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The first things to do if you win the $1.4B Powerball windfall
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I'm not living 30 more years so I am taking the lump.
I'm splitting with my wife so there are no arguments about how we spend the money. If she wants to give money to certain family members on her side, that's up to her. Same with me. I'm not going to argue about amounts of money my son and grandchildren get or what she wants to give her side of the family.
I'm not waiting to cash my ticket either, I'm getting my money the first minute they are open.
I'm not announcing to the world that I won right away, and I'm heading out for a quiet vacation somewhere to start figuring this out. Leave a message. :0003
I'll get a good accountant but I'll be calling them, not them calling me. I'll get lawyers only if the accountant thinks I need one.
This ain't rocket science. :0008
Change my name, move, dye my hair, go straight. Anything so people can't find me.
Winning that much money is going to ruin your life, you might as well start over.
I can't imagine being able to live the same "middle class" lifestyle around existing friends, family, routines etc. once everyone knows how rich you are.
Two things I hate most in life are 1) people asking me to do things, and 2) saying "no" to people who ask me to do things. And I could see life turning into one big avalanche of those two things.
Winning that much money is going to ruin your life, you might as well start over.
I can't imagine being able to live the same "middle class" lifestyle around existing friends, family, routines etc. once everyone knows how rich you are.
Two things I hate most in life are 1) people asking me to do things, and 2) saying "no" to people who ask me to do things. And I could see life turning into one big avalanche of those two things.
More likely someone will be one number away from winning the jackpot. Kinda like how your comment was one word away from being insightful. :0008
Head to the nearest casino, go the nearest roulette table and put it all on red. That would be a major rush.
Eddie
Eddie
I left that hanging curveball out there because I figured jack could use the clicks....:SIB
(note that was Johnson with a capital J).....:lol:
seriously,if I hit I`ve been dying to get yoko`s 5th album.....
You win way way way way way way less then 1.5 billion, even if you are the only one with a winning ticket, just sayin'
Mark Cuban has some advice for the Powerball jackpot winner
http://national.suntimes.com/nation...20/mark-cuban-advice-powerball-jackpot-winner
"You don?t become a smart investor when you win the lottery. Don?t make investments. You can put it in the bank and live comfortably. Forever. You will sleep a lot better knowing you won?t lose money"
http://national.suntimes.com/nation...20/mark-cuban-advice-powerball-jackpot-winner
"You don?t become a smart investor when you win the lottery. Don?t make investments. You can put it in the bank and live comfortably. Forever. You will sleep a lot better knowing you won?t lose money"
