Most of us fantasize at some point about sudden wealth. What if we won the lottery, or a big-money contest, or inherited untold riches? Well, it does happen; what if it happens to you?
If you happen to be a lotto winner your life is never going to be the same again. Not only your life, but the lives of friends and relatives will also change — and the change may not always be pleasant. Startling things have happened to people who have suddenly attained the status of being a lotto winner.
No matter how you have won the lotto, whether you drew the winning numbers yourself or used the windows lotto pro software, the fact is that you will be richer by tens of millions of pounds or euros, and things will start to change almost instantly.
Winning a record prize of £ 11 million, Mark Gardiner thought that all his problems were a thing of the past. However, though his current problems vanished, he got into new ones that he was not capable of or trained to handling. Mark won the jackpot with friend and business partner Paul Maddison. They won a record £ 22 million; Mark’s share was £ 11 million. Paul shunned the limelight and faded into the background — but Mark decided to have some fun.
Before it dawned on him, Mark blew half of his winnings. As he gave to friends and relatives, bought expensive cars and houses, married and then divorced, his problems never seemed to end. His family disowned him almost as if he had committed a crime. Finally he regained his bearings and is now wiser and remarried to his first wife, a childhood sweetheart whom he had divorced when he was penniless.
Fortunately, not all stories are as heart breaking as the one mentioned above. There have been a great many people who have made good on their fortune and remained grounded. Ianthe Fullagar, a student, won an awe-inspiring £ 7,055,142. After the traditional screaming in disbelief she settled down and called her boyfriend and family and shared the news with them. Ianthe intends to share her new found wealth with her near ones and to continue to pursue her law degree. The only thing she planned to buy was a brand new car.
One anonymous winner donated all his winnings of $3 million to his church without batting an eye. The church has decided to expand to accommodate the growing congregation; it will also donate some of the money to charities.
The point is as a lotto winner you are in an enviable position to do a lot of good to benefit yourself and to benefit those around you. Your community also stands to benefit if you maintain a cool head and spend the money wisely. It’s always a good idea to plan ahead — just in case.
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