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Anon plays the lottery (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] anus@lemmy.world 44 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Real answer:

  1. Get out of debt
  2. Hold a few months worth of expenses in cash/easy access savings
  3. Maximize any yearly contribution to a tax free savings, investment, or pension account
  4. If there's still more left, open an investment account and buy into a world index fund like IWRD if you're in the UK
[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll add:

  1. Before anything else, go out to eat or something to celebrate
  2. After 3, buy something permanent for the house both you and the GF (if she exists) have been wanting (TV, sofa, etc); this will serve as a tangible reminder that you were responsible with the winnings
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
  1. Blow it all on drugs
[–] SippyCup@feddit.nl 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

4: Go in to debt for more drugs

[–] MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
  1. blow for drugs
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
  1. get blown for your drugs
[–] Yuki@kutsuya.dev 1 points 2 weeks ago

Druggies

[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

yeah this is the answer but people with suddenly $18,000 from a lottery aren't going to do it