There's a great deal of truth in the saying " A foll and his money are soon parted" For some people, winning millions in the lottery is the answer to their problems, but the reality is more like a nightmare for others. The money can strain relationships with family, friends, and neighbors, and can even eventually end in bankruptcy. It's oftern very hard for a lottery dinner
to handle the pressure and all those millions.
Most lottery winners are not used to having money and making financial decisions. They are vulnerable and become easy prey to people who want to take advantage of them.
Winner may lose large sums on investments they know nothing about, or they might go in with a partner who may not know how to run a business.
William "Bud" Post won $16.2 million in the lottery. "I wish it never happened. It was totally a nightmare," says Post. He tried to help his family, but things didn't work out. A brother was arrested for trying to kill him, hoping to inherit part of the money. Post went into a car business and restaurant with his children, but the two ventures were failures. He eventually went broke, and now he lives $450 a month and food stamps