Think Ahead About … Winning the Lotto
Most of us fantasize at some point about sudden wealth. What if we inherited untold riches, or won the lottery, or won a big-money contest? Well, it does happen; what if it happens to you?
If you win the lotto your life is never ever going to be the same. Not only your life, but the lives of friends and relatives will also change — and the change may not always be positive. Incredible things have happened to people who have overnight attained the status of being a lotto winner.
No matter if you drew the winning numbers yourself or used the windows lotto pro software, you will be richer by tens of millions of euros or pounds and things will start to change almost immediately.
Winning a record prize of £ 11 million, Mark Gardiner knew that all his problems were a thing of the past. However, though his familiar problems vanished, he got into new ones that he was not trained for or capable of handling. With his friend and business partner Paul Maddison, Mark won the jackpot. Together the two won a record £ 22 million; Mark’s share was £ 11 million. Paul shunned the limelight and faded into the background while Mark decided to have some fun.
Before he could grasp it, Mark went through 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 just as if he had committed a crime. Finally Mark regained his bearings; now he is wiser and remarried to his first wife, a childhood sweetheart, whom he had divorced when he was penniless.
However, not every story is as heart breaking as the one mentioned above. There have been too many people to count who have made good on their fortune and remained grounded. Ianthe Fullagar, a student, won a life-changing £ 7,055,142. After the customary 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 those near and dear to her and to continue to pursue her law degree. A new car was the only new thing she planned to buy.
One generous anonymous winner, without batting an eye, donated all his $3 million winnings to his church. The church has decided to expand to accommodate the growing congregation and 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 for yourself and for those around you. Your community also stands to benefit, but only if you maintain a cool head and spend the money wisely. So, you might want to plan ahead — just in case.
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