After Winning The Lottery . . .

Reply #23

Soledad — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:43:36 GMT

Saw a $60,000 chandelier I 'liked'. It was all red glass.

And yes, whenever I see a grey haired or white haired guy driving a nice expensive convertible, I smile and say to myself he waited a long time to drive that. He earned it.

Reply #22

Soledad — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:39:01 GMT

It's okay to be poor, it's not okay to act poor. Old saying.

Reply #21

Soledad — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:35:42 GMT

I'd be traveling probably for about a year. Probably keep everything. Except the couch. I'm kind of a hoarder. Too many memories.

Reply #20

Murgatroyd — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 01:16:33 GMT

Here's your share! (Fire two pennies

Reply #19

lottologix — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 14:21:24 GMT

The thing to do after winning the lottery is to ask for all of it in unwrapped hand counted pennies, then get a really big sling shot for those who would have their hand out for your winnings

Reply #18

BobP — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 05:04:42 GMT

I always get a laugh watching fat old guys roll out of one. Unlike me gracefully getting out of my SLK.

BobP

How to pocket a million after playing the lottery? Start with two million.

Reply #17

GiveFive — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 12:02:19 GMT

The above is the answer I like. If the win is big enough, it's most likely what you'd have to do anyway.

As for me personally, just a few days ago I saw something I'd like to own . I can actually afford it but I'd prefer to buy it with a small lottery win of maybe $40,000.

It's a 2007 Corvette convertible that has just 36,000 miles on it. The guy is asking $28,000 for it. I cant afford pay him cash for it, I'd have to get a loan and add that to my own funds, but with a small lottery win,... [ More ]

Reply #16

KY Floyd — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 04:31:28 GMT

their velvet Elvis paintings

Winning the lottery can turn a lower class person into an upper class person, but it's rare that it turns a low class person into a high class person.

Reply #15

DrTed — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:35:08 GMT

I am starting all over! brand new stuff, maybe even new identity

Reply #14

Stat$talker — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 22:17:26 GMT

I would buy a house 4xs the size of my former house, cause if you dont spend the jackpot on yourself, you'll end up giving it back to Uncle Sam in Taxes...

I'd take family heirlooms and etc...but probably would buy mostly new furnishings.... I'd leave all the food in the pantry and cabinets... cause if you take the time to pack that all up, that would cause all the ...... Ants... and..................

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Reply #13

AllenB — Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:50:13 GMT

We are talking Long Money here. Say at least 7 Million Cash after Taxes.

First Tear Down My Shop and Storage Shed and move my stuff into a Shipping Container that serves as a small Shop and Storage of the Good Stuff.

Dust off a set of Plans, Evaluate them or Start a New Set.

Get Permit and Hire a Contractor to Build My New House.

When House is ready, move in with new furnishings.

Grab what I want out of the Fort and Leave it to the Dogs.

Eventually Crunch the Fort, Load int a... [ More ]

Reply #12

Stack47 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 17:38:03 GMT

Reply #11

BobP — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 05:28:00 GMT

Had almost managed to forget those sad eyed kids, clowns and hobos, paintings on velvet, oh and the angry bulls the list goes on and on. Wonder if there are still artists painting on astroturf, oops telling me the spelling is wrong, suggests astrolabe.

BobP

Reply #10

Stack47 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 04:13:52 GMT

Most of us would take memorabilia especially their velvet Elvis paintings to their new house. But other than memorabilia my new larger house will new everything.

Reply #9

lejardin — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 01:39:34 GMT

Exactly SaraAnnRapp. While I dont like modern design I dont want the stuff either so minimalist works for me too. As I get older my tastes have changed dramatically. An ocean view/front would be pretty great. Palm trees and tropical flora however no Florida in any of my plans.

Reply #8

SaraAnnRapp — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 22:50:49 GMT

Oddly enough the older I get the more minimalist I become. So while I would move to a new place the house would be smaller and easier to maintain. I would concentrate more on having land surrounding me where I wouldn't be able to see or hear the neighbors.

Of course I'd have room for visiting friends and family but I have no need for a McMansion showpiece. I also wouldn't have a staff except for security guards and a phalanx of attorneys on retainer.

Then again, if I was to bank over $20... [ More ]

Reply #7

CDanaT — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 19:03:16 GMT

Personal stuff like the antiques, collections, family keepsakes,hobby stuff, protection items and some clothes get to go...The rest of it ??? Estate sale or free to a good home.

Reply #6

wander73 — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 18:46:43 GMT

I would put money into tiaa accounts, corona stock, I have to see what else there is and if things are hot and awesome talk to some friends and a financial advisor of what is good to go for.

I flip products too, so I would all low cash offers and sell high. If bearded picker can do it and an accountant can do it, I can do it. big box stores are horrible because they should give back more to the employees and not score big profits in their pockets.

Reply #5

BobP — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 05:29:22 GMT

Sometimes on ebay I waste an hour looking at foreclosures and hoarder houses wondering if there is anything worth having in those piles of stuff. Trouble with much of my old stuff is it won't go with the modern new stuff, maybe I'd need to recreate the old house layout in the basement to visit if my brain starts to go off the rails. Wonder where the cats would hang out . . .

BobP

Reply #4

Karen Nathan — Mon, 08 Jun 2020 01:38:44 GMT

Wouldn't moving ALL of the Treasures to the new house be ideal? Many people say bye bye, to the old house when they win the Lottery and buy new houses. And by bye bye, I mean sell it away...

Reply #3

Unlucky-Kenny — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 23:26:49 GMT

You can roam the hills and help tackle the problem of wild 2-liter generic colas.

Reply #2

CountingMan — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 15:42:52 GMT

BobP,

Interesting question that I have thought just a bit about.

From my perspective, I think the best tact to take (personally) is the be the richest person that no one has ever heard of; dropping charity as my will/discretion vs everyone and their brother knocking on your door with their hand out.

Recognizing that Charity starts at home, my position is that the greatest thing the devil ever did was convince people he didn't exist. Staying under the radar would be the ne... [ More ]

Reply #1

rcbbuckeye — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 12:11:38 GMT

Don't think I want a house twice as big, but I would really like to move to the hill country in Texas. Have some space and have a nice shooting range like Hickok45 on You Tube. Probably keep most of my stuff.

After Winning The Lottery . . .

BobP — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 06:07:43 GMT

Here's the setup. You won the lottery big time. Bought a house at least twice the size of the previous. How much of your treasures will you likely be moving to the new place? None, some, all?

BobP