This is very apt because the publication The Penny Pub has a current writing prompt which asks us to write about the scenario of winning a billion dollars. You can check out my response if you want, however, I wanted to share that I knew a guy who won the lottery. I’m not sure how much he won as he never told me, but he decided to pay off his parents mortgage in full.
His father was a very proud and hard working man and he was deeply embarrassed that his son had paid off his his home. Their relationship never recovered.