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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 08:35 AM Original message |
Have you ever known someone who has experienced sudden wealth. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
1. Given how the concept of security, especially in America, is a farce, |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-17-06 12:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
27. Yeah, three people and none of them changed their habits |
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Tom_Foolery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. Yeah, my uncle... |
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mitchum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
3. In my early 20s, I helped a few people run through the sudden windfall... |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
4. i knew someone who won the lottery and was hardly changed at all |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 09:29 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. I know this is going to sound strange but a million bucks isn't that much. |
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Dangerously Amused (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 09:57 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Well, it isn't really even that, after taxes. |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 10:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. And the really difficult thing is the people fixated on the "one million" |
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fishwax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 10:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. hers was actually a lump sum |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 10:35 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Many people make millions over their lifetimes and struggle. |
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serryjw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-16-06 11:27 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. You maybe missing the (republican) point |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 09:19 AM Response to Original message |
5. Me |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
9. I've known two people who got substantial inheritances |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
12. My step brother invented bottled long island iced tea |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 02:09 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Did he manage his wealth well? |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 03:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Yes, he did |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 03:33 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Well good for him. I hope he put some money overseas. |
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Roon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 03:37 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. He's invested in rentals in Mexico eom |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
13. She spent through it fast. |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 12:37 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. How did she come by this money? |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 01:52 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Legal settlement |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
17. A college roommate of mine. Her family won $18 MIL in the |
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NNadir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-15-06 03:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. There is no justice in the world. You should have won the lottery. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-16-06 10:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. Thanks. I guess I'd actually have to play though. LOL. |
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Kat45 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-16-06 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
24. My cousin won a million in the lottery, back when that was |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-16-06 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
25. my brother in law, he started a business and within 5 years |
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trackfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-17-06 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
26. My nephew became a millionaire a couple of years ago |
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