I had received an offer for a job I really wanted to do.  Unfortunately the salary was way to low for me to support my charges.  I was about to decline when I had an idea.  I went to buy a lottery ticket.  If I could make more than 1 or 2 years of salary difference with the Lotto, I would take the job.
I didn't win.  I declined.
A few weeks later I found another job.  Better paid. It had to be that way,  I suppose.