My friend thinks she'll book into a hotel for a week when she finds out
she's won the lottery!
So she can relax and decide what to do with all the lovely money!
It's safer to wait until you've cashed your big cheque before you give up your job or buy a new house. You need to know how many millions you've won!
Big lottery winners often get lots of begging letters and Royal Mail apparently has to put on extra staff at the sorting office to deal with them.
I'd really love to win the lottery - I play all the main lottos - Wednesday and Saturday and I usually have a go on the Friday Euromillions.
I know what I'll do with my money when I win - well some of it. I've been giving it some thought and put together a list of things you probably want to spend the cash on - and some hints on what to do before you win the lottery!
10 things to do when you win the Lottery
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| 1 | Buy the house of your dreams. That beautiful home will be yours! |
| 2 | Buy the car of your dreams. |
| 3 | Have a tennis court |
| 4 | Get a swimming pool installed! |
| 5 | Give up work |
| 6 | Get the kids the best education money can buy. |
| 7 | Buy some new clothes. And shoes. Lots of shoes. |
| 8 | Buy the best computer available. The shiniest laptop |
| 9 | Have an amazing luxury holiday somewhere |
| 10 | Get a cleaner, housekeeper, cook and chauffeur! |
| More Spending Ideas |
Pay off your friends and relative's mortgages. Give all the children in your family a savings account with some serious cash in. Give money to local charities Work for a charity for free. Donate to the political party of your choice. Donate money to your old schools so they can carry on the good work
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Things not to do before you win the lottery
Don't view expensive houses that are way out of your budget before you win the lottery. When estate agents ask how much you can afford they mean in reality not in your dreams.
Don't test drive expensive cars.
Don't tell people you've won the lottery.
How many millions? This week it will be me!
Advantages of playing the National Lottery or Eurolottery online
- No queueing at the shop
- No missing draws
- Can set up subscriptions
- They check your tickets
- Can get winnings paid into your bak account easily
- Can use mobile phone to buy tickets
- They have random number generators
- They have fun scratchcards too