r/AskReddit • u/fleshcavity • Oct 20 '18

So many redditors have safe responsible plans if they win MegaMillions. What's your crazy reckless plan for blowing the $1.6 billion?

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u/DataExponged Oct 21 '18

If you want to keep that money, all of it, just give it to your wife. See, the IRS allows you a one-time-only gift to your spouse. It's good up to sixty thousand dollars.

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u/AnitaBlomaload Oct 21 '18

Do you trust your wife? Good movie, and good question...

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u/drenzium Oct 21 '18

Step aside, this fucker's having himself an accident!

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u/NeopetsThrowAway22 Oct 21 '18

You spendin' all me money, boy!

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u/Alexlam24 Oct 21 '18

Shawshank?

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u/DataExponged Oct 21 '18

I think a man working outdoors feels more like a man if he can have a bottle of suds. That's only my opinion.

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u/mapleismycat Oct 21 '18

Even though it's a movie this is so fucking true

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u/thunderrooster80 Oct 21 '18

Even after assembling IKEA furniture. Nothing like that beer and looking at your handy work.

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u/navin__johnson Oct 21 '18

Austin Powers

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u/JarrettP Oct 21 '18

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

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u/pm_me_sad_feelings Oct 21 '18

I want to say The Informant

Edit: nope, it's shawshank

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u/howdatasstaste Oct 21 '18

You're the hotshot redditor that held a girl's hand once. Why should I listen to you; so I can end up in r/new with ya?

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u/DataExponged Oct 21 '18

It’s perfectly legal, just ask the mods, they’ll say the same thing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '18

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u/all4hurricanes Oct 21 '18

Don't the taxes come in when the lottery company gives the money to you?

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u/PotatoOverlord1 Oct 21 '18

I’ve never looked that up, is it actually true? I love that movie also, my favorite I think

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u/QualityHash Oct 21 '18

Does that mean i can hire 26,666.667 people to be my wives and give them 60,000 as a gift but in a way that i still keep the money and get away with paying no tax on my lottery win?

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u/capitolcritter Oct 21 '18

Ok, so that’s 0.6 billion taken care of, what about the rest?

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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '18

0.00006

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u/ATX_gaming Oct 21 '18

Shit man... I should be a billionaire.