They Laughed When I Asked Which Home Appliance Brand I Should Buy

The Miele showroom in Beverly Hills, USA.

I sauntered into the kitchen appliance store and caught the attention of one of the salesmen.

He and another guy came over.

"I've got Smeg appliances throughout our kitchen," I said, "A dishwasher, oven, gas hob and microwave, but I only need to replace the dishwasher right now."

They nodded, and I continued.

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UNREAL ESTATE: Here's Where The World's Richest Lotteries Are Housed

The New York Lottery headquarters building.

Here's where some of the world's largest lotteries are housed.

Some of them are impressive. Others are simply a building from the outside, with no hint of the excitement that greets winners every week.

What is it about the Arizona building that is unique? And wait until you feast your eyes on the stunning California Lottery building!

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LOTTOSHACKS: Buy Crooner Elvis Presley's Former Home In Beverly Hills For A Mere $13 Million

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The singer bought it in 1967 and sold it 6 years later. The home has had millions spent on it since. Via Coldwell Banker. More photos.

Put Elvis's old home on your list to buy after your Mega Millions win!

PRICE: $12,995,000

LOCATION: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, USA.

COUNTIN': 4 beds, 5 baths, 5367 sq ft, 1.8 acres

OWNER: Formerly Elvis & Priscilla Presley

GAME TO WIN: Mega Millions: - $53M

BALANCE AFTER PURCHASE: $40M and change

MIND-HEAD: How The Jackpot Prize Amount Mentally Affects Your Playing Frequency

Some of the 48 winners in May's $107 million Pennslyvania Powerball. Their final amount was just $2.2 million each. Photo

There are some huge multi-million jackpots in lottery games these days. Just look near the top of the Lotto Life blog in the right hand column to see the enormous and increasing totals in the world's games.

But many people will think twice about playing if the jackpot is below a certain figure.

So if a week is less than their goal, they may decide not to play at all.

The good news is that most people think this way, which opens up the potential to Silver Lotto players. Here's why...

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TOUGH LUCK: How Multi-Millionaire Athletes Go Broke Fast - And What Lotto Players Can Learn From It

Financial advisor Ed Butowski uncovers some outrageous facts about rich-then-broke athletes. Photo: ESPN

Athletes in the USA can make astonishing amounts of money in their careers. Millions upon millions of dollars.

Unfortunately many of them end up losing all their money.

And the lesson of how they failed is a valuable one for lottery players, because it is a route map - and you can avoid failure by knowing how it happens.

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LOTTOSHACKS: Harry Potter Author Puts 8 Bedroom 2-Story Home Up For Magical $3.6 Million

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Put this home on your list to buy after your Euromillions or UK National Lotto win!

PRICE: £2,250,000 (US$3.6M)
LOCATION: Edinburgh, UK.
COUNTIN': 8 beds, two stories :), 6,847 sq ft
SELLER: JK Rowlings, Author: Harry Potter series, The Casual Vacancy
GAME TO WIN: Euromillions: £21M
BALANCE AFTER PURCHASE: £18,750,000