Lottery Winner’s Friendship Shattered After Unexpected Demand Sparks Fiery Fallout
One anonymous babysitter shared how their friends couldn’t pay them minimum wage even after winning the lottery
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If you need a professional’s services, you have to be willing to pay them fairly. You can’t have your cake and eat it, too
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To be very clear about this entire situation: everyone deserves to earn a fair, respectable wage so that they can live with dignity.
If you (think you) can’t afford to pay someone at least minimum wage, then you shouldn’t be pressuring the person into providing you with services that you need.
And if you desperately need their help, well, then you’ve got to find ways to make your budget work. Cut back on a few things, save more money, and use it on the services that you need.
Or, if you’ve won the lottery, maybe—just maybe—pay for the essentials first before going on fancy trips and buying new cars.
Nobody’s saying that you shouldn’t enjoy yourself a bit when you hit the jackpot. You can and you should. Live a little, have fun. But there should be limits. If you keep splurging just on your wants instead of your needs, then soon enough you’ll have wasted away most, if not all, of your fortune.
Broadly speaking, you should have some sort of financial plan in place. You want to make your wealth last. Pay off your debt and mortgage if you have any. Set aside a large portion of your funds to save and invest.
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