount I saved was $99,940.64.

http://www.psu.edu/

College Savings

SouvenirsIn souvenirs I spent most of it on

jewelry.I bought things like Dolphin

Necklaces, Turtle Rings, and Whale Pendants.

The total amount that I spent was $407,752.68.

http://www.mauidivers.com/Hawaiian-Jewelry/Dolphins/_/Wyland-Dolphin-Necklace-with-Diamond-in-14K-Yellow-Gold1?s=MTo3MjoyOjo6MC4wMDo6

http://www.mauidivers.com/Hawaiian-Jewelry/Honu-Turtles/_/Black-Coral-Turtle-Ring-in-14K-Yellow-Gold1?s=MTo3MjoyOjo6MC4wMDo6

http://www.mauidivers.com/Hawaiian-Jewelry/Whales/_/Whale-Pendant-in-14K-Yellow-Gold?s=MToxMjowOjo6Ojo=

Home PurchaseI bought a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom, at

115 Wintergreen Circle, Greentown PA that was $283,500.00.

I bought this house because it’s in Tanglewood, and I’ve been there and it’s a nice community.

Food and ActivitiesI did 15 activities, some of my

favorites was, Disney World, Sea World, Swimming with the Manatees, and Discovery Cove.

I bought food for a week, some of my favorite places I went was, Keke’s Breakfast Café, and Norman’s.

http://www.normans.com/home.php

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