Would you work if you did not have too? Say you won the lotto tomorrow.

AMKC

So would you?

I would not.

Far to many places to go and see and things to do without wasting time working if I were to win the lotto.
If anyone asks what you do easy you just say your an investor.

pgj2015

I like working but I had fun being off for a few months this year because of covid so i probably wouldn't bother working again. I would travel, and spend time on hobbies etc

Greyfox

AMKC wrote: »

So would you?

I would not.

Far to many places to go and see and things to do without wasting time working if I were to win the lotto.
If anyone asks what you do easy you just say your an investor.

Same here, I'd definitely never work again. I think people who say they'd stay working need to get more hobbies and an imagination. Life is short.

pgj2015

Greyfox wrote: »

Same here, I'd definitely never work again. I think people who say they'd stay working need to get more hobbies and an imagination. Life is short.

I was chatting a guy on a train a few years ago, he was in his late 50's id say, we were chatting about working, he said he wouldn't know what to do if he retired as he had no hobbies. i felt sorry for him, i cant get my head around the fact people can have no hobbies, like surely you like something other than working?

Not for all the tea in China.

Man with broke phone

Id open a company in my field of expertise. Id have a trusted manager type who looked after the boring stuff.

Managing the money would be a job in itself.

Smee_Again

Greyfox wrote: »

Same here, I'd definitely never work again. I think people who say they'd stay working need to get more hobbies and an imagination. Life is short.

Agreed.

Once got talking to guy who said winning the euromillions would be a waste because you couldn’t enjoy all that money.

I told him he lacked imagination.

PropJoe10

I'd probably take a part time job doing something random with zero stress. I definitely wouldn't work fulltime.

inthenip

Not a fecking hope in hell unless where I'm my own boss, can get up when i want an work when i want and travel when I want.

I'd probably buy the local pub where I grew up and as long as it broke even or close to it I would be happy.

landofthetree

I think if you do win it you should give up your job.

Give someone else a chance to get a job you really dont need anymore.

I hate those people who carry on working.

scamalert

Smee_Again wrote: »

Agreed.

Once got talking to guy who said winning the euromillions would be a waste because you couldn’t enjoy all that money.

I told him he lacked imagination.

27mill current pool, prob some poor bastard in UAE sticking twice that amount of diamonds on some lambo :pac:

smellyoldboot

No. If I didn't need the money I would never do another days work again. Hell I hope its the Euromilllions so I don't even need to do my own housework anymore.

PsychoPete

I'd have told my boss to shove his job up his hole within seconds of winning the lotto

lertsnim

it all depends on how much I won.

PsychoPete

PsychoPete wrote: »

I'd have told my boss to shove his job up his hole within seconds of winning the lotto

Not a good plan.

I’d keep working for at least a few months as normal so as not to arouse any suspicion about winning the lotto etc.

After enough time had elapsed I’d then indicate I was moving on and hand in my notice.

I’d then go full time farming, buy a heap more land and the best of machinery.

matchthis

Would enjoy work more if it wasn’t about the money. I just wouldn’t tell anyone. Would think about investing and retiring early too

valoren

Any "work" would involve managing and monitoring my portfolio and drip feeding enormous amounts of money into various companies. That would account for 1% of my time with the rest travelling/golfing.

Galwayguy35

I'd pack it in if I won the lotto, been doing grunt work for the past 26 years and beginning to feel it now.

Have a lot of respect for tradesmen who work into their 60s, its not easy.

Errashareesh

I would in my... I'd write a book though. Go to college. Need a focus (besides the money ).

AMKC

PsychoPete wrote: »

I'd have told my boss to shove his job up his hole within seconds of winning the lotto

Hazel Curved Acorn wrote: »

Not a good plan.

I’d keep working for at least a few months as normal so as not to arouse any suspicion about winning the lotto etc.

After enough time had elapsed I’d then indicate I was moving on and hand in my notice.

I’d then go full time farming, buy a heap more land and the best of machinery.

So you would continue working in one of the most dangerous industries there is. You most really love it.

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

I'd pack it in if I won the lotto, been doing grunt work for the past 26 years and beginning to feel it now.

Have a lot of respect for tradesmen who work into their 60s, its not easy.

What's grunt work lol?

smellyoldboot

AMKC wrote: »

So you would continue working in one of the most dangerous industries there is. You most really love it.



What's grunt work lol?

Uhh , hmmph, urgh, harder, lob it into me boss etc.

Atlantic Dawn

I'd work but it would be managing my winnings by buying a shopping centre or apartment blocks to earn from that.

Sitting on your hole doing nothing businesswise with millions in your productive years is not a good place mentally to be.

Arghus

Not a chance.

I'd keep busy doing things that I was interested in and enjoyed, but I'd never be turning up for a salary ever again.

I could not understand people who were complaining of boredom while they were off for months earlier in the year.

spurious

I wouldn't work, but would do a couple of volunteer things. Meals on Wheels maybe, or driving people to medical appointments.

Surreptitious

I'd have my own business and invest in property. I couldn't do nothing. I would like to travel and that but you would need something to occupy yourself. Have people working for you and then retire maybe at 60 and keep the business running also but have someone looking after most of it.

Strumms

I’d spend my time enjoying the best of life, a couple of well furnished, luxurious properties, here, south of France , pool, tennis courts games rooms, sauna, jaccuzi, couple of nice cars...

I’d invest some money with the motivation in earning it that I’d make it do 100% good for others.

Say pick x number of charities say 7 , give a base donation of say 50,000 annually, that could be upped if investments are earning...

No work. Not a hope. I’m by virtue of my personality easily bored but no, I’m not working... apart from at enjoying life.

bobbyy gee

Most people that win the lottery are broke. Divorced or dead after 5 years. Just stay poor and happy
https://www.syracuse.com/lottery/2016/01/powerball_jackpot_curse_winner_horror_stories.html

Strumms

Secret is, if you win 50 million, let on you won 20 say.... can still look after everybody , give them a nice share , firstly as a lump... then a yearly gift for a while, say you earned a good bit on investments... just sharing the wealth.

having it known that you are sitting on a massive stockpile of cash WILL mean you’ll be inundated with begging letters, calls , and so on, probably enough to inhibit your day to day ability to enjoy life...

BeerWolf

Aside from doing my own projects that I'd be interested in, no.

FanadMan

I pretty much have two jobs so I'd cut back on the amount of work I do - just stick to basic computer repair (rather than installations/onsite/networks) cos I enjoy it. Other job would be harder to give up....carer for my father. Unless I stick him in a home or get a beautiful live-in nurse

Arghus

bobbyy gee wrote: »

Most people that win the lottery are broke. Divorced or dead after 5 years. Just stay poor and happy
https://www.syracuse.com/lottery/2016/01/powerball_jackpot_curse_winner_horror_stories.html

I'd still like to find out the hard way about that fall from grace.

IAMAMORON

Those who say they know know those who say they know don't.

4068ac1elhodqr

bobbyy gee wrote: »

Most people that win the lottery are broke. Divorced or dead after 5 years. Just stay poor and happy
https://www.syracuse.com/lottery/2016/01/powerball_jackpot_curse_winner_horror_stories.html

There is a simple psychological (mental processing error) reason for this self-sabotage.


Those folks who (subconsciously) loose/spend/give away all their lucky money, believe simply they're not deserving, nor worthy of such bags full of monies, and thus get rid of it.

KungPao

I’d go in for one more day, just to brag about my big win, really rub it in. Then tell all my ‘colleagues’ to go feck themselves.

So no, I wouldn’t continue working.

listermint

Id probably buy all the best tools and equipment and an old boat and do it up. There's loads of project involving hand work that I'd love to have time to do . Love wood work and construction. Probably plan out my garden and make some mad follies in it. Coupled with long travel stints in the year I'd buy homes for all the family so they'd be mortgage and rent free. Maybe invest in small family business

suicide_circus

Once i'd made sure i had all my ducks in a row i'd quit work and devote my time to a full scale classical education; philosophy, art history, bushcraft...all that ****.

Surreptitious

suicide_circus wrote: »

Once i'd made sure i had all my ducks in a row i'd quit work and devote my time to a full scale classical education; philosophy, art history, bushcraft...all that ****.

Some of those courses are harder than a full time job. They are time consuming. People think the Arts are just for faffing around but there's loads of reading, studying etc involved.

suicide_circus

Surreptitious wrote: »

Some of those courses are harder than a full time job. They are time consuming. People think the Arts are just for faffing around but there's loads of reading, studying etc involved.

Well aware of that but it's work i'd actually value and enjoy as opposed my currently drudgery.

Surreptitious

suicide_circus wrote: »

Well aware of that but it's work i'd actually value and enjoy as opposed my currently drudgery.

That's different so as long as you are passionate about it.
I sound like a bad career guidance teacher :pac:

pwurple

This thread explains why lotto winners end up broke.

So many want to be a property developers eh!


I would keep doing my job. I really enjoy it. Maybe increase the unpaid leave though, or drop to a 3 day week, take more time off.

Can't travel anywhere at the moment anyway.

weemcd

Not a fùckin prayer would I work to make money for someone else if I won the lotto. I kind of resent people that do, shows a serious lack of imagination.

Zascar

I'd set up a company that invests in and helps smaller/startup companies.

I know plenty of people who have enough money not to work, they all work. Not working gets pretty boring - you need something to get out of bed or you'll go insane. You can still work and have a great time, go on lots of holidays and have great experiences etc. Then again these people have all made their own fortunes, it may be different if you just win the lotto. Look at all those tv shows of people winning tens of millions on the lotto and either their lives fall apart or they lose it all, or both.

Trouser Snake

pwurple wrote: »

I would keep doing my job. I really enjoy it. Maybe increase the unpaid leave though, or drop to a 3 day week, take more time off.

Ditto, keep working but scale back to 3 or 4 days a week. Keep the brain engaged and have a sense of self worth. There's a reason there are no idle self-made millionaires.

Eggs For Dinner

I'd quit my job on the way home from the bank. 40 years doing the same job and I'm done. I'd ensure enough was ring fenced to guarantee an income of 50k pa for life and I'd have fun with the rest. If it went pear-shaped, I'd happily return to my current standard of living

Kylta

AMKC wrote: »

So you would continue working in one of the most dangerous industries there is. You most really love it.



What's grunt work lol?

Really bad sign when don't know grunt work is maybe you already win the lottery

Kylta

I would quitely retire and move to some little village open a small bookshop employ somebody and under the pretense of buying books I travelled to places I really want to see. Saying that if you won the lottery could you trust anybody to keep your secret?

Mantis Toboggan

I'd invest in the markets, do a bit of day trading with just enough money to keep me interested while not risking the lotto money. I'd spend 5-6 months travelling, when in the 5 star resorts I'd tell people I made my fortune in the stock market.

Spend alot of time in Dubai and Florida and play alot of golf and tennis while going to alot of the big sporting events. You only live once and no point being the richest man in the graveyard.

TuringBot47

Definitely give up work, but still love I.T. so would keep a foot in there even if it's just open source projects.

Plenty of travel, see other countries like Japan and China.
Moving to another country is a consideration, somewhere with better weather and better government.

But a decent bike and cycle a lot.

But all those ideas are limited with wife and kids.

inthenip

Give up work completely.

I hate the fact work dictates where you have to be, what time you get up and answering to someone else. Work for me is just money, it brings me no joy whatsoever, it's just a paycheck. Five weeks off in the year and when Friday comes I'm physically and mentally shagged.

I'd buy myself a nice house, nice car and travel the world for a year. I'd probably end up buying the local pub and once it broke even every year I'd be happy.

Might setup a dog rescue as well.

I'd quit my current job, no doubt, but I would take up one or two part-time roles.
Always wanted to get involved with the RNLI, so would focus on that, and then might get involved in some kids clubs. Maybe after school, where I do an hour or two a week, where I teach the kids a skill, or doing some sort of sport with them.

Both roles need to be voluntary, so with a couple of weeks notice, I can disappear for a month or two travelling

BattleCorp

PsychoPete wrote: »

I'd have told my boss to shove his job up his hole within seconds of winning the lotto

I actually get on with my boss and have a good relationship with my work colleagues. So much so that if I won the Euromillions tonight, I wouldn't pack in my job immediately. I'd hand in my notice but I'd keep working until they found a replacement and had them trained in. Then I'd abandon ship and live a life of luxury. I have hobbies so I'd probably throw myself into them.

People need hobbies or something (easy part-time job even) to occupy their time when they are millionaires because there is the temptation to party a little too hard and let their life spiral out of control.