A North Carolina Woman Says A ‘Premonition’ Led To Her Big Lottery Win
Sometimes you just need to listen to your gut. That is exactly what one woman did and it led her straight to 501 thousand dollars in the North Carolina Education Lottery. Stephanie Israel purchased her Quick Pic ticket with less than five minutes left to go on Saturday night in the Carolina Cash Five drawing.
Stephanie reportedly says her family thought she was insane when she told them something just “told her” that she needed to play the lottery. And thought she was even crazier when she screamed for 20 minutes after finding out she won 501,544.
Stephanie has been to the lottery office and picked up her prize. After taxes she still takes home a lot of money; 356, 147 dollars!! Whoohoo!!! I need to start listening to that still small voice in my head more often! For more information, get details from the NC Education Lottery.
North Carolina Has One of The Best Cities to Save Money In
With today’s inflation, saving money should be on everyone’s list. A new study by Student Beans has revealed where the most cost-effective cities are in the USA; and who were the most money-savvy states when it came to finding discount codes. If you are looking to save money in North Carolina, one of our cities made the top 10 list.
According to the study, Miami is the capital for saving money in the US. This surprised me a little bit. It seemed quite expensive to me. Atlanta is the second-best money-saving city in Georgia after Georgia as the leading money-saving state. On our index, they all scored above 90/100, including Minneapolis, Tampa, and Las Vegas. How did Las Vegas make the list? Las Vegas scored a 90 out of 100 because the residents work hard (to save their money), play hard (and spend it).
Most of the top money-saving states are located on the east coast. A study on saving money showed New York, the most expensive and largest city in the US, ranked second-worst! Montana is the worst state in the nation for saving money, followed by Wyoming, Idaho, and Washington. I guess the North West isn’t so great at saving that cash.
Catherine Lane is the morning show co-host and midday host on Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has been with the station for the past 24 years and is a recipient of the Academy of Country Music Major Market Personality of the Year award. Catherine has been on air in both radio and television in the Queen City for 38 years. As a content creator for Country 1037, Catherine writes blogs on local events and restaurants. She also writes about great travel spots and out of the way places in the Carolinas. Anything outdoors, travel, food, animals or the many country artists from the Carolinas.
