Bre Avery Zacharski
I think anyone would be happy to win the lottery and come into an incredible sum of money. It seems like a dream, but for this poor woman, winning turned into a nightmare.
Several months ago, she purchased a lottery ticket out of the blue, and it slipped her mind to check it until she was watching the news and they called attention to the winning numbers.
She checked her ticket and was shocked to see that she was the winner of $600,000. When the astonishment wore off, she quickly called up her boyfriend, J, to share the news with him.
He hurried over to her house, and they were elated by her good fortune. Although she was riding high on cloud nine, things went downhill fast.
“It started with J,” she explained. “He began making plans for the money without really consulting me. He wanted to quit his job immediately, buy a luxury car, and invest in risky ventures.”
“When I suggested we take things slow and maybe talk to a financial advisor, he got defensive. He accused me of not trusting him and said I was trying to control everything. Then, my family got involved. My parents, who I’ve always had a strained relationship with, suddenly wanted to reconnect.”
“They started dropping hints about their financial struggles and how they could use some help. My sister, who’s always been jealous of me, outright demanded a share, saying she deserved it for all the times she “supported” me.”
Her loved ones were no longer treating her the same way, and they acted like she was simply an ATM to them.
Then J began to pull away from her. He spent more of his free time with his new friends, who cared about the money and nothing more.
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