Now he can finally buy that 83 Iroc-z he's always wanted. I got 5 bucks says this guy dies in a dynamite/powerboat incident. :facepalm:
This is bound to end well.
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The rocket sled to nowhere. Hell of a ride though.
hey man don't hate, this might be what it takes for him to turn his life around, get some new teef and his GED
Dale Jr. didn't need to graduate high-school to be a millionaire, neither does he.
moar methhhhh
this is what i thought of when i read the above article. best part is ~last 30 sec.
"she wants a lexus, and imma get a fourwheeldrive truck"..."no, i want a mercedes."
sweeet. way to really go out on a limb.
this is what i thought of when i read the above article. best part is ~last 30 sec.
"she wants a lexus, and imma get a fourwheeldrive truck"..."no, i want a mercedes."
sweeet. way to really go out on a limb.
might work for sanjuro
I've been to Marshall, MO. Not a whole heck of a lot going on up there. I predict he upgrades from a single to a double and is dead in an English dentist's chair in 5.
There is no goddamn justice.
None.
(incidentally, I was curious... if you invested the $125 million at a paltry 3% APR, in 29 years you'd have $300 million. The annuity is such a scam.)
None.
(incidentally, I was curious... if you invested the $125 million at a paltry 3% APR, in 29 years you'd have $300 million. The annuity is such a scam.)
But those nine years leading up to that are going to be awesome!
Factor in taxes and I think it gets a little more reasonable. It's much easier to bury $10M each year and avoid a 50% penalty on every dollar of income than it is to try to bury $125M once.There is no goddamn justice.
None.
(incidentally, I was curious... if you invested the $125 million at a paltry 3% APR, in 29 years you'd have $300 million. The annuity is such a scam.)
My point is more that there's a fairly enormous profit margin on the lottery doling the money out over time.
Also, even if they took half of it up front in taxes, that lump sum @ 5% would still net you more over 30 years than the total jackpot was worth.
Personally, given the current economic situation I'd take the lump sum even if it were in fact the worse of the two deals. I wouldn't want to be worrying 5-10 years down the road if I was actually going to get my annual check. Give it to me now, I'll put it someplace safe.
True.
I feel the need to point out that the difference between this guy and the captains of the financial industry is that this guy didn't cause a global financial crisis.
He should replace his missing fronts with the Hope Diamond or the Star of India. You want something to stare at bitches?
Yeah I don't know. I'm kind of stoked for the guy.
The American Dream just came true for this dude.
And she did as soon as her 3rd song was over.
Exactly! I'll take MY money and decide when, where and what to do with it!
Hookers and blow, duh.Exactly! I'll take MY money and decide when, where and what to do with it!
Why settle for anything less than the best when you can make it rain morning, noon, and night?
Personally, I couldn't be happier for the guy. Chances are he'll be dead broke within 10 years, but it's going to be one hell of a roller coaster adventure in the meantime.
Huffington Post commenters are doing a bangup job of cementing the stereotype of the liberal intellectual elite.
If he is importing his blow, he should import the hookers, too.
Yes, there go those damn coastal liberals with all of their "education" again. I'll bet they even have all of their teeth.
Hatred of poor people? Hardly.
I laugh at toothless rednecks regardless of financial status.
For all their talk of bringing opportunity to the underprivileged and being champions of the poor and not blaming the victim for lack of access to good education or positive social norms, they are real ****ing quick to laugh their asses of at the expense of a guy who seems to be holding down a job and a relationship but doesn't look like what they want poor people to look like. I hate to conjure up $tinkle, but would you see the same comments if this guy was a toothless, uneducated black man?Yes, there go those damn coastal liberals with all of their "education" again. I'll bet they even have all of their teeth.
I've got no love for ignorant, entitled, racist rednecks, but nothing in the article indicates that he's any of those things. Plenty in the comments indicates that bleeding hearts are elitist douchebags that wouldn't piss on an ACTUAL poor man if he was on fire.
I see your point but clearly this is a man not used to making good decisions.
So the guys got 28 bucks to his name, 3 kids, is behind on bills and has been working at the quickie mart for 3 weeks when he makes the decision to buy smokes, soda and a 5 dollar lotto ticket. I mean good on the guy for getting lucky, and I wish him all the best, but you and I both know this is a train wreck in progress. And you don't need to be an "intellectual elitist" to see it either.
Sheeeeiiiiittt
Sounds like a wise investor to me.
Somebody got rich who could kind of use it without stealing it or being deceptive. Big deal.
Just think of all the jobs he'll save spending that money. I'm so far beyond being an elitist because I KNOW I'm smarter than most people and this doesn't bother me one bit.
Sounds like a wise investor to me.
Somebody got rich who could kind of use it without stealing it or being deceptive. Big deal.
Just think of all the jobs he'll save spending that money. I'm so far beyond being an elitist because I KNOW I'm smarter than most people and this doesn't bother me one bit.
Yes, because putting that $5 in the Quicky Mart matching 401k would have paid out HUGE in 30 years when he s ready to retire as the assistant manager in charge of the Icee machine.
Or even more to the point: why do you care.....
When I saw this on the news the first thing I thought of was that E! show where they examined all the dead and broke jackpot winners....if you can't manage your money/life before the money, you won't be able to after. It will simply magnify any problems he was having.
