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I'm glad 60 million dollar lottery was won by 5 friends.  Meaning legitimately won by more than 1 person.  Wonder what how each of their lives will change.  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-lotto-60-million-jackpot-1.4753550

Have  you known anyone face to face, who won something?  Not necessarily a huge jackpot, but via raffle, lottery.

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I won a portable radio (aka boombox) in a raffle. Since I had sponsored the picnic for several years I felt like I bought/deserved it

I just got 2 Starbucks gift cards for filling out a survey. Again I had to buy 2 trucks to get the survey

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I've won 2 coffee cards from 2 different contests.  $30.00 in a group raffle.  I"m probably forgetting something...but no big bonanza lottery.

A sister who is no longer alive, won a bike, a windsurf board.

I knew someone at work, who sat across from me, who won a Lexus car in hospital fundraiser lottery.  Instead of taking the car, he took $70,000CAD.  

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My cousin, at whose home I stayed last week in Wilkes-Barre, won a $5000 scratch-off at a casino in the nearby Pokonos in Pennsylvania last year.

I had met the first winner of the old $1,000,000 Maryland Lottery before he won, when he and his wife worked at a Dunkin' Donuts near me.

They got $50,000/year for 20 years and promptly resigned from their jobs.

Supposedly they'd get the check, blow it all within a few months, then apply for a job at the Dunkin' Donuts in whatever town they ended up broke in!

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20 hours ago, MickinMD said:

They got $50,000/year for 20 years and promptly resigned from their jobs.

Supposedly they'd get the check, blow it all within a few months, then apply for a job at the Dunkin' Donuts in whatever town they ended up broke in!

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Don't really understand people like that...blow their money to bits.  I know also my siblings all are like myself  --generally observant and careful with their money and some long-term objectives that drive their saving habits.  

My work colleague who took $70,000 cash instead of the Lexus car, used it to pay off house mortgage....and buy a used SUV where he and wifey could go into the mountains often to camp, ski, etc. You must realize our city is approx. just 100+ km. away from 1 national park...then drive approx. 40 km. west to yet a 2nd national park, followed by a 3rd national park....going northwest into British Columbia.  So an SUV or 4x4 makes more sense. Not a Lexus for an active lifestyle.  He met a retired couple won the top prize -- a HUGE new house with over 6 bedrooms.  I hate to think what the annual property tax would be for that house.  They were overwhelmed by the size..

This will sound a bit weird if ie. $5 million fell in my life, would have to think what to do with half of it.  For certain my present state of good health, doesn't require $5 mill. to achieve (of course I don't have an incurable disease/degenerative condition).  And I consider physical and mental health ...a huge component of foundation for happiness.

Let's see here another home somewhere, a slightly bigger place in lieu of now with another bedroom ...maybe a few better furniture pieces.  Of course, a bike replacement (which then I would end up trying to buy a bike that didn't look too gorgeous for thieves), travel to a few countries. No we wouldn't get a car, we still would be car-free.  I'm not sure if I need a complete clothing wardrobe replacement in total...since then there would be no need to work..

He and I already eat just fine....a nice balance of good meals at home and occasionally at restaurants.

 

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I have mostly prudent-with-money relatives.  But I have some where I, too, can't understand their lack of being able to handle money.

One had enough time in the Army to get a pension but elected to take it as one lump sum and it was gone in a year.

I also have relatives and friends that have to get the $3000 option packages with bigger cars than they need, drink Starbucks coffee every day, get lunch from McD's, buy soft drinks from vending machines or 7-11, and think store-brand food and clothes are "welfare" items and won't touch them.  Then they complain they can't afford to go on vacation!

They ask me how I can afford to tour China, Egypt, Greece, Caribbean, etc!  When I tell them if they took a bag lunch every day and supplied their own beverages, they could save enough to do such a trip for two once every two years, they stare back in uncomprehending disbelief!

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