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sfp0701
Liam's Mommy!
Member since 1/07 9764 total posts
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Tricia
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Re: If you won the lottery........
I would probably work for a little while and then quit and open my own private practice. I worked to hard for my degrees to quit completly but I would love to have a little private practice in my home and see however many clients I want to.
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skip123
Trying...
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Re: If you won the lottery........
depends on how much but if it were a sizable amount there is no doubt I would quit and work part time or per diem...
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| Posted 1/4/08 7:58 AM |
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ARIELSMOM
Love my Babes
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MEREDITH
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Re: If you won the lottery........
id go to school full time and work one or 2 days a week.
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| Posted 1/4/08 8:07 AM |
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Goldi0218
My miracles!
Member since 12/05 23902 total posts
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Leslie
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Re: If you won the lottery........
If it were enough to sustain me in a lifestyle that is currently better than the one I have now and I could live worry free, then no, I would not work.
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| Posted 1/4/08 8:09 AM |
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JP826
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Me!! All about ME!
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Re: If you won the lottery........
I'd quit my job & open my own business in a heartbeat.
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| Posted 1/4/08 8:22 AM |
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CroatianBride
Our Angel Ivanka Rose <3
Member since 7/07 2031 total posts
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Tat
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Re: If you won the lottery........
Once the cash was in my account, I would walk into my managers office and tell him everything I've been wanting to tell him for a year! I would throw some **** around in his office (Because he is a neat freak) and then tell him to kiss my *** and figure out on his own how the hell he is going to do his job and mine by himself.
That would be so great!!!!
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| Posted 1/4/08 8:30 AM |
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Kara
Now Zagat Rated!
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They call me "Tater Salad"
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Re: If you won the lottery........
Posted by GoldenRod
Depends. Spread out over 40 years, 1 million = $25k/year, so you would need at least 5 million ($125k/year) to even start thinking about leaving work (no health coverage under Lottery....  ).
10 million+, I would leave work and help DW at home with DC. If we won enough to invest, DW always said she'd like to open up a Tea Shoppe, or something similar. Low-key, breakfast and lunch only.
I'd probably go into house flipping. If that was my "job", and I wasn't investing every last dime I had into each house, it would be less stressful.
If you take a lump sum (you're better off taking the lump sum) and walk away with $1 million cash at the end of the day, you're doing pretty well. Maybe not "quit my job well" -- but a heck of a lot better than $25k a year. Even in conservative investments, that money should be earning 8-10% a year (=$80,000 - $100,000). (I'd never just leave that much money in the bank and my very safe investments are earning this much. My more aggressive savings earn between 15 and 25%.) If you're re-investing a portion (or all) of the interest, your money, your money will grow pretty quickly and you could be in great shape to quit your job in a few years, depending on the lifestyle you want to lead... Supporting a family for 40 years on $1 million? Probably not -- but you could definitely do a lot better than $25k a year with low risk.
As for me, if the interest were enough to replace my salary for a while, I'd probably quit and pursue my own business, which I plan to do in a few years, anyway.
ETA - While investing is always with some amount of risk -- so is leaving $1,000,000 in the bank. Your accounts are only insured up to $100,000 per depositer per bank. You'd have to spread your money around to more than 10 banks if you intent to earn any interest on the money.
Message edited 1/4/2008 8:36:49 AM.
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LaurenExp
Waiting patiently for baby sis
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L-Diddy EDD 11/11/11 :)
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Re: If you won the lottery........
Posted by JenG
would you still work? i think i would work part-time or volunteer
Totally agree. I'd still need to get out. Honestly, I'd probably go back for my PhD.
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| Posted 1/4/08 8:32 AM |
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antoinette
boy mamma
Member since 5/05 2975 total posts
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Re: If you won the lottery........
I dont even think I would bother callingh in- I HATE my boss. But myjobis ok but there is no question that I would quit, I might think about going back to school to pursue a dream.
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| Posted 1/4/08 9:05 AM |
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mtnmama
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ETAB
Mother Mary Pray for us
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Re: If you won the lottery........
I would wait until I had some sort of plan of action then definitely quit and open up my own daycare!!!
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| Posted 1/4/08 9:25 AM |
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
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Re: If you won the lottery........
NO WAY!!!!!!!
assuming we hit a major amount of money (several million $'s), DH and I would both quit our jobs, then I would tell my parents to quit their jobs. DH and I would travel a lot initially and think about things, but there is no way that either one of us would ever want to work again.
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| Posted 1/4/08 9:29 AM |
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headoverheels
s'il vous plaît
Member since 6/07 42079 total posts
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LB
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Re: If you won the lottery........
if i won the lottery i would quit my job, not because i don't like it, but because i'd want to be a SAHM.
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| Posted 1/4/08 10:02 AM |
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Boobobunny
Live in the Present
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Dannielle
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Re: If you won the lottery........
i would work for 6 months....because it would take at least that long to roll out my lottery winning plan....and I wouldn't want to annouce to the world that I won the lotto until I had the plan in place
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| Posted 1/4/08 10:07 AM |
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Laura1976
Member since 5/05 5754 total posts
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Laura
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Re: If you won the lottery........
I wouldn't even go back to clear out my desk!
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Anniegrl
I'm two!
Member since 5/05 4320 total posts
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Ann
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Re: If you won the lottery........
I wouldn't. I'm not really crazy about my job. I might eventually do something part time, but only if it was something I really wanted to do.
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LIMOMx2
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Re: If you won the lottery........
no way
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QuoteTheRaven424
22 Months?!!!!
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And If That Isn't A True Blue Miracle
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Re: If you won the lottery........
I would quit work and open up a professional wrestling training school for guys trying to break into the business
I'd hire the trainers and let them train the guys - and then I would promote local shows so that they can showcase their abilities to small crowds
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| Posted 1/4/08 10:59 AM |
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nrthshgrl
It goes fast. Pay attention.
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Re: If you won the lottery........
Depending on the amount, I would probably only work part-time. I would discuss cutting hours at my job immediately.
I don't think it's healthy for someone to not work in some capacity.
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Superkat
More a stranger than a friend
Member since 5/06 9730 total posts
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K
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Re: If you won the lottery........
NOPE  If the money would replace my salary, I would quit and find other ways to enjoy life.
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| Posted 1/4/08 11:26 AM |
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mka06
LIF Adult
Member since 8/06 1079 total posts
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Melis
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Re: If you won the lottery........
i would give a lot money to support pancreatic cancer research. since my dad's diagnosis i have learned so much - and it blows my mind how a disease that is such a big killer in the US does not get a large amount of research $$ and that there is not a lot of info out there.
i would pay off debt and that of family members...
i would do all of that stuff first and then think about my job and what i wanted to do.
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MsMBV
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Me
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Re: If you won the lottery........
well I am not working now while I am home with DS, but if I won the lottery it would give me the $$ to start my own business, which I would definitely do.
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danielleandscott
My new 71 Super Beetle
Member since 5/05 13476 total posts
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Scott
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Re: If you won the lottery........
I would not say a word - Come in at night when no one is here and empty my cube of all my personal items.
Then I would mail in my letter of resignation.
Take a few months off to relax and travel and enjoy my life.....
and then open my own car detailing business.
Scott
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| Posted 1/4/08 12:58 PM |
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Wendy
Wheeee!
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Re: If you won the lottery........
Posted by Jennie0898
I'd quit that day.
Me too!
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rojerono
Happiest.
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Jeannie
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Re: If you won the lottery........
I used to say I would work. But my thoughts have changed. I would probably stop working here or take on a consultative position that wouldn't require me to be in the office 46 hours a week.
Of course this is ONLY if the lottery was enough to satisfy my financial needs from now until the end of time.
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