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Supreme Being
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Last Login: 6/13/2008 3:34:47 PM
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| I have a friend who drops $100 a week on lottery tickets - scratch tickets, Powerball - you name it. Granted he can afford it so it is harmless in his instance but I just can't imagine blowing that amount of money all the time like that. Anyone do that here? Or know someone like that?
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Supreme Being
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Last Login: 11/5/2008 12:46:19 AM
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| I had a friend in high school who was like this. He didn't even have a real job-he did a paper round and spent everything he earned on cards-it was really sad.
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Supreme Being
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Last Login: 10/21/2008 7:35:05 AM
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| My father would do this, anywhere from 100 to 300/week on them and I never got it. My mother liked the normal scratch off and he did straight lotto numbers. I never fully understood it at all. I would much rather play a game, than a chance type game.
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Supreme Being
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Last Login: 6/13/2008 3:34:47 PM
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| I guess my friend isn't alone in his obsession then. I just can't imagine dropping that kind of cash on something that has the same chance of winning as getting struck by lightning!
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Last Login: 6/27/2008 2:19:58 PM
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| I college friend of mine often said that the lottery was "a tax on people who are bad at math." I have to agree. I don't know of a single person like that, who drops mega cash on lottery tickets, who has recouped their long-term investment with winnings. Instead, all the winners you hear about on the news are casual players who buy one or two tickets a week, or even just bought one randomly!
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Supreme Being
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Last Login: 6/28/2008 11:28:08 AM
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| Madness surely they could find something better to do with their money? How much do they actually win back?
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Supreme Being
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Last Login: 8/25/2008 2:53:32 PM
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| NEVER! I can't ever imagine spending that much a week on lottery tickets. My son loves to buy lottery tickets. He doesn't spend that much, but he does generally win when he plays!
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