We ask Birmingham residents what they’d do if they won the National Lottery jackpot. Would sudden wealth improve their lives, or are there downsides to becoming extremely rich?
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00:00If you win the national lottery, the problem is you really want to help everyone, don't you?
00:07And it's important that you use that wealth to help people and those who have got less.
00:14Sudden wealth is not always a good thing.
00:17I think in the UK, children are not taught how to invest, how to save money, how to look after money.
00:27So that is a big problem.
00:29A lot of people are now trying to get rich quick, which isn't always the solution.
00:34Of course there are downsides to becoming extremely rich.
00:37If I was to win the national lottery, the first thing I'd do is jump on an aeroplane and go and live in Australia,
00:41what I should have done years ago when I missed the boat.
00:44I had an opportunity when I was a young man and I never went and I seriously regret it now.
00:50Yeah, it's got to affect people.
00:53They can lose friends, gain a lot of friends that they don't really want.
00:57I don't know whether I'd really want it in my life.