{"id":84431,"date":"2023-10-29T14:16:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-29T14:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/?p=84431"},"modified":"2023-10-29T14:16:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-29T14:16:50","slug":"ive-become-a-millionaire-and-ive-not-even-told-my-wife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/lifestyle\/ive-become-a-millionaire-and-ive-not-even-told-my-wife\/","title":{"rendered":"I've become a millionaire… and I've not even told my WIFE"},"content":{"rendered":"
We have all wondered what we would do if we became a millionaire overnight, and who we would tell first.<\/p>\n
Many lottery winners choose to remain anonymous, or encourage others to,\u00a0to avoid identity theft or pressure to spend the money in various ways from various people.<\/p>\n
But would you go so far as to not even tell your spouse that you had become a millionaire? This is what one anonymous Reddit user has admitted to.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old man asked the AITA (am I the a***hole?) subreddit: ‘AITA for not telling anyone (including my wife) about it so far?<\/p>\n
‘I\u2019ve been self employed for 10 years this year, I also started an LLC about 7 years ago. So far this year I\u2019ve made more money than the last 10 years combined.’<\/p>\n
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We have all wondered what we would do if we became a millionaire overnight, and who we would tell first<\/p>\n
The anonymous poster explained that he had been thinking about this moment for many years.<\/p>\n
He told the tragic story of growing up in hardship and his mother passing away when he was just 10-years-old, leading him to be brought up by his grandmother from then.<\/p>\n
‘I told her about 2 years ago that I would be a millionaire before she leaves this earth and she said not to tell anyone if I ever did,’ he continued.<\/p>\n
Having reached the milestone this year, he has followed his grandmother’s advice, keeping a low profile by not making any ‘major purchases’.<\/p>\n
He did say that he tries to treat the people close to him when he can – picking up the bill when he is out with friends and family, for example.<\/p>\n
But those acts of kindness did not completely absolve the user of guilt for not telling his wife in the eyes of many commenters.<\/p>\n
‘I mean I was with you until you said your wife didn’t know,’ one said.<\/p>\n
Another added: ‘Probably should tell your wife\u2026 If that\u2019s not something you are comfortable sharing you shouldn\u2019t be married.’<\/p>\n
Some even cited the logistical reasons why the 33-year-old should tell his wife the good news, if the money and business are her marital assets.<\/p>\n
‘Please don’t keep your wife in the dark,’ said one, ‘she needs to go WITH YOU to an attorney to do estate planning.’<\/p>\n
But foreseeing this, the original writer implied the financial uplift would be kept as a surprise for his wife to find out herself: ‘She\u2019ll eventually know, we file taxes jointly.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘I know this sounds weird but if she see\u2019s the numbers on our taxes she\u2019ll be super excited.’<\/p>\n