Think Ahead About … Winning the Lotto

Most of us fantasize at some point about sudden wealth. What if our dreams came true and 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 to the good. Life-changing things have happened to people who have overnight 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 believed that all his problems were a thing of the past. However, though his present problems vanished, he got into new ones that he was not trained for or capable of handling. Mark hit the jackpot with his business partner and friend Paul Maddison. They won a record £ 22 million; Mark’s share was £ 11 million. Paul shunned the limelight and retreated in the background while Mark decided to have some fun.

Before he could comprehend it, Mark blew half of his winnings. As he bought expensive cars and houses, gave to friends and relatives, married and then divorced, his problems never seemed to end. His family disowned him as though 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, however, not all stories are as heart breaking as the one mentioned above. There have been innumerable people who have made good on their fortune and remained grounded. Student Ianthe Fullagar won an astonishing £ 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 her near ones and to continue to pursue her law degree. The only new thing she planned to buy was new transportation.

An anonymous winner donated his winnings of $3 million 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 the 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, why not plan ahead — just in case.

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