Billion Dollar Shopping Spree

Million Dollar Dream Spree
What would you do = with a million dollars?

Y= ou have been given one Million dollars $1,000,000 to = spend on gifts for family, friends and the community.

Y= ou must spend as much of it as possible in only TWO days.&nbs= p; However, there are re= strictions you must follow.

You may not invest your money in stocks, bonds, etc. since you = are trying to spend money not make money.
You may not buy alcohol, tobacco products, drugs, or firearms.<= /span>
You may buy any material objects as long as you can document wh= at you have bought. You may donate to charities.
You may donate up to 10% of the Million do= llars, which totals $100,000. You need to specify which charities will benefit from your wonderful generosity. No other documentation is needed for charitable contributions.

DOCUMENTATION

You will document your spending using a balance sheet created in Excel.

Item Classification<= /b> food, clothing, she= lter, transportation, or luxury*	Who the item is intende= d for	What	Where purchased=	Cost of item	Shipping and Handling = (if not specified 7%)	Total Cost of item	$1,000,000
***Clothing	Sister<= /b>	Tee Shirt	Gap.com=	$24.99	$5.00	$29.99<= /b>	$ 999970.01

						Total:

***example =

Once you have compl= eted your dream shopping spree, use your Excel spreadsheet to represent the perc= ent of each classification using a graph. Remember to choose the type of gra= ph you believe would be most appropriate to display this type of information. This graph should be included on the spreadsheet as part= of your documentation.

Here are the rule= s:

1. No more than 25 of any one object may be giv= en to any one person.

2. You need to give gifts to at least 25 people=

3. At least 30 different items most be given

4. No one item may cost less than $20.00<= /span>

5. No more than 2 houses

6. No more than 2 cars

You= may only purchase items at the following online stores.
If you want to go to other sites you will need to submit the URL for approval.=

Radio Shack	Nike Shoes	Abercrombi= e	JCPenney
Buy.com	Target	Columbia House	Jelly Belly
Best Buy	Outpost.com	The Gap	The Sharper Image
ART for Sale	Delias	Borders Books and Music	Sephora
Sears	Perfumania.com	Eddie Bauer	SmarterKids.com
Costco	CDNow	Barnes and Noble	KBKids
Tavolo	Dell	New and Used Cars	Barbie
Lego Toys	Apple	HP.com	New Homes in Washington Metro Area
Tiffany	Build a Bear	NBA	Games
Old Navy	Lands End	Lamborghini	Guess
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Finally…Since you have= lots of money, you should be spending some of it on things you've always wanted.= Buy some fun things even though they may not be expensive. Remember, variety is important. At the end of this project you will be asked to share with the c= lass your favorite purchase and name one of the charities that received a moneta= ry donation from you.