by Sherri Benson

Created on: September 25, 2009   Last Updated: September 28, 2009

If I ever win the lottery I know exactly what I will do. I have thought about it both seriously and as just a fun idea. I feel like part of the trick to not letting it ruin your life is in having a plan.

My plan, in the event I ever win the lottery, is to first set up a trust fund for each of my children so that they won't have to struggle so much in life as well as not be looking at me all the time for money. Next, I will buy a larger RV than what I currently have so that I can travel the US comfortably with my pets. Most RV parks allow pets as long as you go by their simple rules. Why a RV you ask? Well, this way my pets can always go with me and RV travel is really inexpensive.

In this way I am not using my lottery winnings staying in expensive places and so I have more to help out others. I would like to help others out by doing free home repairs for those who cannot afford it. Think about all of the people on social security that own their homes but cannot afford to do upgrades such as energy efficient window that would lower their utility costs making it easier for them to live on their low income. I could help so many people in need this way. I would not be held down in any one area of the country so that I could even travel to areas where there had been natural disasters and people in need.

I truly feel that if you go about doing good and helping other out you will never be poor. Jesus went about doing good. In today's world it seems everyone is out to help themselves and to cheat people. I can't change the world, but I can change the way I view it and respond to it. I can change even if for a brief period of time the way others view it.

Ever hear the saying what goes around comes around? If you go about doing good for others it will come back to you. With the amounts you can win in the lottery I could help tons of people and enjoy my life traveling about this beautiful country. Even if I never win, I have the chance that someone will read this and help me to make this dream come true or to decide that this is what they want to do, and I will have spread love. So if you are one of those people out there who have won, and want a good place to spend your winnings, I challenge you to use my idea and to go about helping other

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