News Forum - From brooms to boom: Street sweeper sweeps up 12-million-baht lottery jackpot

[Thaiger]

A street sweeper’s life transformed overnight when luck smiled upon her with a 12-million-baht government lottery win. Somsong Singsa, a 56 year old municipal worker from Si Sa Ket province, revealed that a vendor’s persuasion made her purchase two winning tickets. After four decades of toil, she now plans to resign and provide for her … …

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[Fanta]

She’ll likely be back to the streets with an upgraded broom in a couple of years. It is a shame that the lottery office don’t seem to offer any self protection advice or financial planning to the winners. If you win the lottery, don’t tell anyone, bank the money for a year then buy some stuff and live off the interest. 

[Guest1]

13 hours ago, Thaiger said:

...  she now plans to resign and provide for her family, who are overjoyed at their sudden fortune.

Understandable, the Joy of the family.

First mistake: Make it known, the family gets bigger by the second.

Sec mistake: the mindset, wanting to provide. 

Looking at the picture,  there is a lot iPhones and Samsung Galaxy coming up.

Plus all the other stuff, they never had before.

And assumingly a car, motos for everyone, ..., ...!

I agree with Fanta, just wait,  she will have to start with the broom again.