Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Just a thought..

Since Bill and I have bought our land, I have been going to bed at night thinking of how much money we need. I think of lottery winnings and try to decide how to spend it. Ok, I have $20,000, I can get septic, well, and electricity for about $10-15,000, so do I take the rest and pay off my durango, or do I buy the trailer with the rest? Ok, so I need $50,000. That should cover everything. But if I won $60,000, would I just pay off the land and save some more? But that would mean we would have to live in our matchbox for longer than I seem to be able to stand now. Ok, what if I won $250,000? We would take home say $180,000, so we could pay off the land, buy Bill a new truck, pay off mine, and only finance another $100,000. In my mind, we are millionaires. But if we actually won millions, how much to give to everyone?

Alex is of the ilk that nobody deserves any money. You must work for what you have. I don't believe that, but if I won $57 million, people might not be so happy with me if I only gave them $150,000. But by the time you take the cash option, pay for the house and cars and etc., you have to have plenty in the bank to live on, because let's face it, we won't ever work again! So when you're left with a list a mile long of everybody that feels like they deserve a chunk, the cuts get a lot smaller than may seem fair.

Anyway, Bill and I went to the boats over the weekend for our Anniversary (boats= Isle of Capri Casino). I went hoping for my various amounts. After 2 minutes on a slot machine and $40 in the hole, I saw my dreams just might not come true. But at the end of the night, we had managed to maintain our money we went with and profit $60. It didn't pay for the whole trip (i.e. babysitter, food, gas), but it sure was a fun date. Perhaps it is very good that it takes 2 hours to get there. I just might develop a gambling problem. Because in my mind, I have the best of luck, and I am rich beyond my dreams!

1 comment:

Betsy or Alex said...

HEY! I can't believe you heard about that. You may not see a dime, but Ryan could go to an ivy league college...well you might see a dime.
Alex