Sorry if you’ve previously been to this page and found just a photo and a title – I seem to have deleted the post, but I’ve found it again (eventually) and it’s back where it needs to be.
I won on Friday night’s lottery. Of course, things are never that simple and with great wealth comes the worry and responsibility of managing the cash. Fortunately the National Lottery realises this and they have a system to help you with the burden. In my case they have further decided to lighten the financial burden and have kept the prize manageable, sending me the sum of £1.60 electronically. In an ideal world they would also have provided me with a magnifying glass to ensure I could see the prize.
I’ve now won five times during lockdown, which is probably a sign I’ve been playing too much. As the total winnings have been £46.60 I’ve decide not to let it change my life. I’ve also decided to stop doing the lottery. There is an old joke, which can be used for many purposes. It goes:
“How do you make a small fortune from gambling/the antiques trade/farming/stocks and shares?”
Answer: “Start with a large one.”
It is useful for many industries and activities.
At this rate it’ll be a long time before I run out of money, but have been thinking about it and have decided that I really should give up. The chances of a proper win are small and the thought of becoming rich brings out the worst in me. Although I’d like to do some good with the money, I’m not sure it would be good for the kids to be assured of financial stability in life and I don’t think I have the required moral fibre to give it all to good causes.
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I also lack the enthusiasm to lead a millionaire lifestyle. I have no desire to pour money down the drain owning a football team or a racehorse, don’t like too much sun, prefer Fanta to Champagne, don’t want to buy an island, would have difficulty getting in and out of a sports car, and only need three bedrooms at most (one for us, one for guests and one for the computer). If you have too many bedrooms you end up with visitors, who will eat your food and you will have to be nice to them.
To be honest, it really ought to go to someone who would appreciate it.
I do have a couple of plans in case I win the lottery but they don’t reflect much credit on me. One is to annoy the neighbours on one side by engaging workmen to constantly hammer and drill (we had half an hour of hammering again today) and on the other by planting a tall shady tree.
The second is to buy a large number of second-hand cars and park them where they will cause the most annoyance to the people who have annoyed me by their inconsiderate parking over the years. I reckon forty cars should do it. Even with tax, insurance and paying a few drivers this will be considerably cheaper than owning a racehorse, and much more satisfying.
As you see, being rich would not be good for me.
It’s time I reviewed my charitable giving, but that is a different story, and will be the subject of another, more serious, post.
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A very down-to-Earth approach. 😉
🙂 It’s easy to be down to Earth when you don’t have the money. The real test is staying that way when you do.
Oh so true!
🙂 Of course, life is a little different for internationally famous authors of YA fiction…
https://youtu.be/PIAXG_QcQNU
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Thank you. Will do.
My daughter and I often talk about what we would do, if we suddenly got say £100, 000. Probably do all the work in the house that we want or need to do. I’m not sure I’d like to pay off the mortgage, though, as there is a certain satisfaction in seeing it go down month by month.
We paid our mortgage off early, which was good for security as I was erratically self-employed. However, it did make me lazy once I’d done it and I didn’t work as hard as I should have done once it was paid off. 🙂
Congratulations on getting your mortgage paid off early… and then having more leeway. My plan is to do this, though I’ve still got a way to go.
Good luck with it – I’m not sure if I’d do it again but it does have its good points.
Oh, definitely!
Remember that song by Pink Floyd? 🙂
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_(Pink_Floyd_song)
Yes, I’m that age… 🙂
Interesting link – the coin “instrument” was particularly interesting to a man who works in a coin shop.
Your neighbors will love you for annoying them.
🙂 If I ever do come into money I will try to behave myself…
I won’t.
🙂 🙂 🙂