Concealing a Lottery Jackpot Win from Relatives & Friends

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probyn

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My relatives and friends are really helpful and very kind to me.

But I play the lottery and I would like to avoid having them know I won the Jackpot in case I actually do win (I know it is very unlikely I will win; this is a hypothetical question).

The lottery I play allows winners to remain anonymous which will help.

But if I won I would still like to share some of the money with friends and relatives.

If they knew I won, there would be endless requests for money and the possibility they would let others know I won.

I can't tell them the money is from a business. I am currently employed in a job that pays well, but not hugely. Also, I am 63 so I can't realistically claim to be starting a business and then wait a few years before dishing out the money.

I have a good pension (which I have not started collecting yet), but I do not have huge investments. Moreover, my brother does my taxes so he is aware of my finances.

How do I help out friends and family financially without them knowing I won the Jackpot (Yes, I know it is very unlikely I will win)?
 
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probyn said:
My relatives and friends are really helpful and very kind to me.

But I play the lottery and I would like to avoid having them know I won the Jackpot in case I actually do win (I know it is very unlikely I will win; this is a hypothetical question).

The lottery I play allows winners to remain anonymous which will help.

But if I won I would still like to share some of the money with friends and relatives.

If they knew I won, there would be endless requests for money and the possibility they would let others know I won.

I can't tell them the money is from a business. I am currently employed in a job that pays well, but not hugely. Also, I am 63 so I can't realistically claim to be starting a business and then wait a few years before dishing out the money.

I have a good pension (which I have not started collecting yet), but I do not have huge investments. Moreover, my brother does my taxes so he is aware of my finances.

How do I help out friends and family financially without them knowing I won the Jackpot (Yes, I know it is very unlikely I will win)?
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Tell them you won a smaller jackpot and are sharing all of it with others.
Of course you invested your portion and later got enough money for a new car, house, etc. Lol.
 
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Tell them it's an ONLINE business. Where you get the majority of your items on AliExpress and sell it on Amazon. I make $20,000 a month on it lol so you can mention it EEEEASY lol. Plus you can tell them you also got a big promotion and raise at work. You can also set up a "GoFundMe" account for them (their bills/debts etc..), and then donate to those GoFundMe accounts manually.

But as a gift for my amazing advice, can you agree to give me 20% 😉😉
 
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superstar_88

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Tell them the guy they see on TV news collecting the money is just your doppelganger who happens to share the same name.

 
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NotADcotor

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You are better off not giving anything to anyone except immediate family, wifu, kids, parents... maybe siblings.

This stuff often starts off with the best of intentions but it more often than not spirils out of control. Otherwise reasonable people keep asking for more and comparing what they get to what others get. If you want to ruin your relationship with friends and relations, start giving away money and be seen to have even more to give away.
Also it makes you "that guy" I know it's fictional but family guy did an episode on it. There is an element of truth about it, you give away money, and they are no longer friends, but minions. Unless you give them next to nothing in which case, see above.

Easiest thing, Nope, not giving anything to anyone, no exceptions. Those who fuck off, well better to know the easy way.

Odd thing, if you had lotto money or business money, trust fun money before you met these people, I'd hazard a guess that most of them wouldn't dream of asking or expecting any money from you, at least the ones with any sort of class. It shouldn't be any different if you run into that sort of money afterwords.

Also solves your problem of trying to hide your spending habits, don't.
 
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DinkleMouse

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Go to the casino or horse track and lose a few grand, then come home and say you put it on long odds and came through.

Or do like everyone else said and learn to say no.
 
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Learn to say this word…. “No”

you don’t lend or give charity upon request. Not because you are mean… but doing so would basically say “I don’t think you’re smart enough to make It in life, so I am going to help you”. And that is bad.
 
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Not the lottery, but I have had good fortune with private company stock over the years.

$10K became $70K in two years after a buy out by a bigger firm in a take over.

Accrued stock gradually a bunch each year as it became available

Then a decade later my $180K in company stock got bought out in the next take over and became worth $340K and then we were publicly traded
But $100K of that had to be in locked up for a year stock to help fund the buy out.

So 100K in at $42/share. A year later stock of the merged company was trading at $58/share.
Gradually sold down since I don't want too much holding in one stock, and dont need to hold as much to get management bonuses in the public company

So guys at work in same boat as me know we all did well.

Most of this is all hidden inside my RRSP.
But just my wife knows the details.
 
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Ponderling said:
Not the lottery, but I have had good fortune with private company stock over the years.

$10K became $70K in two years after a buy out by a bigger firm in a take over.

Accrued stock gradually a bunch each year as it became available

Then a decade later my $180K in company stock got bought out in the next take over and became worth $340K and then we were publicly traded
But $100K of that had to be in locked up for a year stock to help fund the buy out.

So 100K in at $42/share. A year later stock of the merged company was trading at $58/share.
Gradually sold down since I don't want too much holding in one stock, and dont need to hold as much to get management bonuses in the public company

So guys at work in same boat as me know we all did well.

Most of this is all hidden inside my RRSP.
But just my wife knows the details.
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Hide from your wife and buy her a nice gift and she will be shocked.
 
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jeff2

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At least the lottery you play allows winners to remain anonymous.
This lottery worker who rigged winning tickets tried to disguise himself. Excellent show on American Greed on this.
Someone recognized his voice when disguised footage at the convenience store was reviewed.

 
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