Poor Old Lady Finds Out Her Husband Died after Winning $1 Million in the Lottery — Story of the Day
A poor couple spent their last few dollars on a lottery ticket and won a vast amount of money. They fought terribly about that money, then the man died. But the worst was yet to come.
Joseph and Lydia Moore had always been blue-collar workers in the city of St. Louis, Missouri. But they were both in their 50s when a horrible economic crisis hit the country. They lost their jobs and had to live off their meager savings.
They had already spent their 401Ks on fertility treatments, but in the end, they couldn’t have any children. After months of failing to find jobs, they only had $5 left to their name. They had discussed selling the house, but Lydia didn’t want to give it up just yet.
Joseph unexpectedly died the night they fought about money. | Source: Shutterstock
“Lydia, we have to sell the house. We can’t even afford food. Let’s see if you can buy enough with $5 to last a few days,” Joseph said to his wife. Lydia knew he was right, but giving up their home was a considerable sacrifice.
At the market, they bought several veggies and some discounted canned food. They only had one dollar left, and the cashier asked them if they wanted to buy a lottery ticket. They were giving away $1 million that same night.
Joseph decided to try out their luck, although Lydia thought they could have bought a few more things with that one dollar. They sat down in front of the T.V. that evening to find out the winning numbers and gawked when all the numbers matched theirs!
“I can’t believe it! It’s almost impossible to win in these lotteries! But we did! We did!” Joseph exclaimed. Lydia also smiled, relieved that they wouldn’t have to give up their house anymore. But the money didn’t bring them any happiness.
Lydia didn’t agree with Joseph’s plan for the money. | Source: Pexels
They fought all the time after receiving the money. Joseph wanted to invest it in his own business and buy himself a new car, while Lydia wanted to save it for their retirement and in case of a “rainy day.”
“Opening a successful business of any kind in St. Louis is a huge risk. I think we have to be cautious with this money, Joseph!” she scolded.
“We need to do something with it. We need to produce income, or we might be left with...