Topic: Winning the lottery, is it really all that?

[Jack Morris]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=519&e=3&u=/ap/20041214/ap_on_re_us/lottery_winner_s_fall

Seems to be true that it is not all that. I remember when I was stationed at Ft. Belvoir they did a study and interviews of people that had won the MD and VA lotteries over the past 10 years (1993 was when I read it in the paper). The findings were not good, most wish they had never won, and over 50 percent were either dead or in worse shape physically and mentally (I might add financial messes) than when they had won.

Seems the Lord put us here not to have palaces of gold but for a higher purpose than that.

[Iceman]

I don't see how it could affect your physical health. I mean, you just have to be smart. There's no reason for you to keep 50 million dollars. Put enough away to life your life comfortably while you work, spread the rest around. That's what I'd do.

Weird.

[Clark Kent]

Plus, it would give you the ultimate edge in office politics, cuz what are they gonna do?  Fire you?  Whoopty friggin do!!

[J. Carney]

People dont know how to handle that much money... that's why they get all bent out of shape over it.

If you want to stay sane, your best bet is to give as much away to family and friends as you can, use a sane amount to set up a fixed yearly income for yourself, prepare for your kid's college and secure a good retirement...

and then forget that you ever won the lotto. Keep working. Don't become a 'rich person.