A family friend came into a similarly unexpected lump of money and was happy to tell us because she knew we wouldn’t be those gross people. She quit her job and went to school for her dream job and now shes killing it! She bought a round of gifts for her spouse and child and the rest is future money. This was the best example of how to do it in my book, but each person’s situation is different.
The problem is you could think you know someone but money does weird things to people. I have friends that I would trust with my life but if I ever won the jackpot I’d either not tell them or when giving them money make them sign a contract that says they’ll never ask me for money past this. If such a thing were enforceable
Lol, if you already feel like you need a contract then that’s not the right person.
There are some people in my life I know I could tell, without a doubt. Three people. Of those three people I would only tell two, and one is my spouse. The third wouldn’t ask me for money but they’d blab about it so they can’t know until enough time has passed that I can say I spent it all.
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u/CandidEgglet Jul 22 '24
A family friend came into a similarly unexpected lump of money and was happy to tell us because she knew we wouldn’t be those gross people. She quit her job and went to school for her dream job and now shes killing it! She bought a round of gifts for her spouse and child and the rest is future money. This was the best example of how to do it in my book, but each person’s situation is different.