Munkus BeaverYou don't have to attend every argument you are invited to.Philosophy: Stoicism. Politics: Democratic SocialistRegistered User, ClubPAregular
edited March 2008
so are we having a veretas pax
where veretas flies us all in
first class
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I feel sorry for Veretas...I know that it's not good to spoil a child or make them completely dependent on you, but I think that if I won money I'd want to share it with my family, and children most of all. At the very least I'd be able to pay for all their college expenses and see them start their adult life completely debt-free.
Veretas probably has enough lotto money to buy everyone here a little pin that says "Veretas's mom won 3.2 million dollars and all I got was this stupid pin" and then mail one to each of us. Wouldn't make a dent in the bank account of this two-thousandaire.
I think he should host a series of ridiculous and debasing contests to let us win a pittance of his riches, like John Cleese and the old guys in Rat Race.
I say we have an SE Lotto. Each ticket is $20, and Veretas puts up a $100,000 jackpot...
no?
You know, we COULD pull this off. I mean we'd have to find someone trustworthy to collect the money and draw the name out of a hat (or whatever random mechanic we decide on) and send the winnings off to the victor. Of course it's hard to trust internet strangers whom you have never met and don't know most of their real names so I don't see it happening ever.
3 million dollars isnt so much
do it right and you can avoid working again
but you would have to watch your spending
financial responsibility doesnt sound like much fun
so just go and blow it all now and get it over and done with
get your life back to how it was as quickly as possible, except this time with a couple of bentleys and a bigger house
if your mom is being all tight about spending tell her you dont want much
just either a benz or a beamer
Fuck that shit, seriously? If I just got 3Mil, I would pay off my current house, cancel my Evil Sprint cellphone and get a new provider without having to wait another year due to stupid contract. And maybe spend a few thousand on a trip to Ikea for some new stuff, but for the other 99% of it, I would cram it into the bank and try and make some additional bucks from the interest.
Seriously, 3Mil at like 2.5% interest rate is $7000... unless of course my maths are off.
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edited March 2008
That is a better plan than mine
Get it on a compund interest plan, you wont get as much the first few years, but it increases exponentially
Seriously, though, about the lotto: A bunch of people that win the lottery instantly go into debt because they start spending money like they're suddenly rich. Which they technically are, but they manage to outspend the amount coming in so they get into debt.
Seriously, though, about the lotto: A bunch of people that win the lottery instantly go into debt because they start spending money like they're suddenly rich. Which they technically are, but they manage to outspend the amount coming in so they get into debt.
There was a This American Life story on it.
This happens not just to Lotto winners but many people who come into money very quickly
Often they don't have a concept of how much it is and spend as if huge amounts will always be coming in.
It's kind of like an oil geyer blowing up
First there is the rush of seeing all that money
Then, "Oh shit we better get a derrick up because all that money's just going away."
Fuck that shit, seriously? If I just got 3Mil, I would pay off my current house, cancel my Evil Sprint cellphone and get a new provider without having to wait another year due to stupid contract. And maybe spend a few thousand on a trip to Ikea for some new stuff, but for the other 99% of it, I would cram it into the bank and try and make some additional bucks from the interest.
Seriously, 3Mil at like 2.5% interest rate is $7000... unless of course my maths are off.
It is, but by a factor of ten.
It's a buyers market at the moment, buy a bunch of property, you should be able to at least earn that much from the rental dollars alone plus once the property houses stablises and go on the up you will earn money on that as well.
Although to be fair it may be best to wait for all the land values to stop falling.
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where veretas flies us all in
first class
it'll be a decadence party
But it comes a fuckton closer than Poverty.
And then her account will be suspended because of "suspicious activities" and your mom will have to enter a months-long court battle to get her money.
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no?
You know, we COULD pull this off. I mean we'd have to find someone trustworthy to collect the money and draw the name out of a hat (or whatever random mechanic we decide on) and send the winnings off to the victor. Of course it's hard to trust internet strangers whom you have never met and don't know most of their real names so I don't see it happening ever.
do it right and you can avoid working again
but you would have to watch your spending
financial responsibility doesnt sound like much fun
so just go and blow it all now and get it over and done with
get your life back to how it was as quickly as possible, except this time with a couple of bentleys and a bigger house
if your mom is being all tight about spending tell her you dont want much
just either a benz or a beamer
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Holy shit dude buy a nice house but not a mansion just a really nice house in a good suburb and shit and drive a good car and stuff oh man
Seriously, 3Mil at like 2.5% interest rate is $7000... unless of course my maths are off.
Get it on a compund interest plan, you wont get as much the first few years, but it increases exponentially
There was a This American Life story on it.
This happens not just to Lotto winners but many people who come into money very quickly
Often they don't have a concept of how much it is and spend as if huge amounts will always be coming in.
It's kind of like an oil geyer blowing up
First there is the rush of seeing all that money
Then, "Oh shit we better get a derrick up because all that money's just going away."
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Yeah, just don't cheap out on the derrick or you'll lose all ties to humanity and become a soulless monster
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
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It is, but by a factor of ten.
It's a buyers market at the moment, buy a bunch of property, you should be able to at least earn that much from the rental dollars alone plus once the property houses stablises and go on the up you will earn money on that as well.
Although to be fair it may be best to wait for all the land values to stop falling.
Satans..... hints.....
I always thought people would pick 3. I know I would :winky:
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I thought I told you that in the last thread
You get the fuck outta here.
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you better be throwing a party and flying us all in
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My mom won the lottery
not me dude
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You don't need $3 million to win the auction. We just need about thirty of us throwing in a couple hundred plus you with a thousand or so. :P
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no matter what