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Tuesday is a tough day. Sometimes it is actually the start of the work week, which makes it Monday. Sometimes it is just a second Monday in a long work week.
Today is:
Curried Chicken day
Feast of Fabulous Wild Men day
International Kiss a Ginger day
National Marzipan day
National Pharmacist day
National Poetry at Work day
Stick to Your New Year's Resolution day
Work Harder day
Bean day
In 1528, Gustav I of Sweden was crowned king, which ended the elective monarchy and turned it into a hereditary position. He reigned for 37 years.
So today it was announced the Powerball prize for tomorrow is up to $1.4 BILLION dollars [if you take the 30 year annuity. Cash on the barrelhead is more like $868 million] . With those kind of figures being thrown around, a lot of people are joining what I call “The Hopeless Dreamers’ Club” [I have been a dues paying member for years now] and plunking down their money. The best part of buying a ticket is daydreaming about all the differences that money would make, neh?
Kit and I are supposed to split the pot, so that only will leave me with about $170 million after taxes – still a substantial increase in worth for someone not in the 1%! After consulting with my financial advisor and a lawyer, I would start out by paying off all my bills and yes, I would retire since I am that age and everything else I want to do is going to take a lot of time and attention. There are specific steps I have in mind. [1] I would ask the kids to give me a list of all their obligations: house, student loans, etc. The person who has the highest amount will get enough to pay everything down to zero, and the other three will get the same dollar amount to do with what they wish. [2] Then I would go to the dentist, the eye doctor, the GP and get all the work done that is needed for my health and wellbeing. Having cleaned up the present, I’ll start thinking about the future. [3] Trust funds for both granddaughters so they won’t have to hock their lives for an education. [4] Arrangements to take care of me when I cannot take care of myself so that I do not become a burden to my kids. [5] Sitting down with a couple families that I know are struggling and figuring out what we need to do to change their situation. And then, having taken care of myself and my family the best that I can, I will start tithing 20% annually. I don’t know to whom; that would take a lot of research.
After all that is done, probably after about a year, I’ll think about buying two condos – one in Celebration FL and one hereabouts close to family – and I’ll become a snowbird. Finally, almost two years after being a winner, and assuming that the dibs are still in tune, I am going to travel around the world by plane, train, and boat.
*sighs* They say money can’t buy happiness, and I believe that to be true, but it sure would be nice to be able to enjoy life instead of worrying about getting by. To have that level of security for myself and my family would be awfully nice, neh? How would you spend your winnings?
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