Why A Car Accident May Bring More Happiness Than A Lottery Win
At Least According To Some Authors
“If only I could win the lottery!” — Statement said by many during the course of a long day at work
We’ve all daydreamed about it. I know you have. During a long week at work you’ve thought about having millions. You caressed that thought in your mind — I wonder what life would be like if I had “F.U. type of money”. The type of money where you would never have to work again. Just sit in your mansion and enjoy whatever it is that people in mansions enjoy.
But, is this really as good as the dream makes it out to be? Could a big lottery win make all your problems go away? Or as the stoic philosopher Biggie Smalls says does mo’ money make mo’ problems?
Fortunately for us armchair scientists, we have a population to study who lives this fantasy out every day — lottery winners. At least current data provided from this group tells us that the fantasy doesn’t meet reality. There are a number of big lottery winners who stepped through the gates of hell when they collected their fortunes.
The Lottery Curse
“Studies found that instead of getting people out of financial trouble, winning the…
