I won a lottery prize & quit my job – people say I'm stupid & it's less than some people's wage but I have a good reason

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Plus, how she has received cruel trolling following her win
CASHING IN I won a lottery prize & quit my job – people say I'm stupid & it's less than some people's wage but I have a good reason
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A LOTTO winner has revealed she's quit her job, despite raking in £120,000 in total.
Olivia Love, who was previously on Universal Credit, scooped £10,000-a-month for a year alongside hubby Kevin last month.
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Olivia has opened up about winning Set for Life on the lottery
Credit: Tiktok/@mrsolivialove
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In June, Olivia Love, pictured with husband Kevin, won £10,000 a month for a year on Set for Life
Credit: ALAN PEEBLES PHOTOGRAPHY
The 36-year-old, from Glasgow, has been able to quit her job at a local supermarket, and hire a cleaner and gardener.
Before this, the mum-of-four was earning just £800-a-month working in a supermarket's customer service kiosk.
She was also on benefits to subsidise her eye-watering £1,800-a-month childcare costs and "dreaded" her council tax bill coming through.
Olivia shared how numerous people have questioned why she decided to quit her job after winning just over £100,000 and have told her the decision is 'not wise'.
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However, she explained that without getting help from Universal Credits towards childcare, it made sense for her to do it herself and save £1,800.
She hit back in a clip, saying: 'Listen, buddy, listen. I gave up my job. Yes, because I earned £800 a month without the Universal Credit element of getting the cost of childcare paid for then I'm working for nothing.
'I still have to pay my childcare costs of £1,800 a month.
'I'm sick and tired of having to explain this to people.'
She shared how she hopes to start her own wedding content creation business, instead of just blowing through the money.
Olivia added: 'That's using my weddings to change my life, to change my career. That's what I plan to do. I'm not gonna blow through the money and if you'd watched any of my videos you would know this.
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'So what's not wise is to comment like this when you're not very well informed.'
While some would be hesitant to broadcast the news, Olivia and her hubby Kevin have been speaking out about the life-changing prize in more detail on TikTok.
Since going public with her win, Olivia has been giving social media users an inside peek at the life of a lottery winner.
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Now Olivia has opened up about her winnings
Credit: TikTok / @mrsolivialove
However, she admitted that she's had some trolling about people - mainly men - who resent her win.
In a TikTok clip (@mrsolivialove), she said: "When I won the lottery, I knew it would change my life. But I didn't expect how loud the internet would get.
"With the win came judgement, assumptions and a lot of hate. Especially from men who can't stand to see a woman win.
"Just for being proud of my life. For spreading hope and positivity. For being proud of what this win does for my children.
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Olivia has quit her job at a local supermarket and hopes to build her dream career in wedding content creation
Credit: ALAN PEEBLES PHOTOGRAPHY
LIFE-CHANGING MOMENT
Set For Life offers a top prize of £10,000 a month for 30 years when the five main numbers and the Life Ball are matched.
Players can also win £10,000 a month for a whole year by matching the five main numbers.
Olivia revealed she did six lucky dips at £1.50 each on the app, with one of them bagging the second tier prize of the cash for a year.
She's never played her own numbers, explaining: 'I've always had the fear that if you did play your own numbers the one time you didn't play it, that would be the time your numbers came in.'
She was shocked when she received an email from The National Lottery team at 12.33am on May 16 June that changed everything for this couple.
However, she said it has changed her life for the better, saying: 'I feel like I can be more present now. Enjoy more moments.
'The stress I felt before stopped me enjoying the little things.'
With the win came judgement, assumptions and a lot of hate. Especially from men who can't stand to see a woman win
Olivia Love
Recently, she documented her family's "first holiday as lottery winners" to North Wales with their four kids and Kevin's parents.
They hired a stunning four-bedroom 17th century farmhouse for the week and spent just £2,202.06 in total including car rental, food, and accommodation.
The winning numbers in the draw were: 03, 27, 42, 45, 46, plus Life Ball 06.
Before she won, she had been playing sporadically for four to five months and would play when she had the 'notion to do it.'
And despite winning, she still hasn't stopped buying lucky dips 'from time to time.'
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She recently paid for a £2,200 holiday in Wales for her family
Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk
DOWNSIDE
While buying items like her hubby's car has brought her 'so much joy', there are some downsides to the winnings.
Olivia has had people message her to beg for money, with one saying: 'Can I have like £20,000 to pay my debts off?'
As a result, the Lottery winner said: "I've got my dms very closed.'
Since going public with her win, Olivia has hilariously joked about wiping away fake tears with £20 notes in response to cruel comments from trolls.