MORE KLIPSCH PLEASE Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 So it looks like no body won the Power Ball last night.... I don't play but for that kind of coin I might stop a get a ticket for Sat.... So if you won that kind of coin.....What would you do??? It's something like $675 mill......that's some BIG money....So if you won what would you do?? Think about it.... MKP :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalcomfort Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I will put it this way, Klipsch stock would go thru the roof with a record sales year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Im going for 5 outta 6 and really dont even need that. Have no great need, im just fine, planned retirement for the last 40+ years, nothing could be better. Note to Worker Bee's, save, Buy stock, Invest, buy used cars/trucks/homes, no reason to buy much new. @62 you will thank me. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'm actually hoping that no one wins this week, and that it reaches the $1 Billion mark.....Now THAT would be something......I might then be able to afford the sapphire and diamond encrusted Khorns with the solid gold crossovers (electrically isolated of course) that I have longed for so deeply.....but then, wait, I still don't have the proper corners....never mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyOwn Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'd buy this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Well, I'd quit work. Buy a small island in southern Greece on the Aegean sea. Buy a volleyball and paint a handprint on it to keep me company. Haven't gotten much further than that in my plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) It's something like $675 mill......that's some BIG money If you took the payout that would be $675,000,000.00 x .60 = $405,000,000.00 x .72(Fed withholding) = $291,600,000.00. Apply state withholding if you don't live in one of the few that don't have state income tax. Still a nice chunk of change no matter how you slice it. Bill Edited January 7, 2016 by willland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etc6849 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) Daily rant: The problem is half of America doesn't have any money left over at the end of the week, let alone would they ever be able to buy a home. It's insane how living paycheck to paycheck has become the norm for half of our citizens. I'm not saying folks being poor isn't entirely their fault. I grew up on welfare, but put myself through college with grants and a few loans, got my engineering degree and have a decent job. But, my sister also went to college (mainly cause her degree doesn't pay much and she wanted to make a difference so took a low paying non-for profit job to do that), and lives paycheck to paycheck. I see lots of folks who graduated college working at best buy and other places making $10-11/hour! I made more than that when I was 19 and that was 18 years ago. I have to wonder why folks think it's ok to pay their employees a wage that is not livable, etc... But, I also have to wonder why the nice kid at best buy thought history would be a great major with a sound financial future. No way can HALF the workforce do everything you list when they can't even pay rent on time. This next generation is truly SOL. People have to learn to stop picking their degree and job based on what feels good (what happened to going to the career center and just picking one that paid a decent starting wage that's how I picked mine), and be willing to either learn a trade that pays well or study a major that will require a lot of their free time but pays off in a few years. This is basic common sense, and can be modeled in excel in less than an hour using simple techniques like net present value. If said major isn't likely to pay off, how about you pick a different one? We aren't teaching kids how to think financially sound and be resourceful and it will eventually kill our economy. To make things worse, there are poor kids like I was who are doubly screwed as most of their parents are dirt bags, they have no one to learn from or look up to, and no one telling them to go to college. To make matters most school systems are completely SOL and broken, but no one cares since they move out of the city in the nice suburbs (where I live). Then you have dip !@#$ on fox news who make a million a year saying how we should essentially stop feeding these kids who are on welfare. Don't get me wrong, I used to be a big time republican, but the stuff I hear my ex party spout is none-sense. Like trickle down economics: um no, if folks don't make enough money to live, they aren't going to buy any goods duh... More tax breaks for the rich, umm no most of them get their income taxed at the capital gains tax rate which is much lower than mine... etc... I will vote for Rand Paul though. Im going for 5 outta 6 and really dont even need that. Have no great need, im just fine, planned retirement for the last 40+ years, nothing could be better. Note to Worker Bee's, save, Buy stock, Invest, buy used cars/trucks/homes, no reason to buy much new. @62 you will thank me. Edited January 7, 2016 by etc6849 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 ^^^^^Did I miss the fun part about the lottery?^^^^^^^ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjd Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Daily rant: I see lots of folks who graduated college working at best buy and other places making $10-11/hour! I made more than that when I was 19 and that was 18 years ago. I have to wonder why folks think it's ok to pay their employees a wage that is not livable, etc... But, I also have to wonder why the nice kid at best buy thought history would be a great major with a sound financial future. No way can HALF the workforce do everything you list when they can't even pay rent on time. This next generation is truly SOL. You may be interested in this 57 page discussion during November 2015 regarding the minimum wage. Lots of good information can be culled from those pages. https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/160146-minimum-wage-should-it-be-15/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etc6849 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 The lottery is fun. But we shouldn't leave our future up to luck. Most of the country is truly screwed. I'm not a prepper, but I'm thinking about stocking up on ammo, Klipsch speakers and food just in case The fact that more folks aren't Libertarians show how screwed up our country is. Obama and Bush have made me a believer in the Libertarian movement. ^^^^^Did I miss the fun part about the lottery?^^^^^^^ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 With that much money I could probably by a new car and a steak dinner. JJK 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) I'm actually hoping that no one wins this week Seems there's not a winning ticket out there somewhere. Edited January 7, 2016 by CECAA850 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'd but a new Corvette to drive around to find the car I really want to drive 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'm actually hoping that no one wins this week Seems there's a winning ticket out there somewhere. No sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjd Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 "In the past 13 years, 16 Powerball jackpot winners have bought their tickets in Pennsylvania, more than any other state." Is it better to buy a ticket in Pennsylvania or is the Pennsylvanian luck running out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I'm actually hoping that no one wins this week Seems there's a winning ticket out there somewhere. No sir Edited Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fjd Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 (edited) I've been reading the various articles of the "odds of winning" the power ball lottery. The odds of winning the power ball lottery are one in 292.2 million, zero if you don't play Have an IQ of 190 or greater is one out of 107 million Female giving birth to quadruplets, even without the help of fertility treatments is one out of 729,000 (I would hope male is zero) Be killed by an asteroid strike is one out of 700,000 Being an American billionaire is one out of 575,097 Be killed by a lightning strike is one out of 164,968 Die by drowning is one out of 1,113 Be struck by lightning, while drowning is one out of 183 million - source CNNMoney I've also read that the odds of being drafted to play in the NBA after college if you're a high school senior basketball player are one out of 6,864,000 The odds of being a movie star are one out of 1,505,000 The odds of dying from a hornet, wasp or bee sting are one out of 79,842 The odds of getting attacked by a shark are one in 11.5 million (although I suspect during Sharknado week on SiFy those odds dramatically decrease ) . Edited January 7, 2016 by Fjd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I seem to remember a fact about the odds that amazed me. Write your name on a paper cup. Take your cup and enough cups to cover all the roads and sidewalks surrounding the Empire State building. Go to the very top of the building with a nickel and spin around. Throw the nickel off the top of the building. You have a better chance of getting your nickel in the cup with your name on it than winning the powerball lotto. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Well, when you have a better chance of getting hit by an asteroid... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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