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£10 million lottery winner blows fortune, in debt

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Posted: February 14, 2008, 12:14 am - IP Logged Bottom

You've got to be kidding, right? If not, I have a real problem for you to solve then! Why in Gods name do each and everyone of you females have 20, 30 and some of you have 40 to 50 pairs of shoes for? I'll be damed if you could ever give a logical explanation for such an over indulgence! NO Man will ever except you even trying to explain such a thing. Because their could never be a satisfactory, (better yet) an rational explanation for such irrational behavior! NONE, ZILCH, NADA!

So, with that said, there could "never" be a woman better at handling any financial matters in a household better than a man! Take note guys! All women lie about how much they spend at the stores! What ever they tell you, you better add another 15 - 20% more to the total they tell you and then you're closer to the real ball park figure they really spent! And guys, that's just on the average! 

AND THAT'S A FACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In the Lion Kingdom, females will often go out and hunt, bringing back the prey to the lone male. And of course he has his work cut out for him in terms of reproduction. Poor tired fella! Well, when we look at social conditions, economic conditions, trends, and of course alternative lifestyles etc.  we may be gaining a view of reverse harems! It's not so hard to figure what to do! Well.!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Will this change abruptly, if at all? In process of time like everything else. Be like water, go with the flow!!!

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Posted: February 14, 2008, 2:39 am - IP Logged Bottom Top

I noticed something.  Most lottery winners who blow through their jackpot winnings are usually are males. Why is that?

Just yesterday my wife said if we ever win the lottery that she was going to control the money.  After much debate.  We decided to just spend the interest from the jackpot but she will be incontrol of the Jackpot and the interest is fair game. She is a banker.

Oh and I forgot that the media actually has covered women who blew millions they came into.  I think one of the daytime talk shows had a few of the women who had lost a close family member in the 9/11 attacks and how some of them went on wild spending sprees and blew ALL of the money they had gotten from that Victims Fund (some blew the entire 1.5 million in addition to the proceeds they got from private life insurance, group insurance and their deceased spouse's 401k).  So no gender is infallable when it comes to properly handling money.

Forget the formulas...you only win when you're lucky!Bed

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Posted: February 14, 2008, 12:33 pm - IP Logged Bottom Top

Your right omniscient..the last thing in the world is to walk down mainstreet with a big check in my hands and wearing a Burger King hat.

thanks for that cnn webpage .i've been looking for that for a few weeks now........

No problem ... I thought it was a good article as well... had to share it. Hope it helps others re-think how they might handle a lottery win should it fall in their hands.

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Posted: February 16, 2008, 10:25 am - IP Logged Bottom Top

The thing that gets me about alot of these big winners is how much money they give away.  I don't understand why people do this.  If I win, I don't plan to do this.  If anyone asks me for money, they aren't getting any, period.  Alot of the people they give money to probably wouldn't give them $5 to buy a fast food lunch if they were broke.

The way I look at is if would these people want to be around me if I didn't have the money?  That question needs to be asked by alot of people who have anything nice, whether it be a nice car, big house, inground swimming pool, money, etc., would these people who are hanging around now still be around if it's all gone?  I find 95% of the time the answer is "NO."

Just my opinion.

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Posted: February 16, 2008, 7:36 pm - IP Logged Bottom Top

The 5 year maximum applies to bank CDs. After 5 years, you could roll them over into new 5 year CDs at whatever the rate was at that point. 0.5% = 0.005, which on $20 million yields $100,000 per year.

If you want fixed interest rates for periods longer than 5 years, then you're looking at corporate bonds or gov't notes & bonds. 

what do you mean i don't get you..

i went to the bank and they told me that for 1 million dolllars i will get 41,000 dollars yearly at 4% interest rates...so if i have 20 million i will get 820,000 a year....plus the tax...I don't know where you get the 100,000 a year...

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Posted: February 18, 2008, 8:20 am - IP Logged Bottom Top

i often tell people i wont buy a house, or car ill own a car hjire company and property company. limited loability of course. then when some jhackass thinks " theres that multu mull;ion dollar lotto winner, ill bounce of his car and sue " well go ahead it aint my car.

 

just some company with limited ibnsurance, same as a bozo clinbing ya fence and getting hurt falling on ya spiked garden ornaments.

 

too bad pal i dont own the place in just leasing.

 

 but well i do tend to be a bit paranoid

i look at all lotteries as a  50-50  chance,

either i win or i don't

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Posted: February 18, 2008, 9:51 am - IP Logged Bottom Top

You've got to be kidding, right? If not, I have a real problem for you to solve then! Why in Gods name do each and everyone of you females have 20, 30 and some of you have 40 to 50 pairs of shoes for? I'll be damed if you could ever give a logical explanation for such an over indulgence! NO Man will ever except you even trying to explain such a thing. Because their could never be a satisfactory, (better yet) an rational explanation for such irrational behavior! NONE, ZILCH, NADA!

So, with that said, there could "never" be a woman better at handling any financial matters in a household better than a man! Take note guys! All women lie about how much they spend at the stores! What ever they tell you, you better add another 15 - 20% more to the total they tell you and then you're closer to the real ball park figure they really spent! And guys, that's just on the average! 

AND THAT'S A FACT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry to burst your bubble.. but all women do not lie about what is spent at the stores.   I don't and I am sure there are others too.  I earn my own money, so it doesn't matter how many pairs of shoes I have.   The shoes are only part of my outfits I wear to work.  Women care about how they look when they leave the house.  It wouldn't bother me if my husband had 20 pairs of shoes, as long as he looked nice.

My husband and I don't blow money.  You wouldn't see us in the shape this couple is in after a huge win.  We would continue to travel as usual before the win.   We would continue to cook good food here at home.  No fancier clothes than what we already wear.  No new sports cars.

YES WE CAN

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Posted: February 18, 2008, 2:58 pm - IP Logged Bottom Top

ugh oh Jackpot

You made it too easy for me. LOL.

 

We all know that women handle finances much better than men. It's a given fact, proven for centuries.  Okay I know the guys will respond with some killer posts, but its a fact.  Its an unwritten rule in my house, the lottery budget will be handled by me. Tell you wife  Kudos from Lottocalgal.

You never know until you win.  Money changes people.  I think it is best to get lots of professional advice before making a big buy.  I like the idea of spending the interest only from a large jackpot.(mega cash 100,000,000 x .05 = 5 million.   After taxes 3 millon.   About 250,000 per month ) 

250,000 

Get an allowance = $5000 per week - $20000 a month (me) and wife gets $7000 per week $28,000 

$102,000 for household expenses. 

Put the remaining 100,000 into another interest saving fund stort term ( 6 month CD ).   

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Posted: February 18, 2008, 11:01 pm - IP Logged Bottom Top

The mistake he made was going public with his win. The UK lottery allowed winners to remain anonymous, while they like winners to go public, it is good publicity for the lottery. I think winners are crazy to go public.

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Posted: March 16, 2008, 11:57 pm - IP Logged Bottom Top

Sheesh...another moron blows it all. All he had to do was invest in a money market account @ 4.5%, which comes to 450k a year, which is 37.5k a month. Any bozo who can't live off almost 40k a month needs an ass whooping.