RE: How Much Is Money?
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It is well known that people who win the lottery are often poor again within a few years. They have never learned the discipline of how to spend their money effectively, therefore they end up spending it on liabilities and things that devalue.
People who have built their wealth on the other hand, have a better understanding on how to manage their money. Although it doesn't mean that they make wise decisions on how to spend money all the time, it does mean that they can splurge here and there with the knowledge that they can replenish that money. However, even these people can fall into the trap of trying to live the way that they imagine wealthy people live. They are trying to fit a fantasy of their own mind.
You're right. People who win lotteries most likely go on to spend everything and return back to poverty after a few years, I guess like you've said is mostly likely because they didn't have to work hard for the money.
I also agree when you say that even people who work hard are not exempted from excessive spending. I think sometimes people who work hard also wants to enjoy their money so much, that they end up spending it excessively on pleasures that do not really matter.