Monday, May 21, 2007
1:57 PM
Let's Buy A Bentley!!
I love dreaming about "what ifs". It's one of those conversations that I enjoy having with friends. Today's topic is, "The Lottery".
I'm watching THS Investigates and they're talking about the more famous Lottery winners gone bad or dead (in some cases). I tell ya, people go from making $30,000 a year to winning multi-million dollar lotteries and they spend money like it's never goin' away.
Bentleys, several million dollar mansions, expensive and long vacations, ect. It's maddening!
It's easy to say what I would do if I won money, but only God knows. I mean, shit. I spend money like crazy and I'm not even rich!!! I can't imagine what would go down if you hand me a check for a few million.
BUT, the logical and intelligent side of me knows that true millionaires live below their means. That's how they are able to keep their money their whole lives.
If you make $50,000 a year you should live BELOW that in order to be comfortable and to save money for retirement.
If you make a few million you should live NOT in a million dollar mansion but a house maybe worth half a million. Drive not Bentleys but maybe an Audi or two. Having more than two cars is just nuts.
One winner got it right. She won 49 million and instead of buying a Ferrari, she bought a T-bird. Instead of buying a $10 million dollar mansion on 2 acres of land, she bought a 40 acre ranch. She lives modestly and because of it, she never has to work again and her money will last her a lifetime. She never stays awake at night worrying about bills and taxes like all of the former lottery winners do now. She lives the perfect life.
Now if I can only tear myself away from staring at that Louis Vuitton purse and that really hot Mercedes Benz, I should be okay.
Anyone wanna split a lottery ticket with me?
Said By Nicole
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