Winning a lottery, will it affect your life?

@sishy7 I'm sorry she couldn't manage to get herself out of debt! I also think it depends on the person. Some people may remain the same person they always were or completely change.

I actually have a colleague of mine win in the lottery in our country. It was roughly around $350,000. It didn't affect his lifestyle though. He didn't resign and still takes the bus going to the office. He still even brings his packed lunch. He however bought a new house and opened a lottery franchise. I guess he's either just frugal or a practical thinker.

it would to a certain extent but i would be your friend, however, i would pay all my bills and save the rest. i would still work because i like my job. i wouldnt go crazy spending money like that if i won. what did she spend her money on?

I think it is hard for people to win a sum of money and not be changed. It is too tempting to rush out and start buying the things that you have always wanted. It is a shame about your friend, if she would have put most of it away in savings then it would be better for her in the long term. Still, she is not abnormal. Most people who win the lottery end up doing the same thing. Personally I would like to think that I would save them money, but unless I am in that position it is hard for me to say.

Well if I had 100k, I might use them to pay off my loan perhaps? Maybe donate 10 percent. XD well, since that I have so much money, I would keep them in e bank first and slowly decide. $ 100k is no joke I would say. Well, I might first buy important stuff. Like, hmmm. Oh well,I might need the money in hand first , before I can seriously decide xD

awww its lame thing...she won and still the same..

it will because I know what I will use the money for if she doesn't know it, she will end up spending it unwisely and then still ends up in a low wage job but she may still keep the job for the sake of it, and invest money in pension?

Yeah that much money isn't really that much money when you think about it because taxed get taken out and some people still have debt and probably use what's left to pay off the debt. Good for her for winning that money and I hope that she was able to pay off some debt or get herself something. I think that if I won the same amount and after taxes I would pay off all my debt or whatever I can pay off with what's left. I would probably keep working just like her but after paying all that debt I would be better off because I wouldn't have to worry about the debt. If it was more than that I would do the same and pay off my mother's debt, buy her a house and get myself my own apartment. I would also probably take a year off to focus on my writing and maybe travel with my dog. But after that year I would probably just get a job just because I would be so bored not doing anything. I hope she does get lucky again and maybe one of us on mylot as well.

sishy why on earth did she not pay her debts with that money and make life a bit better? what did she do with it? thats enough money to pay most people debts off and even start a small business. did she just fritter it away? I could pay off all my bills and do something to change my life with that much money for sure..

maybe her needs more than her suddenly lottery price?? who knows??

Yes, it will really affect ones life. I'm really so proud of your friend that she still maintains her simple lifestyle. Every person should make her an inspiration. One of the common mistake that Lottery Winner did is that they spent their money buying useless stuff. They didn't think of the future.

Hi, there was a reportage on tv months ago showing stories about people won lots of money at the lottery...and strangely only few were able to use wisely the won money...most of them just lost all of it in about 2 years. Main problem for people that do not have a good culture (studies) is that they spend the money to get great cars big houses, they give money to their relatives and also to friends...they are cought in a spiral of requests and they do not have capacity to say no! They are not able to understand how to invest and how much, what to spend to improve their quality life and what they must keep in savings for their future needs....they just spend it and loose it! It is sad but it is reality....

yes, it does but it depends on the person if he/she gets affected or not, for me winning that amount would make me build my own company because someone told me that when you give a man a fish you feed him for the day if you teach a man how to fish you feed him for his life time :) I know this is not connected but if I won that lottery I would help the poor and helping people comes in many ways for me my way is not to give them money for it will only be spend for a day I'll give him a job to make him get the money then get the food or whatever he/she wants :)) =)) I think my answer is to far from the question :)) =)) LoL

If I'd ever win the lottery I'd put the money on the bank, and that's about it. Some people go buy expensive things or something and that's really dumb to do. I don't know if she did anything like that, maybe her debts were really high and she used the money to pay them off, but if she bought expensive things for herself than it's a little bit stupid in my opinion. Nevertheless I've never won anything so it's easy for me to say how to do it right but if you're in that situation it might be a whole other story of course. And I am not judging her! I think she's in bad luck and she could have handled things differently but well.

Hi there, If you can win a big amount amount in a lottery for me, it will affect or will change things in our life. For having a big amount of money can help make things a lit bit difference. But in her case maybe that amount is just something like a cents compared to what she really needed, like maybe paying debts, bills, or mortgage perhaps.

winning a lottery must make a change in my life. since have enough money and time to go other places to have a look to improve my life. but the person you mention is really weird. maybe she felt that working is needed for her to fill her time? or paying her mortgage and so on will be a target in her life? if without all of this, maybe she will feel that life is meaningful to her. since not everyone like to be rich guy i think. haha..