What Will You Do If … You Win the Lotto?
Most of us fantasize at some point about sudden wealth. What if we won a big-money contest, or the lottery, 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. Not only your life, but your friends’ and relatives’ lives will also change, and the change may not be very positive. Amazing 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 before you can catch your breath.
Winning a record prize of £ 11 million, Mark Gardiner concluded that all his problems were a thing of the past. However, though his current problems vanished, he got into new ones that he was neither trained for or capable of handling. Mark won the jackpot with his business partner and friend Paul Maddison. Together they won a record £ 22 million and Mark got his share of £ 11 million. Shunning the limelight, Paul withdrew into the background while Mark decided to have some fun.
Before he could grasp it, Mark blew half of his winnings. Though 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 as if he had committed a crime. Finally he regained his bearings and is now wiser and remarried to his first wife; she was his childhood sweetheart, whom he had divorced when he was penniless.
Fortunately, however, not all stories are as heart breaking as the one mentioned above. There have been so many people who have made good on their fortune and remained grounded. Ianthe Fullagar, a student, won an unbelievable £ 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 degree in law. The main new thing she planned to buy was a new vehicle.
An anonymous winner donated all his $3 million winnings to his church without batting an eye. The church has decided to expand to accommodate its growing congregation; they will also donate some of the money to charities.
The point is, as a lotto winner you now are in an enviable position to do a lot of good, to yourself and to those around you. Your community also stands to benefit if you maintain a cool head and spend the money wisely. It’s a good idea to plan ahead — just in case.
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