What would you do if you won the lottery?

Yeah my opinion is the same..

I'm going to be honest here, I won't go looking for it, but I won't turn it down if I get it either

@AlisaTR haha even I won't turn it down if some one offers.

@AlisaTR Casino games are a trap, but lotteries are even worst. The state keeps 40% of what is played in lotteries and scratching tickets here, nobody can win on the long term, but gamblers are not understanding that. My father was buying a lottery ticket every week, it was not that expensive but I never managed to dissuade him to do it. He was needing to dream a bit.

@topffer Hmmm... thankfully it did not cost him that much.

That's the trick with gambling I think. You win, but usually you spend a lot more. I got caught once at a casino when I was younger. I went in and had an early payout and I was on top of the world thinking I would be a millionaire that night! In no time at all, I blew through the money I had won and then was desperately dipping into my cash to just recover what I had even spent. Of course, I didn't. I was really depressed that night. And I knew I did not have what it took to gamble. I absolutely hate losing money. The way I see it, there may be a few lucky gamblers... but the temptation isn't worth it to me. I think I could earn the same thing or more if I keep my head down and simply save. However, if I am given the money from some generous soul, I am going to take it.

@AlisaTR ....if I could buy then I definitely go

And go toe to toe with Facebook maybe?

If a person just suppress and no spending, eventually he or she will cave in and the rebound will be much stronger

@id_peace That's asking a lot! But you are correct though.

@id_peace Like you and your wife, I would need to squander a bit. I think that's the part of me that needs to come to terms with the fact that I'm rich! I'm rich! I'm rich! Frugality would kick in after.

I tried a couple of times. I realized that I was a terrible loser...

@AlisaTR I cant even try. I might become addicted

@aureliah

@AlisaTR It's not terribly difficult to be frugal, but you do have to have knack for it and be committed to it. Many people say saving means making sacrifices. In fact, it is quite the opposite. The less you save the more sacrifices you have to make.

@porwest true because we need that money as we get older, so I guess it means we are sacrificing our future by living in the moment and spending now

Then I might need money management advice from you. I am not frugal. At all. It's just that circumstances are now forcing me to be a bit more careful.

@AlisaTR That's one thing that i am proud of my sons they know how to handle money as they have experienced bad times when we lost our family man. EVeryone in the family struggle to go on with life and live a modest life out of what we can earn.

@chavezrmc I might put some in a trust fund for my kids. Young people could be pretty irresponsible sometimes, and I would want them to value money before they could spend it.

Travel would definitely be on the cards for me too

@AlisaTR right.

@thelme55 because winning the big payout will requiring some sobriety, right? I would need to calm myself too!

@AlisaTR Good teacher he must be...

I like the idea of saving/ investing before spending. We had a high school teacher who always drilled us with that concept

@AlisaTR Yeah! I know the singer of the song "Some guys have all the luck"...lol...

You know!

I guess that is a noteworthy way to spend your winnings.

@Berrygal I can imagine though that should depend on how much is the lottery take, right?

You do have a point there @maezee. I concede.

And isn't that pastime the best? Writing?

I'd certainly travel the world!

Wow! I know that I respond to every post about a foreign country with comments about wanting to go there... but I do so want to go to Sydney or Melbourne just once. Maybe if I become a bestseller one day, I would.

I would too!

I would pay my bills too! They have a way of climbing when you are unemployed...