If I were Filthy Rich
By Curious_Werewolf5881+50 I know you are supposed to keep it a secret, BUT...
So I know you are supposed to collect your winnings anonymously if you can and never tell a sole, even your family, but I honestly don't find that realistic, at least for myself. I couldn't not tell my young teens or my 4 siblings. My siblings might be able to keep it a secret, but I seriously doubt my kids would! And I feel like it would be obvious that our lifestyle had changed because our standard of living is pretty low right now. Can we talk about that scenario, and how to deal with that? We do have the option to claim it through a trust or anonymously in my state, so I would definitely do that, but...
I know people say that for a real legitimate reason, but I just don't think it's going to be possible for us, so I'm wondering how much of a problem that is going to be and ways to deal with it.
Recent responses
+65 @TheHammer987 Actual answer? Move. Move to an area and neighborhood where your wealth doesn't put you out of place. The real problem isn't that people know. It's that people want a piece of you and it will be dangerous. They will see it as something you don't 'deserve', not like they would. However - move across the country, to an upscale neighborhood. Tell your kids you lucked into a great new opportunity that pays a lot.
+33 @Nabbzi You can just say you won 500k in the lottery instead of 50million.
+24 @MaloneSeven Don’t tell any souls either.
+20 @LPNTed Here's what I would do if I had school aged kids. Keep my mouth shut. Put it all in a bank. Have the wife quit her job and quit my job, but say we lost our jobs and are looking. They'll get suspicious eventually, but when they call us out, let them know 'we came into a LITTLE BIT' of money and stopped working, but they still need to finish school and plan their own lives. Then, once they are all graduated college, let them know it's time to figure out if they want to live the lives they have prepared for or go traveling.
+17 @Orcus424 You are going to create a huge amount of problems for yourself and your family if the secret gets out. There are various ways to explain your change in lifestyle. You don't tell your kids so you can protect them. You can move to a better house and city. If you absolutely have to say how you got the money you can say some investments finally paid off. Never say how much. As long as you don't go crazy with the money like buying Lamborghinis and Ferraris you could get away with upper middle class. If your kids know you are worth hundreds of millions it is going to be a nightmare saying no to all their wants. They could turn into ungrateful brats that become worthless bums. The friends and family around can turn on you for not helping them financially. Even if you do help them financially they will be back for more. You can cause real harm to people by giving them a lot of money. There have been various stories of people killing good friends or family members when they told them they won the lottery. Some had not yet claimed the prize. So the killer thinks they can claim it themselves. You will get scammers constantly after you if it is known you won a huge amount of money. You couldn't trust people you meet because they might be doing a long con. There are a lot of bad things can happen if people find out. I don't see any real benefits if people know.