OT: Woman Wins $3.6-Million Lottery, Broke in Six Years

[Voyager]

Callie Rogers, a UK resident won a whopping $3.67 million in a lottery win and is presently left with an meager $32,000.00 remainder, after 6 years of having won the fortune.

She blew an incredible $730,000.00 on quenching her famished need to acquire the costliest of designer clothes! She blew over $400,000.00 of it on cocaine, which she admits to be “a nasty evil drug that tears your life apart” and inconsequent breast implants, and in buying her family and friends the most sizzling gifts; but these things did not last.

She is reported to have wasted half of the winnings on drugs alone, and not have stopped to think twice before getting the most coveted vacation trips. She lent huge loans to relatives who Rogers claims were after her for her money. She also accuses husband Nicky Lawson for having tried to steal her money which pushed her into trying to commit suicide, said the Mail.

Rogers is glad about being broke and says, “Its brought me nothing but unhappiness. It has ruined my life.”

She is now 22 and living with her mother in a three bedroom home in Cumbria England, and has 2 children aged 4 and 1. She revealed that she has not touched cocaine in 3 years. She is selling off property in order to pay back a mere sum of 3000 pounds, a solicitor’s bill, reportedly.

She had quit her job after squiring the prize money, going back to work months later when she got bored of her shopping sprees. Even her husband Lawson lived a jobless life of luxury at her expense when they started their family. She now has to cope with three cleaning jobs to support herself.

[T-Bone]

Reality strikes again!

[Sarah]

She is now 22 and living with her mother in a three bedroom home in Cumbria England, and has 2 children aged 4 and 1.

She won the lottery when she was 16 and had her first kid at 18? Ugh.

Btw I would be so scared if I won the lottery, scared of people trying to mooch and/or guilt trip me, that messes with a lot of these winners in the long run. If anyone in my family started getting ugly about expecting money it would break my heart. I honestly wouldn't buy a mansion or a car more expensive than a mid-range BMW or Mercedes. I'd spend but try to keep in mind I'll still have to go back to a job.

[JasonD]

Hmmm........ this thread gives me an idea. Let me fantasize what I would do if I won the lottery:

1. Set up a trust fund for my daughter's education as well as another trust fund just for her to do with whatever she wanted when she got old enough to access it.
2. Pay off my parent's house & any other debt they have.
3. Surprise my mom with a huge financial gift for her to pamper herself with or take trips or just use however she felt b/c she's the best mom in the world.
4. Offer to give my dad whatever he wanted (even though he wouldn't take it.)
5. Make a big donation to the NGLTF.
6. Make another big donation to the ASPCA b/c I love animals.

Those are the main things I would do. As for myself. I wouldn't want a mansion b/c all that roominess would seem cold & unfriendly to me. I'd want a house that felt like a home, warm & inviting. It wouldn't have to have a lot of flashy, fancy stuff, but there is ONE luxary I really would like to have in a house. I'd like it to have its own home movie theater complete with a nice sound system, bar & all the little perks that go along with that---- like one of those movie theater popcorn machines.

[Duncan]

I'd buy the best hi fi sytem money can buy, starting with these.



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[Michigan Girl]

Hmmm........ this thread gives me an idea. Let me fantasize what I would do if I won the lottery:

1. Set up a trust fund for my daughter's education as well as another trust fund just for her to do with whatever she wanted when she got old enough to access it.
2. Pay off my parent's house & any other debt they have.
3. Surprise my mom with a huge financial gift for her to pamper herself with or take trips or just use however she felt b/c she's the best mom in the world.
4. Offer to give my dad whatever he wanted (even though he wouldn't take it.)
5. Make a big donation to the NGLTF.
6. Make another big donation to the ASPCA b/c I love animals.

Those are the main things I would do. As for myself. I wouldn't want a mansion b/c all that roominess would seem cold & unfriendly to me. I'd want a house that felt like a home, warm & inviting. It wouldn't have to have a lot of flashy, fancy stuff, but there is ONE luxary I really would like to have in a house. I'd like it to have its own home movie theater complete with a nice sound system, bar & all the little perks that go along with that---- like one of those movie theater popcorn machines.

and perhaps a tutor!!!

[JasonD]

Hmmm........ this thread gives me an idea. Let me fantasize what I would do if I won the lottery:

1. Set up a trust fund for my daughter's education as well as another trust fund just for her to do with whatever she wanted when she got old enough to access it.
2. Pay off my parent's house & any other debt they have.
3. Surprise my mom with a huge financial gift for her to pamper herself with or take trips or just use however she felt b/c she's the best mom in the world.
4. Offer to give my dad whatever he wanted (even though he wouldn't take it.)
5. Make a big donation to the NGLTF.
6. Make another big donation to the ASPCA b/c I love animals.

Those are the main things I would do. As for myself. I wouldn't want a mansion b/c all that roominess would seem cold & unfriendly to me. I'd want a house that felt like a home, warm & inviting. It wouldn't have to have a lot of flashy, fancy stuff, but there is ONE luxary I really would like to have in a house. I'd like it to have its own home movie theater complete with a nice sound system, bar & all the little perks that go along with that---- like one of those movie theater popcorn machines.

and perhaps a tutor!!!

Boy, is my face red!!! I'm sorry I misspelled that. I meant to write "luckshuree."

[KDOUBLEU]

My Dad is 74 and still works everyday. If I won that kind of money I would make him stop working and give him whatever money my parents needed and tell them to travel the world until they physically were unable to do it anymore. Then I would set them up in the nicest retirement home money could buy. I figure they gave me life they deserve something nice. Oh yeah I would spend some on myself too.

[Arianddu]

I know this sounds all holier-than-thou, but in all honesty, if I won that kind of money, the four things I'd do are fix up my house, then create 2 scholarships, one to study medicine and one to study engineering, in memory of my parents, and the rest I'd invest in housing and try to use income to invest in people as well as spending it on myself. The interest off that sort of money is more than I'd need to live on, and I know a lot of people trapped in a cycle of bare-bones finances because they can't get a better job because they don't have the training and they can't get the training because they can't spare the money because they can't get a better job.
Mamma's death let me do something for a friend I've been wanting to do for years; she works as a domicilary carer, that is she goes to the homes of the elderly and infirm, and bathes them, administers medication, does shopping for them, stuff like that. She's on the lowest wage someone doing her job can be, because although she has 12 years of experience, she doesn't have any paper qualifications. To get the basic qualification, which will add 50% to her wages, only costs $2,000, but because her budget is absolutely sking of the teeth tight, she just couldn't afford it. The money I received from Mamma's will let me lend her that 2k, and she's studying now. In 2 months time because she'll have the paper, her work is giving her a permanent contract on much higher wages, and she's already being head-hunted by other companies based on her reputation. She's one of my best friends and I'm glad I finally got to help her out this way.
So yeah, I'd like to be able to do that a lot more often. I'd still be spending money on travelling and the like, but there's only so much money you really need to spend on yourself before it becomes just more stuff. Sorry if that sounds pretentious.

[KDOUBLEU]

I know this sounds all holier-than-thou, but in all honesty, if I won that kind of money, the four things I'd do are fix up my house, then create 2 scholarships, one to study medicine and one to study engineering, in memory of my parents, and the rest I'd invest in housing and try to use income to invest in people as well as spending it on myself. The interest off that sort of money is more than I'd need to live on, and I know a lot of people trapped in a cycle of bare-bones finances because they can't get a better job because they don't have the training and they can't get the training because they can't spare the money because they can't get a better job.
Mamma's death let me do something for a friend I've been wanting to do for years; she works as a domicilary carer, that is she goes to the homes of the elderly and infirm, and bathes them, administers medication, does shopping for them, stuff like that. She's on the lowest wage someone doing her job can be, because although she has 12 years of experience, she doesn't have any paper qualifications. To get the basic qualification, which will add 50% to her wages, only costs $2,000, but because her budget is absolutely sking of the teeth tight, she just couldn't afford it. The money I received from Mamma's will let me lend her that 2k, and she's studying now. In 2 months time because she'll have the paper, her work is giving her a permanent contract on much higher wages, and she's already being head-hunted by other companies based on her reputation. She's one of my best friends and I'm glad I finally got to help her out this way.
So yeah, I'd like to be able to do that a lot more often. I'd still be spending money on travelling and the like, but there's only so much money you really need to spend on yourself before it becomes just more stuff. Sorry if that sounds pretentious.

I think its great! Its nice to be able to help your friends out. Im sure she appreciates it very much.

[Arianddu]

Its nice to be able to help your friends out. Im sure she appreciates it very much.

Yeah she does. She and I get together roughly once a month to share a bottle or two of red wine and come up with crazy plans. Love her to pieces. I just don't want to come across as someone touting her 'generous good works' to the world, not something I'm comfortable with.

[Rick]

If I won the lottery, I'd give a good bit of money to my family members, buy myself a Corvette, drive it to work and sign up for Overtime, just to piss everyone off.

[Voyager]

Btw I would be so scared if I won the lottery, scared of people trying to mooch and/or guilt trip me, that messes with a lot of these winners in the long run.

That's probably one of the reasons Michael Jackson was so tormented. He was very naive and vulnerable, and everyone wanted to take advantage of him. I'm sure a lot of celebrities have to deal with this, including lottery winners who essentially become credit unions to their family and friends.

[Jubilee]

Well...in this young woman's defense, $3.6M, after taxes, isn't really all that much. Heck, it's barely enough to spread out on the floor and roll around in (nekid). ... what? Is it just me?

[SherriBerry]

I know this sounds all holier-than-thou, but in all honesty, if I won that kind of money, the four things I'd do are fix up my house, then create 2 scholarships, one to study medicine and one to study engineering, in memory of my parents, and the rest I'd invest in housing and try to use income to invest in people as well as spending it on myself. The interest off that sort of money is more than I'd need to live on, and I know a lot of people trapped in a cycle of bare-bones finances because they can't get a better job because they don't have the training and they can't get the training because they can't spare the money because they can't get a better job.
Mamma's death let me do something for a friend I've been wanting to do for years; she works as a domicilary carer, that is she goes to the homes of the elderly and infirm, and bathes them, administers medication, does shopping for them, stuff like that. She's on the lowest wage someone doing her job can be, because although she has 12 years of experience, she doesn't have any paper qualifications. To get the basic qualification, which will add 50% to her wages, only costs $2,000, but because her budget is absolutely sking of the teeth tight, she just couldn't afford it. The money I received from Mamma's will let me lend her that 2k, and she's studying now. In 2 months time because she'll have the paper, her work is giving her a permanent contract on much higher wages, and she's already being head-hunted by other companies based on her reputation. She's one of my best friends and I'm glad I finally got to help her out this way.
So yeah, I'd like to be able to do that a lot more often. I'd still be spending money on travelling and the like, but there's only so much money you really need to spend on yourself before it becomes just more stuff. Sorry if that sounds pretentious.

I think its great! Its nice to be able to help your friends out. Im sure she appreciates it very much.

One of the best things about having money would be the ability to help others who truly need it. There is nothing pretentious about having a generous spirit - your friend is very lucky to have a friend like you!

[Deb]

If I won the lottery, I'd give a good bit of money to my family members, buy myself a Corvette, drive it to work and sign up for Overtime, just to piss everyone off.

If I won the lottery, I'd be at a Mr Big concert in Europe tonight (European tour starts today).

Oh yeah, and I'd share it with family and friends.