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geechiedan

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the issue I have with this "advice" is that unless youre born into it there is no preparation for financial literacy on that level. The lottery curse mainly happens to poor people. For Poor people, if they have any kind of financial literacy at all, it's only scaled to their level.

You have someone who is familiar with budgeting for a working class level suddenly getting an infusion of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars.

NO ONE poor, working class or lower middle class is prepared to deal with that. Thats not to say one cant get there but theres no classes on how to be a sudden millionaire its the kind of thing you generally hit the ground running with. Which means learning hard lessons. That tends to cost you a few million.

So her just saying financial literally in that smug tone doesn't help anyone.

 
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Mixd

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the issue I have with this "advice" is that unless youre born into it there is no preparation for financial literacy on that level. The lottery curse mainly happens to poor people. For Poor people, if they have any kind of financial literacy at all, is only scaled to their level.

You have someone who is familiar with budgeting for a working class level suddenly getting an infusion of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars.

NO ONE poor, working class or lower middle class is prepared to deal with that. Thats not to say one cant get there but theres no classes on how to be a sudden millionaire its the kind of thing you generally hit the ground running with. Which means learning hard lessons. That that tends to cost you a few million.

So her just saying financial literally in that smug tone doesn't help anyone.


What's more important is how the IRS/gubment is taking the lions share of lotto.
No matter if it's the amount of the prize and the millions playing who don't normally play, then also the winner will be raped again over the next few years while enjoying the money.

Get your point, but it's beyond messed up that the gubment take so much from winnings. And they say majority goes to school funding, where?

All BS.
 

geechiedan

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What's more important is how the IRS/gubment is taking the lions share of lotto.
No matter if it's the amount of the prize and the millions playing who don't normally play, then also the winner will be raped again over the next few years while enjoying the money.

Get your point, but it's beyond messed up that the gubment take so much from winnings. And they say majority goes to school funding, where?

All BS.
I agree it's bs but look at it this way... it's still nearly half a billion of money you really didn’t earn. You can say WTF at the tax hit but FRFR you paid 2 bucks for a ticket and became an instant multimillionaire. You're hands are going to full enough trying to properly manage the half BILLION you got. :dunno:
 

RUDY RAYYY MO

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the issue I have with this "advice" is that unless youre born into it there is no preparation for financial literacy on that level. The lottery curse mainly happens to poor people. For Poor people, if they have any kind of financial literacy at all, is only scaled to their level.

You have someone who is familiar with budgeting for a working class level suddenly getting an infusion of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars.

NO ONE poor, working class or lower middle class is prepared to deal with that. Thats not to say one cant get there but theres no classes on how to be a sudden millionaire its the kind of thing you generally hit the ground running with. Which means learning hard lessons. That that tends to cost you a few million.

So her just saying financial literally in that smug tone doesn't help anyone.


No excuse now cause we're in as I call it " the information age" . Folk can simply Google on their phones financial literacy or simply " what to do with my money if I hit the lottery . NO EXCUSES
 

geechiedan

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No excuse now cause we're in as I call it " the information age" . Folk can simply Google on their phones financial literacy or simply " what to do with my money if I hit the lottery . NO EXCUSES
Stop that BS:rolleyes2: you can Google anything but at the end of the day you still have to deal with people who may not have you best interest at heart. Managing money on that level isn't just managing dollars and cents it's managing the PEOPLE who manage dollars and cents. I goddamn garentee you if you're a multimillionaire you are NOT doing you own taxes. You are not sitting there filling out tax forms with an accountants visor on, an adding machine and an abacus going thru byzantine tax codes.:rolleyes: you are NOT sitting in a conference room with investment bankers kicking it like you been day trading on the NASDAQ.

Again I'm not saying you can't learn it but all the googling in the world isn't going to make you an expert enough to avoid some pitfalls...and at that level pitfalls can cost you 6 figures.
 
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Mixd

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I agree it's bs but look at it this way... it's still nearly half a billion of money you really didn’t earn. You can say WTF at the tax hit but FRFR you paid 2 bucks for a ticket and became an instant multimillionaire. You're hands are going to full enough trying to properly manage the half BILLION you got. :dunno:
My problem is while you're thinking of the ticket "you" bought, look at it that the gubment took in hundreds of millions every time there is a game.

Showing this shiny object, while taking in more than half the prize is foul.

I'm looking at the bigger picture of not just "if I won, I played $2". Look at all the money of those who played and where the money went.
 

godofwine

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Rarely do the people who actually win it have any Financial literacy. Had I won, next fucking level shit, but I've been preparing for it and thinking about it for years.

It's not even about me. It's about the bigger picture. Anyone in a position who would do an obscene amount of good with that money would never win.

The only good thing that came from me not winning in the lottery is I get to continue working on my novels to put out for people to enjoy later on down the road.
 

geechiedan

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One FUCKING winner. I'm hating, yall niggas talm bout congrats
I know bruh, I'm salty.. Lol over 700 million dollars.. Wow!
Multiple winners I'd be straight. BUT ONE FUCKING WINNER..NAHHH
Damn ONE winner!!??

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:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:
 

SmaLLz

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Although the amount tax taken out is criminal, we have to remember that taking the cash option reduces the amount significantly as well, so the Forbes' article headline makes the tax hit look bigger than it actually is.
 

godofwine

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Although the amount tax taken out is criminal, we have to remember that taking the cash option reduces the amount significantly as well, so the Forbes' article headline makes the tax hit look bigger than it actually is.
You still don't get the whole amount if you don't use the cash option correct? What is the total amount if you didn't use the cash option?

End of the day, the cash option works out better because instead of them getting money off of the interest, you get the money off of the interest
 

SmaLLz

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@godofwine Yes, if you choose the cash option, the jackpot that you receive is significantly lower. I don't know the formula that the Lottery uses, but it appears to be percentage based. If you don't use the cash option, you get the advertised jackpot paid out as an annuity.

Yes, you are correct about the cash option. You are then dealing with the present value of a dollar and opportunity cost.
 

VAiz4hustlaz

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Your math ain't mathing



That's only $549M loss.



:confused::confused::confused:

"The $1.33B is reduced to $780.5 million on the lump sum option and is reduced to $453 million after federal and state taxes."

That's an $877 million difference from the initial lottery win amount to the final amount after the lump-sum option and federal and state taxes.
 
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