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Advice for the Unknown Lottery Winner

Don McNay | Posted 12.28.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

After having overcome trillion-to-one odds, the idea of running through the money would seem silly to most winners. However, studies shows that 90% of people blow all their money within five years of winning the jackpot.

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Abraham Shakespeare Missing: Florida Lottery Winner Disappears

AP | Posted 11.25.2009 | Home

Read More: Energy, Search, Polk County, Lottery, Jackpot, Missing, Police, Lottery Winner, Lakeland Florida, Florida, Lakeland, Abraham Shakespeare, Home News

LAKELAND, Fla. — Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a man, who won the Florida lottery in 2006, and has now gone missing. T...

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Pankaj Joshi, Store Clerk, Accused Of Stealing $1M Lottery Prize From Customer

AP | KELLEY SHANNON | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home

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AUSTIN, Texas — A 25-year-old convenience store clerk pocketed a customer's $1 million winning lottery ticket, claimed the prize and skipped tow...

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Linda Brown, Ohio Woman, Pretends To Win Lottery, Causes Riot At Store

AP | MEGHAN BARR | Posted 10.15.2009 | Home

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay f...

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NATIONAL Lottery Being Mulled, Officials Say

AOL | Melanie S. Welte | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Lottery, Megamillions, Powerball, National Lotto, Power Ball, National Lottery, Lottery Tickets, Lotto, Mega Millions, Business News

The nation's two biggest lottery games are talking about cross-selling tickets in U.S. lottery jurisdictions with the potential for a national lottery...

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It's Time to Teach Children About Money

Don McNay | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

I'm convinced that most of the mistakes made handling money result from lack of information and bad habits formed in childhood.

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Wall Street and Washington Dissing Main Street, One Year Later

Don McNay | Posted 11.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Anniversary of Financial Meltdown, Bailout, 000 Commode, $35, American Association of Justice, Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, Washington Elites, American College, Campaign Finance Reform, Michael Jackson, Lottery, Small Business, President Obama, Mitch McConnell, Death Panels, Kentuckian, Kentucky, Structured Settlements, Taylor Swift, Vanderbilt University, Eastern Kentucky University, Million Dollar Round Table, Personal Finance, Housing Crisis, Lottery Winners, Robert Kaiser, Business News
Don McNay

Wall Street and Washington don't understand what is happening on Main Street. The people in Washington are pushing the line that they saved us from "something even worse." Like what?

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States Face Drop In Casino And Lottery Revenues For First Time

nytimes.com | IAN URBINA | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Casinos, State Budgets, Lottery, Economic Downturn, Economic Crisis, American Casinos, Business News

Casinos and lotteries in most states are reporting a downturn in revenue for the first time, resulting in a drop in the money collected by state and l...

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Can I Win the Oprah Lottery? How to Get Your Biz on TV

Karen Luniw | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: TV Exposure, Reality TV, Lottery, Oprah Winfrey, Business, Luniw, Dunn Pellier, Public Relations, Business News
Karen Luniw

One of the keys to attracting more business is to be seen more. Getting on TV and other media is a great way to do that and you don't need a publicist to get the ball rolling.

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Jimmy Groves From Harlem Wins Mega Millions

New York Post | Larry Celona, Austin Fenner and Dan Mangan | Posted 11.09.2009 | New York

Read More: Lottery, Jimmy Groves Wins, Mega Millions, Jimmy Groves, James Groves, Mega Millions Jackpot, Mega Millions Winner, Jimmy Groves Mega Millions, New York News

What's in this Harlem man's wallet? He says $168 million. James "Jimmy" Groves -- a Madison Square Garden laborer who recently defaulted on his Capit...

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The Lottery Question

Don McNay | Posted 10.16.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

Everyone has dreams and desires but usually keep them hidden, back in the recesses of their minds. The lottery question gets those dreams and desires out in the open, on the front burner.

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SC Powerball ticket wins $259.9 million jackpot

AP | KATRINA A. GOGGINS | Posted 09.20.2009 | Home

Read More: South Carolina Powerball, South Carolina, Lottery, South Carolina Lottery, Powerball, Home News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in South Carolina is a whole lot richer. The single winning ticket for Wednesday's $259....

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Brooklyn Teenager Wins $1M On New York Millionaire Scratch-Off Ticket

New York Daily News | Edgar Sandoval | Posted 09.14.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Millionaire, New York Lottery, Lottery, Waquas Mazhar, Brooklyn, New York News

Waquas Mazhar, 19, won the New York Millionaire scratch-off game but will keep bunking with his siblings at his parents' Midwood, Brooklyn, house. "I...

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Can The Lottery Help Us Save Money?

wsj.com | JASON ZWEIG | Posted 08.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Savings Rate, Saving, Lottery, Personal-Savings, Bureau-of-Economic-Analysis, Lotto, Business News

Based on recent headlines, you might think that Americans are finally saving again. Want to bet? In 2007, the latest year for which final numbers are...

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$133 Million Lottery Jackpot Goes Unclaimed - Ticket Sold In Queens

nydailynews.com | By Henrick Karoliszyn and Katy Bolger | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York

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The mystery winner of the $133 million Mega Millions lottery has yet to come forward and collect the prize. Officials said that the winner let the com...

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Clyde Persley, California Man Working 3 Jobs, Wins $39M Lottery

AP | Posted 07.28.2009 | Home

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SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A man who works three jobs to support his family _ including one as a limousine driver _ has won a $39 million jackpot in C...

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Michael Jackson, Elvis and Professional Hangers On

Don McNay | Posted 07.27.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

Michael Jackson and Elvis died too young. They had the same handicap that many people with money acquire, the entourage.

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RANCHER WINS LOTTERY: Struggling South Dakota Man Wins $232M

newsday.com | CHET BROKAW | | Posted 07.08.2009 | Home

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A rancher struggling to eke out a living in one of the poorest corners of America claimed one of the biggest undivided jackpots in U.S. lottery histo...

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A Fat Guy's Prediction: We Need Leadership or We Will Fall Off the Economic Wagon

Don McNay | Posted 06.19.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

Unless someone is capable of changing the American psyche, people are going to go back to their old spending habits.

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Susan Boyle's Phenomenal Ride Just Won't Stop: And Yes, It Mattered That She Could Sing

Michael Russnow | Posted 06.30.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Simon Cowell, Abc, Reality TV, Home, Britain's Got Talent, Russnow, Lottery, You Tube, Brian Williams, Elaine Paige, Queen for a Day, Cnn, Susan Boyle, Larry King, Michael Russnow, Oprah, American Idol, Extreme Makeover, Glasgow, Evita, Nbc, Entertainment News
Michael Russnow

It's been a week and I still can't get enough of the Susan Boyle phenomenon -- I've watched her video countless times.

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Powerball Jack and the Wall Street Bailout

Don McNay | Posted 04.16.2009 | Business

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Don McNay

If the people on Wall Street knew that no one would ever be there to bail them out, ever again, they would be less inclined to gamble with instruments they don't really understand.

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$216 Million Lottery Won By New Jersey Insurance Workers

AP | SAMANTHA HENRY | Posted 04.04.2009 | Business

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WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. — Robert Space got into work at the Chubb Insurance company at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, realized the lottery ticket he was ...

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NY Lottery Considers $37 Million Gamble: May Dump Treasuries For Riskier Assets

Bloomberg | Michael Quint | Posted 03.13.2009 | Business

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Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Lottery is proposing a gamble where the odds aren't always in its favor -- moving its $1.3 billion prize fund into...

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Lottery Sales Up In Recession

AP | JUANITA COUSINS | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Lottery, State Lotterys, Lotteries, Lotteries Recession, Lottery Recession, Massachusetts Lottery, Business News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Even in these tough economic times, many people are feeling lucky. More than half of all states with lotteries have reported...

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Rescue Fantasies

Nicole Williams | Posted 01.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Rescue Fantasies, Rags to Riches, Lottery, Money Management, Money, Happiness, Money Fantasies, Living News
Nicole Williams

Rescue fantasies are generally harmless, and they can be a great way to figure out your money "weak spots" -- the subtle ways you might be avoiding full control of your life or your money.

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