Well I've received cash, check, money orders, cashiers checks, and electronic debt for rent payments in the past. But today for the first time someone handed me a winning lottery ticket to pay for their rent. It j...

Fair warning, here comes a rant.  I am a regular BP visitor and think the site and the vast majority of its members add enormous value. On the extreme other end of the spectrum (in the no value category) are these who...

So just replaced a cabinet vanity, reused all the old plumbing parts, no leaks done in an hour zero trips to hardware store. I'm feeling lucky, would buy a lottery ticket, but gambling without free drinks just feels w...

I stopped playing the lottery a long time ago. Even then I only played the large jackpots.  I'm finding myself tempted again. There are two huge jackpots right now totaling 2.6 billion dollars combined.  If I won eith...

Largest lotto ever in United States HISTORY!

http://www.megamillions.com/

Yesterday I was driving to check out a house that I just purchased and stopped at QT to get gas and a drink, then noticed a line out the door. I asked if they were giving away free coffee or something but was told eve...

I own 11 Single family homes and manage four of them myself. The four I manage are by far the most profitable and have the fewest maintenance calls. One of my secrets is using lottery tickets and thank you notes. Each...

So the MegaMillions Lottery is upwards of 1/2 of a Billion Dollars to the winner this Friday.

Thought a brief discussion could be fun:

1. Lump Sum or Annuity?
2. Creative ways to Minimize Taxes on Winnings? (Rich, a...

This thread is an exercise having to do with goals. It is intended for us to do three things, first to have fun, second to really put our minds to work and think, and third to actually discover what our goals are on a...