LOST AGAIN
One more
Publisher’s Clearing House giveaway has gone without us. Mrs. C buys crap from PCH. She religiously fills out around 73 forms
that they send to assure that “you are still eligible” for their latest prize.
Friday, I
had to stay alert for the doorbell which would bring us the PCH prize which
seems to occur several times a year of $5000 a week for life.
No one
came. We lost again. Sigh…would have been a nice prize.
$5000 a week
for life, they don’t put you in the paper so you are not flooded with “friends”
and others looking for a piece of the pie.
$5000 a week
for life, not enough to make you move to a gated community of super wealthy
people you probably would not get along with.
$5000 a week
for life, enough to pay your debts, buy a new car, help out a few loved ones,
and live a very comfortable life, not enough to buy a yacht, multiple homes,
diamonds and stuff you don’t really need, stuff you think you would want, but
stuff that generally messes up your life.
Probably a
good thing we did not win, because this prize carried a little twist. Not only do you win $5000 a week for life,
but you can assign the $5000 a week for one more person's life after you check
out.
Now that is
a dilemma. It is a twist sure to end in
misery.
I assumed
Mrs. C would assign me.
“No, your too old, that would be a
waste. I have to give it to someone who
will have a lot more weeks to go.”
“Give it to one of your children
then.”
“Whoever did not get it would feel
awful, like ‘why didn’t mom give me the
money?’”
“You could give to one, but tell him
or her to share the money with the other.”
“Yeah, like that wouldn’t lead to fighting,
not to mention figuring out what is fair dispersal with taxes and stuff. I think it would end up making the children
miserable.”
“Leave it to charity.”
“I think it has to be a person.”
“Set up a trust.”
“I think it has to be a person.”
“That is a problem.”
“It’s a problem I could live with.”
“Maybe, but it is a serious problem
that would live after you.”
“Yeah, maybe it is a good thing we
didn’t win.”
“I agree.”
“Sigh.”
“Sigh.”
I am sorry that you could not win this time Joe but it is not game that you should feel sorry for that you could not play better to win it is about destiny and believe me that whatever you have is BEST for you (you have to prove it with your skills of patience and wisdom)
ReplyDeletewhat is not in your reach you can live without it and this also you have to prove through your way of life and intellect .
in our country people buy such stuff like lottery tickets etc but even we we poor before my marriage my parents never bought as they believed that easy money can bring no good to life .
each penny we earn with our hardwork is precious than diamond and bring peace to living
Does anyone ever win this fabulous prize?
ReplyDeleteMoney....a problem when you don't have it...a problem when you do have it. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI'm just surprised "Publisher's Clearing House" is still around. Never saw what the deal was with those...people.
ReplyDeleteBut ya, willing *only* that amount of money? Totally not worth the grief.
Better luck next time?
ReplyDeleteI did this years ago, but finally gave up on the madness. I'm much happier now.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day, Joe. Sigh. ☺
Whew!I never thought I'd be saying this, but I'M SO GLAD YOU LOST!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you and Mrs. Cranky have already won the best prize!
ReplyDeletePCH, i haven’t entered for years. If you don’t order, just enter, after a while they quit sending it to you.
ReplyDeleteHaving to figure out to whom to leave it is a problem i would enjoy having. Little Girl could be trusted to fairly disburse it.
I think I could make it on $5000 a week.
ReplyDeleteInstead of assuming the children would fight, sit them down and discuss the situation, saying the money must be given to one of them, but must then be shared equally taking into account taxes etc. Seems simple to me.
ReplyDeleteIf you could save that $5000, in five years you'd have $1.3million. I'd be very happy on $5000 a week and could help my kids, but we don't have that giveaway out here.
$5000 a week would buy some REALLY nice cameras!
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