Do you know anyone who has won a lottery?
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Comments (36)Depends on the sum - I figure I need $40 million. First off I would be down to collect the money next business day - without makeup - no one would recognize me in the picture the lottery insists on taking. I would have my banker meet me at the lottery office to take possession of the cheque. I would send my dog to the home boarder's while I moved us out same day to an apartment/hotel. I would hire a tax accountant/lawyer and redo our wills. I would buy a house that had a separate apartment for a professional dog walker - I hate the cold - don't mind the walk part - it is the "out" part. I would be responsible for the hugs and kisses. I would find an "appropriate" charity to immediately donate our house to - and I am sure you all know what I mean by "appropriate" charity. I would sure as heck not be giving interviews to the City newspaper and having my face splashed everywhere - people who do this want the publicity - and they really feel that everyone is happy for them - face it - unless you are very fond of someone or you are going to get some of the money -you are generally not that happy for the winner of a big prize! Of course I want the big prize because that would make a difference. Not that I would turn down my nose at $2 million but you really couldn't do a lot with $2 million these days - creature comforts certainly - but only so much. Recently 4 Cdns. split a big prize so received $12.5 million each. So if you took your $12.5 million and bought a big house in the fancy part of town, a "cottage" in the Muskoka's, a BMW, furnished and secured both homes, paid insurance/taxes - you would have nothing left. I would want something to do - no doubt animal related, but generally people who really love their jobs and might want to continue working often can't due to the constant harassment by people. And I sure wouldn't need any new friends or relatives - the ones I have wouldn't get anything. Phone and e-mail would be appropriately handled. Now all I have to hope is that when I win that the prize isn't $2 million split between 12 ticket holders. If we go away and I have a points seat and am on a different plane than my husband we put the lottery tickets in the safety deposit box - heaven forbid that his plane go down with the ticket on his person - or of course, mine....See MoreImagine thinking you won a 4M lottery - for a hour
Comments (7)I liked their attitude! Two people who have set great examples for the people who would be "sue happy". I mean life is full of mistakes. It is how you deal with them that makes the difference....See MoreIf you won $70 Million (our latest lottery draw).......
Comments (52)"You do not have to comment." There are existing rules of use and they are enforced by the moderators/employees of Houzz - their forum, their right to direct use as they wish. I don't think my comments violated their rules. Does this rule of yours apply to you? Certainly not every time or even most times, maybe few times and perhaps not this time, but jasdip, who started the thread, has commented before that that she likes when I drive off the main road and go off in a different direction....See MoreDo you know anyone who has retired to a different country?
Comments (33)I would want to keep one place in the US because I would expect we would come back here at some point - for health reasons perhaps or if one of us kicked the bucket the other would likely come back. I don't think we'd go back and forth much though like we would with a second home in the US. I have read about the "ties" situation which we don't have but can perhaps get by visiting "regularly". I'm not set on any particular area other than it being a smaller city - been looking at Lugano where rent seems a bit more reasonable than some other places. There are other smaller towns we've visited that I might prefer but probably better to be somewhere with more services. And I might rather be on the German side - closer proximity to our friends though I think it would be easier to learn Italian having learned some Spanish 100 years ago. We have these two homes now with all this stuff. Just the thought of getting rid of one house full of stuff and living a simpler lifestyle is appealing. At the moment anyway - I may be temporarily crazy and will come to my senses. DH is a geographer by training and spent much of his career traveling (and living) internationally. Always the adventurer, he is of course intrigued....See Morenatesgram
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