Winning a lot of money makes you happy.

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Winning a lot of money makes you happy.

Many people dream of winning the lottery jackpot, for a very few people each week this dream actually becomes achievable, in an instant your financial worries are no longer holding you back, the world is now within your reach, everything you ever wanted is now easily available to you, the best of the best.  This may not be as luxurious as it seems, will your dreams turn to nightmares?  How would you cope with such a colossal change? In this essay I will attempt to explore the positive and negative sides to winning a large sum of money.  Will money make you happy or not?

        The greatest advantage to winning such a large amount of money is the spending power, which comes with it, the access to almost every product on the market, giving you the highest quality of life which money has to offer.  You may purchase any item without worrying if you may find it cheaper somewhere else.  In a Channel Four documentary ‘Cutting Edge’ a number of lottery winners and lottery addicts talked about their wins, losses and lifestyles.  Lee Ryan won 6.5 million pounds on the National Lottery; he said it gave him and his family the chance to turn their ‘dreams into reality’ and that ‘Money enables you to do things.  Before Lee Ryan’s big win, him and his family lived on a council estate, and he had a history of dealing in stolen vehicles.  Soon after he won the money he moved out of the council house into a large mansion with several acres of garden, a heated swimming pool, and a fleet of expensive sports cars.  Many people dream of living a life of luxury like the Ryan’s, however, many people’s only chance of turning their dreams into reality, is to play the lottery and hope for the jackpot.

        The lottery jackpot is always perceived of as being a colossal change in lifestyles, however this is not so true as found by ‘Woman’s Own Magazine’ when Elaine and Derek Thompson won 2.7 million pounds on the National Lottery.  Instead of indulging them selves in a life of luxury, Derek still gets up to go to work as an accountant, at 6:30 in the morning, but not in a Ferrari or Rolls-Royce, but instead he chooses to go in his normal road car.  The Thompson’s win had only brought even more happiness to them.    

        When you win a large sum of money financial worries instantly become an issue of the past. Your mind may now rest with the knowledge that each morning when the bills come through the mailbox, you can pay them without worrying about the damage caused to your balance in your account.  Paying off your mortgage in one easy payment is a great advantage, but for most people paying off your mortgage may perhaps take a lifetime.  Knowing that you may have a fruitful future and have many great times ahead of you without the constant pressure of financial matters, this alone would make the family atmosphere a more comfortable and stress free environment, as Mel Addison and her family found when she won 2.5 million pounds on the National lottery, in the ‘Cutting Edge’ programme Mel explained that it ‘makes life more comfortable’.

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        Another major advantage of winning a large sum of money is the independence and extravagance, a ‘Passport out of the rat race’.  The days are now yours to do whatever you wish, if you choose not to work, which is most winners’ decision.  Your day may consist of what ever you desire, maybe a day filled with exciting adrenaline rush activities, such as white water rafting, or hang gliding. Or maybe just a day of relaxation at a health farm.  Your evenings are yours knowing that you don’t have to be up early the next morning to go to the ...

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