And they'll need to give some of it to me. 
See my wife disagrees and was hypathetically talking earlier today about what "SHE" would have us do with the winnings, and that "SHE" would hire us a good lawyer and accountant to handle everything and tell us how to spend and invest it all. But I told her flat out that if "WE" won that much money that she would no longer be in charge of my finances, and that we would either split it two ways as a married couple or two ways as a......divorced one.Well, even though we never play lottery, we discussed what we would do if a winning ticket ever came our way.
Some would be invested, some given to our kids & the rest divided between the 2 of us so that we could do what we wanted with it.
And we are lucky here in Oz, you don't pay tax on winnings. That is until you spend it & pay the consumption tax.
Exactly! I really don't understand this either. Large purchases, whether something he wants or something I want, we agree on it or it doesn't get done...period. It doesn't matter if we have only $500 or $500million... same principle applies... agree on the purchase together, or it doesn't get purchased. There is no "his and hers" money... it is OURS.If it's a healthy marriage then there is no "his money/her money". It's all in a joint account and financial decisions are discussed and made together. There's really no other legitimate answer.
I've never understood couples that keep separate accounts. There's no trust right from the get-go.
I must be different or something. That much money would be handled how we handle finances now. Open communication, portion to savings, kids funds, investments and a few perks we both want or one or the other wants.
We'd still follow our budget too. Money makes you comfortable not happy.
Mum always said "money and material things come and go, people don't"
This is how we look at it ...both of these fine posts.Beach Guy said: If it's a healthy marriage then there is no "his money/her money". It's all in a joint account and financial decisions are discussed and made together. There's really no other legitimate answer.
I've never understood couples that keep separate accounts. There's no trust right from the get-go.
This exactly. There would be no mine or yours... It would be "ours" in my relationship. We would discuss how much to put away for the kids, then most likely pay off all our bills and start up some businesses. Hell if gate wanted a ferrarie and we had that much money... I would tell him to go for it. I know if I seen a house that I wanted he would support me in getting it.I must be different or something. That much money would be handled how we handle finances now. Open communication, portion to savings, kids funds, investments and a few perks we both want or one or the other wants.
We'd still follow our budget too. Money makes you comfortable not happy.
Mum always said "money and material things come and go, people don't"
Does she have to run things by you when purchases things?To put it in a different way; right now my wife is the boss of our finances simply because she makes more than twice than I do and always has, and I like buying cool stuff but it always has to be cleared through her and a lot of times I am told "no" for various reasons. But if we were to win that ridiculous amount money I'll be damned if her or anyone is going to tell me what I can and can't buy, and if she didn't like it then she is free to split it in half with me or..........take her half and leave.