Wow. I wonder how much the tax man will take. Most I ever won was $100 on a Florida scratch off.
Nice. Did you ever do anything with the money? Car, boat, house?I walked into Publix in FL on a Monday in June 2017 after the gym and bought a Publix roast beef sub plus a few things for breakfast the next day. I paid with a $50 bill and took $10 of the change, walked to the lotto area, and bought 5 quick pick Powerball numbers (I've probably bought lottery tickets 5 times before this in my life). Two days later at night (drawings are on Wednesdays and Saturdays) I checked the numbers... got the 1st one, got the 2nd one, 3rd one, 4th one, 5th one... damn, no powerball number. I thought I'd have to get at least something and looked up how much you get... $1M. I went to the local lottery office and walked out with a $750k check the next morning. Deposited it and went to work lol. True story that I've never posted on a forum ever.
Nice. Did you ever do anything with the money? Car, boat, house?
Nice. Did you ever do anything with the money? Car, boat, …
I immediately thought "don't be stupid" and planned long term. I'm not married with any kids so I bought a 3 bedroom townhouse in cash which I will turn into a rental when I move out into a "family" house when the time comes, a Gen 5 Viper with 5k miles for $73,500 (sold in 2019 for $82k), and put about 95% of the rest into a brokerage account comprised of an index fund, Amazon, Apple, and Google stocks that has been very very good to me.
I immediately thought "don't be stupid" and planned long term. I'm not married with any kids so I bought a 3 bedroom townhouse in cash which I will turn into a rental when I move out into a "family" house when the time comes, a Gen 5 Viper with 5k miles for $73,500 (sold in 2019 for $82k), and put about 95% of the rest into a brokerage account comprised of an index fund, Amazon, Apple, and Google stocks that has been very very good to me.
That's everyone's lotto story. Rich people dont play the lottery lolDrops $90 on scratch tickets on paydays, yet posts...
"We live in a run-down mobile home. The central air unit gave out years ago so we have window units situated throughout to keep cool.
The floors are sagging in places because of numerous water leaks. Whenever one leak gets fixed and sub-floor is replaced, another leak appears. My wife drives a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan with almost 300,000 miles on it. The AC, heater, defroster and radio don't work. My Jeep is in a bad way too. Turn signals quit working and the throttle body is shot. This couldn't have come at a better time."
EDIT: He ended up getting just under 500K via check after taxes and claims he's down to 150K already. He bought a 5th wheel, 2021 model of course, and a house. I'll bet he paid cash for the house vs locking in 2.75% or so and tossing the house money into basic investments. Says he's getting a truck too.
Ahhh, lotto life, easy come, easy go.
That's everyone's lotto story. Rich people dont play the lottery lol
That's everyone's lotto story. Rich people dont play the lottery lol
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Drops $90 on scratch tickets on paydays, yet posts...
"We live in a run-down mobile home. The central air unit gave out years ago so we have window units situated throughout to keep cool.
The floors are sagging in places because of numerous water leaks. Whenever one leak gets fixed and sub-floor is replaced, another leak appears. My wife drives a 2005 Dodge Grand Caravan with almost 300,000 miles on it. The AC, heater, defroster and radio don't work. My Jeep is in a bad way too. Turn signals quit working and the throttle body is shot. This couldn't have come at a better time."
EDIT: He ended up getting just under 500K via check after taxes and claims he's down to 150K already. He bought a 5th wheel, 2021 model of course, and a house. I'll bet he paid cash for the house vs locking in 2.75% or so and tossing the house money into basic investments. Says he's getting a truck too.
Ahhh, lotto life, easy come, easy go.
A man like that should know the value of money a bit better than that...
Anyway, as always he'll be broke within a few years again...