Posted on 04/08/2007 10:34:54 PM PDT by blackbeardsghost
Whittaker bought and decorated an elaborate home for Bragg and her mother that included a perfect recreation of the bottle from the 1960's TV sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie." He also gave Brandi about $2,000 a week and bought her four new cars. Whittaker said while Bragg was only 17 years old at the time, she was very responsible with her money.
"To a young kid cars mean a lot," Whittaker said. "She had four cars and I'm very proud that she had four cars."
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That was their first mistake. Unless you're selling something, there's no such thing as "good publicity".
BS!
If his dumbass would’ve taken the winnings and simply chose to keep his information secret...none of this would’ve occured.
He’s the dummy.
Thank you.
That is not true...you can choose anonymity.
Amen.
No...
The love of money is.
Great Wealth is a sacred trust, granting it to those overnight have not earned it is not a blessing, its a curse.
what a beautiful saying...did you write that yourself?
thanks...couldn’t be better said — except this situation with this idiot throwing away his fortune and his life doesn’t deserve such eloquence.
There are 2 stories of money thrust upon someone unprepared for it.
1) It changes them.
2) It changes those around them.
This guys story definately falls more into the 2nd category than the first. His intentions were good, but he was not remotely prepared for the realities of the responsibility of such wealth. People absolutely treat you differently if they know you have wealth... particularly if those around have none to very little of their own.
I’d be glad to take it off your hands.
People who buy Powerball tickets have already proven that they cannot handle money. So, it stands to reason...
I would add "stupid", just because of the odds of winning are so infintessimal.
“The trick is always to spend *less* than your income so that you are always growing richer. Hard to go wrong that way...”
A concept that is lost on a significant proportion of the population, I’m afraid, to judge by the poor level of savings and high levels of consumer debt that many in our society carry. And the people who typically play and win lotteries are, on average, probably even less likely to have prudent financial habits.
If I won the lottery, I would tell my wife to meet me at the attorney's office. Absolute secrecy would be maintained. I'm not even sure I would tell my kids, let alone anyone else.
If I had won $315 million, I would set up charitable trusts and give away almost all of the winnings. I would make it next to impossible to link me to the charitable giving. My lifestyle would change very little if at all.
Timothy 6:10 KJV
I didn't say it.
Set up a corporation or trust fund immediately after you win, or let your attorney claim the jackpot. (Sign a million notarized papers ensuring that the money is yours though)
Why do so many winners allow their names to be publicly announced? ...Part of the rules. Promo’s are made and if you don’t want to be in them, they show you the fine print in the legislation.
Thats too much for some adults.
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