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givedemwotowoto:
For $1 million, It wasn’t a blunder per se especially since she’s young. It all depends on her plans and life goals.

If you opt for the cash prize, you only get about half the money. After paying taxes, you’re left with a quarter of the money you won.

If you opt for the monthly sum, you get the full amount, and because your annual payout is low, tax on the payout will be lower

First year she saves enough to make a down payment on a home. Then she uses the monthly sum to continue paying her mortgage, keeps her current job and doesn’t have to work extra hard like most people abroad.

brain54:
Make I go choose weekly payment for life...

Make the company go fold after 2 years due to mismanagement, bankruptcy, legal cases or whatever uncertainties of life that exists.


Oga give me the complete cash make everybody find their way. You and who want do that one.

I don't roll that way biko!

Bouncing2:
What if she kpai or the company folds

thisisit:
SHE MADE A VERY WISE CHOICE

brain54:
Make I go choose weekly payment for life...

Make the company go fold after 2 years due to mismanagement, bankruptcy, legal cases or whatever uncertainties of life that exists.


Oga give me the complete cash make everybody find their way. You and who want do that one.

I don't roll that way biko!

obembet:
20-year-old lottery winner decides against $1M lump sum, opts for lifetime weekly annuity in hopes of buying a home

A 20-year-old Canadian woman named Brenda Aubin-Vega won the Gagnant à Vie lottery in Quebec and was faced with a choice between a one-time $1 million payout or $1,000 per week for life.

According She chose the weekly payments $1,000 every week.

The weekly payment isn’t just a gimmick lottery rules in Quebec often allow winners to pick annuity-style lifetime payments. In similar past cases, other winners have also chosen the weekly option.

To dear nairalanders, what's Ur thoughts about her decision, does she make wise decision or financial blunder?

If you are in her shoes, which one will you pick?

Source: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/20-year-old-lottery-winner-decides-against-1m-lump-sum-opts-for-lifetime-weekly-annuity-in-hopes-of-buying-a-home-120026248.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com&guccounter=1

brain54:
Make I go choose weekly payment for life...

Make the company go fold after 2 years due to mismanagement, bankruptcy, legal cases or whatever uncertainties of life that exists.


Oga give me the complete cash make everybody find their way. You and who want do that one.

I don't roll that way biko!

43Ronin:
Canada does not tax winnings on lottery. She made a very poor financial decision. She could buy a house for 500k pay cash then put tenants that will pay her more than $1k weekly. , then fix the remaining money in a bank or stock market for compounding interest payments. Again many white people don't go to school so they are financially illiterate

brain54:
Make I go choose weekly payment for life...

Make the company go fold after 2 years due to mismanagement, bankruptcy, legal cases or whatever uncertainties of life that exists.


Oga give me the complete cash make everybody find their way. You and who want do that one.

I don't roll that way biko!

obembet:
20-year-old lottery winner decides against $1M lump sum, opts for lifetime weekly annuity in hopes of buying a home

A 20-year-old Canadian woman named Brenda Aubin-Vega won the Gagnant à Vie lottery in Quebec and was faced with a choice between a one-time $1 million payout or $1,000 per week for life.

According She chose the weekly payments $1,000 every week.

The weekly payment isn’t just a gimmick lottery rules in Quebec often allow winners to pick annuity-style lifetime payments. In similar past cases, other winners have also chosen the weekly option.

To dear nairalanders, what's Ur thoughts about her decision, does she make wise decision or financial blunder?

If you are in her shoes, which one will you pick?

Source: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/20-year-old-lottery-winner-decides-against-1m-lump-sum-opts-for-lifetime-weekly-annuity-in-hopes-of-buying-a-home-120026248.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com&guccounter=1

oluxy:
It's a wise decision on her path..
$52,000 per year for 19yrs and two months.

Petrzoom:
She's foolish and has nobody sensible to advise her. That money gotten now can be invested wisely to give her that amount per week.

BarrElChapo:
I’ve done the maths, if it’s truely for life, after 20 years she will have earned the 1m and the rest would be interest but if she took the 1m and invested in a HYSA and some index funds she’ll be smiling to the bank sooner than later.

SmartPolician:
I hope the company doesn't fold without paying her the lifetime thingy. She should've collected all her money

Collect all the money, invest 80% in stocks and real estate. Use the rest to finance your education and lifestyle.

emmanuelewumi:
She will earn $1000 per week for life

43Ronin:
Canada does not tax winnings on lottery. She made a very poor financial decision. She could buy a house for 500k pay cash then put tenants that will pay her more than $1k weekly. , then fix the remaining money in a bank or stock market for compounding interest payments. Again many white people don't go to school so they are financially illiterate

Petrzoom:
Things would become more expensive then due to growing prices and what happens if the company folds or are bankrupt in the future? She could have done a lot for her future by splitting that money into different investments now.

SpencerForbes:
First off, it’s going to take her roughly 20 years to get a million bucks at the rate of $1k per week. So, why don't you just grab the twenty years' worth of payments right now and start planning your retirement? It’s like picking a quick 10k over getting a solid 500k—you can actually do something tangible with the bigger amount (rent, enough provision etc), but the small one won't even buy dinner for 2 days. Besides the company might crash before then.