Lottery Winner Remains a Penny Pincher at Heart
"I'm always on the lookout for the best deal," said Donna Anderson, who vowed with her husband not to let the lottery winnings change them. Even though the couple is millions richer, Anderson still clips coupons and shops at Wal-Mart.
The biggest changes in the Anderson's life was Donna, a teacher's assistant at Hermiston High School, quit her job and the couple bought a two-story home with a deck and a pool on four acres of land. They opted to get a 30-year mortgage rather than pay for the new house in cash.
Andy Anderson, a retired Hermiston police chief, worked as a long-haul trucker before winning the lottery. Today he owns a used truck and continues to work as a part-time truck driver.
"You never know how you're going to react if you reach this point," Andy Anderson said. "One day, you're John Q. Citizen and then you're a multimillionaire. It can be pretty overwhelming. But we vowed that we're not going to change who we are."
"We're pretty normal," said Donna Anderson. "We hope we're that way. I'm still a penny pincher at heart, and we treat people the same way. If friends or family need us, we're there."
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They say that “money is the root of all evil”. That is very true in most cases, but it is nice to see that depite the enormous wealth that one may encounter, there are some people that know that what makes one happy is to leave this world knowing that you have changed even one persons’ life for the better. Thanks Donna.
“We’re pretty normal,” said Donna Anderson. “We hope were that way. If friends or family need us, we’re there.”
donna and andy im glad to read your story i and my wife have had quite a spell of bad luck,i try the lottery and win but never enough to help our selves ,ive always been there for people who need me for what ever i could help then with but the old story help on and return 2fold is just a fabel,but reading your story makes me feel that maybe some day our life will be more fullfilled thx for your story ..scott/deb