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When I win the lottery....
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unofan
Well-known member
Re: When I win the lottery....
Saturday to Wed. gives you an extra day than Wed. to Saturday, but you still have only 90 hours, give or take. You'd have to buy ~3.5 million combinations per hour, every hour, with no breaks. Good luck with that.
Saturday to Wed. gives you an extra day than Wed. to Saturday, but you still have only 90 hours, give or take. You'd have to buy ~3.5 million combinations per hour, every hour, with no breaks. Good luck with that.
ericredaxe
Veteran
No doubt. Truly I'd rather win a smaller amount that would take away some of life's money stress without creating lots of new stress.
What are the Florida Panthers worth?
MissThundercat
Are the cis okay?
Re: When I win the lottery....
I thought you were a Maple Leafs fan. No interest in rescuing them?
I thought you were a Maple Leafs fan. No interest in rescuing them?
The Leafs are worth more than the payout. I'm buying low here.
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
Exactly. It's gotten to the point now where I either don't buy a ticket or hope there are multiple winners.
All I keep thinking is about that Florida guy who was murdered ... and he won a heck of a lot less.
Hammer
We'll be back.
This is an excellent question.
Not going to lie. I have no issues or concerns about winning a sum that big. I'm up for the challenge!
French Rage
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Re: When I win the lottery....
Well, because I'm such a nice guy, I'll help out and take the remaining $998m off of your hands.
Well, because I'm such a nice guy, I'll help out and take the remaining $998m off of your hands.
Slap Shot
I got nothing
Re: When I win the lottery....
I would donate that to UM but I understand the sentiment of doubting my comment.
I get it the skepticism of what I said, but the record of winners ****ing it all away is legendary. I'd like to think I'd be smater than that, but the amount of pressure from everywhere when you win that much money is tremendous. I've never lived beyond my means and I know several people I could trust were I to be in this situation. I'm just saying I think people tremendously underestimate the weight of this and in MN you cannot disappear as a winner.
I would donate that to UM but I understand the sentiment of doubting my comment.
I get it the skepticism of what I said, but the record of winners ****ing it all away is legendary. I'd like to think I'd be smater than that, but the amount of pressure from everywhere when you win that much money is tremendous. I've never lived beyond my means and I know several people I could trust were I to be in this situation. I'm just saying I think people tremendously underestimate the weight of this and in MN you cannot disappear as a winner.
French Rage
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Re: When I win the lottery....
No I know what you mean and I agree. There's really only so much you need to not have to worry about things down the line - buying a house, medical emergencies, college for kids - and then the rest I'd be worried that I'd do something stupid with it. Or that some nut out there would come after me. Set aside, say, 20m and I can live off of that. The rest, put it in a trust or something like that, and let it accumulate its interest and I'll give the rest to charities or other organization; but let people know that I can withdraw it myself so they don't come after me.
To say nothing of how you would kinda lose purpose if you no longer had to work to survive. I mean, it's one thing to not have to worry about emergencies, but it's another to have to wake up and do nothing. That would be cool the first week, the next week I'd be bored. I suppose having a billion and being bored is the ultimate first-world problem though.
It'd make more sense if they did 13 100m drawing rather than a single 100m drawing. That way 13 people win, and all still have more than enough money than they would ever need.
No I know what you mean and I agree. There's really only so much you need to not have to worry about things down the line - buying a house, medical emergencies, college for kids - and then the rest I'd be worried that I'd do something stupid with it. Or that some nut out there would come after me. Set aside, say, 20m and I can live off of that. The rest, put it in a trust or something like that, and let it accumulate its interest and I'll give the rest to charities or other organization; but let people know that I can withdraw it myself so they don't come after me.
To say nothing of how you would kinda lose purpose if you no longer had to work to survive. I mean, it's one thing to not have to worry about emergencies, but it's another to have to wake up and do nothing. That would be cool the first week, the next week I'd be bored. I suppose having a billion and being bored is the ultimate first-world problem though.
It'd make more sense if they did 13 100m drawing rather than a single 100m drawing. That way 13 people win, and all still have more than enough money than they would ever need.
Re: When I win the lottery....
I'd prefer a much smaller sum, too - enough to retire (very) early, so I can do whatever I want and not be a burden to my family when I get old. Maybe $10 million. I would seriously consider giving the ticket away to a stranger if I won a billion. Not because I'm afraid I'd **** it away (I know I wouldn't, and I wouldn't get bored, either), but because there would be so many safety concerns, both for me and my family. Some whackjob is likely to come after you or someone you love if you win that much - people get crazy around money, and there are a LOT of desperate people. Not sure I could get rid of the bulk of cash quick enough.
I'd prefer a much smaller sum, too - enough to retire (very) early, so I can do whatever I want and not be a burden to my family when I get old. Maybe $10 million. I would seriously consider giving the ticket away to a stranger if I won a billion. Not because I'm afraid I'd **** it away (I know I wouldn't, and I wouldn't get bored, either), but because there would be so many safety concerns, both for me and my family. Some whackjob is likely to come after you or someone you love if you win that much - people get crazy around money, and there are a LOT of desperate people. Not sure I could get rid of the bulk of cash quick enough.
