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. was incredibly lucky to get
£ 2.7 million
(about
2.9 million euros
) in 1995.
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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