By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-21 19:27:46 | Updated at 2025-04-06 05:13:31
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A woman who won the lottery has detailed the downsides to being a millionaire.
Alyssa Mosley recently started to post a 'Day in my Life' series on TikTok, documenting her day to day endeavors with her newfound cash.
The unique part? Alyssa dives into the nitty-gritty truths about how money isn't the key to happiness in the videos, and has insisted that becoming rich hasn't been as fun as some may think.
In one of her videos, she admitted that when she first won, she bought 'so much stuff' as a bid to 'fulfill' a 'childhood wound.'
However, she said she soon found that once the 'quick high' wore off, she wasn't actually happy.
'The more stuff that I bought, the quicker the high would last and I realized in that moment that buying stuff and having things doesn't make you happy,' she said.
She also explained that she has found the American identity is tied to work and making money.
But she said winning the lottery has completely changed her priorities and the way she looks at earnings.
Alyssa Mosley, who won the lottery, has detailed the downsides to becoming a millionaire - and has claimed that becoming rich hasn't been as fun as some may think
'Winning the lottery really debunks a lot of myths around money that you might have,' she said.
'For example, people think that being able to buy anything you want will make you happy, and that's just not true.'
She added: 'Buying a Birkin bag or designer bags, or whatever, is not going to heal that abandonment wound.
'It’s not going to make someone love you.
'It’s not gonna give you a time machine to relive your youth.
'It’s not gonna bring your dead parents back to life.'
Alyssa has not disclosed the exact dollar amount of her winnings.
The lottery winner told The New York Post that after she first won, she spent her days traveling the globe and buying luxury items.
She documents her life since winning the lottery on TikTok, and said that once the 'quick high' wore off, she wasn't actually happy
But despite her exciting new lifestyle, she soon realized that she 'wasn't happy.'
'Right after I won, I went to Paris and I bought all this vintage designer stuff from Chanel and Dior,' the New Yorker said.
'I’d go out and buy more bags and clothes and shoes every day, but I still wasn’t happy.
'The more that I bought, the less happy I was.'
She also added that coming to terms with the reality of money and what her life looks like after winning has been a 'spiritual experience,' leaning on therapy and her faith.
'I’ve gained high levels of discernment which help me spot red flags and let people go when I realize they’re solely focused on my financial status,' she told The Post.
'I’m lucky enough to have close friends and family members who are supportive of me.
'I do spend a lot of time alone. I’m not in a place where I need companionship so badly that I would ignore a red flag and be taken advantage of.'
In a new study, experts surveyed almost 3,000 people from Indigenous and local communities around the world – 36 percent of whom did not have any cash income.
The surveys revealed that despite having very little money, many of these people reported high levels of life satisfaction - leading to the conclusion that money doesn't buy happiness.
'The strong correlation frequently observed between income and life satisfaction is not universal and proves that wealth - as generated by industrialized economies - is not fundamentally required for humans to lead happy lives,' said Victoria Reyes-Garcia, senior author of the study.
