If I won the lottery

It seemed like every time Daddy and I would take a trip together, he would tell me what he would do if he won the lottery. Pretty much, every single time he told me, it was exactly the same thing. He would say,

"If I won the lottery, I would give a certain amount to each of our extended family members (the amount always depended on how much the lottery was worth that week). The only stipulation I would give them is that they would have to go to financial advisement and take a money management class. And, of course, they would have to agree to not come back to me asking for more! For the grandkids, I would set up trust funds to pay for their college, their first car, their first home, and still a little to ease the way from student to working adult. For the 3 of you kids, I would give X-amount of money. You would have to take the money management classes also, that way you could always stay at home with Grace and the other kids you are going to have (talk about a subtle hint) and never have to worry about money again. You can take vacations and pay cash for everything."

I would then always ask the same question. What about you and mom?

"Well, we would get one of those big RVs and travel the world. I would take your mom to see Yellowstone and the Redwood Forest. We would go to the Grand Canyon and to Mt. Rushmore. I would get a big truck to pull the RV...and a new Harley."

Then I would always say the same thing: "Well, in order for that to happen, you need to start buying lottery tickets!"

As far as I know, he never bought one ticket...but he had already spent the money taking care of his family.