Why do people think money will change

[GilesM]

At last someone who gets my point. Those things won't make already generally unhappy people happy.

I would not agree 100 percent, it may change their lives, obviously they would have to open their minds a wee bit, however no need for work, and with enough cash to enjoy themselves that could happen, and it maybe a while after any big win that they discover the real benefits, alternatively they may just be very happy to watch soaps on a bigger telly, in a bigger house, with a newer car on the drive, desire and ambition are very different person to person, chances are they will never win, so nobody will ever know.

 

[GilesM]

I've already won the lottery of life by being born an Englishman. No matter how much you won after that, it would be a great disappointment.

Being born an Englishman, but living in Colne must feel like winning millions and blowing it in a few weeks and ending up completely pennyless out on the streets .

 

[Arch]

If I won the lottery, I'd give up work and buy some land to smallhold on with NT, with barns. And then we could indulge our liking for vehicles large and small.

As I don't do the lottery, it's a bit unlikely.

I think (one can never be sure, but...) that having lots of money wouldn't change NT's and my love of finding cheap solutions for things out of scrap and odds and ends. We do it partly out of necessity yes, but also because we find it fun.

 

[Moon bunny]

Just over a year ago I was sleeping on my brother's spare bed, living out of two suitcases, my hopes of being selected as a parliamentary candidate dashed, my only chance of an income being a job in a town I had hardly heard of. I took the job and stuck at it, slowly getting back on my feet.
Then one morning I had,a weird stroke of luck, just on a whim I bought a lottery ticket. First time lucky. Not a massive win, but enough to make sure I will always have a roof, a better car, a bike, a few minor luxuries and some set aside for rainy days.
Things snowballed, I met Hover fly, and realised what it means to be truly happy in life, with a fulfilling job that he actually looks forwards to, with people who are wonderful to be with and coming home as excited and happy as a kid coming back from the seaside. I took a long hard look at my colleagues, and saw that I was in danger of becoming like them, office-bound, soulless, plastic. So, for the second time in less than a year, I Did One, handed in my notice and put my trust in fate again. The best thing I ever did, admittedly I get some money from the band and comedy, in fact in a good month I get more than twice as much from the comedy gigs than I did from the job I quit, but my personality has changed completely and I love life again.
So yes money does change lives, and not always for the worse.

 

[PaulB]

Being born an Englishman, but living in Colne must feel like winning millions and blowing it in a few weeks and ending up completely pennyless out on the streets .

Says the sweaty who lives in the tropical paradise of East Lothian! Doesn't that conjure up an image of days and days of never-ending sunshine and tranquil peace we can only dream of?

 

[Lullabelle]

My colleagues spend quite a lot of money every week with different syndicates, last year on 1 of them they all got £8.00 each at the end of the year, they decided to put it into the euromillions, not 1 number came up, oh well you have to be in it to win it apparently. Over the years they must have put a huge wad of their cash into lotteries which would be much better spent feeding their kids, going out and having fun etc... save it instead of gambling it away.

 

[Arch]

My colleagues spend quite a lot of money every week with different syndicates, last year on 1 of them they all got £8.00 each at the end of the year, they decided to put it into the euromillions, not 1 number came up, oh well you have to be in it to win it apparently. Over the years they must have put a huge wad of their cash into lotteries which would be much better spent feeding their kids, going out and having fun etc... save it instead of gambling it away.

I guess if you just do a quid a week or something, and you maybe save that quid elsewhere, it's no a big deal. In a similar way, I spend less than a quid a day on work lunches, which allows me to splash out on coffee and cake at the weekend.

We were going to have a lottery syndicate at work, I was up for joining, but it doesn't seem to have got going. As we're a charity, we were going to give half of any winnings to the charity, and then split the rest. I might mention it, see if it's still going ahead. By the time it's set up, I'll probably have left!

 

[MossCommuter]

Money won't make me happy but it will make being miserable a damn sight easier to bear

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I run our syndicate, for a total spend of £104 over 8 weeks we've won zippo and I can't ever remember us being in the black on it. I view it as giving a tenner to charity every other payday and send out my reminders to my colleagues in those terms. I may never win but for the sake of a couple of pints a month what the hey.

 

[400bhp]

It wouldn't change me! I always been happy with what I have and have what I can afford and no more. I am in a syndicate at work and when there is a real big draw I might put a couple of extra lines on for my family.

The big aim is to establish a life where I don't HAVE to work (but I may still do so because I enjoy the challenge and interaction that most of it involves). Our biggest wish (as a family) would be time free from work commitments so we are able to take part in activities, hobbies and most importantly, be together.

I won't spout any crap about being a huge philanthropist but I do my best to use what I have to help other people who are in a spot of trouble and need my help, whether this is an elderly neighbour who can't shut a door because the lock is jammed or someone at school who's kids only have broken bikes and haven't a clue how to fix them.

A roundabout way of talking about @potsy

 

[avalon]

yes, you can always tell a Yorkshireman....
...... but you can't tell him much !!

boom, tsh !

I thank you

I've found Yorkshiremen to be some of the friendliest Englishmen I know, but Yorkshire Women can be a bit scarey. You just need to watch an episode of Last of the Summer Wine to know what I mean.

 

[surfdude]

if i won the lottery it would change my life as i would dump the wife and s**g myself to death with a load of young chicks who didn't love me but who cares as i died with a smile on my face . i would not even care where they came from as long as they were beautiful
p.s the wife would have half the money as well . i am not heartless you know

 

[P.H]

I won on a works syndicate a few years ago, not enough to change my life but it was enough to change my bike.
The OP seems to miss the whole point that the fun in gambling isn't just the winning. Ok so it's not your thing, not really mine either, but it does me no harm.

 

[Piemaster]

We haven't had a day off together for over a month. And won't do for another couple of weeks, and several evenings a week we don't see each other.
Money would change that. I don't do the lottery though.

I haven't even seen my wife for over a month, and we will have a grand total of 1 week this year when our (fixed) time off coincides for a holiday.
That's what we would use a win for. Not to do anything we want to, but for not having to do the things we don't want to.

 

[screenman]

I think a lot of what we have now and where we are now makes us what we are now, so a big money win will in some way affect this, so you will change that is for sure.

I know of one person I trained who won £10,000 on a scratch card and 3 years on after he gave most away he still feels guilt that he may have missed some people out.