Every day we are bombarded with so much information about the need to be wealthy … the joys of a lifestyle that only a large amount of income can afford. A lot of people think the only way to get this sort of money is to win a lottery. This week there is $50 million up for grabs – wow, that is a lot of money … and it will give the winners (as there is usually more than one) an unrealistic happy moment in life.

We all hear of stories of people who win big … more of than not within a couple of years they have none of the winnings left. They have more debt than they started with and no friends or family to help them out. Money can change the attitude of a person who has not had money before, or who has not earned it themselves. They think they have found a bottomless pit of gold at the end of the rainbow! Remember this … the more money you have, the more money you spend. (more…)