People fascinated by this have started several discussions online, asking others to share how their own or someone else’s win turned into a tragedy. Scroll down to read the most surprising stories that prove money can’t buy happiness after all.
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Such behavior is often called a “lottery curse,” and its main cause is the mindset that the funds will never end. Ironically, it has the opposite effect, making people lose all of their money.
Sometimes, the lucky ones don’t think about the obligations that come with such a sum. For example, taxes on lottery prizes are much more costly than some realize, making the payout much smaller than expected. Even the highest jackpot of $1.5 billion paid a little over $900 million after the government took its rightful portion.
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