Money and Trust

Reply #20

Jamtastic — Sat, 04 Oct 2014 23:28:48 GMT

I think your self and yourself are two different things.

Reply #19

jpeterson — Fri, 03 Oct 2014 13:43:11 GMT

This is a good problem to have! But only think about the solution when you are there

Reply #18

PrisonerSix — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 01:31:27 GMT

I'd be more inclined to pick Nevada, no state income tax.

Reply #17

noise-gate — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 21:45:22 GMT

Win your Millions -then move to California.There are so many rich people out here they wont even notice you.

Reply #16

maximumfun — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:42:07 GMT

Oh you made me laugh. What a delightful solution! A kind-of where's waldo for 2014. Lovely idea

Reply #15

jjtheprince — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 19:19:14 GMT

There are no negatives to lottery, once I win all my projblems will vanish.

I think it's a myth that people hit lottery winners up for money. There are just too many of them for people to care. Most people in California are lottery winners.

Reply #14

Lucky Loser — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 17:17:37 GMT

Very interesting thread here and I personally feel dr65 nailed it from top to bottom. Having access to more money than others in your circle of friends/family can be a challenge but, it only becomes a headache if you allow it to.

L.L.

Reply #13

ThatScaryChick — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 17:06:20 GMT

I agree.

Wait to worry until after you win.

Reply #12

dr65 — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 10:18:18 GMT

Think about but don't obsess over it right now.

Just realize that if you do win you will have all kinds of questions and requests. Your family will change and so will

your friends. Before your win, you were just like or worse off than them. When you win you're instantly someone

to compete with, be envious of, get angry at and feel contempt for. Some won't show it but silently challenge you to

'do the right thing' in their eyes and when you don't, that's when the snide remarks come an... [ More ]

Reply #11

sully16 — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 02:55:59 GMT

Start with some soul searching and be honest with yourself.

Write your thoughts on paper, put them away for a week and go back and read them, see how it makes you feel.

Only you can create a positive atmosphere for your life and that starts with getting rid of the negative or teaching yourself how to deal with the not so pleasant aspects of your life.

Best wishes,

Me.

Reply #10

emilyg — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 01:48:41 GMT

No point in worrying about things that might never happen. Life is short. Don't waste your energy.

Believe in probabilities not possibilities.

Reply #9

onlymoney — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 01:39:23 GMT

So what would you do in a scenario where you were rich and you had people around you, you know you couldn't trust?

There's a 99.9% chance I won't win a major JP in my lifetime, so I don't worry about what I'd do If I won a large JP.

Reply #8

PeerGynt — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 00:26:57 GMT

Why don't you let your friends and family know right now how you feel? Before it becomes a problem at all?

I'm sure it'll give them so many warm fuzzies inside, that they'll be totally understanding, once you score your big win.

Good luck

Reply #7

biggwinner — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 00:24:20 GMT

Just remember more money, more problems . Sudden wealth will not solve all of your problems and it will certainly create some new ones as well.

Being rich is not like being a god, you still are human and you still have to deal with other people who may be untrustworthy and deceitful, except now you have painted a large target on your head due to your wealth.

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CDanaT — Sat, 27 Sep 2014 00:12:30 GMT

Have no worries Goon .....The time for dealing with that is after you have collected and relocated. My suggestion is getting a P.O Box mailing address at a campground a few hundred miles away from the nearest relative. Purchase a used camper and put it on the lot. Make it look as though as you are there with a nice used $800 beater type car. Heck, put up a homeless person there who might scare the livin h*ll outta someone who came by. Give em enough cash to buy groceries/supplies/living expenses... [ More ]

Reply #5

destinycreation — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 23:58:23 GMT

You have issues with TRUST. Do you think you might need THERAPY

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hearsetrax — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 22:03:15 GMT

just my $.02 .....

as i've often told others :

the best ways to add a few years to one's life follow these few bits of simple advice :

never let a day pass with out pranking or scaring the bleep out of someone for the purest grins of it surround your self with actually useful friends and then add the dozen of those folks that are a dozen and one times stranger then yourself ....... for they are the added bits of security remember to count your few and many blessings,starting... [ More ]

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AaronTheGreat — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 21:22:16 GMT

I agree. Spending time worrying about things that may never come to pass, cause you to lose focus on what matters TODAY. In the meantime, the focus should be on the nucleus of the problem. What's caused the distrust, how to overcome it, who you CAN trust. If it's your pet hamster, then so be it! Those thoughts start the process of healing .

I know it's hard, but you know you. Don't let other peoples lives and views dictate your future (unless you're still holding a bottle). If you were rich,... [ More ]

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Goon — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 21:15:21 GMT

You know your right, I'm worrying to much about the future. I need to get back in the present. If that horrible situation does happen I'll blow a big puff of cigar smoke in their faces cause with that much money you dont give a crap what anyone thinks of you

Reply #1

lottolaughs — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:58:42 GMT

I would worry about that only when I had that big fat check in my hands. No sense thinking about it now.

Money and Trust

Goon — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 20:40:03 GMT

As the topic title says, this is something that had been on my mind as of late and so far the negatives of becoming rich are something I cannot find a solution to. Forgive me if this topic has been done before.

You can never predict how someone will react. Even someone you've known for years turning on you. Most of my family is already not on good speaking terms so that would exacerbate what's already wrong. This extends to my associates as I feel they might try and mooch. So I know I cant tr... [ More ]