If I win the lottery, these are what I would do.

 

I'd pay Uncle Sam, then the credit card bills and the car. When those are settled, I will reposition my portfolio to conservative investments; I would not need to be aggressive anymore if I had such windfall, right? The only major purchase I would want to do is get my own place. Then, I'll keep my mouth shut.

 

But money, plenty though one may have, will not happiness, peace, or at some point, votes.

 

It won't buy friends. At best, you'll find yourself temporarily popular because of leaches wanting to take advantage. So if you have friends proven to stick through thick and thin, consider yourself blessed. Not only are they hard to come by. It's hard to find the truth as well.

 

It's not going to buy respect. So consider yourself blessed as well if you're not popular at the office. That's one less set of hypocrysy to deal with. At least, nobody needs to pretend.

 

It won't buy peace of mind but it will afford temporary distraction, until you get bored and find a new toy.

 

But I'll take my chances. Winning the lottery is not going to give me anything I want but I'll go buy myself a ticket anyway.