If you won the lottery, what would you do with the money?
I would you buy a big house, a yacht perhaps, or a fast,
I expensive sports car? We all dream of buying these
I things, but would they make us happier?
‘No, they wouldn’t,’ says Rupert Sweeney. He works for a
Large bank and has studied the psychology of money. ‘if you
bought a now sports car’, he says, ‘it would be good at first
Then after a while it wouldn’t be new and interesting. It would
become normal, So then what would you do? You’d want a
faster car or a more expensive one. So in the end your nice
sports car would make you unhappy, because you’d always
want something better.
Material things like cars, watches, houses, and clothes only
make you happy for a while. We’re all a lot richer than we
were in the 1950s, but we aren’t happier. The things that will
really make you happy are:
- Doing things that you enjoy and;
- Spending time with people that you like.
If you won a lot of money, what should you spend it on
Then? ‘Experiences,’ says Rupert Sweeney. ‘Learnsome thing
New, like water-skiing. Do something that you’ve always
Wanted to do. Eat at a five-star restaurant. Visit placws
That you’ve never been to. Every experience is special, and
Experiences get better with time, because we forget the bad
Things in life. And if you share the experiences with your
Family and friends, you’ll enjoy them again and again with
Photos, videos, and memories.’
So, if that big cheque ever arrives, forget the fast car and
The designer clothes. Book those skydiving lessons for yourself
And your friends.