If You Won $5,000-$10,000

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Fab4Runner

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Nov 19, 2015 9:39 AM
Would you be a responsible adult and spend it on bills or save it or some bullshit? Or would you blow it on something fun?

I'd probably spend it on travel.
Nov 19, 2015 9:39am
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Rotinaj

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Nov 19, 2015 9:44 AM
I'd probably buy this website and save the other $9,990.
Nov 19, 2015 9:44am
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BR1986FB

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Nov 19, 2015 9:58 AM
Happens fairly regularly at the casino. Usually pay down bills & save some. Once in awhile will splurge on stuff.
Nov 19, 2015 9:58am
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Sonofanump

Nov 19, 2015 10:07 AM
Since bills are in order and mortgage rate is super low, if any money left over after daughter's braces, I'd look into a 4-6 person hot tub.
Nov 19, 2015 10:07am
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j_crazy

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Nov 19, 2015 10:07 AM
^#HUMBLEBRAG
Nov 19, 2015 10:07am
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Sonofanump

Nov 19, 2015 10:10 AM
j_crazy;1764499 wrote:^#HUMBLEBRAG
Just answering the question, but noting that I don't have any bills to be paid down, therefore I would have the option of splurging instead of saving. If you have bills with any sort of interest, obviously, pay those down.
Nov 19, 2015 10:10am
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Belly35

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Nov 19, 2015 10:21 AM
I would pay off some of my IRS problems ..... not

Money won or found is money you did not have nor depended on before winning/finding. So it is in Belly thinking "enjoyment fund "
Nov 19, 2015 10:21am
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sleeper

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Nov 19, 2015 10:44 AM
I got a $20k bonus last year and I didn't spend a single drop of it on "bills".

Hoping for another $20k bonus this year.
Nov 19, 2015 10:44am
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4cards

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Nov 19, 2015 10:47 AM
...all my bills are paid current, no debt, so I'd stash 1/2 of it & take the other part and vacation with it.
Nov 19, 2015 10:47am
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gerb131

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Nov 19, 2015 10:59 AM
Bills then vacation.
Nov 19, 2015 10:59am
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OSH

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Nov 19, 2015 11:07 AM
Put it into my Roth IRA. I'm way behind, need to catch up.
Nov 19, 2015 11:07am
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j_crazy

7 gram rocks. how i roll.

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Nov 19, 2015 11:39 AM
money i spent gambling is for enjoying, i would treat the winnings the same way. now if i won an amount that could really change my life (i.e., pay off the house, retire, etc.) i would do a little bit more to save that money.
Nov 19, 2015 11:39am
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Old Rider

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Nov 19, 2015 11:59 AM
Pay bills...save the rest
Nov 19, 2015 11:59am
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Heretic

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Nov 19, 2015 12:02 PM
I could see me putting up to half of it back in savings and partying the fuck out of the rest of it.

I also could see me partying the fuck out of all of it.

But, yeah, I'm not poor. You drop a decent sum of "SURPRISE!!!!" money in front of me and I'll be having fun with it.
Nov 19, 2015 12:02pm
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Commander of Awesome

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Nov 19, 2015 12:27 PM
BR1986FB;1764494 wrote:Happens fairly regularly at the casino. Usually pay down bills & save some. Once in awhile will splurge on stuff.
Do you go to OSU games with Tiernan and all of his "friends" as well?
Nov 19, 2015 12:27pm
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BR1986FB

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Nov 19, 2015 12:45 PM
Commander of Awesome;1764536 wrote:Do you go to OSU games with Tiernan and all of his "friends" as well?
No. Do you doubt me?
Nov 19, 2015 12:45pm
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Commander of Awesome

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Nov 19, 2015 12:45 PM
BR1986FB;1764540 wrote:No. Do you doubt me?
Lol yes. No one believes you on that.
Nov 19, 2015 12:45pm
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BR1986FB

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Nov 19, 2015 12:51 PM
Commander of Awesome;1764541 wrote:Lol yes. No one believes you on that.
Sorry....not quite $5k, but $4800+ (Mountaineer)...

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/v/t1.0-9/10568835_10201576366449496_5526659286872177901_n.jpg?oh=c4c99e978d33560abfbb3ef35423f757&oe=56EEDB2E

$10k (Presque Isle)

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/1797385_10201213963589651_8181490138702443273_n.jpg?oh=f8deb156138f1f32bccb7b650f105673&oe=56F545D9

$10K (Meadows)

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfl1/v/t1.0-9/11951922_10203704812139308_1385562001196318850_n.jpg?oh=65e4c9eec43f4551e6e78657cccb73f7&oe=56E5605C

$12k (Mountaineer)

https://scontent-ord1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/981728_4312295904095_1423259409_o.jpg

There's quite a few more that we DIDN'T take pictures of, but thanks for playing...
Nov 19, 2015 12:51pm
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queencitybuckeye

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Nov 19, 2015 12:52 PM
I believe someone can have frequent big wins at the casino. I don't believe for a minute that someone makes money overall. The law of large numbers proves it.
Nov 19, 2015 12:52pm
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Automatik

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Nov 19, 2015 12:54 PM
Yeah, let's see pics of the losing spins.

My friend hits on dogs/horses all the time. He also practically lives at the track. :laugh:
Nov 19, 2015 12:54pm
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BR1986FB

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Nov 19, 2015 12:58 PM
Automatik;1764545 wrote:Yeah, let's see pics of the losing spins.

My friend hits on dogs/horses all the time. He also practically lives at the track. :laugh:
My comments were "happens fairly regularly at the casino." He doubted it but it does.

Of course you're going to lose some but we haven't lost anywhere close to what we've won over a 3 year period. Not even close.
Nov 19, 2015 12:58pm
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Automatik

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Nov 19, 2015 1:01 PM
Takes money to win money. I know the game.
Nov 19, 2015 1:01pm
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BR1986FB

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Nov 19, 2015 1:05 PM
So do I, more than you. I've bought two cars, got a new kitchen & bathroom addition (along with various other home improvement), along with a few other "toys" with my winnings. Unlike some of these morons I see hit $5k and then throw it all back into a machine, thinking they are going to hit the "big one", you take a lump sum check and use it for something constructive.
Nov 19, 2015 1:05pm
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Automatik

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Nov 19, 2015 1:06 PM
BR1986FB;1764553 wrote:So do I, more than you. I've bought two cars, got a new kitchen & bathroom addition (along with various other home improvement), along with a few other "toys" with my winnings. Unlike some of these morons I see hit $5k and then throw it all back into a machine, thinking they are going to hit the "big one", you take a lump sum check and use it for something constructive.
Please, share your slot machine secrets.
Nov 19, 2015 1:06pm
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queencitybuckeye

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Nov 19, 2015 1:10 PM
There's no secret system to slots. The facts and the math are simple. Unless the machines are paying out more than they're taking in, if one continues to play, one will lose. Not opinion, mathematical certainty.
Nov 19, 2015 1:10pm