How would $2 million change your life?

    The Pennsylvania Lottery on Friday introduced us all to the group of 48 SEPTA employees who bought last week’s winning $107.5 million Powerball ticket. Would $2 million answer your prayers?

    The Pennsylvania Lottery on Friday introduced us all to the group of 48 SEPTA employees who bought last week’s winning $107.5 million Powerball ticket. 

    Imagine a prize so large that, even split among 47 other people, your share exceeded $2 million. That’s a decent amount of money. Would $2 million answer your prayers?

    Would you quit your job and travel the world? Would you throw caution to the wind and stop buying generic brands at the Acme and go for the good stuff instead?

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    Tell us below what changes you wouldmake in your life with a lottery win.

    “No one plans to quit their jobs,” said Pamela Schurgot of Mantua, N.J., one of the “SEPTA 48.”

    And why should they? Two million dollars is a lot, but it might not last forever.

    Fellow winner, Marylouise Wagner of Essington, Pa., gave some very good advice after telling her story about beating breast cancer and surviving heart surgery: “Don’t ever give up, because you never know what’s right around the corner.”

    OK, so she wasn’t talking about work, necessarily, but it’s good advice — even for a lottery winner. If you have problems without money, you can certainly have them with money. You never know what’s around the corner. Proceed with caution.

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