Aibu not to mention my good luck?

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I have just recently had a stroke of good luck, a small lottery win , which I am thankful for as I was really gonna struggle this Christmas! However I am very reluctant to mention the lil win to my family, I.e sisters, etc as they have previously asked me for money constantly, even when I've only been on benefits in the past, and have my own family to look after,and then one just never pays back anyway. Both are pretty bad at managing their money, They borrows money from any family member they can, I wouldn't mind if it was for actual food, or gas and elec but nope it's goes on four cans and fags so I won't help anymore! Have my own family to support and get no help from them ever! AIBU or just plain selfish not to mention anything

Keep it to yourself. Enjoy the win. Even a small windfall could cause bad feeling in families.

I'm trying to think what I would do if a family member won the lottery. I can't see myself expecting as much as a single penny of their winnings. In fact I once thought my parents had won big (new car, new furniture, etc.) I remember feeling really pleased for them. In reality, however, it had something to do with taxes or some such. But still lovely for my parents to have a bit of extra cash.

For goodness' sake don't tell them!!

Ooh, look, it's a unanimous AIBU! Don't get those very often...

Absolutely you should keep it to yourself, and don't feel guilty about hiding it from your cheeky fucker relatives even for a second. Congratulations on your win!

YANBU. I've done something similar myself, kept a modest windfall under my hat. I have no regrets whatsoever.

AIBU or just plain selfish not to mention anything

Of course YABNU. Why would you think it would be selfish?

YANBU, my husband and I have discussed what we would do if we won the lottery loads of times and have agreed not to tell anyone! We love our family and friends but know a big win would bring out the absolute worst in some of them!
Enjoy your good fortune!

Congratulations on your good fortune and the prospect of a comfortable Christmas.

A word of caution- if you claim the win locally i.e. at the Post Office, just be careful that it doesn't inadvertently get back to your family through the grapevine. DM won £5k at pub quiz snowball and within days 3 people were asking me about it. Turns out the landlady was telling everyone about her customer's good fortune! Thankfully we're not a grabby family, she offered to share her winnings and we definitely did not take it for granted.

Thank you all so much for your comments, we've had such a rough few years and feel like we should save it for a much needed break, like I said, it wasn't a huge amount. Just a few thousand,but for someone who lives from week to week it's a rather nice sum especially with Christmas coming up, I'm not telling family or the children either,like as you say they could inadvertently let slip to others, Saves arguments in the long run.I really appreciate all your advice and thank you again.

Congrats

Don't tell them.

I'm not sure why you even need to ask, of course you don't need to tell anyone.

The fact that you're thinking this way imo demonstrates that they'd something off and with your family relationships.

Enjoy your win

YANBU. Keep it to yourself. You tell other people next second every Tom Dick Mary and Harry is asking for some.
Congratulations. Send a bit of your luck my way.

The past few days I've been at a conference and one of the talks was about assertiveness.
She said something which has really stuck with me and might help you too: every time we say yes to something, we say no to something else.
Now, she was saying that in terms of staying late to take on extra work instead of family time or being social with friends, but it also applies to you.
If you tell someone and say yes to their requests, you are saying no to your break, your nicer Christmas, to the reduction in your worries.
This might be something to remember if guilty feelings strike.
Enjoy your win!!

Yanbu if anyone asks you saved with park and have been paying up any holiday you might take for x amount of yrs supplemented with a loan to finish it off as you couldn't quite manage it.

I wouldn't know what to do but if it was over 10 grand I would gift something to my closest relatives and keep schtum for everyone else.

I don't do lottery so won't ever happen, I pray for a rich non existent inheritance.

YADNBU not to tell anyone!

DH & I have had the conversation about what we would do if we ever won the Lottery and we wouldn’t tell anyone, not even DS (although we would make sure he benefitted of course)

Family + Money = Trouble.

Congratulations! Never tell them.

If DH and I ever won anything then you can bet your arse that his cousins and Dsis would be all over it. So no. I would swear him to secrecy.

YANBU, I agree- say nothing to family. If anyone asks where extra has come from you could reasonably say it was some money back from PPI. The amount is about right whilst being lovely & vague, and with PPI refunds it's a one-off. Enjoy your win - and perhaps stash some of it away as Amazon vouchers for yourself.

Well done!!! Don't tell them, and try not to spend it all at once either. Having a bit left over as security will feel good.