if five years later i won the lottery, you wouldn't be able to tell. i think i'd just have an average house, with maybe above average home appliances. and i'd shop at organic stores for food and stuff.
and i'd use the rest of the money on things that actually mean something.
and i would travel. and give people really awesome birthday gifts.

my dad was saying the other day that at one point bill gates had 64 billion dollars ( he probably has more now), and said something like to grasp that concept just think, that's enough to give everyone in the world nine dollars.
which made me realize that that would be such a bad idea. because even though it's giving to everyone, it's really not enough to change anything. and so if you're going to invest into something, it's better to invest concentrated effort into a few important things that will actually make an impact. and maybe even that impact will ripple.