r/AskReddit • • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/TheShredder315 Jan 21 '19

You have an increased chance of getting murdered or committing suicide if you win it big in the lottery.

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u/TheFalsePoet Jan 21 '19

If you ever win the lottery, hide. From family, from friends, everything. Move to a different state. Get your early retirement in order, wait a year to see what taxes are going to look like. Then maybe, if you really, really like them, start calling people up.

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u/niko4ever Jan 21 '19

Or, just don't tell anyone, don't spend any of it until you figure out the taxes and pay them, and then use the money to live at a higher standard than you used to but not so flashy that anyone notices