Mark Cuban knows a thing about money, the Mavericks owner has a net worth estimated at $3 Billion and he is obviously doing something right with his money. The Powerball is set to make someone very rich with a $1.5 Billion jackpot, Cuban has few advices for the future winner.
- HIRE A TAX ATTORNEY FIRST.
- DON’T TAKE THE LUMP SUM. YOU DON’T WANT TO BLOW IT ALL IN ONE SPOT.
- IF YOU WEREN’T HAPPY YESTERDAY, YOU WON’T BE HAPPY TOMORROW. IT’S MONEY. IT’S NOT HAPPINESS.
- IF YOU WERE HAPPY YESTERDAY, YOU’RE GOING TO BE A LOT HAPPIER TOMORROW. IT’S MONEY. LIFE GETS EASIER WHEN YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE BILLS.
- TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND RELATIVES NO. THEY WILL ASK. TELL THEM NO. IF YOU ARE CLOSE TO THEM, YOU ALREADY KNOW WHO NEEDS HELP AND WHAT THEY NEED. FEEL FREE TO HELP SOME, BUT TALK TO YOUR ACCOUNTANT BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING AND REMEMBER THIS, NO ONE NEEDS A MILLION DOLLARS FOR ANYTHING. NO ONE NEEDS 100K FOR ANYTHING. ANYONE WHO ASKS IS NOT YOUR FRIEND.
- YOU DON’T BECOME A SMART INVESTOR WHEN YOU WIN THE LOTTERY. DON’T MAKE INVESTMENTS. YOU CAN PUT IT IN THE BANK AND LIVE COMFORTABLY. FOREVER. YOU WILL SLEEP A LOT BETTER KNOWING YOU WON’T LOSE MONEY.
I like the third point about happiness, life does get way easier when you can pay the bills but you have to cultivate happiness within yourself and nobody can do that for you. I didn’t mean to go all DJ Khaled on you but if you win the lottery, you can send a shoutout to Cuban for the tips and have fun struggling with all that money.