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North New Jersey United States Member #5812 July 18, 2004 10117 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 20, 2007, 6:30 pm - IP Logged |
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Power ball seems like the bold headed step child of MM the jackpot was 188 million no hype not even on the LP Thats the problem with everyone wanting a huge jackpot. Regardless if the jackpot is large or small, play it the same. Be happy you've won and do what you're supposed to do, enjoy it. Congrats to Dan and Candy, now you don't have to work another 10 years to build your nest egg back up. Be happy and enjoy....!  Get the picture ? ..
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Pennsylvania United States Member #17377 June 10, 2005 1046 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 20, 2007, 9:42 pm - IP Logged |
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I get so mad when people win huge lotteries and stand up and say their lives won't change and they may continue to work. I personally think that's boring and that those people shouldn't even play the lottery. Leave it for people who dream about living the good life. I'm not saying I'd pull an MC Hammer, but I'd at least quit my job! Ohh dear, you get mad? Whatever for? I personally pray that some folks that have jobs they love stay in them! They make it easier to deal with when I go to a Hospital and see a person who absolutely enjoys aiding an injured person and isnt so disgruntled that they take it out on the patient. Sorry but NOT everyone HATES or dislikes their job. I am one of the few that probably would stay at my job , not becuase I am taking UP someone elses opportunity to earn a living but because I've earned the right to like what I do and get paid for it. Get used to it, there really are ministers, doctors and yes, store clerks who ENJOY what they do and think nothing better then being a contributing member of society. Their is more to a career then the paycheck. Sign me - One of "THOSE" people :) On the main topic, Good'o to the chap for winning! Nice to know he's learned the value of investing and losing in such a volitile market...He will no doubt be more conservative with where his funds will end up :) kindness is a small gesture accepted by another
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New Jersey United States Member #21537 September 4, 2005 780 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 21, 2007, 9:49 am - IP Logged |
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I get so mad when people win huge lotteries and stand up and say their lives won't change and they may continue to work. I personally think that's boring and that those people shouldn't even play the lottery. Leave it for people who dream about living the good life. I'm not saying I'd pull an MC Hammer, but I'd at least quit my job! Winning the lottery, I'm sure is a big change in itself. You need to readjust when your life changes, and it's perfectly reasonable to go slow with it. Everybody has some negative comment on lottery winners. These people seem to me like they're going to be fine. One thing they've got going for them is that they have seen huge losses, so they'll probably be fairly cautious in the future. Good for them.
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md United States Member #14305 April 20, 2005 436 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 21, 2007, 2:19 pm - IP Logged |
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Winning the lottery, I'm sure is a big change in itself. You need to readjust when your life changes, and it's perfectly reasonable to go slow with it. Everybody has some negative comment on lottery winners. These people seem to me like they're going to be fine. One thing they've got going for them is that they have seen huge losses, so they'll probably be fairly cautious in the future. Good for them. Its not that "everyone has some negative comment on lottery winners." It is that many lottery winners turn out to be models of what not to do. Its just like Presidents and elected officials, or sports stars, or movie stars, when you are in the glaring lights of public attention, people have every right to their opinion. That being negative or positive. Most of the comments I have seen in the 2 and half years I have been here when someone wins, is the LP members say great things about the hopes for these people. But come on and be real, there are the Jack Whitakers in the world.
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Somerset,Ky United States Member #47874 November 4, 2006 287 Posts Offline |
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I don't mean to sound selfish..BUT IT"S MY TURN!!!...OH YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Westchester, New York United States Member #49802 January 27, 2007 160 Posts Offline |
| Posted: March 21, 2007, 4:13 pm - IP Logged |
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Ohh dear, you get mad? Whatever for? I personally pray that some folks that have jobs they love stay in them! They make it easier to deal with when I go to a Hospital and see a person who absolutely enjoys aiding an injured person and isnt so disgruntled that they take it out on the patient. Sorry but NOT everyone HATES or dislikes their job. I am one of the few that probably would stay at my job , not becuase I am taking UP someone elses opportunity to earn a living but because I've earned the right to like what I do and get paid for it. Get used to it, there really are ministers, doctors and yes, store clerks who ENJOY what they do and think nothing better then being a contributing member of society. Their is more to a career then the paycheck. Sign me - One of "THOSE" people :) On the main topic, Good'o to the chap for winning! Nice to know he's learned the value of investing and losing in such a volitile market...He will no doubt be more conservative with where his funds will end up :) I didn't mean to insult those very few people in the world who truly love their jobs, particularly the humanitarian positions. I actually like my job, but if I suddenly won $100 million dollars, I would definately not continue with it. Like I said, I wouldn't blow it like Hammer, but I truly believe that money affords people freedom....the freedom to not HAVE to wake up early and go to work, the freedom to say, "I'm going to spend every possible minute with the people I care about." I wouldn't be one of those people giving tons to strangers with charities, but I would instead help my loved ones live their dreams as well. I would take many vacations with my family and friends, and after it all sunk in, I would possibly find myself volunteering at an animal shelter. My point was that, to me, people who say "I will stay at my job" have not yet adjusted to what has actually taken place and to the fact that their lives now have the potential to drastically change. I think winning the lottery is truly a blessing, and to act as if nothing has changed is, to me, like living with wasted talent. "If you just keep believing, that dream that you wish will come true" 
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