There are a ton of stories of lottery winners who blew the lot in surprisingly little time, and have literally nothing to show for it.
The problem seems to be if you suddenly have x money, you start to live as if you have 10x.
The problem seems to be if you suddenly have x money, you start to live as if you have 10x.
Rational people usually don't indulge in lotteries.
Among lottery winners there will be disproportionally more people who are going to be really bad with money management.
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