tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post6607564218953446754..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: I Should ‘a Played The Lottery!joehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-83227651350851743342014-01-04T04:08:48.237-05:002014-01-04T04:08:48.237-05:00I would love to win millions of dollars and I know...I would love to win millions of dollars and I know exactly what I would do with it. I have a brother, a sister, a niece, four children, five grandchildren, two ex-husbands.....split the winnings evenly, everybody is happy and I only have to worry about how to spend my share. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-65605282026193321082014-01-03T12:17:07.066-05:002014-01-03T12:17:07.066-05:00When Minnesota joined the Powerball, we started pl...When Minnesota joined the Powerball, we started playing a set of numbers. Now we continue to play them, because if our numbers won and we didn't have a ticket we'd have to kill ourselves, right? Remember the old TV show The Millionaire? Things usually went wrong for those folks, too, but of course we figure we could handle it just fine. Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-16114956109901879072014-01-03T06:47:00.020-05:002014-01-03T06:47:00.020-05:00I did one of those retirement calculators last yea...I did one of those retirement calculators last year and according to it's calculations it's a little too late for me to sign up for Cranky's plan. Gossip_Grlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603645371306284338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-85655848237792187992014-01-02T21:26:00.977-05:002014-01-02T21:26:00.977-05:00I wrote a post of the Lottery a while back. Yours ...I wrote a post of the Lottery a while back. Yours made me go back to see what I said. <br /><br />I share your not-so-enthusiastic view of it and your ambivalence, too. In other words, a cool million (after taxes) would be nice. We can handle that, right? without divorcing or going bankrupt.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08180243708565855383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-28529306701789675022014-01-02T21:21:25.758-05:002014-01-02T21:21:25.758-05:00I once worked with a woman whose sister won $100,0...I once worked with a woman whose sister won $100,000 in a Canadian lottery. This hard-working thrifty woman was broke and divorced within a year. This would seem to confirm your assertion that these people end up worse off than if they'd never played.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-39713243291290902872014-01-02T20:53:46.490-05:002014-01-02T20:53:46.490-05:00I play the lottery here and there. Not on a daily ...I play the lottery here and there. Not on a daily basis, and the big ones only when the jackpot is high. As far as the 7% interest, though...I'm lucky to get .5% on my savings. Might as well invest in a new sock and stuff my money in it and bury it in the back yard.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-39642966689543106802014-01-02T20:12:26.772-05:002014-01-02T20:12:26.772-05:00When ever I do buy one of the tickets for the HUGE...When ever I do buy one of the tickets for the HUGE payouts, I pray fervently that I don't win the big one. I have my eye on the lesser prizes. So far, my prayers have been answered. <br />Wish I had 40 years left to test your theory. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-7648205709521909332014-01-02T18:06:28.012-05:002014-01-02T18:06:28.012-05:00Send me the $600 mil. I'll worry about it day ...Send me the $600 mil. I'll worry about it day and night from Bora Bora.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-40650612823822331502014-01-02T16:31:09.253-05:002014-01-02T16:31:09.253-05:00My brother-in-law's greatest regret about reti...My brother-in-law's greatest regret about retiring: missing out on the office lottery pool. Did they every win? No. Did he ever figure out he'd never win? No.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-67059614674130227862014-01-02T12:44:50.587-05:002014-01-02T12:44:50.587-05:00A group of my golfing buddies & I played the l...A group of my golfing buddies & I played the lottery for years. I think we won a TOTAL of $100.00!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-55250408682257912672014-01-02T12:23:29.498-05:002014-01-02T12:23:29.498-05:00My husband has a budget for lottery tickets, etc. ...My husband has a budget for lottery tickets, etc. and maintains a spreadsheet of losses and gains. He's very meticulous with it. I could never be that thorough with that stuff.Cindy Keen Reyndershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538914807361602296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-32599773767590705482014-01-02T11:00:25.255-05:002014-01-02T11:00:25.255-05:00Where can I get 7% interest? I'll be there li...Where can I get 7% interest? I'll be there like a shot as it's generally below 2% right now here in England.Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-18689623900930942992014-01-02T10:21:34.848-05:002014-01-02T10:21:34.848-05:003x cracked me up!3x cracked me up!TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34072529194649617272014-01-02T09:59:20.384-05:002014-01-02T09:59:20.384-05:00How come you always realize later in life all the ...How come you always realize later in life all the things you SHOULD have done? <br /><br />I spent all my money on women and, well, that's it. The rest I just wasted. :)<br /><br />SLowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-81784190107079567362014-01-02T09:50:52.779-05:002014-01-02T09:50:52.779-05:00Wish I had also followed this advise. Well, I didn...Wish I had also followed this advise. Well, I didn't play the lottery but I sure wish I would have put away even $10 a week. I don't do math anymore so your figures work for me.Jim and Sandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16108729200561576870noreply@blogger.com