We often hear about the "curse of the lottery" with sad, but all-too-familiar stories like Jack Whittaker, who went bankrupt and lost both his daughter and granddaughter to drug overdoses within four years of winning a $315 million lottery. Indeed, Sudden Wealth Syndrome is a term coined to describe the guilt people associate with their wealth, the social isolation from friends and family, and the identity crisis that often ensues as a result of having sudden wealth. And yet, surprisingly, it is...
We often hear about the "curse of the lottery" with sad, but all-too-familiar stories like Jack Whittaker, who went bankrupt and lost both his daughter and granddaughter to drug overdoses within four years of winning a $315 million lottery. Indeed, Sudden Wealth Syndrome is a term coined to describe the guilt people associate with their wealth, the social isolation from friends and family, and the identity crisis that often ensues as a result of having sudden wealth. And yet, surprisingly, it is...
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