EACH week you buy that lottery ticket in the hope that this time it’s your turn, that come Monday you’ll be able to quit your job and begin a new life – one in which you can travel the world, splurge on whatever you want and never have to spend another moment worrying about money.
Be careful what you wish for, says Andy Carter, it seldom works out this way for most winners.
As someone whose job it is to provide support and advice to those who have lucked out and won Britain’s National Lottery, he knows only too well how a dream win can soon turn into a total nightmare.
Over the past 18 years, Andy has guided more than 2 000 people who have won more than £50 000 (R1,1 million) through the first few months of their newfound wealth.
‘WINNING THE LOTTERY MAKES PEOPLE HAPPIER ON THE WHOLE. IT GIVES THEM MORE CHOICE, BUT IT CAN TAKE A WHILE TO GET THERE’
In total, he has handed over more than £2 billion (R46bn). Although he and his team of seven advisers are banned from playing the lottery, Andy says he’s far from jealous.
“If you can’t enter then this job is the next best thing. It’s a great job – you’re a part of someone’s life at a time
