Of course I am sure there are many sensible people who manage it well, but these ten people listed really destroyed their own lives -- the article statement "unlucky lottery winners" is inaccurate -- they weren't unlucky, they were naïve at best.
Ever examined the socio-economic demographics of most people who “invest” in lottery tickets? The explanation lies therein.
Or "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems."
I remember reading a long article about the decline and fall of a lottery winner from Florida. He was even featured on a TV show about lottery winners. He had purchased all sorts of statues and crap, including a bench with the Blues Brothers sitting on it.
He ended up in a rented storage unit strung out on drugs.
I think the lottery claims the right to use you in commercials if you win, so it would be hard to hide your identity.
Interesting that very few Lottery winners chose to take their winnings in yearly payments.
The first thing to do is contact a competent, trustworthy accountant.
“Money won’t make you happy”,
Yeah, but it’s nicer to be miserable in a Rolls Royce than in a Yugo.
By being born, we hit a lottery with incredible odds.
By being born in a relatively free and prosperous society in these times, we hit with even higher odds.
For those of us who believe in eternal life with our Creator, well, the “prize” is something upon which no price can be placed.
I’d say that’s good enough for me.
The lottery is often referred to as a tax on the foolish. While this is not 100% true, it is true enough to be a saying. Why would we expect a good result when people who already make bad decisions are now able to make bad decisions with a whole bunch of zeros tacked on?
If you are irresponsible with your money before you win the lottery, you will be irresponsible after you win.
Anyone playing the lottery frequently could be judge as being irresponsible with their money. So it is not a surprise so many “winners” end up worse then they were before they won.
One does not have to tell anyone, the government will do it for you complete with pictures (except two states).
If you don’t know how to handle money before you get a windfall, you won’t know how to handle it after you get a windfall, either.
#4 on the list gave hers to Democrats
what a blithering idiot
On the other hand, Hollywood Henderson blew through earned wealth, and seems to have made well on his second chance after winning the lottery.
I’m pretty sure if I came into a lot of money I’d spend half of it on booze and broads. Then I’d just blow the rest.
Winning the lottery doesn’t change who you are, it magnifies it.
I'd like to know the percentage of those who squander their winnings to those who win and quietly move on with their lives. Is it high or low? I ask because there are very few stories on those who won and successfully transitioned from where they were to millionaires. I wonder why?......
I just wanna have a chance to be so cursed!
After winning I would wear every good luck charmed imagined.