There’s a version of coming into money that looks a certain way in films — the wardrobe upgrade, the car, the restaurant instead of the canteen. And then there are the actual decisions people make. Some people put it all toward a foundation for the next decade and change absolutely nothing about their daily life. Some use it to become a lawyer. Some discover that the expensive car is more trouble than it’s worth.These 13 stories about money and the happiness that comes from finally having enough prove that the most interesting thing about a windfall is never the amount — it’s what people decide it means.