Entry #4 Win the Lotto! Kick the Bucket.

We all do it; dream about the big win.  What would be the first thing that you would do with a 800 million dollar jackpot?  Don't say going to Disney Land here, think you might buy part of it instead.

So, is a buck or two worth the chance?  Analysts scream no, but the average Joe is probably saying "Why not?".  Who wouldn't want to win big bucks for doing nothing but scratching a couple numbers down on a piece of paper?  Heck, if that's too much for you to figure out, there is a computer that can choose the fate of your possible fortune for you.  The reality is, your probably not the next lotto winner, but I never seem to hear anyone grumbling that they didn't win even though they played.  Why is it OK to lose a couple bucks on such a huge long shot?  Could it be buying the ticket and the day dreams alone are worth the dollar amount you paid?  Thinking of where you might travel,what you would buy, or the things you could do with all that cash is worth a few dollars to dream about the options.  I would want to swim around like Scrooge McDuck in a vault of my own cash, yes, I am aware in actuality that's pretty disgusting, but I would be rich enough not to care.

  So winning the lottery might be the best thing that ever could happen to a person, until you find out it can lead to an early demise.  Why do so many big winners end up penniless or dead? If you type into google Lotto Winner's Curse , you can find some really fascinating articles on big lottery winners and what became of their lives.  I know, we all think "It would be totally different if it were me that won though", but really, would it?  We get up everyday, go to school, work, take care of family or do what it is we need to because we must in order to get by in life.  Can you answer for a fact with a yes that everything would stay completely the same if by no fault of your own you are suddenly the most important person in your home and the wealthiest? Becoming suddenly wealthy is such a double edged sword, no wonder the filthy rich need to act crazy at times.

Suddenly a target, where before winning you just a normal blip on the radar; now attracting all kinds of crazy money hopeful "friends" and "family".  Numerous lotto winners experience huge breakdowns in the family dynamic of their lives because everyone wants a handout, and if your not willing to comply, statically, you might get whacked by that loving family for the money.  Winner after winner has had family member violence taken out on them or their loved ones from the sudden monetary jump. Others are totally pushed out of their family from the resentment of the rest of the family who didn't win or reap lotto money benefits  One Lotto winner was found buried in a block of cement, murdered by a friend he gave over a million dollars of his winnings to.

Other winners died of overdoses from never running out of money to buy drugs with.  Many of the winners die penniless and alone as well from reckless spending habits and gambling problems.

Of course, who is going to put a warning of "Winning the lottery may destroy life as you know it" on a lotto ticket?  Do you think you have the capacity to keep that much money around you without blowing it all? Can you say who might ask you for some of your winnings? Would you try to spend every penny on purpose?  Maybe the lucky ones are the ones who win, spend everything and continue to breathe another day like the rest of us after the roller coaster ride of money is over.