What not to do when you win the lottery

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The first thing Jane Park bought after winning 1 million British pounds in the EuroMillions lottery in 2013 was a Louis Vuitton handbag. Then a chihuahua named “Princess.” Then some shoes. Then a purple Range Rover and a pair of breast implants. And then 50 more designer handbags. “I just went shopping all the time,” the Edinburgh native told the Channel Four Television Corporation. Then something curious happened: Buying things for the sake of buying things got old. Instead of finding happiness via conspicuous consumption, Park uncovered an age-old maxim preached by holy men for thousands of years and ignored by enthusiastic lottery winners for almost as long: Money can't buy happiness, and large amounts of it have a way of, well, complicating things. Park told the Daily Record that she blames the lotto bosses for “ruining her life.” “I thought it would make it 10 times better but it’s made it 10 times worse,” Park told the Sunday People. “I wish I had no money most days. I say to myself, ‘My life would be so much easier if I hadn’t won.’” “People look at me and think, ‘I wish I had her lifestyle, I wish I had her money,’ she added. “But they don’t realize the extent of my stress. I have material things, but apart from that my life is empty. What is my purpose in life?”

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Who would've thought that amassing frivolous luxuries doesn't lead to contentment?