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To think winning the lottery would solve all my problems

116 replies

talkischeap11 · 13/05/2021 10:05

I’m pretty much permanently stressed these days and 95% of that is down to money. The need to earn money takes up a lot of hours in the week, which leaves me little time to sort everything else, like the neverending cooking, cleaning, chores and life admin, not to mention spending less time with my DC than I would like. If I could win a couple of million on the lottery all that stress would instantly disappear and life would be so very easy compared to now.

Of course it’s never going to happen, but a woman can dream!

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KillerFlamingo · 13/05/2021 13:19

Ooh, and a tumble dryer, that would be lovely!

abstractzebra · 13/05/2021 14:25

Money is like fresh air. It doesn't matter until you don't have any!

thecatsthecats · 13/05/2021 15:39

@Mabelface

Way beyond my current budget, the cats!
Oh, mine too Grin

But I was surprised to find that the cost of all that was so cheap compared to what I expected. Some days I play at putting them in order of priority.

the80sweregreat · 13/05/2021 15:44

Oh me too!!
What I could do with some winnings!
( won't happen though :(

Alexapissoff · 13/05/2021 15:49

Yes you're completely right. I'm aware people often fall out with others over money - but you can tell them to fuck off, you can't tell the debt collectors to fuck off can you? It would give you such freedom.

Me and Dh have a pact that when we win the lottery (I have to cling to when as fuck me, it would solve everything, money brings choice and although it doesn’t bring health, it brings the chance to buy better medical care if needed), we won’t tell a soul.

We’d tell the inlaws some bullshit about a long lost relative on my side and vice Versa abs we don’t really have any friends. The kids would be told something and they’d probably find out after we were dead.

SmileyClare · 13/05/2021 15:51

Most people who are bit hard up, including me, think this. That's why the lottery is so popular. It's essentially a tax on the poor who dream of getting out of their poverty trap.

Fontella · 13/05/2021 15:52

The weird thing is that there are people out there who are going to win the lottery and just don't know it yet. Like us they are going about their day to day lives with not a clue that weeks, months or years down the line they are going to win a life changing amount of money.

SmileyClare · 13/05/2021 15:59

The other weird thing is that there are people out there that are 64 times more likely to be crushed by a meteor than win the lottery (just for perspective).

the80sweregreat · 13/05/2021 15:59

The best story I read was a lady who only popped out for some milk and was down to her last fiver, bought a line on a whim from the shop and won the lottery that night!

RestUp · 13/05/2021 16:12

If I won I'd get stem cell treatment that I can't got on the NHS - that would make me very happy.

I'd also give a lot away in some sort of open to all charity.

Fontella · 13/05/2021 16:12

@SmileyClare

The other weird thing is that there are people out there that are 64 times more likely to be crushed by a meteor than win the lottery (just for perspective).
Yeah I knowSmile

The odds of getting struck by lightning are 1 in 1.2 million and the odds of winning the UK lottery are one in 45 million.

But despite those odds people do win it. There is someone out there now, working in a factory of whatever. Day dreaming about winning the lottery like we are who will actually win it! Which is what keeps folks buying their tickets because one thing's for sure. You can't win it without one!

Fontella · 13/05/2021 16:13

If I won it I'd keep the bloody lot! Hmm

Alexapissoff · 13/05/2021 16:14

@SmileyClare

The other weird thing is that there are people out there that are 64 times more likely to be crushed by a meteor than win the lottery (just for perspective).
Yeah but you have to have a dream in life.

I know it should be to work harder, progress at work, study more but for some people there isn’t that option or opportunity for a whole range of reasons.

So if for £2 a week I can dream that I have a chance of not living a life renting other peoples shotholes with mould on the walls, I’ll take it.

SmileyClare · 13/05/2021 16:29

I hear you Alexapissoff ! I'm also stuck renting someone else's place. It's shit eh.

osbertthesyrianhamster · 13/05/2021 16:31

@MargateSands

Well, they do say money doesn’t make you happy. Which is, of course, bollocks. Money gives you freedom to do the things that are life enhancing - good holidays, nice house, not work / work less, see family more, pay for a cleaner, nice car, first class air travel, good food and drink. It also removes a significant source of stress from your life (i.e. worrying about money). It’s not a total panacea - you can still be rich and miserable and poor and fulfilled. However, I’d suggest it’s easier to live the life you want if you’re loaded.
Absolutely this!
SmileyClare · 13/05/2021 16:31

Fontella I'm starting to suspect that you work for Camelot marketing Grin

SmileyClare · 13/05/2021 16:36

@the80sweregreat

The best story I read was a lady who only popped out for some milk and was down to her last fiver, bought a line on a whim from the shop and won the lottery that night!
It's fantastic she won, but also how sad to have just a few pounds left to live on and to spend it on the lottery. I often see people who clearly have no money desperately queuing up to put a fiver on the lottery every week.
TokyoSushi · 13/05/2021 16:36

Oh yes, me too, I don't need loads, just a bit to solve some issues:

Too fat: Personal trainer/naice gym/dietician, then lots of new clothes once slimmer
Tired: Go part-time at work/get cleaner/holidays
Hair & Beauty: Pay to get it sorted on a much more frequent basis
Old car: Buy a new one

That's all I want really, surely not too much to ask!

the80sweregreat · 13/05/2021 16:37

People who say ' money doesn't make you happy' are generally the ones who have a few bob anyway!
It can be the root of all evil though. I wouldn't be evil with it , honest!

the80sweregreat · 13/05/2021 16:40

I believe the woman who won with one line won zillions too! From a few pounds in your purse to 000000s in the bank is just mind blowing.
It would change you
The ones that say it won't change them are lying too!!

osbertthesyrianhamster · 13/05/2021 16:43

@the80sweregreat

People who say ' money doesn't make you happy' are generally the ones who have a few bob anyway! It can be the root of all evil though. I wouldn't be evil with it , honest!
Yeah, I have yet to meet anyone who says that, much less believes it, who has been on the bones of their arse for any length of time. 'Health is wealth' - health is directly correlated to wealth, poor people die earlier and have poorer overall health.

My father used say, 'Money isn't everything, unless you have none.'

the80sweregreat · 13/05/2021 16:45

It's also odd how many couples split up after a big win as well...
It's a fascinating subject.

StevieNix · 13/05/2021 16:45

Yep all my current problems/stresses could be solved with more money
I am very lucky that I’m happy in every other aspect (I just have to keep reminding myself of that though!)

BettyUnderswoob · 13/05/2021 16:49

YANBU

I bet all those saying that money doesn't buy happiness, or that more money just brings more or different problems would still choose wealth over poverty in a heartbeat. I doubt anyone would turn it down.

Of course you hear of lottery winners getting divorced or having problems: can happen to anyone. Not all wealthy people are reckless big spenders with problems!

BettyUnderswoob · 13/05/2021 16:53

My father used say, 'Money isn't everything, unless you have none.'

He was a wise man.
My father, on finding himself divorced and alone, but treating himself because he was quite well off, said 'Money may not buy happiness, but it certainly buys a better standard of misery!'