It Would Take the Average Person Seven Years to Blow Through $10 Million

If suddenly you got handed $10 million, how long would it take for you to spend it? Maybe it would be longer than you'd think.

According to a new survey, the average American says it'd take them seven years to blow through the $10 million. Only 11% of people think they'd use it up in three years or less.

So how would we spend it? The survey found the 10 practical and mostly kinda boring ways, and the 10 most common things we'd splurge on.

The 10 practical ways are:

Investing
Giving money to family
Savings
Buying property
Paying off debt
Charity
Setting up funds for your kids
Buying a car
Traveling
Starting a business

And the top 10 things people would splurge on are:

A dream home
Traveling
A vacation home
Luxury vacations
The latest technology
A sports car
New clothes
A private island
Diamond jewelry
Fancy restaurants