Man who won millions on the lottery says he has 'never been more stressed'

A lottery winner's tale of woe has gone viral after he disclosed the bitter reality of hitting the jackpot, detailing how it caused him great sorrow alongside financial independence. He shared his experience on Reddit revealing how he pocketed a staggering sum and promptly gave up his day job to dive into smart investments.

The man posted on Reddit: "My partner and I placed half of the winnings in properties (one where we currently live and the other in the city I grew up in)."

Generously, he lavished his mother and sister with two million dollars each and kept another million in reserve to support close friends.

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Despite attaining monetary liberty, he admitted that the wealth acquisition is "stressing him out" due to demands from relatives who insatiably ask for more. He continued, saying: "We have one million in our mutual bank account for property taxes and living expenses since we have quit our jobs."

Elaborating further, he explained: "The rest of the millions is in a high-yield savings account and we will be able to live off of interest for the rest of our lives (it is a more modest sum than you think) without touching the original winnings. We want the original winnings to go to our future children. Our financial advisor has been great.", reports the Mirror .

However, domestic friction arose as he stated: "The issue is - my sister and mum think we're being selfish for not giving them more money. They're asking for a family beach home on top of the money we've given but we frankly don't want to do this."

The story didn't end thererelatives he hadn't been in touch with for years started reaching out, drawn by news of his windfall.

He expressed his frustration, saying: "They are constantly asking me for money and it has caused me great anxiety. My family, for the most part, have good to great jobs and my sister is a VP in her department for a well-known tech company. My mum has retirement savings beyond the money I've given her."

"I am just torn and now I know why they say more money more problems. I don't want to keep feeling like I'm the family's ATM machine. I've heard them say I am stingy and this is extremely hurtful. I am also expected to pay for all dinners which is ok."

"But I'm not sure why winning money makes people treat you this way versus when someone inherits it from family? Everyone feels like they're entitled to my partner's and my money."

Kind strangers were eager to support him with sage advice. Responding to his concerns, one person advised: "I think two million each is more than enough and probably too much. You're either going to have to shut it down and set some firm boundaries or move and change your number. If you don't, this will never stop."

Echoing the sentiment, another chimed in: "You were the lottery winner, therefore you can choose where it goes. You chose to give each of them two million which is already a lot. And now they demand more from you and call you the selfish one? You've already given them more than enough out of the kindness of your heart, and you have the right to draw the line."

Another user chimed in: "Tell them if they want a family beach home they can buy that with the money you've already given them. As for the extended family politely let them know that if they were ever in actual desperate need for money you would of course help them out but outside of that situation the money is for you and your future, not theirs."