Lotto ?

They don't. They just get whichever they need at that particular moment

 

Generalising but so true.
Most had no idea of budgeting. Before I was a teacher I was a social worker in the west working with neglected kids. I just wanted to take all the kids home. I tried teaching budgeting and how to buy groceries for the week on pension day etc. Painful.

My first teaching job was in Mt Druitt. Parents would come in on pension day (after getting their money) and drop lunch in for their kids (sometimes a can of coke and a packet of chips). So sad.

 

33.3% each. They are all as important as each other.

 

Our friends won $54million on the lotto.

 

More info please. How has it changed their lives? Or is it too early to tell?

 

I think it was around 2004, my sisters best friends mum past away and her dad started online dating, he met this lady online who lived in the UK and after awhile of chatting he decided to go on a holiday over there to meet her. Whilst he was over there he bought a lotto ticket and sure enough he won the major prize which equaled $54m aud.

It has changed them in away because they used to live in an old fibro house and now they live in a beautiful house that they built. They don't drive fancy cars or anything, well not a real expensive car. Lexus, club sport etc.

He still walks around with no shoes on as he has always done.

He has bought a few race horses as well.

 

I only ever buy a ticket on a Tuesday or Thursday when the prize get's up to $20m+, and don't go out of my way to get one. Once it get's up to $50+ I might go out of way to buy a ticket.

 

Yeah, I need $30m before Ill go to the newsagent as well

Aren't the chances with the super draws even less, as more participate?

 

You have a higher probability of getting hit by a car on your way to buy the ticket than you do of winning first division. I don't like those odds!

I figure if I ever win it, it'll be because someone gifted me a ticket/scratchie.

 

Of course you are right!

 

This is a fortnightly dilemma for any bogan. The Bogan Code of Ethics stipulates that grog takes priority, then ciggies/smoko thence gambling and finally women.

Chili there is a bit of boganite in us all, we just don't know about it.

 

Winnie blues are for the kids. The adults smoke Winnie Reds.

 

Although not as much as @Brian84 friends of 50 odd million it's still decent amount so I'll tell it.
I always noticed my neighbour across the road never really went to work. He is home during week days and weekends. Occasionally in the front yard watering trees etc. Young guy maybe mid 30's with a young family. I always wondered what he does for work. Maybe something at home, maybe night shift somewhere. Anyway, I was chatting to another neighbour who lives next door. I asked him if he knows what that guy does for a living. He said he doesn't work. I said why? He said he doesn't have to because his mother won $9m in the lotto. She kept a million for herself and gave each of her kids $4m!!!

And I'm wondering why he doesn't go to work. I suppose that's a good enough reason isn't it?

 

Nespresso is one producer of pods... So yep.. It is a lot.

 

Whats the go with wa and lotto??they love it!
But I'm not sure about the way the government goes about spending the money brought in from it. Kids parks and public areas are sponsored by "lotterywest". I get the money comes from the gov but it's like lotterywest is a good friendly mob who provide heaps of stuff for the community which would give kids (and adults) the impression that its doing a good deed buying tickets.

The strangest thing was an ad for drug rehabilitation supported by lotterywest... So your gambling addiction is helping drug addicts!

I think it would be better to just say provided by wa gov.

...carry on

 

Back when I was working in IT in Perth ...

Lottery west gave a certain (well known / major) cancer charity a grant to update their office IT infrastructure. They came to us and chose the most expensive items they could, over and above what an office of their size would call for. Talking 6 figures worth of phone system, networking and servers. Similar in labour to set it all up.

They presented invoices to lottery west and got the money, which they used to pay senior mangers wages which were in back log because they'd already used up their publicly donated funds. They were a charity so we helped them out with discounts and a layby arrangement.

Once setup, they went with the cheapest possible IT company to support it (since they were now footing the bill) rather than staying loyal to the IT company that helped them out. They used us to get money and none of it went to their cause.

For this reason I never ever donate cash to any charity. I lend it (like with kiva) or donate my time or equipment. Just don't know where it's going otherwise.

 

@D.T.
I prefer time too.I had a run in with a cancer council spruiker in a shopping centre once. I wouldn't have looked like a Mr nice guy arguing with the innocent charity but the backpacker was pushing a monthly debit and trying to guilt me into signing up. I offered cash earlier but they are a contractor who get a % from each monthly debit! I won't say an exact figure but it's well over 50% to the contractor. And by the time it filters through over heads the actual money to go to any use is less 10%! I understand that's how "big charity businesses" works now but that's not for me

 

Only when the kitty gets to life changing amounts (i.e. $5M+).

Like @Xie I'm buying the dream. It's nice to daydream about how I would spend it.