What to do with those big winnings?

[cddenver]

Ever have this happen to you?  You're sitting next to a new player who hits a big one, and he or she says, "Gee, what am I going to do with all this money!?".   My advice is - do something productive with it!
 
Every player's situation and goals are different.  In my case, when I have a good day I put most of the money to good use.  Extra house payment, an extra car payment, replacing old appliances, things like that.  Some of it I use for extra "working capital" for gambling.  A REAL good day has me also booking a Vegas trip.
 
Sooner or later, though, the money from nice days works its way back into the machines and I like to look back and see something tangible done with some of it.  Thoughts?

[shadowman]

I look at my yearly gambling winnings only. I never look at individual jackpots. Some of the things I have used the money for are: helping pay off mortgage on second home, replacing my wife's old car, new golf clubs and a  new plasma TV. 

[oej719]

Winnings? Winnings? What winnings? If I did have winnings I would like to have a new roof put on the trailer and get the septic tank pumped out.

[rascal]

With my winnings I made a charitable contribution to help rebuild the motorcycle engine of a man who blew the pistons while racing away from Vegas at high speed in the middle of the night following a truly frightening experience at a video poker machine. (Calm down, it was a nickle machine.)

[vpguy3]

oej,
You crack me up!!

[cddenver]

Winnings? Winnings? What winnings? If I did have winnings I would like to have a new roof put on the trailer and get the septic tank pumped out.

 
Aw, c'mon - I bet your trailer is plastered with jackpot photos.   Just in case I'm wrong, though - if I happen to run into you up at BH make sure the septic tank has been pumped recently before inviting me over for dinner (phewwwww).

[cddenver]

I look at my yearly gambling winnings only. I never look at individual jackpots. Some of the things I have used the money for are: helping pay off mortgage on second home, replacing my wife's old car, new golf clubs and a  new plasma TV. 
 
You mean year-end winnings, SM?  I like to think that I'm disciplined, but I know that I'd fritter away winnings one way or another over the course of the year.  In the last month I've had a couple of good days, just in time for my water heater to be replaced and also a new lawn mower.  Would rather have spent the dough on a new plasma TV!

[oej719]

cddenver don't fret. Until I get it pumped we use plan B. I keep a couple 5 gallon lard buckets out on the porch for when company comes over and empty them out in the ravine when about 1/2 full.

[cddenver]

  The buckets, I can handle.

[oej719]

While waiting for a seat to eat I sat at a machine that had joker kings or better 25 cents. I have never played joker poker before. I looked at the pay outs and put $10 in. My second hand had a joker and king. Result was a wild royal for a 500 credit win. I can see why people who are new to poker can think this is easy when they hit big shortly after sitting at a machine. I played about 10 more hands and hit nothing.