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if you won the lottery, would you retire or keep working?

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Stay in college for the hell of it, find a few more hobbies, and then work part-time with my own business in one or more of the hobbies.
 
Depends on how much money I won. If it was under $10 million, I'd take a leave of absence and go travel for awhile. Eventually, I'd go back to work.

If it was more than $10 million, no telling what I would do.
 
I'll quit my job, but I'll buy at least 5 houses, pay it off, and hire a management company to rent the homes out. The money will probably last a lifetime, but it just feels good to have income flowing in.
 
... so many slaves to the corporations. I do not enjoy working. The only reason I'm working is so I can pay the fucking bills. If I have enough money to pay property tax and insurance for the rest of my life, I would quit working immediately.
 
Quit work and do alot of traveling with the wifey.

I'll buy a nice motor home and travel fm LA to the East coast and then back.

Go around the world next...


After that...check my money and see if I still have something left.🙂
 
Originally posted by: SneakyStuff
I'd be like Kevin Spacey in American Beauty and work at a fast food joint :laugh:.
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same, except less of the Fast Food part and more of the sit around and get high part.
 
Honestly, I'd build the home of my dreams but not much else would change.

I'd work in some manner. Not sure what i would choose to do though.
 
Originally posted by: JohnCU
Originally posted by: SmoochyTX
Originally posted by: Capt Caveman
fwiw - Megamillions is at $212 million tonight
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We bought tickets at work and I stopped on the way home and picked up $10 worth myself.
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take me with you :heart:
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I already stopped by the store. But I did pick you up a popsicle. Check the freezer.

😀
 
I would keep working, I just would not be as reliable. 😛

I'd probably start my own business just to keep me busy with something.
 
i would take a nice long vacation doing whatever the fuck i wanted. I would then go to college full time and get a degree. I would then like to either start my own business or find another job. maybe full time, maybe part time.
i would definitely be very picky of the job but i don't think i could just stay unemployed and do nothing, even if i was a millionaire.
 
I'd work part time somewhere that offers health benefits. One hospital visit could wipeout even the biggest lottery jackpots.

On second thought, I guess that I could just buy health insurance with the millions, so I'd probably start a small business. Something like a charter boat.
 
Keep working...I certainly don't do my job for the money, as my salary illustrates.

Besides, I just got into grad school, so I won't really be "working" anyway. Might as well drive to class/lab in an Enzo.
 
I would do change notihing in my life style for the first 3-5 month, mainly because i need to really think what i am going to do with the money and not just spend it. Most of those that won milllions, have lost all of them 5-10 years latter.
 
Yes although I'd probably work part time and try to enjoy my money. Definitely want to get a wealth management team on board to figure out what the best way to spend/invest that much money
 
Originally posted by: looker001
I would do change notihing in my life style for the first 3-5 month, mainly because i need to really think what i am going to do with the money and not just spend it. Most of those that won milllions, have lost all of them 5-10 years latter.
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I recommend taking English classes.
 
I would immediately call my college and withdraw, pay off my credit card, buy a brand new truck, give the parents a nice cut of the $$ tho prolly 10% of my total winnings, and then get on the list for a Lamborghini Reventon, if not then buy a Rolls Royce Phantom, get a home etc... and maybe invest some of the $$ into a business to make more $$ or buy some gas stations in my area, I'd like to run out the arabic/midle eastern peoples who own over half our gas stations :thumbsup:
 
Originally posted by: BlahBlahYouToo
Originally posted by: dakels
I feel sorry for people who have time off and don't know what to do with it. Conversely I feel sorry for people have a lot of interests and no time to pursue them. I'm in the latter. I always has stuff I want to do and struggle to find the time and money to do them. A lot of things interest me and I can very easily see myself exploring those hobbies and places if I had the time and resources.
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i feel sorry for you for being a condescending prick.

i'm 26 and have another 50-60 years to go in life. maybe only 40 of those will i be active and healthy enough to be going places and doing things.
that's still a lot of time to do more than i ever want to.

i could travel to a different city for a week tops before i get bored there. a new place every week for 40 years would be about 2000 places. i would love to travel but i don't have THAT many places i want to go, and i definitely don't need you to feel sorry for me if that opportunity was given to me. but thanks for your pity.
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I don't see the need for such an angry response but I'll play along and say you're welcome nonetheless. I'm sorry you find the entire world and cultures so boring that you'd become bored after 1 week. You obviously must have seen most of what you need to see at 26 so I recommend plugging in a feeding tube and put yourself into a coma.
 
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