Early on Monday morning, Oct 26, Donald Trump was interviewed on NBC's TODAY. In a town hall Q&A style, a woman stood up and asked Trump,"besides your family, has anyone ever told you, 'no.'" Trump responded enthusiastically, insisting, "oh many times...My whole life, really, has been a 'no.'"

He then began to spin the tale of how his father gave him the "small start-up loan of $1 million dollars," and that no one thought he would succeed working in Manhattan.

Despite the "small" nature of his start-up loan, Trump still holds that he is able to relate to the average American. Yes, the average American. You know, the people whose average income in 2014 was $46, 481.

After reading this news story, I thought to myself, "what would I do if I had $1 million dollars?" Spoiler alert: a lot.

1. Give my parents a break.

I recognize that my parents work ridiculously hard to provide for my lifestyle. I also know that the life I lead is very different than the ones my parents had when they were growing up. My dad didn't become a college graduate until he was in his 40s. Yet here I am, sitting in my beautiful, on campus 6-person apartment at my private Catholic Jesuit university. So the first thing I'd do is something for them. Maybe convince them to move up to the mountains like they've talked about for a while. They already have a place where they could go, so I could buy my childhood home, get a lawn service to take care of them, and pay property taxes. Just so they can finally relax.

2. Pay for my education.

Since I'm a Communications major, I don't necessarily need to go to grad school. So I just need to pay for my undergrad schooling. This works double, too, because I'll be out of debt and giving my parents a break.

3. Create a foundation for Pit-bull adoption, education, and advocating.

If the American Pitbull Foundation hadn't been founded already, I would've created it in a heartbeat. So since I have the money now, I can do a custom donation to cover veterinary bills, vaccinations, educational opportunities, and rescue efforts.

4. Make a scholarship for writing students.

Since I am an aspiring writer myself, I would love to give the next generation of college students the ability to pursue their dreams of writing.

One of my favorite authors growing up was Shel Silverstein, so I'd name the scholarship after him. Students would need to submit a creative poem, short story, or analysis of one of Silverstein's by May 10th (the day he passed away). The scholarship would be awarded to three students (one from each category). It would be open to undergraduate students attending an accredited college or university, and intending to study writing (as a major or minor). It would be in place for four years. The students would call themselves "Silverstein scholars" and they would like it.

5. Fund a wind farm in the Midwest.

Wind farms are groups of turbines that harvest the energy of the wind to produce electricity. They are a clean, natural source of energy that also help to protect wildlife because they do not disturb the environment as much as other sources of energy. Wind farms have been very successful in the Midwest, both by supplying thousands of jobs and power to millions of homes.

So by setting up a monthly donation to The Conservation Fund, I can supply a "steady and dependable" source of money to fund this project.

6. Organize a support program for young women

Similar to Amy Poehler's Smart Girls Program, I want to make an organization that supports young women and empowers them to believe in themselves in the academic, corporate, scientific, and artistic worlds.

With his $1 million dollars, Trump decided to make his own company, which has grown into a multi-billion dollar corporation and that, I won't question, took a lot of work.

With my $1 million dollars, that I don't think I completely spent, I chose to take on a series of projects. A lot of these are donations, I know, but supporting an idea that I believe in is just as important as creating my own organization. I like the way that I spent my money, and, if I had the chance, might try to accomplish some of the things on this list. I'm sure that Trump has no regrets about the way he spent his money, either. And I can't blame him. I would never insinuate that my philanthropic activities outweigh his corporation, because I don't know what other organizations he supports besides his own business.

All I'm saying is there are a lot of ways to spend $1 million dollars.