WorKid wrote:Seriously though anyone else think actually winning the lottery would just bring massive problems.
heh.Liveinadive wrote:Lol, being slightly squashed against the passenger door.
Kow wrote:Yeah, but I embrace it, you loser.
Fair do's- it'd all go on protein & carb supplements, a rock of cocaine, cases of sol, MDMA powder and a delirious skunk deal.Tempy wrote:Don't lie, you just eat it. You take the money out of the bank and just shove it in your gob, like I do.
No thanks. I was thinking venture capital for people I've worked with in the past. 10 mil each on;  Whole Body Interaction Gallery & Business Incubator, Recording Studio, Transmedia & UX Design House or Landscape Gardening,  Gastro Pub & Inn,  Tapas & Wine Bar.Liveinadive wrote:Venture capital Beano?Wanna invest in hoverboards with me, its almost like charity too, giving hoverboards to the world.
J00 w0t?adkm1979 wrote:JW?beano wrote:I give ten percent of my earnings now to charity. I don't see that changing.
WorKid wrote:Seriously though anyone else think actually winning the lottery would just bring massive problems.
Liveinadive wrote:I am miserable drunk man. I will likely die in a jaccuzi of cocaine and ruin everyones fun.Kow wrote:Yeah, but I embrace it, you loser.
equinox_code wrote:I would much rather win a million than earn it. Firstly, because I don't believe anyone can actually earn that sum of money, and secondly because winning it leave me more free time.
Yes, being filthy rich would cause some problems. Small trivial ones. Totally worth it though as all my bigger problems disappear.
Lots of people are (quite deservedly) self-made millionaires. That's very different from being paid a £1m salary every year. A member of my extended family was a self-made millionaire but he was on a salary of c.£60k. He just worked hard all his life, lived frugally and put plenty of money away over the years until he amassed an estate worth a little over £1m which he left to his family when he died.equinox_code wrote:I suppose I see earning as what you deserve, not what you get. I don't believe anyone deserves a million per year.
igorgetmeabrain wrote:Lots of people are (quite deservedly) self-made millionaires. That's very different from being paid a £1m salary every year. A member of my extended family was a self-made millionaire but he was on a salary of c.£60k. He just worked hard all his life, lived frugally and put plenty of money away over the years until he amassed an estate worth a little over £1m which he left to his family when he died.equinox_code wrote:I suppose I see earning as what you deserve, not what you get. I don't believe anyone deserves a million per year.
adkm1979 wrote:Revel, while I appreciate that you have a plan, it does seem that you're muddling the point somewhat. Â The suggestion that winning that much money would be a problem tends to stem from the idea that most of us wouldn't like to have significantly more money than our nearest and dearest, regardless of how we come about it. Â If I left my job and got one that paid three times as much, I'd still feel a bit bad about having more than my folks.
I've heard it pointed out that people always seem to live slightly beyond their means, regardless how much they have. Â We get better paying jobs and then move into houses with mortgages we can still only just afford. Â It's why approaches like Igor's are admirable, and hint at someone who is genuinely happy with their life.
adkm1979 wrote:Revel, while I appreciate that you have a plan, it does seem that you're muddling the point somewhat. Â The suggestion that winning that much money would be a problem tends to stem from the idea that most of us wouldn't like to have significantly more money than our nearest and dearest, regardless of how we come about it. Â If I left my job and got one that paid three times as much, I'd still feel a bit bad about having more than my folks. I've heard it pointed out that people always seem to live slightly beyond their means, regardless how much they have. Â We get better paying jobs and then move into houses with mortgages we can still only just afford. Â It's why approaches like Igor's are admirable, and hint at someone who is genuinely happy with their life. Meanwhile, you seem to have set your target on an early retirement. Â That's fine if you can do it, but what if it goes wrong? Â What if you die younger than that? Â Would it not make more sense to try to be happy with how things are, than run yourself into the ground in the pursuit of an arbitrary sum of money?
[F]or those who like to engage in Schadenfreude there is disappointing news from the studies that have been done on lottery winners, says Prof Andrew Oswald, of Warwick University.
"Although many people don't want to hear the evidence, it is overwhelmingly that winning the lottery makes you happier and improves your mental health. People find it easier to engage in Schadenfreude."
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