Lottery Winner Loses £100,000 Bentley To Floods, Then Promptly Buys A Mercedes Replacement
/Britain's recent flooding left this lottery winner's car filled with water. The Gloucestershire businessman who had bought the luxury car with his £5 million (US$8.3 million) lottery win, was forced to abandon it in rising waters near his home.
Read MoreHow This Blunt Talking Millionaire Got Rid Of People He Didn't Like
/Here's a little story about the use of money, and how some people cope with wealth in very different ways. Keep it in mind for your own big win.
I once spoke with a very wealthy man, a property investor I had known for a few years. The topic came round to spending money, and he told me a curious story that has made me think about buying expensive possessions ever since.
No More Flappy Bird And People Are Sad And Mad About It. But No Tears From Me
/Flappy Bird is gone. The addictive computer game that started life in May last year and rapidly captured everyone's hearts was removed by its owner on Sunday. It's just one of thousands of short-lived programs, so maybe it was expected.
Unlike my System. I've been doing this lottery program for many years, longer than some of you have been alive. Well, if you're under 23 that is.
So what's so great about that and what's it got to do with Flappy Bird?
First Day With My Unusual Lite Wallet: Did It Pass The Test?
/My simple light wallet with some notes folded in the middle. But was it good enough?
Today I walked into a store to make a purchase. This was a big test - because for the first time in my life I had come without my man wallet.
You know, that heavy leather foldable thing stuffed with cards and bills, that is too big for your pockets.
Let me tell you what happened next.
TOUGH LUCK: How Multi-Millionaire Athletes Go Broke Fast - And What Lotto Players Can Learn From It
/Financial advisor Ed Butowski uncovers some outrageous facts about rich-then-broke athletes. Photo: ESPN
Athletes in the USA can make astonishing amounts of money in their careers. Millions upon millions of dollars.
Unfortunately many of them end up losing all their money.
And the lesson of how they failed is a valuable one for lottery players, because it is a route map - and you can avoid failure by knowing how it happens.