Winning the Lottery
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@scottalanmiller said:
My plan would be to invest it all, wait a year, then start living off of a good chunk of the annual dividends. Always with some going back in for growth so that it is always more each year, even if only a little more. That way you are always gaining, no matter what.
That is my basic plan for any lump sum of money I ever happen to get. I would add pay off all debt first though, otherwise the dividends are will not accumulate as quickly since you will need to use more of them.
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@JaredBusch said:
@scottalanmiller said:
My plan would be to invest it all, wait a year, then start living off of a good chunk of the annual dividends. Always with some going back in for growth so that it is always more each year, even if only a little more. That way you are always gaining, no matter what.
That is my basic plan for any lump sum of money I ever happen to get. I would add pay off all debt first though, otherwise the dividends are will not accumulate as quickly since you will need to use more of them.
Well yes, I'm assuming my current debts are a trivial amount compared to the lump sum. I'd have a big celebratory dinner too. Buy a few extra Steam games. but nothing that you'd notice.
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@JaredBusch said:
@scottalanmiller said:
My plan would be to invest it all, wait a year, then start living off of a good chunk of the annual dividends. Always with some going back in for growth so that it is always more each year, even if only a little more. That way you are always gaining, no matter what.
That is my basic plan for any lump sum of money I ever happen to get. I would add pay off all debt first though, otherwise the dividends are will not accumulate as quickly since you will need to use more of them.
So, I guess it would work out like this.
- Find a good lawyer and financial consultant that I will trust.
- Use step 1 resources to create a trust(s) to contain all the funds.
- Put all of said money into ownership of the trust.
- Withdraw enough to pay off debt (car is all I have now, but planning on a house this spring)
- Invest the rest of the money into various funds recommended by person from step 1.
- Continue life as normal until dividends start coming in.
- Decide what to do with said dividends the first year and reinvest as much as possible.
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$5mil CDN (we do not pay tax on winnings)
Take out 1mil, purchase land / house / vehicles / vacation. Get it out of my system.
Invest 4mil, live comfortably on the interest (5% return gets you 200k/yr which is $100k/yr after tax. Very comfy)
$5mil - 50mil
As above, but invest 40mil.
Take 9mil and create scholarships, fully funded soup kitchens, library for kids who don't read gooder, maker spaces. That kinda thing.
Pay for all the school my 3 close friends have taken - books, tuition, all of it.
Setup scholarships for my 3 close friends kids (2 each) if they should have any. If unused it returns to the community scholarship funds.
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@JaredBusch said:
@JaredBusch said:
@scottalanmiller said:
My plan would be to invest it all, wait a year, then start living off of a good chunk of the annual dividends. Always with some going back in for growth so that it is always more each year, even if only a little more. That way you are always gaining, no matter what.
That is my basic plan for any lump sum of money I ever happen to get. I would add pay off all debt first though, otherwise the dividends are will not accumulate as quickly since you will need to use more of them.
So, I guess it would work out like this.
- Find a good lawyer and financial consultant that I will trust.
- Use step 1 resources to create a trust(s) to contain all the funds.
- Put all of said money into ownership of the trust.
- Withdraw enough to pay off debt (car is all I have now, but planning on a house this spring)
- Invest the rest of the money into various funds recommended by person from step 1.
- Continue life as normal until dividends start coming in.
- Decide what to do with said dividends the first year and reinvest as much as possible.
If you passed the money on to others after you died (Kids, family members, friends, etc) that all thought the same way, seems like generations of people could live without money troubles.
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@scottalanmiller said:
@JaredBusch said:
@scottalanmiller said:
My plan would be to invest it all, wait a year, then start living off of a good chunk of the annual dividends. Always with some going back in for growth so that it is always more each year, even if only a little more. That way you are always gaining, no matter what.
That is my basic plan for any lump sum of money I ever happen to get. I would add pay off all debt first though, otherwise the dividends are will not accumulate as quickly since you will need to use more of them.
Well yes, I'm assuming my current debts are a trivial amount compared to the lump sum. I'd have a big celebratory dinner too. Buy a few extra Steam games. but nothing that you'd notice.
I would "get it out of my system" as @MattSpeller said by maxing my credit card $18k limit I think. There is normally a revolving $2k on there, so I should be able to have enough fun on $16k. That is my self determined limit for celebratory things with any influx of cash. So it is then paid off when I hit step 4.
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@MattSpeller said:
$5mil CDN (we do not pay tax on winnings)
Take out 1mil, purchase land / house / vehicles / vacation. Get it out of my system.
Invest 4mil, live comfortably on the interest (5% return gets you 200k/yr which is $100k/yr after tax. Very comfy)
$5mil - 50mil
As above, but invest 40mil.
Take 9mil and create scholarships, fully funded soup kitchens, library for kids who don't read gooder, maker spaces. That kinda thing.
Pay for all the school my 3 close friends have taken - books, tuition, all of it.
Setup scholarships for my 3 close friends kids (2 each) if they should have any. If unused it returns to the community scholarship funds.
Think I'd have to get it out of my system too. Wouldn't want to be reckless but if $5mil suddenly showed up in my bank account I'd have to do some splurging after debt was gone. Wouldn't mind a new car, truck, house and a few gadgets.
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@JaredBusch said:
I would "get it out of my system" as @MattSpeller said by maxing my credit card $18k limit I think. There is normally a revolving $2k on there, so I should be able to have enough fun on $16k. That is my self determined limit for celebratory things with any influx of cash. So it is then paid off when I hit step 4.
I don't have a credit card, and no interest / need to get one. I have been without one for a few years... and it has been nice.
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@quicky2g said:
@JaredBusch said:
@JaredBusch said:
@scottalanmiller said:
My plan would be to invest it all, wait a year, then start living off of a good chunk of the annual dividends. Always with some going back in for growth so that it is always more each year, even if only a little more. That way you are always gaining, no matter what.
That is my basic plan for any lump sum of money I ever happen to get. I would add pay off all debt first though, otherwise the dividends are will not accumulate as quickly since you will need to use more of them.
So, I guess it would work out like this.
- Find a good lawyer and financial consultant that I will trust.
- Use step 1 resources to create a trust(s) to contain all the funds.
- Put all of said money into ownership of the trust.
- Withdraw enough to pay off debt (car is all I have now, but planning on a house this spring)
- Invest the rest of the money into various funds recommended by person from step 1.
- Continue life as normal until dividends start coming in.
- Decide what to do with said dividends the first year and reinvest as much as possible.
If you passed the money on to others after you died (Kids, family members, friends, etc) that all thought the same way, seems like generations of people could live without money troubles.
That is the point of putting the money into ownership of a trust. As I am not a financial person, I have probably used the wrong term there. But the point is that the money is not mine. It belongs to the trust and there are rules established for it's use. And it will outlive any person.
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@gjacobse said:
@JaredBusch said:
I would "get it out of my system" as @MattSpeller said by maxing my credit card $18k limit I think. There is normally a revolving $2k on there, so I should be able to have enough fun on $16k. That is my self determined limit for celebratory things with any influx of cash. So it is then paid off when I hit step 4.
I don't have a credit card, and no interest / need to get one. I have been without one for a few years... and it has been nice.
I need to spend a little time looking at card offers and get a new one. Mileage cards are not worth as much as the used to be.
The point of a credit card is to use it. The banks want you to use and and not pay it off so they can get the interest. I don't do that. I use it as another source of (limited) income. Since 2007 I have not paid for a single flight to Japan for myself as I have been able to purchase them on rewards from the card point program. Not earned enough to buy 4 to take everyone, but still buying 3 tickets instead of 4 is a good thing.
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If I had gobs of money and needed an outlet, I'd probably buy investments that I found "fun" like restaurants, bars and real estate.
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@scottalanmiller said:
If I had gobs of money and needed an outlet, I'd probably buy investments that I found "fun" like restaurants, bars and real estate.
Completely agree. I wouldn't mind owning a Chipotle so I could eat there for free.
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You guys get taxed on your winnings?
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I think the thing to do is dump it into a high interest earning account for 6 months to a year to really figure out what you really wanted to do with it (Business as usual & don't tell anyone). Filter out all the whimsical wants.
Once you've sorted out what to do with it, make it so...
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In the US, a high interest account still loses to inflation.
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@quicky2g said:
@scottalanmiller said:
If I had gobs of money and needed an outlet, I'd probably buy investments that I found "fun" like restaurants, bars and real estate.
Completely agree. I wouldn't mind owning a Chipotle so I could eat there for free.
Really? A chipotle?
We have a local single location place called the Rail Yard. Their menu changes constantly. I think I'd go for a place like that, then I can have whatever I want. lol
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Hit a huge lottery - I used to think I'd buy fancy car or two - but then I realized I'd never be home. I'd be like Scott - I'd be living all over the world.
Frankly I'm envious as hell of his current lifestyle.
Though, My wife wouldn't accept it. -
@Dashrender said:
Hit a huge lottery - I used to think I'd buy fancy car or two - but then I realized I'd never be home. I'd be like Scott - I'd be living all over the world.
Frankly I'm envious as hell of his current lifestyle.
Though, My wife wouldn't accept it.lol I am a bit sometimes too but ultimately I'd just end up lonely and come back home. I want all of the travel with none of the working - just see and experience new stuff in a new place for a month, then return home.
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@MattSpeller said:
@Dashrender said:
Hit a huge lottery - I used to think I'd buy fancy car or two - but then I realized I'd never be home. I'd be like Scott - I'd be living all over the world.
Frankly I'm envious as hell of his current lifestyle.
Though, My wife wouldn't accept it.lol I am a bit sometimes too but ultimately I'd just end up lonely and come back home. I want all of the travel with none of the working - just see and experience new stuff in a new place for a month, then return home.
And that is 80% the reason I quit driving a truck for a living..... now it looks like I'll need to find a job programming the computer to drive them
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@MattSpeller said:
@Dashrender said:
Hit a huge lottery - I used to think I'd buy fancy car or two - but then I realized I'd never be home. I'd be like Scott - I'd be living all over the world.
Frankly I'm envious as hell of his current lifestyle.
Though, My wife wouldn't accept it.lol I am a bit sometimes too but ultimately I'd just end up lonely and come back home. I want all of the travel with none of the working - just see and experience new stuff in a new place for a month, then return home.
Not married I assume? or are you assuming that I would travel like that without her? lol
I would not.
I do have one huge thing on that loneliness factor though, through my Star Wars group I have friends all over the world, the exception is Africa and Antarctica. I have at least 30 countries I could visit and know someone through my group, and it's probably a lot more than that.
