Japanese news agency The Gold Online reported that A 66-year-old Japanese man won 600 million yen in the lottery but decided not to tell his petulant wife. So that he can live a comfortable life.
This man retired from a large manufacturing company. He and his wife live in Tokyo on a combined monthly pension of 300,000 yen. They have about 27 million yen in savings.
But with the high cost of living in the capital and the cost of raising two children, his wife limits his spending. In the past, he forbade him to drink beer. And only cheap old cars are allowed to be bought.
This husband usually spends his days reading the newspaper at the local coffee shop. and after breakfast He will buy 2-3 lottery tickets for 300 yen each.
One day, he was informed that he had won a large lottery prize and had to go to the bank. Then he learned that he had won the grand prize of 600 million yen.
His first reaction was shock. “It felt like it wasn’t real. The numbers are enormous. I’m still scared. I heard that the chance of winning a prize is less than being struck by lightning. This is just a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me.”
After that, instead of telling your wife who is extremely frugal and manages her money carefully, Instead, he chose to hide the matter of this large sum of money. He told her that he had only won 5 million yen (about 1 million baht) and would use it to renovate the house.
However, he secretly bought a luxury car. Book accommodations at several high-end hot spring resorts. and traveled around Japan, spending 18 million yen (about 3.7 million baht) in just 6 months.
To avoid being suspicious He parked his car in a parking lot far from his house. By having to take the subway every day Wear old clothes and distance yourself from familiar circles.
But his secret lifestyle soon leads to feelings of guilt and loneliness.
During a solo trip He often saw other couples taking their children with them, which made him miss his own family. He also began to recall painful memories of his father, who died alone after a divorce and bankruptcy.
He realized that All of his negative emotions come from winning the lottery.
“If this money had been earned through my own efforts, I would have been proud, but wealth gained without effort brings back bad memories and shakes my life,” he said.
Eventually, he consulted a financial planner and decided to invest the remaining nearly 500 million yen (about 103 million baht) from his winnings in insurance. He named his wife and children as beneficiaries.
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He hopes the money will provide stability for his family after his death.
Compiled from SCMP
