If I flaunt my winnings everyone will know so it’s best not to use it, not even to change a thread of the way I live. I would love to dine (just the once) in a restaurant but people will notice, so that’s a no-no.
My children and their families all have mortgages but I’m not going to help them out. It would simply lead to arguments. Sally’s mortgage is greater than the others and the other three wouldn’t like her getting more. So I’m keeping my mouth shut.
I wouldn’t mind getting a nice gravestone for my late husband’s burial site. But the kids will notice and wonder where the money came from. He’ll just have to do without, as we did without during our long and happy marriage.
I’m not even going to let people know about my riches when I die. I’m going to leave all the money anonymously to the Lily Growers Association. I’ve always loved lilies but could never afford to grow my own. I would need not only the expensive plants but an expensive greenhouse which for forty years I’ve only dreamt about. Now if I start with my lily hobby people will know I’ve come into money.
So all in all, winning twenty-three million won’t change a jot of how I live my life. It’s for the best that it stays untouched in the bank. So there you have it.
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