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[btrieger 21]

Jen,

I don't have that kind of luck any more. Hawaii was 1995 and the Explorer in 1997.

It used to be easy to win things on the internet when it was only us geeks.

I knew my luck had come to an end when my 65 year old mother got an internet account.

[btrieger 21]

I probably need to talk to an accountant to start planning ahead for next year. Better safe than sorry.

I had to take out a loan to pay for the taxes on the Explorer but don't even think about that now. You have more than 13 months before you even have to think about it.

Concentrate on your surgery; being thin and healthy!

[elcee 3,341]

Thats's unreal. I can't believe you have to pay tax on something you win. Takes the joy out of winning doesn't it? It is also very discriminatory as what happens if you cannot afford to pay the tax? This would mean only the rich would benefit , poor people wouldn't be able to afford to win anything.

[onikenbai 33]

One of the weirder things to win on a radio show if you ask me... but yay you! I would love to have been in your shoes. On the upside, people's attention spans are pretty short so, while there's all this hype right now, it should die down fairly quickly as something newer and cooler comes up.

Move to Canada. Winnings are tax-free.