Why do so many lottery winners complain that having all that money has ruined their lives?
We have had several local winners of various amounts of money and they all seem to have had a rough time ever since. Everyone they know seems to think they owe them something. When they go to dinner with friends they are always expected to pick up the bill, no matter how big or small. People who didn’t even know them would find out they were winners and said they should buy a round of drinks for everyone. One winner split his winnings with his fianc – she took it and left him. A local teacher that won was forced out of his job. He loves to teach and would have done it for free, but his coworkers made him feel guilty by saying he was taking a paying job from someone who needed it. When he offered to replace the school track, the board refused the offer unless he would pay for ALL of the tracks to be replaced. Each of the winners had to get an unlisted number and change it several times due to solicitors and charity seekers. Many of them have to move away so their neighbors don’t know ab
