Mr. Thunderclap McGirthy said:

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I'd start a cult. A good one though. No kool-aid or really really weird ***** Some weird **** but at an appropriate level.

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Like Rajneesh? Free sex cult?

Thought about it more today. I did buy a Powerball ticket, obviously not expecting to win but it's an interesting thought experiment and fun to daydream.

Thinking about the parable of the rich landowner. As the story goes, Jesus was speaking to a crowd of people and a man chimed in asking Jesus to tell the man's older brother to share an inheritance with him. Jesus responded by telling a parable about a landowner who had an abundant crop. The crop was so big it would not fit in the man's existing barns. The man thought about it for a short time and decided to build bigger barns to hoard the wealth for himself and to live a life of "eat, drink, and be merry." That night, the man died. What did he have to show for his life? He couldn't take this abundant harvest with him. He helped no one. He did not honor God with his wealth. He was rich on earth but poor toward God.

Most people don't realize that "eat, drink, and be merry" is straight from a Biblical warning, not a desirable status.

One might certainly wonder whether playing the lottery at all is desirable as it is not only gambling, a significant percentage of lottery ticket purchasers are poor and don't necessarily have the disposable income to be purchasing the amount of tickets they are buying. I know there are some religious organizations who would deny funds if they knew it was from lottery winnings because they consider it blood money. I used to work for one of them a long time ago.

But on the flip side, there's a lot of good one can do with that amount of money to help a lot of people. But perhaps we should also remember the wisdom of Gandalf, who eschewed possession of the Ring of Power because even though he would want it for the desire to do good he did not believe he could maintain control of it and would eventually be sucked into the depravity.

Maybe it's better we don't win at all.

Random thoughts sitting in a parking lot.

If I went to Raising Canes I'd order the Caniac Combo without any hesitation.

infinity ag said:

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Mr. Thunderclap McGirthy said:

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I'd start a cult. A good one though. No kool-aid or really really weird ***** Some weird **** but at an appropriate level.

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Like Rajneesh? Free sex cult?

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Prima nocta would be a thing though.

For the first year or so I would take friends and family on bucket list type vacations all over the world (i.e. I would love to go to Europe with my dad, costa Rica with my brother in law, Asian with some of my friends, etc). After I got that out of my system I would buy a large home in Colorado and then get a nice condo in Texas for when I visit family here.

I just bought a lotto ticket. I hope yall never see me again.

dabo man said:

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Call my uncle for advice. He's a retired Certified Financial Planner. Basically, how do I find someone in Missouri that I can trust with my money?
Payoff my credit cards.
Rent a larger place.
Quit my current job. Find another job (or volunteer) that I like more that doesn't necessarily have benefits.
Invest the money conservatively. Reinvest most of the interest so that the principal continues to grow. Try living off of $20k per month to start with. Honestly, I can't imagine spending that much.
There are a couple of local non-profits that I would donate to.

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0% chance you update your resume, apply for a job and sit for an interview if you just won 250 million... Most people wouldnt even do that if they won 5million or more

I had in mind something like a part-time job hanging out with the cats at the animal shelter. Hopefully I don't have to update my resume for that. I don't want to not do anything.

My grandfather used to have a cartoon preserved under the glass on his desk. One guy says, "What would you do if you won the lottery?" The other guy says, "I guess I'd just keep practicing architecture until it was all gone."

dabo man said:

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I had in mind something like a part-time job hanging out with the cats at the animal shelter. Hopefully I don't have to update my resume for that. I don't want to not do anything.

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So your lottery plan is to be my mom.

BostonAg74 said:

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My grandfather used to have a cartoon preserved under the glass on his desk. One guy says, "What would you do if you won the lottery?" The other guy says, "I guess I'd just keep practicing architecture until it was all gone."

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jetch17 said:

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superunknown said:

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jetch17 said:

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Anyone outside of my immediate circle would never hear from me again.

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What about blasts from the past?

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Once you're in the circle, you're always in the circle

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am I in the circle even though we've never met?

Hey buddy

Buy a house in Key West and San Diego and alternate between the two and not deal with the corporate world ever again.