Comments on: Count your blessings

By: Grandad

Grandad — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:18:29 +0000

Yes 100,000 would be nice. 16,000,000 would be a nightmare.

By: Betty the Sheep

Betty the Sheep — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:58:12 +0000

€16 milllion would definitely be a burden and I for one am happy that I didn’t win the lotto. Although if I won €100,000 I probably won’t say no.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 08:37:18 +0000

The ticket is gone. I found some poor sap to take it.

Baino – It’s better to be lonely and depressed than to be lonely, depressed, friendless, hooked on cocaine and probably alcohol too. And how can you be lonely with all us poor saddos writing to you?

By: baino

baino — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:19:42 +0000

Grandad, I’m up for a cut, I’m already lonely and depressed so it’s no biggie.

Sean if you don’t want the full burden of 16 mill, perhaps I can help. Just 5 would do . . .

By: Sean

Sean — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:01:26 +0000

grand dad I would be willing to make the sacrifice and take the ticket from you and i would make sure my name sake was well looked after

By: Grandad

Grandad — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:59:32 +0000

We lived for years [decades] with a big mortgage, bank loans, credit union loans and credit card loans. It was a nightmare. If we still had those, they would be the things I would really use the win on.

Now we have no loans and will never borrow again [except maybe in an extreme emergency]. If we want something, we save for it, and appreciate it all the more when we get it.

Money is a curse more than a blessing. If you have enough to live on, then be happy.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:35:06 +0000

Grandad,

They had a show on our TV here about various lottery winners and how they made out with all that money.
Of the 10 people they featured, all but one went broke and the others were constantly drunk or worse, and NONE were happy.
As you said, the one who didn’t go broke is the one who set up a foundation for special needs children and even she isn’t happy with the way the foundation is being run. People who were poor and happened to win millions bought 12 cars and 4 homes and all did crazy things that alienated people from them.
The main point of the program was that no matter how much these winners gave to family and friends it was NEVER enough. Everyone wanted more and finally there was no more.
And when the money was gone, so were the so called friends!

By: manuel

manuel — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:55:05 +0000

I save for everything now. No credit cards, no loans, no hp. I am happier for it. When I buy something now it is mine all mine, not mine in 6/12 months.

By: Grandad

Grandad — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:19:58 +0000

Apart from that

No. I have seen a very happy person become a very isolated depressed person. We were great friends, until he made a LOT of money. His personality changed and he is a very unhappy camper.

By: Grannymar

Grannymar — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:07:23 +0000

‘I have seen first hand the damage that too much money can do, and it’s not a pretty sight.’

Every time you go to the village they are Trying to park their SUV’s on the pavement at weird angles.