A woman who wrote on Reddit about a personal dilemma involving winning the lottery and a financially desperate sibling was deemed “innocent” by the majority of other users on the social media platform who supported her pragmatism and insight into the matter.
The post has received 3,600 reactions and around 1,500 comments in less than a day.
Describing herself as a 28-year-old woman, calling herself “Vedoric,” she wrote that she “recently won a significant amount of money in the lottery. It’s not a jackpot, but it’s enough to make a big difference in my life. – about $500,000 (prepax).”
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She said she’s always been “careful with her money, and I plan to use the app to pay off my student loans, pay off my house and maybe start the little business I’ve always dreamed of.”
Then there was the family member who found out about her victory – and it looked complicated.
“My brother … found out about my victory through my parents,” he wrote of his 32-year-old sister.
“He’s been struggling financially over the years due to poor money management and some bad luck, and he’s got a lot of debt.”
“I’ve seen him cash out before.”
The brother called him, he continued, “and congratulated me – and immediately asked if I could help him by giving him $30,000 to pay off the debt and return.”
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The sister wrote that “I feel sympathy”, that “I feel that giving a lot of money will not solve the problem in the long run”.
He said he had “seen them cash out before, and I’m worried it’s going to be another cycle.”
So she told him, she wrote in her post, that she would “be happy to help him make a budget plan and even give him a smaller amount, like $5,000, to help with immediate needs, but he’s very tired.”
He said that “he accused me of being selfish and not caring about my family.”
“I feel conflicted because I care about my brother.”
The woman added that her parents were “split over the issue. My mother thought I should help her because ‘family helps family,’ but my father agreed that my sister should learn to manage her own finances.”
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He wrote on the platform, “I feel conflicted because I care about my brother, but I also believe in being responsible with my money and making sure it stays.”
So, he asked the others, was he wrong for “not giving my sister a bigger share of the lottery winnings despite the financial difficulties?”
Fox News Digital reached out to a psychologist to weigh in on the matter.
A Reddit user, in the top “upvoted” comment on the post, wrote, “Your money should be treated as it should be. After taxes, it will look like a lot of money. It’s going to cost itself in your life, and you’ll know it won’t last long.”
“If you want to help, buy a grocery store gift card so you can buy food or gas.”
The same author added, “It’s a good buffer to give (yourself) some room to feel more comfortable taking some risks and achieving your own life goals. Take advantage of it, protect it, and ignore the interference of others.”
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Said another person bluntly, “Most lottery winners end up bankrupt because they feel like they have to give money for every mouse that crawls out of the wood.”
This same person thinks the original poster is innocent for their decision.
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“They (the siblings) will spend whatever money you give them and it will come back. If you want to help, buy them a grocery store gift card so they can buy food or gas.”
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Others offer more direct advice for this and other future lottery winners.
“Don’t mention the sudden wind to anyone.”