Thread: If you won the lottery, would your life be better or worse?

In talking in the VAT tax thread, I thought "Would I be happier and better off than I am now if I was very rich (monetarily)? I've thought about this kind of thing periodically throughout my life and I'm honestly very very thankful that my answer continues to be.....No.

My wife and I don't gamble and we don't play the lottery. I believe for example, if I did play the lottery and were to instantly win millions and millions of dollars that ultimately it would negatively impact my life. Maybe it's because I lean toward the "money is the root of all evil" camp (I'd say I believe money IS the root of all evil, but then physical lust can be unrelated to money, so....), but I'm also a person who does NOT envy "the rich". I'm also not one to say I don't envy the rich but secretly do.

So, what say you? Do you think becoming monetarily rich would better your life overall or impact it negatively and if so for either choice, why?

Assume for the sake of this question that saying you'd give away/donate all your new found wealth WOULD make you happy; instead for this question, leave it at would you be happier if you were wealthy and/or obscenely wealthy.

Bummer. I tried to make this a poll, but it said my second choice response had too many characters.

Chris L