Lotto winner complaints. Is it really greed or simply being completely unprepared for sudden wealth that ruins?

Asked By: TheSquirrel 46-50, M 5 months ago

Posted by jeanemae Nov 29th, 2012 at 6:58PM

they have some legitimate problems. it's ruined as many as it has saved. Many end up worse off or dead.

Reply by TheSquirrel Nov 29th, 2012 at 7:05PM

All of us have our significant problems. The impression I get is that if a person earns the money or is trained into it because the family is wealthy, she is more likely to be able to handle it because understanding and appreciation are more likely. But it does not work well if it falls on a person -- even if the windfall is actually small.
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Reply by jeanemae Nov 29th, 2012 at 7:14PM

If the person was the type that can handle those sort of stresses they will be fine. The reason some of those people had never had responsibilities of that sort is because they actually have no capacity to handle them. I don't mean that their problems are more or less significant. but people have tried to kill (and sometimes been successful) some of the lottery winners...these are not problems some of them would have had if they had not won the money. Other people have positive experiences.
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Posted by pegasuss Nov 29th, 2012 at 7:13PM

Often it's family and friends. I'm one of those who, if he won and lost if all would explain it like this. Say a million bucks.

I spent half a million on women and grog and drugs. The other half million I just pissed away.

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Posted by wuliheron Nov 29th, 2012 at 7:04PM

It's more like being so inflexible they can't adapt and a culture that promises them wealth will solve all of their problems instead of suggesting it's just a different lifestyle. That's not lack of preparation, but the same kind of insanity that drives lemmings over the cliff.

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Posted by 151rby Nov 29th, 2012 at 6:55PM

If they're going to complain about it, I'll be glad to take that money off their hands.

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Posted by huntressartemis Nov 29th, 2012 at 6:54PM

aww..no more squirrel astronaut?

people are unprepared, simple as that.

any issues people had when they didn't have money get amplified by however many millions they win...

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Reply by TheSquirrel Nov 29th, 2012 at 6:57PM

Well, just as Major Tom will someday return in another song, so will will the Astosquirrel.
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