So, What Will I Do With the Money?
Having Won Leads to Contemplation
I told you in a previous entry that I just won about 3000$ at a charity bingo event. Winning at bingo always leads the winner to contemplate the meaning of his winnings. There are several issues here which are open to discussion. The first of these is that the money spent at the game was supposed to go to charity. Does this mean that winning a prize means that your donation was declined by Heaven? I don't think so, if I did I probably would avoid playing at bingo charities because then I could never be happy with a win. I see the win rather as a Heavenly reward for donating charity wholeheartedly.
What About the Cash?
The next question that is immediately raised is what should one do with the money that is won. There are several possible solutions to this question and it is highly dependent on the individual preferences of the winner as well as the sum involved. In my particular instance, I dedicate a few dollars every month to participating in bingo games. I invested in this particular bingo game some 20$ so, that it would make sense to refund my bingo account for another game - this is always a prudent thing to do. Personally, I decided to set aside 200$ for future games, invest some 2000$ in a special savings account and the remaining 500$ are going to be part of the funding for my beloved wife's birthday party (which is coming up next month).
The Missing 300$
If you have followed my account you must have noticed that there are 300$ missing in the account. The total of the above sums is only 2700$. The reason for this discrepancy is that I always donate a tenth of all my gambling earnings to charity. This is my way of thanking G-d for the good fortune with which he has blessed me.
