Scenario: You have won over $200 mil and you inundated with calls for help- do you move or stay?

Reply #25

rdgrnr — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:10:25 GMT

Just let the Bud sit 'til it gets old and skunky.

It'll taste just like Heinekin.

Reply #24

RedStang — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 05:59:12 GMT

I would tell them i spent it already and carry around a can of Budweiser filled with Heineken so they think i'm back to being broke.

Reply #23

PrisonerSix — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 03:22:31 GMT

A - If I won a big jackpot, I know I'd move. I've already decided if anyone asks for money, they aren't getting it, period.

B - Since I'd move, it wouldn't be necessary.

C - The problem with changing your cell number is you may end up getting a number previously held by a deadbeat, so the phone will still ring nonstop. That happened to me when I still had the landline and it took a lot of effort to get these collections agencies off our backs.

D - I'm something of that now. I d... [ More ]

Reply #22

Shelby Mustang — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:52:13 GMT

LOL PA get one of those Suze Orman shirts that DENIED and when people ask for money you can point to that one word

Reply #21

OldSchoolPa — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 15:29:24 GMT

Folks, you all have it all wrong! Just because one wins or comes into some money DOES NOT mean that anyone else is entitled to share in that money! Let me set the stage since your premise is somewhat offbase.

I win over $200 million. I would keep my cellphone number the same; I would just change the beginning of my voicemail greeting to say that any calls for solicitation should be directed to your local bank since I am not in the business of giving loans or donations. In my press conference,... [ More ]

Reply #20

BigDMike — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 20:25:09 GMT

Ha! Yep, no more family camping out in my guest room either.

Reply #19

jrosina — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 18:45:25 GMT

Hi noise-gate! D, B,A, is out of the questions; A because I am not wealthy now, and people I know come To me for some help, if I have it, I'll give, Zero Stress to me...

So when I become a Millionaires, firstly no one will know because I will not be the one collecting it, and showing off in front of those who don't have.

The person collecting it will announce that the first thing He did when he found out he won; was book a flight to Tajikistan he always wanted to visit that country--- so h... [ More ]

Reply #18

Jon D — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 16:04:05 GMT

I was having fun, couldn't you tell

Reply #17

noise-gate — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 05:21:56 GMT

JonD- You forgetting Ol Chap, many of my threads are strictly for fun.

Reply #16

mikeintexas — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 16:39:38 GMT

A- Decide to take the heat thinking you can ride this storm out.

Nope, won't stay in the kitchen, at least not the one I presently own. As soon as the funds hit my account, I'll be outta here, probably before that. I think I'll donate my little shack to the local women's shelter, so they can use it as a temporary safe house for battered women.

B- Build a High Fence around your property.

See answer to A, but I'm sure a high fence would be against zoning ordinances. IF I win the... [ More ]

Reply #15

Artist77 — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 15:24:52 GMT

oh...good idea

Reply #14

CDanaT — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 15:23:02 GMT

A book ??? great idea....maybe even a show with a panel of 3 commenting each letter thats read !!!

It could be called, Letters to the Lotto Winner ....have 3 different panelists each week and make it a comedy.

Reply #13

Artist77 — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 15:14:01 GMT

I agree. I think most of the $ solicitations will be via mail so I will save those for my future book. lol

Reply #12

CDanaT — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 15:06:51 GMT

I might be partial to renting a campground lot and having a P.O. Box for a mailing address. Probably have 2-3 places, each one in a different state, with that kind of wealth.

Reply #11

Artist77 — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 13:31:21 GMT

By having a 3rd party answer your door, you would not be admitting that you lived there. The bodyguard would ask who the person is looking for and say I don't know anyone with that name , even though the $ seeker would know that is a lie and would be forced to leave. This might out the bigger nuts who might demand to see me. I live in a middle class and very well educated neighborhood so the people coming to the door (from somewhere else) would be limited.

A number of years ago, a neighbor's... [ More ]

Reply #10

Shelby Mustang — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 13:13:24 GMT

The heck with a bodyguard...As long as we have stand your ground I dont need a body guard. I'll be my own bodyguard and it wont be a taser on my side either

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Artist77 — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 12:56:32 GMT

I like where I live although it would become one of 2-3 homes (not elaborate homes) I would have. If people are showing up at your home and property and not leaving, you can call the police and file an action. A few times of doing that will take care of most of them. You can also hire a bodyguard for the first few months and have this person greet anyone who comes to your door (with a taser in hand). I have no issue telling people to leave.These people are looking for easy marks, not someone who... [ More ]

Reply #8

GASMETERGUY — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 01:15:45 GMT

There's a city in Antarctica? Who knew

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BigDMike — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 00:57:57 GMT

I'd probably get written off at the end of the day anyway. They'd have to EARN that money dealing with me.

Example: Train, run and finish 26.3 with me. There MIGHT be some money at the finish line. Oh, it's not coming easy that's for sure. If they ever do get any real money from me, they'll feel so flippin guilty that they won't ask for more. How important was I before? Now the homeless might wake up with a picture of Benny Frankie in their pocket... That's another story though. I've been ho... [ More ]

Reply #6

Shelby Mustang — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 23:18:40 GMT

Just tell them to go to HE-- and give them directions to get there...

Reply #5

Jon D — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 19:53:45 GMT

Like most others, I choose the strangely unlisted option:

E- MOVE!

The others don't make sense:

A- waiting won't make the moochers forget that a multi-millionare lottery winner lives next door

B- a high fence destroys your view, so you wouldn't be liking your place so much then

C- superfluous. ever heard of call blocking? or not answering? and the moochers still know where you live

D- how can you enjoy your neighborhood by being a hermit and not going outside or into town?

J... [ More ]

Reply #4

lejardin — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 19:32:45 GMT

Per the title of the topic, MOVE and become a hermit

Reply #3

Pita Maha — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 19:12:20 GMT

Change the cellphone number asap, arrange security for my home, immediately leave town for at least a month where I can think and plan in peace. I'd hope the worst of the storm would be over by then but I don't believe it would be the end of it. Not for a long time, unfortunately.

Not allowed to build high fences where we live and the thought of putting up with beggars and belligerents showing up at my door would drive me batty and make me feel unsafe. Not interested in being a hermit either.... [ More ]

Reply #2

Coin Toss — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 16:52:47 GMT

The Missouri lottery used to have a section on What To Do When You Win on their FAQ page but I don't see it anymore since the site has been revamped.

Anyway, they suggested changing phone numbers, getting a P.O. Box, and blowing town for a while.

I guess that assumes your place wouldn't get trashed while you were gone or they should have added hired 24 hour security.

Of noise-gate's choices in the OP I'm with Mattapan, eventually you'd have to move, but of the choices chabnge your phone... [ More ]

Reply #1

Mattapan — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 16:12:50 GMT

I would think that no matter how much you like your place, you would have to move. If i won 200 mil, I would have to move because no matter how much people say it won't change them, it will. But if you're only giving these 4 choices I would definately change my number.

Scenario: You have won over $200 mil and you inundated with calls for help- do you move or stay?

noise-gate — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:19:50 GMT

You have lived in your neighborhood for years, you like the place but your suddenly fortune has made you the go to person for any financial help . From paying off a parking ticket,a mortgage, College education, you name it.

Do You....

A- Decide to take the heat thinking you can ride this storm out.

B- Build a High Fence around your property.

C- Change your Cellphone number.

D- Become the local Hermit.

** Have a Great Weekend People.. l would like to come back Monday to ne... [ More ]