A British woman won millions in the lottery and still worked night shifts in the supermarket afterwards.
She gave a surprising reason for this.
In the 1990s, a British woman won over £ 2 million in the lottery.
Nevertheless, she worked in a supermarket afterwards.
She gave a surprising reason for this.
What would you do if you won over two million euros in the
lottery
?
For most, the answer is obvious: invest your money well, quit work and retire.
Undoubtedly, this should also be the path many previous lottery winners have taken.
For the mid-sixties Elaine T. from Newcastle in Great Britain, however, this was not an option. Despite her million profit, she continued to open supermarket shelves afterwards.
Million prizes in the lottery: the British woman gave away parts of her fortune
Elaine T. had the incredible good fortune in 1995
of 2.7 million pounds
(about
2.9 million euros
for grabs).
At that time, the mother of two was working as a payroll clerk.
While others would have used this chance to live in luxury with the money *, Elaine stayed true to her everyday life.
For seven years she had been working in the supermarket where she spent the first part of her profits: there she bought several different colored cotton sweaters.
She also gave
a million of her fortune
to her brother, while her children were allowed to use part of the money to get into the real estate industry.
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Lotto winner wants to be a role model for her children
The “Mirror” reported on the story of the lottery winner a year ago: In her mid-60s, Elaine still has both feet on the job.
She is supposed to work 25 hours a week in a supermarket and put shelves there.
For this, it is
usually already at 2 am awake
.
But why the effort?
She revealed her reasons to Mirror;
In the post she had the following to say at the time: "I have a job because I can't stay in the house,
that would drive me crazy
. I love it. We fill the entire floor, do the reductions. I have a lot of great friends here and I also meet the customers. The people at work are great. "
She also stated that she
wants to be a good role model for her children
and
that she
wants to
prove that hard work pays off.
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These self-made billionaires were once poor - you will be amazed by their stories
These self-made billionaires were once poor - you will be amazed by their stories
