SHARON TIRABASSI the Hamilton’s penniless millionaire.
Nine years after cashing in a lottery check for more than $10 million, one 35-year old woman from Canada, Sharon Tirabassi, is broke and is catching the bus to her part-time job. She's a mom who is now working to support her kids in their rented house, but what happened to all her money??
Well, unfortunately, the lottery winnings did not come with a financial advisor, and Sharon wenton spending binges that literally ate all her money up. As a person who spent years bouncing around from shelter to shelter, she was totally unprepared for the millionaire lifestyle.
She took friends on wild, all-expenses paid trips to Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, Florida, Las Vegas, and more. She gave $1 million to her parents, $1.75 million to her siblings, paid her friends' rent, bought a $515,000 house, and even bought 4 cars - a Hummer, a Mustang, a Dodge Charger and a $200,000-plus, customized Cadillac Escalade.
Apparently, she did everything butbudget and save.
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It is a known fact that 97% of those who make money through lottery winnings always end up more broke than they were initially.

No only lottery winners. Take a look today at Footballers, Musicians, Actors, Fomular one drivers, 419ers, Yahoo Yahoo,Drug barons and others who made an over night wealth (earnings) without struggle or any professional hardwork (brain, perseverance, patience) always end up broke before their life ends.

Most important thing is dat she did not regret it She enjoyed it while it lasted. Most people would have died b4 spendin half of d money. Along d line she also thot it wise 2 secure her childrens future
Although there are better ways of investin d sum, she chose 2 enjoy it rather.
Dats her choice; kudus 2 her!

As dey money take come, na so dey money take go.

She was able 2 realise her kind of luxurious dreams which many 'aspirants' dont actualise.
She made use of her opportunity to d best of her ability. Shes tasted both classes of people to her satisfaction.
To crown it all she is comfortable with d way she lives nw.
Childrens future secured!
Whats d fuse about dat shes broke when d so called 'broke' is comfortable about it?

Abeg next...

chimex38: She was able 2 realise her kind of luxurious dreams which many 'aspirants' dont actualise.
She made use of her opportunity to d best of her ability. Shes tasted both classes of people to her satisfaction.
To crown it all she is comfortable with d way she lives nw.
Childrens future secured!
Whats d fuse about dat shes broke when d so called 'broke' is comfortable about it?

But she could hv don more gud with d cash dan buyin cars n houses she can not maintain

D witch 4 ha village r nt 2ru wt her yet. $10M, i dey craze,hw i go finish dat kind moni wtout notin to show 4 it? Olorun maje

Konsult07:
But she could hv don more gud with d cash dan buyin cars n houses she can not maintain

I agree with u, but d way d story goes, she knew she would get bankrupt.. She didnt act suprised. She was happy with her spendin rate while it lasted.

I'm not surprised. It's a common occurence.

neksummi: I'm not surprised. It's a common occurence.

truth talk. I've ever witness something similiar to that.

This is stupidity.

I have been wondering if their is forces on lottery money, it's hard to see someone that invested the money wisely. All you will hear is the person is now broke.

This is why I don't deal on anything lottery or lotto, rifgle draw etc.

The money you did not suffer for never last.

This remind me of 1 of d lyrics in yoruba poem:
"Ohun ti a ko ba jiya fun
Se ki le tojo, Ohun ti a ba fara sise fun, Ni npe lowo eni
Apa Lara, Igunpa ni iye kan, Bi aiye ba nfe o loni
Ti o ba lowo lowo, Won a ma fe o Lola
Jeki o wa ni ipo atata, Aiye a ma fe o si terin-terin
Jeki o deni rago, Ko o ri bi aiye ti nyinmu si o"
Meaning what so ever u don't work for don't last longer but what you actualy surfer for last longer and if you have money you 'll have alot of friends. And my question goes where 'r those friends now?

acidtalk: It is a known fact that 97% of those who make money through lottery winnings always end up more broke than they were initially.

No only lottery winners. Take a look today at Footballers, Musicians, Actors, Fomular one drivers, 419ers, Yahoo Yahoo,Drug barons and others who made an over night wealth (earnings) without struggle or any professional hardwork (brain, perseverance, patience) always end up broke before their life ends.

you have said it all. it does happens alot, its human nature