300 Million Powerball?

03 Feb 2015 07:42 - 03 Feb 2015 07:43 #1 by FredHayek
Tempted to buy a few tickets? Even if the odds are astronomical? I don't normally buy lotto tickets, but at work, we usually have a group buy I get into once the prize gets over 200 million. $8 isn't going to break me. :groundhog:

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03 Feb 2015 10:16 #2 by Nobody that matters
What are they, $2 per ticket?

I might see if the fates want to smile on me and support all my philanthropic dreams.

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03 Feb 2015 10:17 #3 by FredHayek
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$2 to wager on a dream. "I want to prove that the lottery won't ruin me." :snowblow:

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03 Feb 2015 10:45 #4 by Nobody that matters

FredHayek wrote: $2 to wager on a dream. "I want to prove that the lottery won't ruin me." :snowblow:


Oh it'd make a god-awful mess outta my life, but I'd have a really nice truck I could use to run away from it all.

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03 Feb 2015 20:35 #5 by otisptoadwater
You have a better chance of being struck by space junk while walking around in the out of doors... It didn't stop me from dumping $10 into the office pool either. Someone has to win and you can only win if you have a ticket with the correct numbers on it.

Assuming I did win and collected my cut of 300 Million after taxes, I would take a nice long vacation and then probably go back to work. I think going back to work with that much cash stashed away and making more money would be a huge incentive to stay true to your personal principals and insist that things be done correctly instead of "just good enough." Besides, what would they do? Fire me?

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03 Feb 2015 21:53 - 03 Feb 2015 21:54 #6 by ScienceChic
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I'll try to remember to get a couple - what fun we could have with some extra spending cash!

Wouldn't a My Mountain Town suite at the Broncos game be cool? :P The top 20 posters for the week get to come! heehee!

I, too, would keep working. I was fortunate enough to be asked to speak to a Metro State college media and marketing class today (such a blast!) about running an internet business, and one of the questions I was asked was if I would sell my business if I built it up enough that a larger company was interested in buying us out. I had to answer that I couldn't rule it out if we reach that kind of growth, but I couldn't envision myself doing so unless some other opportunity presented itself that would allow me to make a bigger difference in the community and people's lives (running for office, for example). That's my driving force and since I love what I do, and feel it does make a difference, I can't see myself giving it up. Zuckerburg certainly hasn't, nor has Gates, Jobs, or Branson, but plenty of others have. What did they do afterwards? What are they doing now? Do they regret it? Did they blow all their golden goose and have to start over with something else, or are they happily living a life of leisure and philanthropy?

I've always worked. I don't ever see myself not working. Even if I won $300M, I'd give a bunch to my close family, invest in my kids, buy a Tesla, do some home projects, take a wine tour of the world for a month or two, then come home and get back to work - investing in this business and the community. There's just too much to do, and too much fun to have, to slack off. :D

If one of y'all win, just consider getting us a suite. Pretty pretty please! :biggrin:

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03 Feb 2015 22:04 #7 by FredHayek
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I would keep working too. Helps to have a certain amount of stress and daily demands to keep you sharp.

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04 Feb 2015 07:35 #8 by Nobody that matters
I would think that administering a $150 million (after taxes) fund would probably be about a full time job if you want to set it up correctly to provide for yourself and future generations of your family.

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