re: Man sparks massive family debate after gifting a $50,000 lottery ticket for Christmas

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from the recipient POV, especially since its a family christmas thing I would probably give 1/3 of the profit back to the gifter, keep 1/3, and use the other 1/3 on things to make the next few family christmas gatherings awesome for everyone.

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At 23? I'd buy my cousin (the husband) $5-10k worth of cool shite that his wife doesn't want or think they need and pocket the rest.

I don't know if he already knew or not but his wife is a shite person. If they were actually poor I'm sure even a 23 year old would probably offer to split it, but she was immediately thinking the husband would just gift her the $50k like Carmella Soprano

Just think what would have happened if it was a white elephant gift and the next person stole it.

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At 23? I'd buy my cousin (the husband) $5-10k worth of cool shite that his wife doesn't want or think they need and pocket the rest.

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yea because context of family christmas I woudlnt feel right accepting that big of a gift so personally i'd feel obligated at least offer to return a decent chunk. not sure the husband would have accepted the money back. But then I could have similar top 10 life moments like husband got for giving that lotto ticket, spreading the win around over a few more family events would be a neat way to re-live the win. I think its just the context of family christmas would make me feel more generous and wanting to do cool shite for other family events with a good chunk of the winnings, considering the leftover 1/3 would still be huge for 23 yo AMS.

now if it was a graduation/birthday gift kinda thing im right there with you. even at 23 I wouldve invested half. but at 23 id blow the rest on a baller entertainment setup and a couple insane vacations while living a bit more lavish the next year or two.

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She told me there is no way that we are giving my cousin $50,000, then starts fussing at me about buying the lotto tickets to begin with.”

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Sounds like something a wife would do

He needs to make sure the cousin gets the $
He should also divorce the bitch.

I always gift scratch offs to friends or neighbors. You can scan the barcode to see if they’re winners or not. That way you never give away a big winner.

Someone has some hidden credit card balances.

He should tell her to stfu

Why is the title "Man sparks" when it should read "Woman"?

That's such a shite take on her part.

I'd divorce that bitch after hiding all my money. She'll obviously push you down the stairs for $1k. Selfish. Eventually cheat on him if she hasn't already.