My mom and sisters were watching from the living room and when I picked him up and swung him around they knew it was great news. Kenneth shook my hand and we planned on my signing the papers on the upcoming Thursday.

I walked in and informed them of the change in my affairs and there were whoops and hollers of joy. I sat down and pondered what I was going to do with my newfound wealth. I had to be smart about it and not go crazy about my spending. I already decided to put a majority in the bank to draw interest and live off of that if...