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| One of my dear friends eldest child. |
I'd like to live as a poor man with lots of money. ~Pablo Picasso
Wow. What a powerful statement right? My mother and I have discussed what it is we would do if we won the lottery. The truth is, I would like to think that all I would do is secure the future of my family and extended family. I wouldn't tell anybody thats for darn sure. But what would you do with that amount of money? I would set up college funds and homes for my future children. But then would they ever know the value of a dollar? Would I have those annoying trust fund children? It always drove me crazy hearing about those kids who don't have to worry about a thing! Money can buy them anything and everything. I want my children to really know how hard it is to earn a dollar and spend it. But the truth is, I'm sick of worrying about putting food on the table. Where we're going to live. Dealing with a landlord who believes they are doing us a favor. I mean really, these are simple things. Are they too much to ask? I simply don't think so. I am all about living your life and not getting caught up in the little things. But I am unfortunately a little stuck on the not so little things in life today. I couldn't help but wonder if it was so wrong to pray to win the lottery. Although I am sure we are among billions of people praying to win the lottery, it's sure not getting many of us anywhere. Is it wrong to pray for it? I mean it is gambling right? So is it a sin? I once saw an entire show dedicated to finding out what happened to most lottery winners. Many of them, it destroyed their lives. They spent it all in a free fall. I just read 8 stories of lottery winners who just blew threw their money some in 6 months, and some in 8 years. But the reality is did any of these people go straight to a financial advisor to set up any safety funds? I doubt it. I'm sure they went straight to the bank to buy a house. A big one.
Okay things I would do if I won the lottery.
1: Go to a therapist to discuss how to deal with it.
2: Find a good financial advisor to discuss how to secure safety.
3: Not tell ANYONE (also why you'd need a therapist!)
4: Slowly look for a small 3 bedroom home on a small piece of property.
5: Slowly fix up the home.
6: When people start asking how we bought a home, we say we took out a loan! My husband got a raise at work!
7: Go to the dentist and doctor!
8: Secure property for our parents
9: Look into charities we wanted to donate to as well as our churches.
That sounds pretty reasonable. Ya, I think we could successfully handle millions of dollars. We would live simply ideally. I wouldn't want a showy mansion. I would probably still go to Ross, Marshalls, and Ikea for furniture and supplies. Those are some cheap set ups! We really wouldn't need to spend all that money. So yes I would like to live like a poor man with lots of money! Good night everybody. I hope you enjoy your days the way I will when I win the lottery ♥
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