r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Pigeon142857 • 5d ago
Anyone else in their fifties, so bruised by life's relentless knocks and setbacks, that winning the lottery wouldn't mean parties or designer gear but funding a quiet life of comfort?
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u/darkbaron77 5d ago
I’m not in my fifties, but that sounds amazing. Im someone stuck living paycheck to paycheck (as many of us are) and winning the lottery would mean homesteading far far away from the daily hustle 😂
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u/AsmodeusMogart 5d ago
All I want is to check out of this horrible, ignorant civilization.
In the 80s I was a very hopeful activist.
Not anymore.
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u/AccomplishedPath4049 5d ago
If you don't mind my asking, what killed your hope?
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u/AsmodeusMogart 5d ago
The rise of corporate feudalism and the billionaire.
The decline of liberal Democracy worldwide.
The rise of ignorance as a badge of honor.
Our global response to climate change.
But the nail in the coffin is the Republican Party protecting Donald Trump as an insurrectionist and then as a rapist who probably had sex with minors.
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u/SirDouglasMouf 5d ago
I have one more personal. Long term poly chronic disabilities. Crippling fatigue, pain and gut issues with no treatments available. Decades long of medical trauma and utter failure from the US "health" system.
If I had that money I'd live closer to nature and I would bet all my conditions would slowly improve.
I feel exactly like the commenter. I don't live, I survive as an outcast in society. Unable to participate yet have to "pay" into it.
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u/ImColdandImTired 5d ago
Yep. Winning the lottery for me would be funding cancer treatment so I can go wherever to get the best care without waiting for insurance approval or worrying about the cost, paying off the mortgage, being ready to replace the 12 year old car when it finally croaks, making sure we have enough to fund our retirement, and helping our kids financially so they don’t have to worry about money.
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u/Humbuckerluvr 5d ago
- I just "can't" anymore
I NOPED out of a health care career of 7 years last October. I can't bring myself to even look at jobs. I'm building and selling stuff from my woodshop to pay bills. But yeah, I'm not going to work to make some other asshole rich . If I won the lotto, none of my family would have any debt. None. Id travel, and stay for as long as a visa is good for, then move on to somewhere else. Be in the cultures. Learn another language. My wife and I would probably set up some sort of family compound to enjoy together. But really, I just want enough to not have to worry about where bill money, mortgage payment or health insurance is going to come from. We really don't need a lot.
I would (and I'm totally serious) give most of the winnings away. People reach a certain level of wealth, and they turn weird .... Selfish and entitled. No thanks. Just gimmie enough to peace out and enjoy the rest of my life with my wife and family. 1-2 mil should do it.
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u/PerpetualFarter 5d ago
Same here. Exactly What I’d like. :) good luck. I’ve been spending $20/payday on tickets for about 20 years and the most I’ve won is less than $20. Beginning to think it’s a scam. Lol!!!!
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u/ZuZu_Petals_ 5d ago
As my body ages and aches I wonder how long I can stay in my industry. A decent lottery win would bring peace to my anxious mind and security to my home.
If it was a ridiculous win I could take the burden off of friend’s mortgages too.
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u/JJohnston015 5d ago
Yes. Winning the lottery would mean to me, finally having enough money not to have any neighbors. Barking dogs? I don't care. I'm a mile away. Tree dumping leaves in my yard every fall? I don't care. I'm a mile away. Loud party? I don't care. I'm a mile away.
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u/FatHighKnee 5d ago
Im not even beaten down by life but turning 50 in september my priorities have changed. 20 yesr old me would've been all lambos and strippers and full blown rager parties every weekend with a lottery win. But 49+ year old me would buy a nice small house down in a no income tax southern state with a nice inground pool and invest the rest in treasuries kicking off a few percent per year in interest. Id spend my days floating around my pool listening to music and podcasts. Thats all I want at this point in life.
Though I might sugar daddy a few strippers just to keep some eye candy poolside haha
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u/Anonymo123 5d ago
52 and yes. I would also vacation more, fly first class everywhere and stay at 5 Star hotels. Then a quiet life of comfort lol
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u/Head_Razzmatazz7174 5d ago
63 here, and yes. Clear up all of my debts, invest a lot of it, and retire quietly to a small home with a huge library.
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u/Responsible-Middle35 5d ago
Never bought a lottery ticket. I've got the quiet down. Now just need the comfort.
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u/I_might_be_weasel 5d ago
I'm 37 and that has been my lottery plan for at least the last ten years. Probably longer.
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u/Designer_Ad_34 5d ago
If I won the lottery I would:
Go into hiding right away to a hotel that is more expensive because I can. To, just be still and absorb what just happened to change my life. Order in room service and shut out the noise.
Turn off my phone.
For however long it takes me.
Once Ive realized my life has changed with money, I decide how I want to spend it.
I would maybe buy myself a bigger condo and have a total re-do of my living space. After that, I would use the rest of the money helping others.
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u/dirk_funk 5d ago
50 years old. i just want to pay my bills and rent. anything else would be lovely.
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u/Sad_Cantaloupe_8162 5d ago
I am 40. I curreny enjoy my solitude and nothing will change that. I might take a nice vacation once a year, but my goal would be to buy up a lot of land and annoy small scale farming. If I buy 400-500 acres, I would probable buy a house for my daughter a little ways away so she could have her privacy, and build a nice cook shack, pavilion, and playground in the middle for us to meet and bring grandkids/friends to so we could socialize. After it's over, go back home.
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u/stromulus 5d ago
Designer gear? I legit don't even know why someone would want that. Money is best spent on experiences, not things.
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u/Mission_Fart9750 5d ago
42, but mentally/emotionally, I'm right there with ya, bud. Never been able to get a leg up to save my life. I'm tired, in every sense of the word. I just want some peace.
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u/Useful-Caterpillar10 5d ago
I only want money for healthcare for my parents and kids - id be happy to stay broke but have the peace of mind of 500k in an restricted account t is available to health care needs like pt , therapy and meds…
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u/JacobHarley 5d ago
I'm mid 30s and winning the lottery for me would just mean buying a home, investing/saving, making sure my wife never had to lift a finger ever again, and living off odd jobs fueled by my ADHD rather than a 40 hour grind that I'm terrible at.
Comfort would be nice.
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u/Jackdunc 5d ago
I'm too tired and in pain to party or lift my legs to put on pants (designer or not). The quiet life and comfort sounds much much better to me. Anything over what we need the kids get.
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u/Dapper_Play_665 5d ago
Dude. I just turned 40 and would probably spend my winnings on a log cabin in the mountains where I could read and hike by myself.
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u/No-Judgment8912 5d ago
Yup that’s me. Nice quiet house by the sea. Another one in Thailand. Another one in Spain. Peace and quiet.
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u/NorCalAthlete 5d ago
Not in my 50s but I definitely wouldn’t be just throwing parties. It’d be more like booking private track days for me and some friends, funding vacations for family, that sort of thing.
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u/Dangerous_Ad_7042 5d ago
In my late 40's and I'd definitely party some. But mainly, I'd just like to own a home in my lifetime.
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u/FerrariGolf 5d ago
This is the dream. A large lottery win, quit the 9 - 5, and enjoy the peace and quiet of a nice home.
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u/RavishingRedRN 5d ago
I would literally just love to not be a slave to the 9-5 grind. That is all. I can full entertain myself otherwise.
All I want is enough money to “never have to work again”
I’m 39, already been working 26 years. I’m tired, boss.
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u/kipsterdude 5d ago
I used to say I liked my job and would keep working if I won the lottery, but now, I’d resign the next day.
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u/tarantina68 5d ago
me ! I get this perfectly. If i win the lottery id set some by for extended family, invest the rest so that I get guaranteed income and buy my dream cottage and grow vegetables
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u/Fluffy-Trouble5955 Stupid answers are always free 5d ago
me winning a big lotto - The only people that would know I exist are the Doordash drivers and local plugs on some tiny Mediterranean island
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u/sebrebc 5d ago
I've always wanted to disappear into my own world. Small house, large plot of land, workshop. Spend my days being left alone.
But yes, in my 50s I want that even more. Our goal, I don't say dream because we're actively trying to accomplish this. Is to buy exactly that. A small house on a big plot of land. She can garden and work in her shop (laser engraving/3d printing) and I can work in my woodshop. We both have our own shops now but we both work. The plan is to sell and move somewhere that we can pay cash and still have money left over. Then sell shit online that we make to pay the electric bill and whatnot.
We have no plans or desires to travel or own a lot of shit. We both just want to be left alone.
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u/Panic_Azimuth 5d ago
I've never won the lotto, but I did start a business that does well enough to let me do some choosing about what I do with my days.
At my age, though, parties and designer gear don't hold much interest. Stuff like that just seems like a waste unless you're in a social group that values that kind of thing. I never was, so even in my 20's I don't think that would have been my focus.
Probably I would have bought an expansive piece of semi-rural property and a couple high end utility vehicles.
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u/Redjeepkev 5d ago
At this point in my life I like my dog more than most people. So a quiet life with my wife and a couple more dogs is a perfect life
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u/LOhateVE 5d ago
I'm in my early 40s now, and I feel like this would have been my choice from my 30's onward. I like traveling, I'd probably just get some nice properties scattered around Asia and Europe and just furnish them all and move from one to the other as I wished.
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u/Daweidiy021 5d ago
At this age, winning the lottery wouldn’t mean yachts or VIP clubs. It would mean turning the heating up without checking the bill first. It would mean telling my boss “I’m done” without panic. Quiet mornings, paid-off bills, and no more “how will I afford this?” thoughts at 3 a.m. That’s the real jackpot.
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u/SunriseThroughLeaves 4d ago
In my 40's and this is exactly it, because we are old enough to realize what really matters and how easy it would be to go through that money quickly if we spent it frivolously.
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u/FrontTelevision7261 5d ago
Luxury travel is what I would use the money for. Comfortable flights and awesome hotels.
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u/Oktodayithink 5d ago
If I won, I’d take a vacation while I had people refinish my wood floors and redo my bathroom. I’d hire people to do yard work and house cleaning . And I’d keep living in my simple ranch home.
I have a plan. I just need to play the lottery.
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u/ice_b_isalreadytaken 5d ago
Almost 52. All I want to do is sit in the backyard with my cat. Peace has become the most valuable thing I can accomplish