How To Invest A “Mini Windfall”

A family friend won the lottery.

Not the $100 million jackpot or anything like that.

But, a decent prize. Which after taxes, lawyers fees, and other expenses, left this friend with around $100,000.

Plenty of financial articles discuss low-income, frugal living. Or target high income, high net worth individuals. But what if you end up in the middle? Enjoying a modest windfall that puts you ahead, without making you fantastically wealthy?

For clarity’s sake, let’s define a “Mini Windfall” as any post-tax, one-time payment between $100,000 and $500,000.

This isn’t life-changing money where you’re balling out in a mansion or buying a mega-yacht.

But it is enough to boost your financial prosperity.

On top of this, there’s a good chance you experience a mini windfall at some point in your life.

Here are some potential windfalls:

• Speculating on an obscure crypto currency
• Making a long-shot parlay bet
• Building a semi-successful website, then selling it
• Good old-fashioned inheritance
• Selling your house in California and moving to Wyoming
• Affiliate marketing campaign…