Lottery millionaire's life hasn't changed much

Comment #22

SmoothJuice — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:32:46 GMT

This is the kind of woman I would want to marry. She's not materialistic and conceded.

Comment #21

Think — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 02:31:49 GMT

Yep, if it is rust then dump it. I had to get rid of a car because I got home and pulled into park and put the emergency brake on and the seat went backwards through the floorboard! Turns out the emergency brake cable guide was anchored to one of the bolts on the front seat and the floorboards were rusted really bad.

Comment #20

KY Floyd — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 01:50:22 GMT

Or maybe she already has a working exhaust system, in which case holes in the floorboards are about as dangerous as opening your windows. OTOH, if the holes are caused by rust, I'd be concerned about the adjacent areas that hadn't rusted all the way through yet, and the possibility that the floor could fail. Either way, I doubt that it would be worth the cost of fixing any significant holes in a Cavalier that's 15 years old. Even in really good shape she'd be lucky if it's worth $1000.... [ More ]

Comment #19

LckyLary — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 23:54:23 GMT

Even $10K can greatly alter your life if you buy a car with it and not have payments for several years.

You should have a realistic goal of what you actually need to make your life what you would be happy with. I would want enough to buy a house and a car and 6 mo. of emergency funds equal to what I normally would have anyway. A decent win on the Jersey Cash 5 would do it. I have a shot at that. I got close last month.

Comment #18

Think — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:11:52 GMT

My car is 9, My TV is 26 (probably older than many people here). I have clothes older than the TV.

I'd move somewhere with a washer and dryer a dishwasher and where I could have pets.

But I certainly wouldn't buy a new car that I had to pay lots of insurance on. Or, for that matter, any crap that I would probably be tripping over.

Comment #17

justxploring — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:17:37 GMT

Who said GM doesn't make cars that last

Comment #16

time*treat — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:54:59 GMT

Win a (one) million and by the time the (t)axman quits chewing on it, you're only a hundred-thousandaire.

Comment #15

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:27:55 GMT

And maybe she will have them fixed. Doesn't mean she has to buy a new car.

Comment #14

dpoly1 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:13:33 GMT

Dangerous leaks in the floorboards don't work for anybodys needs.

She could kill herself or someone else.

Comment #13

JordanT1021 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:01:35 GMT

paying off her house and fixing it up was a very smart idea.... she owes the house now with great repair work... in today's slow economy i bet people were lining up to get the work... you know the quality was more than lilkely the best the repair company has ever done, b/c they need the money for their business.. and in a few years that work will double in value.. going back to school was a dream come true.. i am glad to hear she did this..

the new car will come soon.. she probably will wait... [ More ]

Comment #12

MaddMike51 — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:36:11 GMT

I only suggested she get a newer vehicle because hers is a rolling death trap.Cars that have holes in the floorboard tend to have exhaust leaks which can be deadly.Carbon monoxide is a silent killer.If a person has the money,which she obviously does,they should either repair the car or replace it.Most states have inspections to take dangerous junk cars off of the roads.Its one thing to risk your own life,but to risk the lives of your children by driving an unsafe car is criminal.

Comment #11

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:34:07 GMT

One should do what they want with their money. If she doesn't feel like getting a new car at the moment or feels that her vehicle works for her needs, more power to her.

Comment #10

ambelamba — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:26:36 GMT

Winning one million dollars won't change the life that significantly. After tax and everything, it's not much. You really can't do a lot of things with less than half a million.

It will be definitely life-changing if the prize is 20 or 30 millions after tax.

Comment #9

DelmarvaChick — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:35:18 GMT

I would probably be a lot like this lady, keep a lot of stuff the same...just upgrade my quality of life by spending my time how I want rather than using my money to buy more stuff because people/society think I should have it. My truck has over 450 thousand miles on it and it still keeps on going. Dealerships call me once a month to see if its still moving. I figure it's cheaper to replace parts than pay a note on a new one plus the insurance. I figure I'll replace it one day but I'd like to hi... [ More ]

Comment #8

s5thomps — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 23:17:53 GMT

A million dollars is not even worth a million dollars anymore and after taxes it only came up to about $670,0000. That is still alot of money but not enough money to quit your day job! If a person wanted that could go through that money in 6 months. It's a good idea just to bee frugal and get a good used car and put the rest in moderately safe investments.

Comment #7

charmed7 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:44:31 GMT

The lady sound like she on the right track, I'd put it in the garage, and

slowly restore it, that would keep me grounded, but i would buy me a

certified use car.

Comment #6

susie545 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:29:52 GMT

haha she look familiar to me

Comment #5

Uff Da! — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:27:33 GMT

Ah, lady after my own heart!

The amount she won wasn't all that much. Even if I won the Mega Millions I would be in no hurry to replace my 1992 vehicle. As I see it, a vehicle is simply a means of transportation and if it gets a person from one place to another it is doing its job. There are much more interesting, as well as more important, things on which to spend one's money IMO.

To each his own.

Comment #4

hearsetrax — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:14:15 GMT

lady ..but if I was a member of her family ...I just find the other CraigsList clunker and surprise her with it

Comment #3

Omniscient — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:07:04 GMT

If she loves the car that much, she should get the damages repaired at least.

Comment #2

dpoly1 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:28:29 GMT

Why drive a potentially dangerous car ??????????????????

Not very smart !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another modest car would be very wise

Comment #1

MaddMike51 — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:54:28 GMT

Sounds like she has her head on straight.But she really should replace the 16 year old car...before one of her kids falls through the floor board or they all get gassed out from carbon monoxide.

Lottery millionaire's life hasn't changed much

Lottery Post — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:33:33 GMT

Julie Nolan urges on the 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier toward her Kellogg, Minn., home, the speedometer needle struggling to hit 60 miles per hour. The aging car's odometer registers another mile with a click n 220,646 and counting n as she heads home from a shift at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

She bought the car with only seven miles on it. The vehicle still has a certain sentimental value, even though rust has eaten through sections of the passenger side floorboard.

Besides, if somebody h... [ More ]