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Originally Posted by 4X4
I have two different friends that each know someone that has won the lottery. One was $5 mil, the other, I can't remember. Long story short, both were broke within 5 years.
I understand the desire to travel and enjoy life. That's obvious. Maybe it's just me, but I get alot of satisfaction from work. Maybe I'm lucky that I do something that I really enjoy, but I've had jobs that I hated and I still got some satisfaction out of doing them well.
I really don't think I could just throw away my boots and sit on a beach all day, everyday, for years. I'd need projects. And not just personal projects like restoring a car, I'd need to accomplish things that would, at the very least, keep my bank account above the level it got to with the lottery win.
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I agree. I need to feel like I'm achieving something. Every November Mike shows me his $1mill plus check from Mass. So he just has 8 more years of that. He comes from kind of a rough neighborhood near Boston. I suspect he didn't take the lump sum out of fear of blowing it all.