He Kept Asking For More And More Money
What came after that was not all that surprising. When word got out that Holmes won the jackpot, many people hit her up to ask for a handout or borrow money from her. She was now a millionaire, so a couple of thousand bucks did not sound like asking for much. A lot of people felt entitled to her money no matter their relationship with her. They came to her with decent intentions, but things eventually got too much for her. Holmes once told McDow, “When money comes, there are more problems.” She learned just how true this was because she got to live through this experience for herself.
He Kept Asking For More And More Money
They Were In The Wrong Neighborhood
After she won the jackpot, Marie Holmes, her family, and her boyfriend moved out of the trailer home. They ended up buying a house in a rich white neighborhood, where it was made clear that they did not fit in. It is terrible that racial prejudice still exists in this day and age. The neighbors harassed the couple in both subtle and overt ways. Here is what McDow shared with The Daily Mail: “One neighbor set up a camera to record everything we were doing. If I were driving down the road and going at the speed limit, they would wave at me for going too fast. They did not want us there. They were prejudiced.”
They Were In The Wrong Neighborhood