Win the Lottery, Keep Your Job

Some of the victims of Hurricane Sandy are among the winners of the Powerball lottery and are expected to take home an estimated $3.8 million after taxes. Darlene Riccio says that the first thing she’s going to do is: “Buy me and my daughter a home and bring my dog back home.”

Winning $3.8 million is certainly enough to buy a new house, but is it enough to quit your job? What about $10 million? According to a new Gallup poll, 68 percent of American workers said they’d continue working even if they won $10 million in a lottery.

If I won $10 million, I’d definitely keep working. I might go out to a dinner more often and take longer vacations, but I’d want to have a job and continue to report stories about things I find interesting. What about you?

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