WHAT TO DO IF YOU WIN THE LOTTERY! 

I am a jackpot winner! The first thing I did was signed my ticket. Lol! but no, really, my first purchase was a car. I did hire a tax attorney, and lawyers and all the IMPORTANT boring “legal”?team, and I been coolin.. good luck y’all! It feels amazing beyond belief! to win a huge jackpot!!

1. Hire an expert (financial advisor, attorney, etc with track record) 2. Keep the ticket secure 3. Cash or annuity 4. Create a budget 5. Spend it wisely 6. Public or Private (dependent on whether you can claim the prize anonymously or not, state dependent) 7. Grow thick skin (be comfortable saying no) 8. Celebrate!

As the winner of a large jackpot lottery prize, I purchased the plan for the home we are building immediately. It's not a huge home but it's perfect for us. Then I just spent the whole year focusing on mind/body/spirit, traveling and giving money to organizations that help children live happy, healthy lives.

I plan on helping my family, buying a nice home, traveling, and living off the interest the multimillions generates for the rest of my life.

I hit a Vegas jackpot. The first thing I did was lose my phone number. The only person had my new number was my mother. Formed an LLC bought land, house and simply disappeared.

Basically I’ve decided to give a percentage to my church , invest in my son future (trust fund), helping my family and giving to charity !! Of course travel , a car , a house! But I’m only 22 years old so this is definitely life changing. #postiviethinking #speakinginexistence #attitudeofgratitude

When I WIN THE LOTTERY (I believe I am going to WIN). I am going to do a community development project for a slum village in India. I made a PROMISE to a young man I met 7 years ago on facebook. He is such a nice Christian young man and I am going to keep my promise😉

Budget is key. It will become like a “paycheck”

i am glad for your video. we won couple years ago and couldn't tell anyone. it was very isolating...

I'm so glad that he finally said when you win the lottery! How I paraphrase is when I win the lottery!

After I win the Power Ball, I’m purchasing a home, 2-3 vehicles, helping family/friends. And living the best possible (life in my prospective).

When I win, Im taking a vacation.

Sign the back of the ticket immediately and make a copy! Keep the original in a private place. That's the best advice I got.

Great advice to potential lottery winners. Up here in Canada, one can buy tickets online so there is no paper ticket and lottery authorities email you about your win. The winnings are tax free although the biggest jackpots here reach $60M so not as high as the US powerball jackpots. Thanks for the interviews with lottery winners gives us all hope as regular lottery players.

I’ve always known I would win a huge lottery…I found this channel and saw this video when I was thinking of what I will be doing with my winnings. The funny thing is that this particular video is the length of my “lucky” numbers. I see these numbers multiple times a day. I’ve seen them most of my life, but over the past two months I have seen them every single day in various places and several times daily. I’ve been through a lot, losing my job as a Registered Nurse due to mandates, so I know that respecting myself and others is a part of this reality moving towards me quickly. Thanks for being another confirmation of my fate!

I'm claiming winning the Mega Millions\Powerball jackpot. I thank the universe in advance for blessings💚💚💚💵

If I wasn't responsible for you before I won the lottery, I won't be responsible for you even AFTER.

I have it written down😄... pay off dept, bless my family and friends then I'm off on a loooong spiritual retreat🤗🧘🏾‍♀️

I just won a multimillion value jackpot. I've been on the internet all night (it's been 7 hours since I found out). It is now 3:37 in my country and I am LOSING MY MIND. I have no idea where to start or what to do. I contemplated calling family and friends but my common sense keeps telling me to wait a while before I say and do anything. I've beeb searching for videos that might help me navigate this and let me tell you my mind is running 100000000 miles an hour. I can't focus it feels like I'm having a panic attack every 10 minutes. Anyway, thank you for your video. I just know my life will never be the same ever again. I am praying that this happens in a positive way I'm turning 30 in a couple of months ad I have no idea what to do with this much money.

As soon as I win the lottery jackpot I'll contact you so you can tell the story of how we "met" through an Abraham Hicks video comment section where I asked you your story and where I told you I always knew I was gonna win the jackpot before it even happened. Talk about a powerful story of universal truth!!!

Thank you for the tips! When my family wins the lottery jackpot we are going to remodel our house and buy new cars.

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I love your videos! So glad I came across your channel☺️ When I win the lottery specially the ‘set for life’ U.K. lottery, I will pay off my loans/debts, move out and get an apartment, enrol at a film school in London(love film so much!), treat my friends and family, build an online platform(RU-vid), go on vacations, and buy some new clothes✨ And lastly be interviewed by you☺️. I Have a strong feeling that this will come to pass very soon🙏🏾

Timothy, I've only had 2 dreams in my life that were so real it's hard to describe them. One was after my grandpa died and one was me winning the lottery. The next 2 days after the lottery dream a couple synchronicities happen showing me it was no coincidence. Last weekend I saw 777 on 4 license plates and on a couple mailboxes in one day. 2 weeks before that I found a fortune cookie wrapper in my front yard. Seconds after I picked it up a guy walked by telling me his dogs name was lucky. I then realized two doors down from me my neighbor had just painted her front door green and was hanging a wreath on it. On the wreath there was a horseshoe and a four leaf clover. I guess you've heard the saying a lucky horseshoe before? All three things had to do with luck and blew my mind. Did you have any signs other than your dream before you won? Thanks

I will definitely contact you once I win lol... I really like watching this show, thanks for doing it and I look forward to my future interview with you :)

I think I'd disappear for a while right after winning, getting my bearings straight and make a plan on what I want to do. I'd pay off all my debts and invest 90% of it and maximize my returns + monthly budget. Some will be probably given to close family and help out close friends based on my monthly budget... oh and if anybody/any organization writes me/calls me/asks me for money those are the ones that will not see a penny from me.

It all depends on how much I win. I've probably thought about this a bit too much considering the unlikelihood of it actually happening but it'd be something like: 500k to $1mil I'd mostly keep to myself to buy a house or investment property. Invest the rest. I don't think I'd give away much. Maybe 10k to each immediate family member. I also probably wouldn't tell them exactly how much I'd won - this would be most difficult, I think. With $2mil probably the same as with $1m but perhaps another investment property and giving away slightly more money. $5mil or more I think I'd consider paying off mortgages for immediate family members provided they're not indebted more than $500k or so. Luckily, my family is small haha. Pay for a knockdown/rebuild of parents home. As greedy as it sounds, I think what would always be in the back of my mind would be to make sure my money was working for me. Furthermore, I'd probably try and live off the interest rather than the capital itself. For example, if I won $10mil and invested $5mil in real estate, stocks etc...conservatively I'd make a 2% return or 100k (I'm probably severely underestimating the return but I think that's preferable than overestimating). After tax, that's $70k or ~$1350/wk depending on where you live. To me, once you consider you don't have to pay a mortgage, that's more than enough to live comfortably. I'm not sure what I'd do with more than $10m. After a certain point, the number of millions starts to become unfathomable as you start entering another echelon of wealth beyond the realms of just living comfortably.

When I win, first off, no one is knowing except possibly a lawyer and obviously the lottery headquarters place. Then, after everything’s taken care of (which I have questions about but I’ll make another comment thread for them.) and I have received my money, I’d be opening up at least 4 other bank accounts with 4 different banks. If I haven’t already. And separate the money between them. (Because if one of those banks goes bankrupted or whatever, I don’t want to lose all but $200,000.) And I would label my total of 5 cards with: “F” for Food related items, “V” for Vehicle related items, “H” for House related things, “S” for subscriptions like Netflix or something, and “R” for random (anything that doesn’t fall in the other categories.) Then I would probably tell my family that I live with, that a friend wants me to house sit for them, and in that time I’m there, I’d buy my own house, invite my friend to move in with me (with ground rules such as no asking me to buy them a bunch of things, and if they make plans for us, they’re buying. If I’m the one that makes plans, I’m buying. And much more), bring anything from my current house that is a need (things like toothbrush and toothpaste, the few clothes I have) to my new house, then I’d stay there for awhile while I think things through more. Then I’d set up an appointment with one of the banks to take out about $3,000,000, then I’d go back to my old house (with my mom and stepdad) and give $1,000,000 to each of them with some heartfelt letter to each, and then $5,000 each to the 3 sisters that are also living there, and $10,000 to my brother that’s living there (more money because he’s older. Actually just graduated high school). Then I’d give about $200,000-$500,000 to my dads side of the family. And yeah, I have like, 8 siblings living in that house, but I’m not super close to that side of the family and I know that some of that money is gonna end going to things like weed. So they don’t get as much. Also not gonna let them know it’s from me. I’m just gonna bring in a box with a letter and say that it was just sitting on the porch, because I know, that side of my family will end up asking for more money. Then, It may not be the best idea, but I’ve decided that I will go around my hometown and another town I lived for awhile, and put about $5,000 inside of envelopes with a letter saying something about how we all need some help in life and that I hope that it helps them, even if just a little. Then leave it under people’s car windshield wipers that are parked at Walmart or something or even just by peoples front door. Then hide because I’d want it to be anonymous. (Also in hopes that no one would find out its me because in my state, anonymous isn’t an opinion). But that would only be able to be done for one day because our town has a Facebook group for rants and raves, and when word got out, there would most likely be a scavenger hunt for the envelopes. But after all that, I’d make a couple more big house purchases, a few vehicle purchases, and that would be just about all the big purchases I would make. Most of my money after that will be put in bonds or something to gather interest and if possible, I wouldn’t spend more than what I make from interest.

Thank you for sharing your tips! I’ll keep in mind when I win!

Can you do a video on how to budget using an example or hypothetical win amount?

Can you please discuss investing in trust funds with lottery winnings. Love your channel

I will be calling you... As my win is on its way 🎉

Good content! I'm preparing to win my first lottery and your content is amazing! I love it. You're educating how to handle my wealth at the perfect time I receive it. :D

I am grateful for hitting jackpot believe and receive

I'll take that interview. Gotta settle some things first then we'll talk for a bit.

Congrats Timothy on your win and on all your goals. I wish you the best. How would you advise someone to find a good financial advisor and Lawyer?

I'm going to win tonight's Powerball and then I will hit you up for that Interview! Then I will ask you who your attorney is.

looking forward to be calling you

Thanks for what you do,i think this is really important,God bless you!!!

I'll move to Monaco. EDIT: And buy an Island! Then buy a plane to get to the Island. And learn how to pilot such plane. Lol, wow, a lot of things. It's interesting that your channel just showed up, recommend by youtube. Is the universe trying to tell me something...? :D Should I start... Preparing?!?!? Cool - gonna see which Island I could buy :)

Buying a house, invest the rest and retire so that I can hike and focus on health and life with family. And some large donations

Then a lot of people must be struck by lightning LOL. I've been watching and most of the time the jackpot gets won every six weeks or so.

When I win, I plan to use the money to create jobs where people in my community can support themselves and their families. Saw you featured on a DW Documentary. Will follow your channel to stay educated.

The format here is like attending a school lecture.Insert some pictures or actions like somebody buying a lottery ticket in the store or somethimg to make your channel interesting .

Im gonna go on a long 6 month hike like the PCT and separate myself from material things for a while.

Thanks for the tips. I love how you put earning the lottery.

When i win or even better just unexpectedly come into millions of dollars payed out in my name, I am getting a financial advisor, i am clearing up debt and starting up my businesses, Premier Lux Auto, Top Choice Storage Company, Premier Day Home Care And Premier Parking , also Premier Properties LLC (figuring out a way for residual income) ... great business plans in place , putting money into my dollars accounts for when she become of age, get plenty of life insurance policies and also live off the interest of my winnings

Thank you for sharing your experience and for your advice Very helpful video 😄 When I win the lottery, I will keep it a secret, I'll still keep my job for a while, I'll hire an accountant, and I'll pay all my debt and pay off my parents' house, I'll invest on lands etc.... I have a lot on my list 😄

My girlfriend and I would splurge on our wedding. We’ve had this fantasy of if we won the lottery for years. Ironically neither of us has ever even bought a ticket before I don’t think....she might have said she bought a few before but I know I never did. Anyway. Big and fabulous wedding. Buy a secluded house out in the sticks. Then....nothing. We’d take two trips a year around our birthdays but other than that we wouldn’t touch the money. We don’t plan on having kids and we can just enjoy easy life riding it out until the day we die. We wouldn’t hunger for a high life or lust after even more money. Anything over 10 million would allow us to live comfortably for the next 80 years. And that’s what we want. A comfortable life with each other.

I’m going to win the mega million jackpot tonight.

Hi fellow Iowan! Would love to see your press conference! Do you have video of it?? Great channel!

I will definitely be calling you up SOONER than you think Tim!!!!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼 When I win I plan on building a community development for single mothers, and also a homeless shelter here in Louisiana!!!!!!!!

Thank you for this video Timothy. I fully plan on winning the Powerball jackpot tonight and know I will win. I feel scared but this video helps me feel calm that I can do it and make it through. I am going to build or buy my wife and 2 young daughters a brand new home and start or acquire a business or both.

I am winner in progress. I found your platform I feel this connection. I would enjoy being interviewed by you. The desire of winning is for my continuation of self improvement(broad, but true.) At this moment I adore the creation of a she cave with an attached & secured private gym. The idea of helping others like my family is obvious. To dream, live and to impose upon others' desires becomes a tedious task to fulfill. I visualize my glee to set thyself free. There is a monthly budget & allowance to manage our comfort and the expansion of wealth is always welcomed. The nice gestures I intend to maintain for myself & some of love one's is convenience . I will reiterate to those I extend to that happiness comes from within but hobbies can help. Excited about our chat.

Thanks for your insider tips Timothy! Good sharing

Where’s the link to the cash vs annuity video u mentioned? Thank u

Can you also do a video of how to even play the Powerball? It's confusing for beginners when there are tickets you can fill in numbers and tickets you purchase through a vending machine that pick numbers for you. It's also confusing how or when to check for numbers. I was constantly checking Google and never knew which day my ticket was for. Was my ticket for the Sat draw or Wed? Or is it both? So many questions.

My big plan with my lottery winnings has always been to open a nonprofit rescue for pit bulls and rotties. I'll pull them from kill shelters and hire a trainer to help rehabilitate any that may have been abused or need some behavior issues addressed before finding their forever homes. I'll have a huge plot of land so I can take in as many as possible and have a large crew to make sure they all got attention every day. They will have a decent living space and time outside to play. It's always broke my heart how many die in shelters every day because of the stigma created by the media. There are no bad dogs, just bad owners. I'll also take care of my family of course, but the rescue is so so important to me. I'll also donate funds and possibly time...not sure on that one just because of how much rage this topic brings to me...to saving the dogs from the yulin festivals. What goes on there is absolutely terrible and the people that intervene and rescue dogs every year absolutely have my support.

Tim I just stumbled upon your videos, I must say they very inspiring and all your guest are very wise poeple..I will definitely follow your advise and btw I think you'll make a very good journalist who will report real news not all these fake news we get on mainstrram..keep the good work..hope to be a guest on your show soon once I become the next huge mwgamlions winner manny

When I win the jackpot, I'm going to buy myself a house or apartment. And a few other things, but a house/apartment is one of the 1st things I'll buy.

You should do a Canadian version to this video. There are differences in the processes.

I bc will be interviewed by you this year!! I must win, my life has been terrible, most would have ended themselves by now!

The only thing I want to do is invest into my education. Pay my own way through college

When i win i will call you. Would be happy to do an interview with you. Congrats on your past win...

Man I've been saying NO all my life ! It's one of the first words I learned as a baby . I think I'm a expert at saying no " see watch this " NO! Easy I got this 😁 Now as far as what would be one of the first things I'd do once I win "

In the near future I will be contacting you for an interview, bcus I am a lottery winner from the Netherlands!

The first i would do is have a conversation with God to figure out how do i make this win stretch for more then just me and my family. How do i help other humans in need of basic thing in life.

So it’s a no go on my can’t miss button repair business loan!

Not if but WHEN !

Thanks so much.

Very first thing to do sign the BACK before you tell ANYONE!! Yes even your wife or partner!

Living my best life

Sign the ticket!!!!!

I understand that one needs to get an attorney, tax accountant and so forth, but most people don’t have those, so one would need to find them; as far as trusting is concerned, it’d be difficult because we just met them; I and millions want to remain anonymous and only about six states allow one to stay incognito (that’s my biggest worry). I’d definitely move to some place far, but also want to help my loved ones and some friends, from afar.

Thanks for the education

When I win the lottery, I’m going to start a business rebuilding classic cars, invest more, take a vacation, and spend more time with my family. Also, I’ll give you a call so you can interview me.

Helping my family build great businesses.

Gonna buy an Evo IV 💕💞

I misplaced a $1,700.00 cashiers cheque, I thought I threw it in the trash on trash day but I just misplaced the sombich! I was so upset with myself, then relieved when I found it. my lotto tickets go into a little can till I check them at the end of the month.

I am British so when winning lottery you don't pay taxes if you win £10m you get £10m personal i would never go public and I would say to like monthly payments over 30- 40yrs like a trust fund

Save me a spot for a video ..it will be a wonderful story

Hey Tim the problem here in the United states when someone wins the lottery they want be a movie star they want to be on television people around the world can see you are the lottery winner that's when the problem start people start calling you for money bla bla bla , let me tell you something if ever one day I'll win the lottery first of all i don't want to be on television , second of all I don't want people to know that I win the lottery I want to keep it quietly and another thing to I can get hurt this is my opinion this is how I feel thanks for the video cheers and hulaluia

not related to this video, but there was a young couple in the UK who's numbers came up on a £182 million Euromillions draw recently... the only problem was their online lottery account didn't have sufficient funds and the ticket wasn't processed. Could be an interesting theme for a future video perhaps? :)

Thanks

1) Im going to keep it a secret. The state that I live in allows us to remain anonymous. 😉 2) Contact my tax attorney and request her recommendation for the best financial advisor and financial planner. 3) Set up trust funds for my immediate family. 4) Begin the purchasing process for my Boat House and my Beach House. 🛥🌊☀️🌴 5) Celebrate with my Family 🎉🍾🥂 6) Live Happily Ever After ☀️💗✨✨✨

I am having a strong feeling that I'm gonna win a lottery these coming days..

I will pay off debt , invest a lot of it ,give our kids and siblings money , donate to local animal shelter and the homeless shelter. There is not alot I want for myself as now. I want simple and easy to my house clean with no clutter

condo,car,back to school,invest,organic foods

Going to buy the house ive always wanted. Buy the 2 fields next to it for my extended garden.

Thank u so much

I’m claiming it right now I am the next winner of the power Ball jackpot. The first thing I do buy a nice house and buy a car because I think it’s time to give a rest my 22 years old truck and of course give my kids a house and help my brother and sister and take a vacation hurry!!!

In order; 1) Deposit the money ASAP into my account at Schwab, 2) Put the bulk of it into a basket of mutual funds that I like, 3) Pay off all my bills, 4) Find a tax lawyer & a tax accountant to advise me and to help me prepare my taxes each quarter, 5) Buy a new car, 6) Buy a house in Palm Springs, California, 7) Donate some money to my favorite charities and non-profits, 8) Give some money to my friends and co-workers 9) Set a budget and live off of the (after tax) interest and dividends, 10) Travel (I love to travel), and 11) Remember the wise words of my grandparents who said "You cant milk the cow (interest & dividends) if you have steak (the principal) for dinner every night".

Hi Timothy Schultz promising to share money after winning lottery can put you in lottery . I have seen video friends suing the winner just because they promised. Can you answer that?

When I win the mega million jackpot lottery. I am going to pay off my debt, help my family/friends, buy a house and invest to stay wealthy ❤💸

Feed people , get some tiny homes for homeless people, buy a mini mansion, bmw, and touch the hearts of many......

oh wow i didn't know there was a channel for lottery winner interviewing other winners or talking about life experiences. I was watching random recommended video and I came across this channel. pretty interesting, never knew there was such content. man winning the lottery sounds exciting and horrifying at the same time. I can imagine not coming from a well off family or uneducated in financial education and money management, they will be chasing the highs from lavish lifestyle. Definitely the freaky part about people coming out of the woodwork asking for money and help. but other than that i think having a lot of money requires great responsibility, as I didn't had that type of experience, and my parent gave me well a smaller significant sum of money and I thought I was going to invest it wisely and instead I squandered it by trading/ investing in asset or instrument that I am not a professional at. Looking back at it, I wasted the money by gambling. It felt awful, just thinking about the compounded interest and return if I been more safe and conservative about it. But this very experience taught me a valuable lesson, in term of planning and thinking longer term and making rational decision based on input and output in returns to risk. I am more focused on looking to do something meaningful with good pay and live a modest lifestyle and hopeful aim for the F.I.R.E or have enough to retire and live comfortable and not squander it. I feel there is a true sense of power of term of money in being entrepreneurial and building businesses not to just profit but to be economical viable and uplifting other people with jobs and serving the community by providing value.

To build an estate with a large animal sanctuary, and devote my time to advocate for animals rights. To me, the biggest blessing will be to provide a forever loving home to a lot of rescued farm animals and dogs 💚

Hire financial legal team, Pay off debt, Buy 2 new cars, Go on 2 month vacation somewhere tropical, Invest.

Great advice...

I dont need any advisor if I won the lottery, I would simply take the lump sum prize put majority into a savings account and just live off an eighth of it